Original artwork description:

Suspended between realism and abstraction, "Io ti vedo 2" from the Soul Mirror series is a deeply engaging visual meditation by Assunta Cassa. This painting captures not just a gaze but a narrative that speaks directly to the soul of the beholder.

At the heart of this canvas is an eye - the central subject that offers an open yet enigmatic window into an inner world. Rendered with breathtaking precision and almost photographic realism, the eye is rich in detail: each lash is a stroke of oil paint, every reflection on the iris's surface a story to unfold. Cassa masterfully uses oil on canvas to play with light and shadow, bringing the image to life so that it seems to quiver on the painted surface.

The spatula technique, with which the artist layers and blends color, creates an effect of vibrant energy and movement that appears to pulse beyond the picture's confines. Cassa breaks the image into pixels, highlighting the conflict between human essence and its digital representation, yet she manages to make the cold pixel warm and vibrant, full of humanity.

While the realism of the anchored eye draws us in with its hypnotic presence, the abstract background disorients and invites reflection. Transitions of color, from muted purple tones to deep blues, create a dynamic contrast that speaks to the duality of human existence, moments of intense clarity, and those of complex ambiguity.

This piece is not just a demonstration of Cassa's technical skill but also a testament to her philosophical inquiry. In it, the artist explores the meaning of seeing and being seen in a world that fluctuates between reality and virtuality, between the pace of contemporary life and the search for moments of authentic connection.

"Io ti vedo 2" is an unspoken dialogue, an invitation to pause and reflect, a work that directly addresses the viewer and resonates with an implicit question: what do we see when we look, and what is seen of us? Rich in implications and latent meanings, this work celebrates the complexity of the human soul, a testament to art as a mirror of interiority and as a bridge to the other.

Archive number 101

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Materials used:

Oil colors and palette knife

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