Sonny Insinna - BALANCE #10
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Sonny Insinna’s signed 2026 mixed-media sculpture BALANCE #10 depicts an elephant balanced on a sphere and a burnt-wood base, and is made of resin and wood with gold leaf as edition 151/300.
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Balance #10
Sonny Insinna
With Balance #10, Sonny Insinna continues his exploration of the theme of balance, transforming the figure of the elephant into a powerful metaphor for the precariousness of our times.
The elephant, an animal that symbolizes wisdom, memory, and immense power, is depicted in an apparently impossible position: its massive weight is supported by a small sphere, which in turn is balanced on a base of charred wood.
The scene thus becomes a reflection on the fragility of balance. Even what appears strong and majestic can find itself in a precarious position. Despite its imposing stature, the elephant is forced to continually seek a point of stability.
The sphere represents the world we inhabit: a fragile reality marked by fractures and tensions. The gold-leaf applications highlight these fractures as if they were precious wounds: they do not conceal fragility, but make it visible and, at the same time, affirm its value.
The charred wood base introduces a further symbolic element. It is the earth transformed by human intervention, a material that bears the mark of destruction on its surface yet continues, despite everything, to sustain life.
In Balance #10, the animal is not simply depicted: it becomes a message. As in Sonny Insinna's artistic practice, animals are often used as the protagonists of a symbolic language through which the artist speaks about humanity, nature, and the increasingly fragile relationship between the two.
The elephant thus seems to be suspended in a moment between the possibility of falling and that of regaining its balance.
A metaphor for our condition: we are all balancing on something fragile, and the responsibility for preventing it from collapsing belongs to us all.
Artwork details
Title: Balance #10
Artist: Sonny Insinna
Subject: Elephant
Technique: Mixed media, resin, gold leaf
Base: Charred wood
Dimensions: 15 × 10 × 19 cm
Edition: No. 151 of 300
Base: 10 cm
Width: 15 cm
Height: 19 cm
Authenticity
Original sculpture from the Balance series, produced in a limited edition of 300 pieces.
No. 151/300.
The artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.
Seller's Story
Active since 1998, Sonny Insinna trained at the Almeyda Art High School and earned a degree in Painting (First and Second Level) from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. His works are in public collections and museums,
He has exhibited in numerous institutional contexts in Italy and abroad. In 2011 he founded the Libera Scuola delle Arti Visive “Mialò Art.” In 2024 he published the manual Colors in Equilibrio.
For years he has focused his research on the languages of contemporary art, with particular attention to figuration and the symbolic dimension.
Translated by Google TranslateBalance #10
Sonny Insinna
With Balance #10, Sonny Insinna continues his exploration of the theme of balance, transforming the figure of the elephant into a powerful metaphor for the precariousness of our times.
The elephant, an animal that symbolizes wisdom, memory, and immense power, is depicted in an apparently impossible position: its massive weight is supported by a small sphere, which in turn is balanced on a base of charred wood.
The scene thus becomes a reflection on the fragility of balance. Even what appears strong and majestic can find itself in a precarious position. Despite its imposing stature, the elephant is forced to continually seek a point of stability.
The sphere represents the world we inhabit: a fragile reality marked by fractures and tensions. The gold-leaf applications highlight these fractures as if they were precious wounds: they do not conceal fragility, but make it visible and, at the same time, affirm its value.
The charred wood base introduces a further symbolic element. It is the earth transformed by human intervention, a material that bears the mark of destruction on its surface yet continues, despite everything, to sustain life.
In Balance #10, the animal is not simply depicted: it becomes a message. As in Sonny Insinna's artistic practice, animals are often used as the protagonists of a symbolic language through which the artist speaks about humanity, nature, and the increasingly fragile relationship between the two.
The elephant thus seems to be suspended in a moment between the possibility of falling and that of regaining its balance.
A metaphor for our condition: we are all balancing on something fragile, and the responsibility for preventing it from collapsing belongs to us all.
Artwork details
Title: Balance #10
Artist: Sonny Insinna
Subject: Elephant
Technique: Mixed media, resin, gold leaf
Base: Charred wood
Dimensions: 15 × 10 × 19 cm
Edition: No. 151 of 300
Base: 10 cm
Width: 15 cm
Height: 19 cm
Authenticity
Original sculpture from the Balance series, produced in a limited edition of 300 pieces.
No. 151/300.
The artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.
Seller's Story
Active since 1998, Sonny Insinna trained at the Almeyda Art High School and earned a degree in Painting (First and Second Level) from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. His works are in public collections and museums,
He has exhibited in numerous institutional contexts in Italy and abroad. In 2011 he founded the Libera Scuola delle Arti Visive “Mialò Art.” In 2024 he published the manual Colors in Equilibrio.
For years he has focused his research on the languages of contemporary art, with particular attention to figuration and the symbolic dimension.
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Era
After 2000
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Country of origin
Italy
Style
Contemporary
Material
Resin, Wood
Artist
Sonny Insinna
Title of artwork
BALANCE #10
Signature
Signed
Edition
151/300
Year
2026
Condition
Good condition
Height
18 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
390 g
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