Alex Righetto's 'Lady and Flamingo' from the Radiance Collection, a 36 x 36-inch canvas artwork portraying the serene beauty of a lady and a flamingo in a dance of colors and shapes.

Lady and Flamingo oil on canvas

About this artwork

Dimensions4 × 36 × 36 in
Collection

Date

Exhibition History

Art Expo sanremo Italy 2023

Location of the Artwork

Frame

Floater Frame, White wood Frame

Medium

Support

Canvas

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Description

A young woman stands at the center of an enchanted and almost magical world, surrounded by a cloud of delicate flower petals. With a direct and penetrating gaze, she stares at the viewer, conveying a sense of strength and mystery.

Beside her face, a flamingo with an almost menacing bearing symbolizes an unidentified threat, a metaphor for human trafficking and the violence that women, from a young age, are forced to endure.

More on this painting

This scene evokes both beauty and fragility, blending elements of nature and human symbolism in a play of visual and thematic contrasts.

The painting depicts a woman wrapped in a gown of pink petals, sitting with a thoughtful and intense air, while a brightly colored flamingo is next to her, with its long neck elegantly bending towards her face. The woman’s expression is contemplative, with a look that seems to capture a moment of deep introspection. The flower petals that surround her appear to form an ethereal cloud, adding an almost surreal atmosphere to the image.

The bird, with its vibrant color and imposing posture, seems to embody both a protective and threatening presence, offering an intriguing contrast to the delicacy and softness that surrounds the female figure. This juxtaposition of elements creates a visual dialogue between vulnerability and strength, beauty and danger, symbolically reflecting the complex challenges and harsh realities faced by women in society.

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