{"title":"Claudio Sala, aka Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"eros-masai","title":"Eros Masai","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Africa series, I used very strong colors that are obviously far removed from the predominant African ochres. Essentially, my Africa, as the critic herself has observed, is a sort of round trip, a means, a tool to remind us of the emotion evoked by the extraordinary beauty of our planet, a beauty that is sadly disappearing. The need to paint it in this way therefore arises from the desire and emotion of rediscovering ancient values ​​that push humanity to reconsider and change the behaviors that are destroying the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\n I think too many people today haven't set foot on freshly plowed soil, and many more have never even set foot in a vegetable garden. Too much television, too much web, too much virtual world that distracts from the real one.\u003cbr\u003e \nHere, my Africa is a call to true, real and natural life, a request shouted out by color and a courtship of the perfection and beauty of design and forms, enhanced by small touches of color, such as blue on black to increase the speed of vibration of the colors that return to our eye very bright, as is clearly best seen in the painting THE LION.\u003cbr\u003e \nIn many paintings, most clearly in \"Creation\" (also called \"Burma in Kenya\") and in \"The Zebra\" and \"Masai Rain Dance,\" there are touches of color that recall and reference each other in spatially constructed redundancies within the progression of perspective, both geometric and atmospheric. These bold touches of color serve to suggest a form of communication between all creatures, which, in recognizing and communicating with one another, realize their existence in the objective world, or the world of communication. The ensemble of creatures and this continuous and extraordinary self-recognition and self-examination reveals the omniscience and omnipotence of the creator, God.\u003cbr\u003e\n Africa is not a contradiction or a deviation from Metarealism; it doesn't eliminate the object, it simply places emotion before it, which becomes the composition's primary subject. Techniques and aesthetic choices, therefore, are always different because they are subordinated to the emotion to which they bend.\u003cbr\u003e \nMy Africa is therefore a metaphorical representation of the emotion that manifests the need to save the beauty of our planet, bringing our actions back within the creative plane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203516936578,"sku":"110926","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/eros_masai_122x72_acrilico_su_iuta_2001..jpg?v=1768318561"},{"product_id":"bruma-in-kenya","title":"Mist in Kenya","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the Africa series, I used very strong colors that are obviously far removed from the predominant African ochres. Essentially, my Africa, as the critic herself has observed, is a sort of round trip, a means, a tool to remind us of the emotion evoked by the extraordinary beauty of our planet, a beauty that is sadly disappearing. The need to paint it in this way therefore arises from the desire and emotion of rediscovering ancient values ​​that push humanity to reconsider and change the behaviors that are destroying the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e \nI think too many people today haven't set foot on freshly plowed soil, and many more have never even set foot in a vegetable garden. Too much television, too much web, too much virtual world that distracts from the real one.\u003cbr\u003e\n Here, my Africa is a call to true, real and natural life, a request shouted out by color and a courtship of the perfection and beauty of design and forms, enhanced by small touches of color, such as blue on black to increase the speed of vibration of the colors that return to our eye very bright, as is clearly best seen in the painting THE LION.\u003cbr\u003e \nIn many paintings, most clearly in \"Creation\" (also called \"Burma in Kenya\") and in \"The Zebra\" and \"Masai Rain Dance,\" there are touches of color that recall and reference each other in spatially constructed redundancies within the progression of perspective, both geometric and atmospheric. These bold touches of color serve to suggest a form of communication between all creatures, which, in recognizing and communicating with one another, realize their existence in the objective world, or the world of communication. The ensemble of creatures and this continuous and extraordinary self-recognition and self-examination reveals the omniscience and omnipotence of the creator, God.\u003cbr\u003e\n Africa is not a contradiction or a deviation from Metarealism; it doesn't eliminate the object, it simply places emotion before it, which becomes the composition's primary subject. Techniques and aesthetic choices, therefore, are always different because they are subordinated to the emotion to which they bend.\u003cbr\u003e \nMy Africa is therefore a metaphorical representation of the emotion that manifests the need to save the beauty of our planet, bringing our actions back within the creative plane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517034882,"sku":"110927","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/bruma_in_kenia_102x72_acrilico_su_iuta_2000._1.jpg?v=1768318560"},{"product_id":"giraffa-3","title":"Giraffe","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the Africa series, I used very strong colors that are obviously far removed from the predominant African ochres. Essentially, my Africa, as the critic herself has observed, is a sort of round trip, a means, a tool to remind us of the emotion evoked by the extraordinary beauty of our planet, a beauty that is sadly disappearing. The need to paint it in this way therefore arises from the desire and emotion of rediscovering ancient values ​​that push humanity to reconsider and change the behaviors that are destroying the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\n I think too many people today haven't set foot on freshly plowed soil, and many more have never even set foot in a vegetable garden. Too much television, too much web, too much virtual world that distracts from the real one.