Crushed Energy – Reclaimed Icons Series (2026)Oil painting by Gennaro Santaniello

Folded Red – Reclaimed Icons Series
Oil on canvas, 24×30 cm

Crushed Energy is an original oil painting from my Reclaimed Icons series, a body of work focused on objects of mass culture after use.

The iconic energy drink can, designed for repetition and instant consumption, appears crushed and transformed. Its dents and folds record the pressure of the hand — traces of human interaction interrupting industrial perfection.

What was meant to be identical and disposable becomes unique through use.

In this work, the object shifts from product to relic. The surface carries the memory of a gesture: the moment when consumption ends and the object begins to tell a story.

Through these altered everyday icons, the Reclaimed Icons series reflects on how ordinary objects absorb human presence and become witnesses of our routines.


- This is an original artwork painted by me Gennaro Santaniello © 2026 All rights reserved.
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Materials used:

oil on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 24 x 30 x 1cm (unframed)
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Still life

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