{"product_id":"libido-contorta","title":"Twisted Libido - Ivano Petrucci - Original Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivano Petrucci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Libido Contorta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original artwork – unique piece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium and support:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acrylic and oil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60×100 cm – vertical orientation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDescription of the artwork\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Libido Contorta, Ivano Petrucci explores one of the deepest and most ambivalent territories of the human experience: desire. Not in its idealized or romantic form, but in its authentic, intertwined, contradictory nature, powerful and fragile at the same time. Two bodies merge in an embrace that is also tension, a union that is also constraint, an attraction that carries with it the weight of what cannot be named.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe composition is dominated by an almost Cubist structure, where the bodies fragment into vertical geometric planes: bands of color descending from above like a rain of disjointed light. Turquoise, ochre, sage green, brick red, and luminous white alternate with a rapid rhythm, constructing the figures not through the natural curve of the flesh, but through the architecture of feeling. The male face, the only element rendered with realistic features, looks to the side with a veiled, aware, but not entirely free expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title reveals what the composition suggests: desire here is not linear, not pure. It is contorted, in the etymological sense of the term, twisted upon itself like the bodies that seek and lose each other simultaneously. The embrace does not console: it squeezes, envelops, holds on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artwork addresses the theme of the complexity of eros: libido is not a simple drive, but a field of forces where attraction and fear, possession and surrender, identity and dissolution coexist. Petrucci does not moralize or idealize: he restores the visual truth of what happens when two beings truly draw close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOriginality and authenticity\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal artwork already created, unique piece. The purchase concerns the artwork described in the listing, not a reproduction or a new creation upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and documentation of the artwork, with traceability within the Micol Art Gallery system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePreparation and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping is coordinated by Micol Art Gallery. After order confirmation, the artwork is prepared for transport with professional protective packaging and entrusted to a specialized courier. No production time is required: the original is already completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCopyright\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright and reproduction rights remain with the artist. The purchase of the physical artwork does not involve the transfer of reproduction rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor rendering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn-screen viewing may result in slight color differences compared to the physical artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMicol Art Gallery – Arte4R Project\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis artwork is part of the Micol Art Gallery – Arte4R project, dedicated to promoting contemporary artists and integrating art into spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ivano Petrucci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56767584043332,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/0680\/3929\/files\/libido-contorta-ivano-petrucci-micol-art-gallery-7192981.jpg?v=1780323254","url":"https:\/\/micolartgallery.it\/en\/products\/libido-contorta","provider":"Micol Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}