Pippo - Yesterday’s Tide

Eilisen vuorovesi
I sit where the concrete ends. -> Istun siellä, missä betoni loppuu.
My red dress is a bright ache against the vast grey. -> Punainen pukuni on kirkas kipu vasten laajaa harmautta.
The sea hums a prayer I no longer know how to answer. -> Meri hyrisee rukouksen, johon en enää osaa vastata.
Beside me, he stays still, his dark coat drinking the light. -> Vieressäni hän pysyy liikkumattomana, hänen tumma takkinsa imee valon.
We wait for a ship that sailed long ago, watching the horizon blur. -> Odotamme laivaa, joka purjehti kauan sitten, katsellen horisontin sumentuvan.
The tide takes everything, leaving only grit. -> Meren vuorovesi vie kaiken, jättäen jälkeensä vain soraa.
I adjust my hat, hiding from a sun that has forgotten how to warm. -> Korjaan hattuni, piilottaudun auringolta, joka on unohtanut, miten lämmittää.
Time is a soft wave. -> Aika on pehmeä aalto.

* Dimensions: 100 × 75 × 2.5 cm (H × W × D)
* Medium: 100% hand-painted acrylic on canvas
* Status: Unique, one-of-a-kind original artwork
* Mounting: Stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang
* Framing: Unframed (the sides are painted, no external frame included)
* Authentication: Signed on the back; includes a Certificate of Authenticity
* Shipping: Dispatched from Italy with full insurance coverage

About the Artist:

Pippo (born in Monza) creates works that navigate the quiet terrain between geometric abstraction and surrealism. Leaving behind a successful career in graphic design to devote himself entirely to painting, he settled near the calm shores of Lake Maggiore. His background is evident in his compositions—architectural, balanced, and precise—yet they are softened by a cinematic atmosphere that feels like a memory or a dream.

For Pippo, art is an immersive act. He engages with his subjects by writing narratives in the first-person present tense, mentally stepping into the canvas to experience the moment from within. However, while he enters these worlds personally, he leaves the physical canvas open to interpretation. His figures, though elegantly attired, are frequently faceless. This anonymity is an invitation: it ensures the protagonist "can be anyone," allowing the viewer to step into the scene and inhabit the story themselves.

This boundary between the seen and the unseen defines the artist as well. Reserved and introspective, he writes privately and prefers his canvases to speak. He maintains no digital footprint, avoiding social media to preserve the same sense of mystery found in his work.

Using a palette of subtle, atmospheric tones punctuated by decisive color, Pippo refines a language of elegant economy. His paintings—filled with silent animals, sharp shadows, and glowing light—are not just images, but open-ended stories of longing and grace.