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Antonio Santin — salt is the new glitter
Antonio Santin

salt is the new glitter

2016

A luminous oil painting by Antonio Santin that captures the unexpected poetry of the ordinary, elevating salt's crystalline texture to something radiant and celebratory. Santin draws a playful yet thought-provoking parallel between the humble mineral and the festive extravagance of glitter, rendered in rich, tactile strokes of oil on canvas. The work invites viewers to reconsider the beauty hidden within everyday materials, finding spectacle in the simple and the familiar.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Antonio Santin, salt is the new glitter, 2016

A luminous oil painting by Antonio Santin that captures the unexpected poetry of the ordinary, elevating salt's crystalline texture to something radiant and celebratory. Santin draws a playful yet thought-provoking parallel between the humble mineral and the festive extravagance of glitter, rendered in rich, tactile strokes of oil on canvas. The work invites viewers to reconsider the beauty hidden within everyday materials, finding spectacle in the simple and the familiar.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2016
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, Contemporary Painter, Textural Work, Muted Palette, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Conceptual Realism, Italian Artist, Poetic Realism, Intimate Mood, Figurative Art, Textural Surface, Small Format, Oil on Canvas, Still Life

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