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Nude (2025) Original Watercolour by Maurizio Puglisi

21 x 29 x 0.1cm (unframed)

61 Artist Reviews

$458.52

inks,watercolour ,brushpen,acrylic on canson paper 250 g/m
shipping in a cardboard box
The upward gaze: The tilted face and closed or half-closed eyes looking upward represent aspiration, spiritual elevation, and the search for something greater. It is a classic gesture of contemplation, hope, or connection with the transcendent: the figure looks not at the earthly world, but "beyond."
The starry sky-head: The upper part of the head is transformed into a night sky filled with stars, planets, and blue-purple nebulae.
This is the most powerful symbol: The human mind as an inner universe.
Connection between the microcosm (individual) and the macrocosm (cosmos).
Dreams, infinity, imagination, and the spiritual or cosmic dimension of being.

The contrast between the solidity of the body and the starry vastness of the head suggests that the true human dimension is not only physical, but cosmic.
Geometries and fragmentation of the face: Geometric lines and planes of color (almost cubist) appear on the face and neck.
They symbolize: The complexity and multidimensionality of identity.
The inner construction of the personality (as if the face were an architecture).
A slight alienation or distance from "naturalistic" reality: the figure is not just flesh, but structure, thought, and form.

Colors and drips: Head and hair: cool tones (blue, aquamarine, purple) → intellect, spirituality, cosmic calm, dream.
Neck and torso: warm tones (orange, red, yellow) dripping downward → passion, vitality, emotion, body, earth.

The vertical drips are particularly significant: Emotional fluid that "descends" from the cosmos to matter.
Impermanence, vulnerability, dissolution of the ego.
Possible reference to blood, lifeblood, or tears transformed into color.

The warm/cold contrast creates a dynamic tension between spirit and body, mind and passion.
Nudity and wavy hair: nudity is not erotic in the banal sense, but indicates purity, authenticity, and a natural state.
Wind-blown hair adds movement, freedom, and vitality: the figure is not static, but alive and evolving. Overall Reading: The work speaks of the union between the human and the cosmic.
The woman is simultaneously a fragile, fluid body (the drips) and an infinite mind (the starry sky).
She seems to say: "There is a universe within us. Let us look up and recognize it." It is a portrait of inner transcendence: the human figure becomes a bridge between earth and sky, between emotion and infinity.
The watercolor style, with its transparencies and imperfections, reinforces the idea of ​​fluidity and a mystery that is not completely controllable.

-The artwork listed are unique, original drawings and not prints, signed and dated by the artist.
Drawings is signed and dated by the artist as well as accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Multiple purchases of the same size will be shipped together, where possible, and any excess shipping costs will be refunded after purchase

Materials used:

ink,brushpen,watercolour ,acrilyc

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inks,watercolour ,brushpen,acrylic on canson paper 250 g/m
shipping in a cardboard box
The upward gaze: The tilted face and closed or half-closed eyes looking upward represent aspiration, spiritual elevation, and the search for something greater. It is a classic gesture of contemplation, hope, or connection with the transcendent: the figure looks not at the earthly world, but "beyond."
The starry sky-head: The upper part of the head is transformed into a night sky filled with stars, planets, and blue-purple nebulae.
This is the most powerful symbol: The human mind as an inner universe.
Connection between the microcosm (individual) and the macrocosm (cosmos).
Dreams, infinity, imagination, and the spiritual or cosmic dimension of being.

The contrast between the solidity of the body and the starry vastness of the head suggests that the true human dimension is not only physical, but cosmic.
Geometries and fragmentation of the face: Geometric lines and planes of color (almost cubist) appear on the face and neck.
They symbolize: The complexity and multidimensionality of identity.
The inner construction of the personality (as if the face were an architecture).
A slight alienation or distance from "naturalistic" reality: the figure is not just flesh, but structure, thought, and form.

Colors and drips: Head and hair: cool tones (blue, aquamarine, purple) → intellect, spirituality, cosmic calm, dream.
Neck and torso: warm tones (orange, red, yellow) dripping downward → passion, vitality, emotion, body, earth.

The vertical drips are particularly significant: Emotional fluid that "descends" from the cosmos to matter.
Impermanence, vulnerability, dissolution of the ego.
Possible reference to blood, lifeblood, or tears transformed into color.

The warm/cold contrast creates a dynamic tension between spirit and body, mind and passion.
Nudity and wavy hair: nudity is not erotic in the banal sense, but indicates purity, authenticity, and a natural state.
Wind-blown hair adds movement, freedom, and vitality: the figure is not static, but alive and evolving. Overall Reading: The work speaks of the union between the human and the cosmic.
The woman is simultaneously a fragile, fluid body (the drips) and an infinite mind (the starry sky).
She seems to say: "There is a universe within us. Let us look up and recognize it." It is a portrait of inner transcendence: the human figure becomes a bridge between earth and sky, between emotion and infinity.
The watercolor style, with its transparencies and imperfections, reinforces the idea of ​​fluidity and a mystery that is not completely controllable.

-The artwork listed are unique, original drawings and not prints, signed and dated by the artist.
Drawings is signed and dated by the artist as well as accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Multiple purchases of the same size will be shipped together, where possible, and any excess shipping costs will be refunded after purchase

Materials used:

ink,brushpen,watercolour ,acrilyc

Details:

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Maurizio Puglisi, I was born in 1994, I started a painting in 1994, attracted by the power of the oil technique over the years I have perfected my style lately... Read more

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