Santicri - Desecrated, La Gioconda

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Santicri’s 2026 unique mixed-media work *Desecrated, La Gioconda* is a hand-signed portrait measuring 30 × 20 cm.

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Description from the seller

Santicri has participated in numerous internationally renowned art exhibitions. Among the most significant, in 2022 he exhibited his works at the prestigious Palazzo Grillo in Genoa and in 2023 he took part in the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, expanding his visibility in national and international contexts.

In 2024 he was recognized among the Best-Selling Artists by Artmayeur and listed among the three most searched names on Catawiki, confirming the growing interest in his artistic research.

Description of the work

An iconic artwork is struck by a provocative gesture: a portion of spaghetti with sauce seems to explode on the surface of the canvas, transforming a famous image into an irreverent and contemporary artistic intervention.

In “Desecrated,” Santicri questions the concept of an untouchable image, intervening on a symbol of art history through an element of everyday life. The contrast between the refinement of the original work and the spontaneity of the gesture creates a visual tension that oscillates between irony, provocation, and material experimentation.

The spaghetti present in the work is not real, but an artistic reproduction created to simulate the appearance and texture of pasta, becoming an integral part of the creative intervention. The sauce and painting elements contribute to create a dynamic effect, as if the gesture had just taken place, freezing on the canvas a moment of apparent disorder.

The intervention is not limited to desecrating an iconic image: it reinterprets it, generating a new balance between tradition and contemporaneity, high culture and everyday life, preservation and transformation.

Thus the profanation becomes an autonomous aesthetic language, capable of stimulating reflection on the value of images and on how contemporary art can dialogue with the past through unexpected gestures.

Technical details

Artist: Santicri

Title: Desecrated

Technique: Mixed media

Dimensions: 30 × 20 × 2 cm

Edition: Unique artwork, specimen 1/1. The same graphics can be reproduced in other works, but each specimen will be created with individual interventions and characteristics, making it unique and unrepeatable.

Signature: Hand-signed

Certificate of authenticity: Included

insured shipping. The work is carefully packaged and shipped already mounted on a wooden frame. Frame not included.

Artist profile

Born in 1992 in Macerata, Marche, Santicri is an Italian artist whose path, from studies in geometry and architecture to collaboration with a craftsman specialized in resin sculptures, has helped develop a personal language that fuses contemporary art, design, and material experimentation.

His works are sold internationally and are present in private collections and galleries in Italy and Europe. His research traverses Pop Art, conceptual art, and contemporary visual culture, transforming familiar objects and images into works with immediate impact.

In 2024, the recognitions obtained on Artmayeur and Catawiki helped consolidate his visibility in the contemporary art market.

“It's never easy to classify one's art. I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of observing what surrounds me, reworking it through a design that fits modern times: impactful and memorable.”

— Santicri

This listing contains views generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Please refer to the original photographs to verify the real conditions of the item.

Seller's Story

Communicating through a work goes beyond the message: it is the very heart of art. My works move between social messages and pure pop, often with a touch of irony. I try to reinterpret what surrounds me with a contemporary, impactful, and memorable visual language. Beauty, for me, is a bridge between people. In my works I seek to capture that sense of connection and recognition that comes from the harmony hidden in forms. Resin is today the material I prefer: it allows me to experiment, to fuse design and sculpture, to explore new aesthetic possibilities. This ongoing research pushes me beyond my comfort zone, keeping creative curiosity alive. I create to give shape to an inner impulse, to make visible what usually remains invisible: time, work, and experience that give meaning to our journey.
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Santicri has participated in numerous internationally renowned art exhibitions. Among the most significant, in 2022 he exhibited his works at the prestigious Palazzo Grillo in Genoa and in 2023 he took part in the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, expanding his visibility in national and international contexts.

In 2024 he was recognized among the Best-Selling Artists by Artmayeur and listed among the three most searched names on Catawiki, confirming the growing interest in his artistic research.

Description of the work

An iconic artwork is struck by a provocative gesture: a portion of spaghetti with sauce seems to explode on the surface of the canvas, transforming a famous image into an irreverent and contemporary artistic intervention.

In “Desecrated,” Santicri questions the concept of an untouchable image, intervening on a symbol of art history through an element of everyday life. The contrast between the refinement of the original work and the spontaneity of the gesture creates a visual tension that oscillates between irony, provocation, and material experimentation.

The spaghetti present in the work is not real, but an artistic reproduction created to simulate the appearance and texture of pasta, becoming an integral part of the creative intervention. The sauce and painting elements contribute to create a dynamic effect, as if the gesture had just taken place, freezing on the canvas a moment of apparent disorder.

The intervention is not limited to desecrating an iconic image: it reinterprets it, generating a new balance between tradition and contemporaneity, high culture and everyday life, preservation and transformation.

Thus the profanation becomes an autonomous aesthetic language, capable of stimulating reflection on the value of images and on how contemporary art can dialogue with the past through unexpected gestures.

Technical details

Artist: Santicri

Title: Desecrated

Technique: Mixed media

Dimensions: 30 × 20 × 2 cm

Edition: Unique artwork, specimen 1/1. The same graphics can be reproduced in other works, but each specimen will be created with individual interventions and characteristics, making it unique and unrepeatable.

Signature: Hand-signed

Certificate of authenticity: Included

insured shipping. The work is carefully packaged and shipped already mounted on a wooden frame. Frame not included.

Artist profile

Born in 1992 in Macerata, Marche, Santicri is an Italian artist whose path, from studies in geometry and architecture to collaboration with a craftsman specialized in resin sculptures, has helped develop a personal language that fuses contemporary art, design, and material experimentation.

His works are sold internationally and are present in private collections and galleries in Italy and Europe. His research traverses Pop Art, conceptual art, and contemporary visual culture, transforming familiar objects and images into works with immediate impact.

In 2024, the recognitions obtained on Artmayeur and Catawiki helped consolidate his visibility in the contemporary art market.

“It's never easy to classify one's art. I try to convey what my eyes see, my way of observing what surrounds me, reworking it through a design that fits modern times: impactful and memorable.”

— Santicri

This listing contains views generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Please refer to the original photographs to verify the real conditions of the item.

Seller's Story

Communicating through a work goes beyond the message: it is the very heart of art. My works move between social messages and pure pop, often with a touch of irony. I try to reinterpret what surrounds me with a contemporary, impactful, and memorable visual language. Beauty, for me, is a bridge between people. In my works I seek to capture that sense of connection and recognition that comes from the harmony hidden in forms. Resin is today the material I prefer: it allows me to experiment, to fuse design and sculpture, to explore new aesthetic possibilities. This ongoing research pushes me beyond my comfort zone, keeping creative curiosity alive. I create to give shape to an inner impulse, to make visible what usually remains invisible: time, work, and experience that give meaning to our journey.
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Details

Sold with frame
No
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Artist
Santicri
Title of artwork
Desecrated, La Gioconda
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
30 cm
Width
20 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Conceptual art
Period
2020+
ItalyVerified
3573
Objects sold
100%
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