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Nicola Samorì — La Candela per far luce deve consumarsi
Nicola Samorì

La Candela per far luce deve consumarsi

2010

Nicola Samorì's oil on canvas work, whose title translates to "A candle must consume itself to give light," explores themes of sacrifice and illumination through the artist's characteristic gestural abstraction. The painting combines expressive brushwork with a contemplative philosophical proposition, inviting viewers to consider the cost of creation and spiritual enlightenment. Samorì's work exemplifies his engagement with existential questioning rendered through the materiality of paint itself.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Nicola Samorì, La Candela per far luce deve consumarsi, 2010

Nicola Samorì's oil on canvas work, whose title translates to "A candle must consume itself to give light," explores themes of sacrifice and illumination through the artist's characteristic gestural abstraction. The painting combines expressive brushwork with a contemplative philosophical proposition, inviting viewers to consider the cost of creation and spiritual enlightenment. Samorì's work exemplifies his engagement with existential questioning rendered through the materiality of paint itself.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2010
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Symbolic, Human mortality, Large Scale Painting, Italian Artist, Dark Baroque, Dramatic Chiaroscuro, Existential, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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