Meltdown, 2025
Painting : aerosol paint, acrylic, wood, marker, plastic, collage · 100 x 50 x 0.3 cm 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch · Ready to hang
$4,921
$4,182
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
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Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
100 x 50 x 0.3 cm 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
120 x 69 x 5 cm 47.2 x 27.2 x 2 inch
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Description
The painting, framed in an opulent golden baroque frame, presents Neptune, the ruler of the seas, in a surreal reinterpretation. His face is gone—replaced by a melting yellow smiley, while his flowing hair and the trident he wields remain as faint echoes of his former authority. The background is a vibrant, chaotic underwater world dominated by blue, with splashes of bright red, yellow, pink, and green bleeding into each other, creating a sense of dissolution.
This artwork serves as a metaphor for our era, where profound myths are overshadowed by shallow symbols. The melting smiley acts as a cynical mask, symbolizing the replacement of ancient power and depth with the fleeting trivialities of pop culture. Neptune, once a figure of order and dominion, has been reduced to a hollow emblem of superficiality.
Yet the piece delves deeper, reflecting on the destruction we inflict on both oceans and culture. The vivid, overflowing colors suggest chaos and imbalance, while the smiley's distorted grin lures us into complacency. Neptune's silence is a stark warning: we smile through the collapse, blind to the unraveling beneath, until all that remains is a warped trace of what once was.
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tizlu aka Tiziano Lucchese is an internationally known ultra-contemporary artist. He studied Art and Technology in the Netherlands and lives in Germany. His works as a multi-talented artist have been featured on television and showcased at prestigious international festivals. In addition to his work in the fine arts, tizlu worked as a director for commercials and fictional movies and editor for prime-time shows on major TV networks. His art is part of renowned fairs and private collections across the globe; from New York to Paris, from Australia to Canada.
tizlu's paintings appear as they were directly cut out of a living streetscape—where everything is possible, and nothing is mainstream. His artwork is the result of a refined blend of materials and techniques. He uses plaster, paper, and acrylic paint to create textures that evoke the appearance of weathered walls. On this foundation, he paints his unique motifs, layers drawings, messages, self-made stickers creating an art piece which becomes an urban patchwork reflecting the raw, spontaneous character of the streets and today's society.
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