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“The Embrace (B Version)” ‘’This oil on canvas tapestry is entirely made by Cesare Catania with a palette knife, inspired by a version of the same subject made a few years earlier. The hug is understood by the author in the strict sense between a man and a woman, in a broader sense between people of two different colors. The themes of anti-Semitism and racism are reconciled for Cesare Catania in an embrace’’.(excerpt from the official website www.cesarecatania.eu). . . . . . . . #embrace #oilpainting #canvas #canvaspainting #palette #paletteknifepainting #paletteknifeart #antisemitism #art #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

#love 4 #art and for #africa “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary” Pablo Picasso . . . . . . . #reality #painting #art #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

“Metaphisical Composition” ‘’In this drawing Cesare Catania touches on the theme of the environment that surrounds us. The work in fact explores the relationship between man (symbolically identified in his hand and head) and the surrounding world. The man turns on a light to stop the frenzy that surrounds him (symbolically represented by a building that seems to come from afar like a moving train). In this still image, man dominates and becomes the protagonist in the foreground’ (excerpt from the official website www.cesarecatania.eu). . . . . . . . #metaphisic #protagonistas #world #frenzy #stillimage #stillpainting #symbolism #dominate #protagonist #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

“Still Life” ‘’Classic version of a still life, on the table the author portrays two vegetables and a glass bottle on a sheet of newsprint. One of the two pumpkins is about to fall from the table, an expression of the usual dynamism that Cesare Catania intends to give to his paintings, even if they are static works such as a still life. In the background a notebook and a sticky paper tape’’(excerpt from the official website www.cesarecatania.eu). . . . . . . . #stilllife #stilllifepainting #vegetables #glassbottles #dynamism #staticwork #papertape #pumpkin #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

‘’Preparatory Sketch for the next artwork’’ “All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind” (Bob Ross). . . . . . . . #preparatorysketch #artwork #artworkshop #dreampainting #sketch #sketching #sketchdaily #instruction #art #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

“The Stain (A Version)” ‘’The stain symbolizes the change of point of view. The Author becomes an observer and is first attracted by the strong colors that mix with three-dimensional waves; then he immediately changes his point of reference and is attracted by the only black mole in the whole picture. All as in a perfect harmony between the two opposites’’.(excerpt from the official website www.cesarecatania.eu). . . . . . . . #reality #stain #stainpainting #symbolism #symbolic #blackmole #harmony #threedimensional #art #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

“Self Portrait” ‘’In this self-portrait the author is inspired by the sketches used by Michelangelo before creating the Sistine Chapel. In fact, Cesare Catania realizes this work completely in the mirror, studying his own anatomy according to what were the studies made by Michelangelo Buonarroti on a human figure placed in the same position 500 years ago’’. (excerpt from the official website www.cesarecatania.eu). . . . . . . . . #selfpotrait #selfpotraitideas #selfpotraitseries #michelangelo #michelangelopainting #anatomy #humanfigure #humanfiguresketch #art #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

Working on my next work of art. “I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.” (Frida Kahlo) . . . . . . . . . #reality #realitypainting #dream #dreampainting #dreampainter #cheerful #art #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society #mankind

Detail of “The Man who Does not See” “ Inspired by reflections on the condition of mankind, "The man who does not see" is represented by the author blindfolded. Man is immersed in the society that surrounds him with blindfolded eyes. Sometimes he tries to "take a breath of fresh air" as does a man immersed in water trying to emerge. The “cheerful and bright” shades of yellow symbolize a context of “golden cage”, an expression of a society that appears serene and happy when viewed “with a blindfold”. “ (excerpt from www.cesarecatania.eu) . . . . . . #mankind #symbolize #expression #blindfold #shadedofyellow #bright #cheerful #art #reart #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #society

“Harlequin in the Land of Giants” “ In this painting Cesare Catania returns to the character of Harlequin. The latter is intent on playing chasing his head, as usual for the author, a sign of lightheartedness, despite being in a world full of difficulties, the land of the Giants. Harlequin is depicted in the plastic posture of the running athlete, as is the dynamic and fluid all the rest of the scene: the giant's foot in full motion, the bishop in free fall to the ground, the dice just fallen into the sand board. In the distance a book spreading its wings flying over the scene. ” (excerpt from www.cesarecatania.eu) . . . . . . #harlequin #harlequinn #ballpaint #ballpainting #athletes #diceporn #art #reart #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #shapes

Love for Cote d’Azur “ Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. ” (Oscar Wilde) . . . . . . . #beach #beachvibes #spatial #art #reart #realism #colours #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artist #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #artwork #details #detailing #nature #red #shapes #artistic #emotional.

Detail of “The Cage”. “ In line with the current thinking of his artistic period, in this sculpture entitled “The Cage” the artist expresses his material art. The wires are the bars of the cage, the bright red is the rush and turmoil. The cut in the canvas symbolizes a glimmer of light. ” (excerpt from www.cesarecatania.eu) . . . . . . . #oilpainting #turmoil #spatial #art #reart #realism #colours #art #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #sculpture #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #saracencoast #siciliancoast #details #detailing #nature #red #shapes #artistic #emotional

Title: ‘’The Earth of the Heart (A Version)” This is the first true sculptural work by Cesare Catania. On the Saracen coast of the Sicilian coast, during a walk by the sea, the Author collects a raw olive root soaked in salt water. The sea and nature had left this "piece of life" lying on the sand. Cesare Catania works and carves this shapeless wood to give life to a work that has all the charge of fire red. The root always lives underground but without it there would be no life for the plant. She is the heart of the earth. . . . . . . #oilpainting #art #giants #realism #colours #art #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #sculpture #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #earth #saracencoast #siciliancoast #plants #natural #nature #red #shapes #heart #lives #pieceoflife

Title: Preparatory sketch for art Exhibition “A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” ― Leonardo da Vinci . . . . . . #cesarecatania #art #paintwash #exposed #light #dark #naturalthings #black #white #realism #colours #europeanartist #art #contemporaryart #cesarecatania #painting #artgallery #milan #newyork #paris #tokyo #losangeles #london #amsterdam #leonardodavinci

Title: “The man who does not see” Inspired by reflections on the condition of mankind, "The man who does not see" is represented by the author blindfolded. Man is immersed in the society that surrounds him with blindfolded eyes. Sometimes he tries to "take a breath of fresh air" as does a man immersed in water trying to emerge. The “cheerful and bright” shades of yellow symbolize a context of “golden cage”, an expression of a society that appears serene and happy when viewed “with a blindfold”. . . . . . . . #cesarecatania #artstagram #contemporaryart #sculpture #blackandwhite #goldencage #cheerful #bright #shadesofyellow#fineart #modernart #artlife #sculpture #art #instaart #artist #drawing #artwork #painting #sketch #museum #gallery #collector #artcollectors painting #painter #paris #london

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” ― Leonardo da Vinci . . . . . . . . #art #cesarecatania #italianpainters #graphic #contemporaryartist #artist #painting #artgallery #italianart #anatomy #europeanart #monaco #milan #newyork #paris #losangeles #london #amsterdam #canvas #inspiring #poetry #passion #felt #beautiful #black #white #blackandwhite #blackandwhitedrawing #leonardodavinci