Lo Specchio

Nina Pettinato, 2022 · acrylic on canvas · 160 × 120 cm

Work at a Glance
A large-format acrylic painting on canvas, created in 2022 in a vertical format, featuring a voluminous, sculptural application of paint and a soft, almost tactile surface texture.

How to Read the Painting?
Delicate pink in every nuance – from soft powder pink to rich rose v envelops the composition like a gentle light that seems to glow from within. At the center, a dark, frame-like shape opens up, as if one were gazing through a mirror into another layer of reality: deeper, more restless, more hidden. Cobalt-blue accents break through the pink at scattered points, serving as a reminder that behind every gentle surface, something unexpected lies in wait. The brushstrokes appear tentative, searching – as if the painting itself were seeking an image of itself.

Who is this Painting for?
'Lo Specchio' is a work about self-perception and quiet inner worlds – and it enriches any space with a depth that is only fully grasped upon a second, or even third, glance.