\u003cbr\u003e \nHere, my Africa is a call to true, real and natural life, a request shouted out by color and a courtship of the perfection and beauty of design and forms, enhanced by small touches of color, such as blue on black to increase the speed of vibration of the colors that return to our eye very bright, as is clearly best seen in the painting THE LION.\u003cbr\u003e \nIn many paintings, most clearly in \"Creation\" (also called \"Burma in Kenya\") and in \"The Zebra\" and \"Masai Rain Dance,\" there are touches of color that recall and reference each other in spatially constructed redundancies within the progression of perspective, both geometric and atmospheric. These bold touches of color serve to suggest a form of communication between all creatures, which, in recognizing and communicating with one another, realize their existence in the objective world, or the world of communication. The ensemble of creatures and this continuous and extraordinary self-recognition and self-examination reveals the omniscience and omnipotence of the creator, God.\u003cbr\u003e\n Africa is not a contradiction or a deviation from Metarealism; it doesn't eliminate the object, it simply places emotion before it, which becomes the composition's primary subject. Techniques and aesthetic choices, therefore, are always different because they are subordinated to the emotion to which they bend.\u003cbr\u003e \nMy Africa is therefore a metaphorical representation of the emotion that manifests the need to save the beauty of our planet, bringing our actions back within the creative plane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517198722,"sku":"110928","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/giraffa_122x72_acrilico_su_iuta_2001..jpg?v=1768318562"},{"product_id":"gazella","title":"Gazelle","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the Africa series, I used very strong colors that are obviously far removed from the predominant African ochres. Essentially, my Africa, as the critic herself has observed, is a sort of round trip, a means, a tool to remind us of the emotion evoked by the extraordinary beauty of our planet, a beauty that is sadly disappearing. The need to paint it in this way therefore arises from the desire and emotion of rediscovering ancient values ​​that push humanity to reconsider and change the behaviors that are destroying the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\n I think too many people today haven't set foot on freshly plowed soil, and many more have never even set foot in a vegetable garden. Too much television, too much web, too much virtual world that distracts from the real one.\u003cbr\u003e \nHere, my Africa is a call to true, real and natural life, a request shouted out by color and a courtship of the perfection and beauty of design and forms, enhanced by small touches of color, such as blue on black to increase the speed of vibration of the colors that return to our eye very bright, as is clearly best seen in the painting THE LION.\u003cbr\u003e \nIn many paintings, most clearly in \"Creation\" (also called \"Burma in Kenya\") and in \"The Zebra\" and \"Masai Rain Dance,\" there are touches of color that recall and reference each other in spatially constructed redundancies within the progression of perspective, both geometric and atmospheric. These bold touches of color serve to suggest a form of communication between all creatures, which, in recognizing and communicating with one another, realize their existence in the objective world, or the world of communication. The ensemble of creatures and this continuous and extraordinary self-recognition and self-examination reveals the omniscience and omnipotence of the creator, God.\u003cbr\u003e\n Africa is not a contradiction or a deviation from Metarealism; it doesn't eliminate the object, it simply places emotion before it, which becomes the composition's primary subject. Techniques and aesthetic choices, therefore, are always different because they are subordinated to the emotion to which they bend.\u003cbr\u003e \nMy Africa is therefore a metaphorical representation of the emotion that manifests the need to save the beauty of our planet, bringing our actions back within the creative plane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517264258,"sku":"110929","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/gazzella_70x50_acrilico_su_iuta_2001..jpg?v=1768318563"},{"product_id":"eolo-in-poppa","title":"Aeolus in the stern","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the sailing ship cycle, the dominant theme is the journey, a metaphor for the introspective journey that a couple should periodically undertake, looking towards a serene and happy horizon to be reached or built.\u003cbr\u003e\n The mistake couples most often fall into is the trap set by sex.\u003cbr\u003e\n If a relationship is built on the frantic pursuit of new bodily sensations and erotic fantasies, with the resulting need for constant change, the relationship will quickly wear thin. In this regard, I recall an excellent book by Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being.