THE END OF THE OYSTER (2022) Original Acrylic Painting by Paolo Scaglioni

Faces and expressions have long held a profound fascination for me. In this work, the face is envisioned at the instant of impact—as though hurled against a wall like a ripe tomato—its features compressed, ruptured, and suspended between distortion and disintegration.
Yet within this gesture of apparent violence, the expression remains remarkably composed, almost indifferent. This tension between physical disruption and emotional detachment becomes the central focus of the work, exploring the fragile boundary between vulnerability, transformation, and the human capacity to remain still in the face of rupture.

Materials used:

Acrylic colors

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 75 x 100 x 4cm (unframed) / 75 x 100cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Urban and Pop
• Subject: People and portraits