Barbara S Stamegna - Armonia (Harmony)

Armonia (Harmony), created in 2005, represents a significant stage in Barbara S Stamegna’s artistic evolution, where her abstract language becomes more structured and consciously balanced, while maintaining a strong spiritual resonance.

The composition is built around a dynamic interplay of curved and spiral forms that converge toward a central point, generating a sense of movement and equilibrium. Shades of blue, turquoise, white, and black are contrasted by vibrant accents of warm yellow-orange, creating a visual dialogue between cool and warm energies. The evident, expressive brushstrokes enhance the tactile quality of the surface, allowing the viewer to perceive the gesture and rhythm of the artist’s hand.

The spiral motifs evoke expansion, continuity, and inner flow, while the geometric divisions introduce structure and stability. This tension between motion and order embodies the essence of the title: harmony not as static perfection, but as a living balance between opposing forces — light and shadow, intuition and structure, emotion and clarity.

On a spiritual level, the painting reflects the search for inner alignment. The central convergence of forms may be interpreted as a symbolic meeting point where different dimensions of the self find unity. The luminous areas emerging from darker contours reinforce the recurring theme in the artist’s work: the presence of light within complexity and contrast.

Technically executed in oil on canvas, the artwork features visible and deliberate brushstrokes that emphasize materiality and authenticity. The painting is signed on the front with the artist’s distinctive reversed first and last name — a practice that had already become part of her identity by this stage — symbolizing her vision of art as a subjective and transformative experience. It is also signed on the reverse, where the title, year (2005), and dimensions (50 × 60 cm) are indicated.

Barbara S Stamegna, born in Rome in 1971 and professionally active since 1991, is known for a spiritually oriented and materially expressive abstract research, with exhibitions and recognitions in Italy and abroad. She has received important national and international recognitions, including the Oscar Prize for Visual Arts in Castrocaro Terme, the Gran Prix d’Italia, the Coppa Pacis Prize in Florence, the Milanart Prize, the Europe Art Mediolanum Prize, and the International Portugal Prize (Lisbon).
She has exhibited in important venues in Italy, including the renowned Via Margutta in Rome, and internationally in both solo and group exhibitions, participating several times in Artexpo New York. In 2023, she presented the four-month solo exhibition “Le Vie dello Spirito” at the renowned historical building Palazzo Caetani in Cisterna di Latina (Italy).
Her works are part of public and private collections in the United States and Europe.

Armonia stands as a meaningful example of Barbara S Stamegna mid-career development, bridging early experimentation and the more mature spiritual abstraction that characterizes her later production.

Due to the texture and visible brushwork, photographs may not fully capture the depth and vibrational presence of the original surface. Please note that the colors and details shown in the photographs may appear slightly different from the original painting due to screen settings, monitor calibration, or variations that may occur during the image upload process on the website.

Armonia is a unique original artwork, ideal for collectors who appreciate expressive abstraction and the symbolic exploration of balance and inner harmony.
Artist: Barbara S Stamegna
Title: Armonia (Harmony)
Year: 2005
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 × 60 cm – Depth: 1.5 cm

Signed lower right in oil paint and on the reverse in black marker (title and size in blue marker).

Original painting sold directly by the artist, with Certificate of Authenticity.

The painting is in excellent condition and is unframed.

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