\u003cbr\u003e \nIt's not a moral or ethical issue, but simply a relationship issue within a couple. In my opinion, the relationship needs to be built with greater dedication and care on the emotional level. The deep love that binds two people together makes the bond seem indissoluble and essential, and what is built upon it is based on shared interests and goals, or at least on mutual respect for those needs. Sex is very important, of course, but if it's placed at the foundation of a relationship, it will quickly lead to its breakdown.\u003cbr\u003e\n I repeat, it is not a moral or ethical issue, it is the correct management of a relationship that involves children, the home and the closest relatives.\u003cbr\u003e\n A relationship cannot be experienced from the outset, or as it progresses, as something that is consumed or will be consumed and therefore destined to be thrown away.\u003cbr\u003e\n Obviously, the path is often neither simple nor easy, and sometimes, it's true, there are cases where the best solution is an immediate separation.\u003cbr\u003e \nThis path suggested by my paintings is therefore intended for those who have loved each other deeply, in a bond deemed sacred and indissoluble. I encourage these couples to embark on this journey, not without its ups and downs and winds that sometimes push in different directions. They, however, have the warm light of a great affection that envelops them and a destination in a safe harbor whose moorings are already known.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517362562,"sku":"110930","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/eolo_in_poppa_100x70_olio_su_tela_2006..jpg?v=1768318564"},{"product_id":"l-arianna","title":"The Ariadne","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the sailing ship cycle, the dominant theme is the journey, a metaphor for the introspective journey that a couple should periodically undertake, looking towards a serene and happy horizon to be reached or built.\u003cbr\u003e\n The mistake couples most often fall into is the trap set by sex.\u003cbr\u003e\n If a relationship is built on the frantic pursuit of new bodily sensations and erotic fantasies, with the resulting need for constant change, the relationship will quickly wear thin. In this regard, I recall an excellent book by Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being.\u003cbr\u003e \nIt's not a moral or ethical issue, but simply a relationship issue within a couple. In my opinion, the relationship needs to be built with greater dedication and care on the emotional level. The deep love that binds two people together makes the bond seem indissoluble and essential, and what is built upon it is based on shared interests and goals, or at least on mutual respect for those needs. Sex is very important, of course, but if it's placed at the foundation of a relationship, it will quickly lead to its breakdown.\u003cbr\u003e\n I repeat, it is not a moral or ethical issue, it is the correct management of a relationship that involves children, the home and the closest relatives.\u003cbr\u003e\n A relationship cannot be experienced from the outset, or as it progresses, as something that is consumed or will be consumed and therefore destined to be thrown away.\u003cbr\u003e\n Obviously, the path is often neither simple nor easy, and sometimes, it's true, there are cases where the best solution is an immediate separation.\u003cbr\u003e \nThis path suggested by my paintings is therefore intended for those who have loved each other deeply, in a bond deemed sacred and indissoluble. I encourage these couples to embark on this journey, not without its ups and downs and winds that sometimes push in different directions. They, however, have the warm light of a great affection that envelops them and a destination in a safe harbor whose moorings are already known.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517460866,"sku":"110931","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/l_arianna_70x100_olio_su_tela_2006..jpg?v=1768318565"},{"product_id":"iter","title":"Iter","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the sailing ship cycle, the dominant theme is the journey, a metaphor for the introspective journey that a couple should periodically undertake, looking towards a serene and happy horizon to be reached or built.\u003cbr\u003e\n The mistake couples most often fall into is the trap set by sex.\u003cbr\u003e\n If a relationship is built on the frantic pursuit of new bodily sensations and erotic fantasies, with the resulting need for constant change, the relationship will quickly wear thin. In this regard, I recall an excellent book by Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being.\u003cbr\u003e \nIt's not a moral or ethical issue, but simply a relationship issue within a couple. In my opinion, the relationship needs to be built with greater dedication and care on the emotional level. The deep love that binds two people together makes the bond seem indissoluble and essential, and what is built upon it is based on shared interests and goals, or at least on mutual respect for those needs. Sex is very important, of course, but if it's placed at the foundation of a relationship, it will quickly lead to its breakdown.\u003cbr\u003e\n I repeat, it is not a moral or ethical issue, it is the correct management of a relationship that involves children, the home and the closest relatives.\u003cbr\u003e\n A relationship cannot be experienced from the outset, or as it progresses, as something that is consumed or will be consumed and therefore destined to be thrown away.\u003cbr\u003e\n Obviously, the path is often neither simple nor easy, and sometimes, it's true, there are cases where the best solution is an immediate separation.