Original artwork description:

"The Embrace" is a striking oil painting that captures the raw intimacy and emotional tension of a tango dance—a visual metaphor for the rhythm of life. With bold, fragmented strokes and vibrant color contrasts, Assunta Cassa translates human connection into a pixel-inspired composition, where every movement becomes a story, every touch a moment of truth.

This piece invites viewers to reflect on the balance between vulnerability and strength, solitude and unity. The figures, entwined in a passionate embrace, evoke themes of trust, tension, and the silent dialogue shared between souls in motion. The artist’s distinctive palette knife technique infuses the surface with texture and depth, transforming color into emotion and gesture into poetry.

Inspired by the timeless magnetism of tango—a dance Assunta never danced, yet always felt drawn to—this work is part of the "Life Dances" series, which explores human experience through movement and symbolism.

"The Embrace" is more than a painting; it is a powerful celebration of presence, resilience, and the unspoken bonds that define us.

Signed on the reverse

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity

Catalogue No. 82

Featured in solo shows including Oltre l’orizzonte at Palazzetto dell’Arte, Foggia

Included in the artist’s official monographic catalog

Materials used:

Oil colors and palette knife

Tags:
#red #movement #blue #passion #tango #couple #embrace #connection #emotional depth #life rhythm 

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"The Embrace" is a striking oil painting that captures the raw intimacy and emotional tension of a tango dance—a visual metaphor for the rhythm of life. With bold, fragmented strokes and vibrant color contrasts, Assunta Cassa translates human connection into a pixel-inspired composition, where every movement becomes a story, every touch a moment of truth.

This piece invites viewers to reflect on the balance between vulnerability and strength, solitude and unity. The figures, entwined in a passionate embrace, evoke themes of trust, tension, and the silent dialogue shared between souls in motion. The artist’s distinctive palette knife technique infuses the surface with texture and depth, transforming color into emotion and gesture into poetry.

Inspired by the timeless magnetism of tango—a dance Assunta never danced, yet always felt drawn to—this work is part of the "Life Dances" series, which explores human experience through movement and symbolism.

"The Embrace" is more than a painting; it is a powerful celebration of presence, resilience, and the unspoken bonds that define us.

Signed on the reverse

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity

Catalogue No. 82

Featured in solo shows including Oltre l’orizzonte at Palazzetto dell’Arte, Foggia

Included in the artist’s official monographic catalog

Materials used:

Oil colors and palette knife

Tags:
#red #movement #blue #passion #tango #couple #embrace #connection #emotional depth #life rhythm 
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An original figurative language through a research about color and the division of the visual space that derives from the pixel fragmentation of digital images. Color contrasts prevail, transmitting the... Read more

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