Enigma - The Gallery of Selves

The Gallery of Selves

I stand in profile, wrapped in a flame of red that burns against the cool blue silence surrounding me. In my hand, a dark rectangle - a phone, a mirror, a portal - held loosely, as though I have forgotten it. Behind me, she watches: a reimagined Mona Lisa, arms folded, serene in blue, framed like a memory pinned to the wall. I do not turn to meet her gaze. The brushwork is smooth, luminous, almost porcelain, each form rendered with quiet precision. I wonder which of us is the painting.

-- Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 2.5 cm
-- Mounting: Professionally hand-stretched on a wooden chassis.
-- Framing: None (no external frame); painted edges ready for display.
-- Medium: Premium artists' oil colors on fine canvas.
-- Style: Psychological Surrealism with a smooth brush texture.
-- Authentication: Signed 'Enigma' on reverse with title and year.
-- Condition: Pristine; dispatched from studio-affiliated workshop.
-- COA: Hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity included.
-- Shipping: Custom protective packaging. Catawiki Smart Shipping via UPS, tracked & insured

Presentation images: the room settings in the presentation images are digitally created for display purposes and are not part of the artwork. The artwork is a one-of-a-kind painting on canvas, painted entirely by hand.

About the Artist
Enigma is an Italian surrealist working across dream, disruption, and wit - never settling into one mood or one way of seeing. Some paintings are quiet and symbolic, others catch a moment coming apart mid-motion, others turn a playful, knowing eye on art history itself. What unites the work isn't a single style but a single instinct: reality treated as something soft enough to bend, fracture, or reimagine - rendered always in smooth, luminous brushwork and bold, contrasting color. Every canvas is one of a kind, never repeated.