Antonio Sciacca (1957) - Stasi metafisica

Perfect condition Quadri oil on canvas 90 x 70 ready to frame title "stasi metafisica" signed bottom right from private collection. Antonio Sciacca is recognized for his hyperrealist style, which captures reality with almost photographic precision, yet transcends it through a sapient use of symbolism. His works, often large oil on canvas, explore themes such as memory, identity and consumerism, with a sensibility that reflects his “Sicilianity” – a term that, as critic Pierre Restany emphasizes, is not limited to superficial folklore, but delves into an intimate and timeless dimension.

His painting stands out for its ability to transform everyday objects – such as books, shells or masks – into symbols rich with meaning. For example, in the painting Libri e uovo (2000), Sciacca uses hyperrealistic technique to reproduce with Flemish precision the materials and the effects of light, but the insertion of symbolic elements, like the egg, suggests themes of rebirth and fragility. This fusion of realism and symbolism creates a paradoxical effect: his works resemble photographs, yet at the same time evoke a sense of mystery and geometry, as described in sales announcements that emphasize their “magnificent” quality and “richly mysterious.”

In the 1990s, Sciacca founded in Bologna the movement Metropolismo, a pictorial-cultural project that tackles social issues such as consumerism and the value of status symbols. This movement, which involved international artists and received praise from critics such as Achille Bonito Oliva and Vittorio Sgarbi, brought his works to prestigious exhibition venues, such as the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid (1995) and the Museo del Risorgimento in Rome (2000). Metropolismo reflects Sciacca’s ability to observe daily life with a critical eye, transforming banal objects into icons of a modern society obsessed with appearances.