Artist: Claudio Giulianelli

Title: The Sound of Silence

Type: certified artist reproduction

Dimensions: 60×60 cm – square format

Support: white DIBOND® aluminum

Year: 2024

Description of the artwork

In The Sound of Silence, Claudio Giulianelli reaches one of the expressive peaks of his pictorial research. A female figure — with a serene face and a direct, slightly pensive gaze — plays a lute with the naturalness of someone who does not perform a melody but inhabits it. The midnight-blue dress, edged in gold, leaves the shoulders bare in a gesture of ancient elegance; the branched pointed headdress, also blue with green highlights, expands into space like an unfolding thought.

The background is dominated by broad yellow bands that cross the composition diagonally against a sky-blue field: ribbons of light, trajectories of sound, or perhaps the invisible threads of a cosmic theater. The chromatic contrast between the deep blue of the figure and the vibrant yellow of the background creates a powerful visual tension, recalling the Flemish pictorial tradition while simultaneously engaging with the abstract sensibility of the twentieth century.

The lute — the quintessential instrument of Renaissance and Baroque music — becomes in Giulianelli's hands a polysemic symbol: it is the voice of the soul, the medium between the visible and the invisible, between sound and the silence that contains it. The title is a fertile oxymoron: silence is not absence, but the condition in which sound acquires meaning.

A work of rare formal completeness, The Sound of Silence synthesizes Giulianelli's poetics: archetypal figures suspended in mental landscapes, where Italian iconographic tradition blends with a fully contemporary pictorial sensibility.

Technical specifications

An elegant, smooth aluminum panel, with vibrant colors and sharp details. Perfect for modern, minimalist interiors or professional spaces. Durable, UV-resistant, and moisture-resistant.

• Dimensions: 60×60 cm – square format.
• Material: Strong yet lightweight DIBOND® aluminum, with two layers of white aluminum and a black polyethylene core, ideal for large-scale artworks.
• Thickness: 3 mm (0.12") for a strong, rigid base.
• Printing: Direct printing on DIBOND® for brilliant colors and a matte, non-reflective finish.
• Finish: White coating with a subtle silky sheen in the lighter areas.
• Hanging kit: included; varies depending on the shipping country.

Shipping and authenticity

The artwork is shipped directly by Micol Art Gallery and is accompanied by:

• Certificate of authenticity issued by the gallery
• Artist documentation
• Professional protective packaging

Claudio Giulianelli is part of the contemporary artist circuit of the Micol Art Gallery – Arte 4R project.

Copyright

The original artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist. Micol Art Gallery operates under a reproduction authorization agreement that allows: digitization, reproduction on artistic supports, commercialization, and use for cultural purposes. The purchase does not involve the transfer of copyright.

Color reproduction

The images on the website are representative of the original. Monitors and devices may reproduce colors differently; slight chromatic variations on the physical print are normal and do not constitute a defect.

Made to order

Each print is produced after the order is placed. Average times: 4–10 business days.

Product characteristics

The prints are artistic reproductions, not industrial products. Small differences in tone or texture are part of the nature of the support. Each print is accompanied by a Micol Art Gallery certificate of artistic provenance.

Packaging and shipping

Protective packaging, shipping from the partner laboratory. Micol Art Gallery remains the commercial and artistic point of contact.

Right of withdrawal

Custom-made product on request: withdrawal due to change of mind is not permitted. Guaranteed replacement for shipping damage or documented defects within 48 hours of delivery.

Arte 4R Project

The purchase supports the Arte 4R project: support for artists, cultural dissemination, the integration of art into everyday spaces, and creative, sustainable regeneration.