\u003cbr\u003e \nThis path suggested by my paintings is therefore intended for those who have loved each other deeply, in a bond deemed sacred and indissoluble. I encourage these couples to embark on this journey, not without its ups and downs and winds that sometimes push in different directions. They, however, have the warm light of a great affection that envelops them and a destination in a safe harbor whose moorings are already known.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517591938,"sku":"110932","price":2550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/iter_80x100_olio_su_tela_2006..jpg?v=1768318567"},{"product_id":"vacanze-e-sole-al-finire","title":"Holidays and sun at the end","description":"\u003cp\u003e In this cycle, I often place two paintings in contrast, so that they can be better understood. Essentially, if I painted circles of different colors falling along a white wall, it would be difficult for me to understand what they were about. However, if I showed another painting with the same circles hanging neatly on a nail on the wall, then it would be easy to immediately grasp the meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\n In the Sun, The Sea express the tranquility of a vacation enjoyed in total immersion in an enveloping and peaceful nature. Evening Restlessness at the End of the Vacation and Holidays and Sun at the End, on the other hand, express an absence, a void for something precious that, in the previous painting, we enjoyed and that now seems lost, or rather, just a memory.\u003cbr\u003e\n The metaphysical aspect here is generated by a real situation relived in memory and not by the insertion of objects out of context as in De Chirico's metaphysics.\u003cbr\u003e \nWe find ourselves in Metarealism, in a metaphor that arises from the feeling of love for nature and the fear of losing it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517723010,"sku":"110933","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/vacanze_e_sole_al_finire_-_2_80x60_olio_su_tela_1993..jpg?v=1768318568"},{"product_id":"il-mare","title":"The Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the Marine and Lakes series, I often placed two paintings in contrast, so that they could be better understood. Essentially, if I had painted circles of different colors falling along a white wall, it would be difficult for me to understand what they were. However, if I showed another painting with the same circles hanging neatly on a nail on the wall, then it would be easy to immediately convey the meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\n \"In the Sun\" and \"The Sea\" express the tranquility of a vacation enjoyed in total immersion in a captivating and peaceful natural setting. \"Evening Restlessness at the End of the Vacation\" and \"Vacations and Sun at the End\" express an absence, a void for something precious that, in the previous painting, we enjoyed and that now seems lost, or rather, just a memory.\u003cbr\u003e \nThe metaphysical aspect here is generated by a real situation relived in memory and not by the insertion of objects out of context as in De Chirico's metaphysics.\u003cbr\u003e\n We find ourselves in Metarealism, in a metaphor that arises from the feeling of love for nature and the fear of losing it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517821314,"sku":"110934","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/il_mare_48x26_olio_su_legno_1996.jpg?v=1768318569"},{"product_id":"nel-lago-immaginario","title":"In the Imaginary Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the Marine and Lakes series, I often placed two paintings in contrast, so that they could be better understood. Essentially, if I had painted circles of different colors falling along a white wall, it would be difficult for me to understand what they were. However, if I showed another painting with the same circles hanging neatly on a nail on the wall, then it would be easy to immediately convey the meaning.\u003cbr\u003e \nIn the Sun and The Sea express the tranquility of a vacation enjoyed in total immersion in a captivating and peaceful natural setting. Restlessness at the End of the Vacation and Holidays and Sun at the End express an absence, a void for something precious that, in the previous painting, we enjoyed and that now seems lost, or rather, just a memory.\u003cbr\u003e\n In the Imaginary Lake, however, two contrasting elements coexist: on the one hand, an evocative nature that protects and heals the family, and on the other, the fear of the breaking of sacred bonds, which triggers the emergence and dreamlike formation of the first element. Geometric perspective is almost absent, and the straight lines evoke unease and the overlapping of less important and distracting elements, allowing the atmospheric perspective to draw attention to the center of the composition, where the water embraces, regenerates, and heals the family, as in the Baptism it symbolizes.\u003cbr\u003e \nThe marginally metaphysical aspect is generated by a contrasting real situation relived in memory and not by the insertion of objects out of context as in De Chirico's metaphysics.\u003cbr\u003e\n We find ourselves in Metarealism, in a metaphor that arises from the feeling of love for nature and family and the fear of losing them.\u003cbr\u003e\n An invitation to uphold the fundamental values ​​of nature and family in creation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claudio Sala, in arte Claudio Gualtiero Maria Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56203517919618,"sku":"110936","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/nel_lago_immaginario_-_122x72_olio_su_tela._1997._1.jpg?v=1768318570"}],"url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/collections\/claudio-sala-in-arte-claudio-gualtiero-maria-sala.oembed","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}