PAINTING: Neptuno TECHNIQUE: Oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: 50 cm (h) x 50 cm x 2.5 cm A dialogue that has crossed the centuries without ever breaking off: the dialogue between the beauty of the classical world and the present that reinterprets it. Neptuno is the point where that dialogue turns to silence, an invitation…
Metaphysical David: Augmented Renaissance A digital sculpture in Augmented Reality that reinterprets Michelangelo’s masterpiece, exploring contemporary man through fragility, technology, and rebirth. What would Michelangelo’s David be like if it were sculpted today, in the digital age? From this question, a work is born that merges the Renaissance ideal with metaphysical aesthetics, creating a…
Photo Art and Design of Olive Wood This artistic project is born from a special family collaboration, that between a father and son. We have combined my photographic research on the olive trees of Salento with the design of fine olive wood frames, created by my father, Antonio Russo. The goal is to…
A Photographic Art project dedicated to the ancient olive trees of Salento. Photography: “Drawing with Light” I love to use photography as a way to extract fragments of nature and reality and then reinterpret them according to a personal artistic vision. It is a process that aims to evoke new sensations and emotions, transforming…
An interview for the international magazine “Alpi Fashion Magazine” dedicated to my artistic creations, conducted by Avv.Mg.Alejandro Di Noto (Argentina). The full interview is available at the following link: https://alpifashionmagazine.com/journal/intervista-artista-simone-russo/
TECHNIQUE: Sculpture in the round on “American elm” wood TOTAL DIMENSIONS: 36 cm (h) x 88 cm x 5,5 cm << Thought… a wonderful tool for traveling far beyond any physical space…; so that one may try to understand…>> Discourse on the Opera The work is a metaphorical reflection on the power of…
TECHNIQUE: Bas-relief sculpture in okumé wood. Dimensions: 187 x 75 cm (inner bas-relief: 155 x 45 cm)Generic symbols: Alice in Wonderland, Salento (Puglia) Introduction to the Sculptural Work: Fascinated by the whimsical theme of Alice in Wonderland, I wanted to interpret this fairytale through a vision connected to my local reality. The entire…
TECHNIQUE: Bas-relief sculpture In okumé wood. Total Dimensions: 191 cm x 80 cm (internal bas-relief: 155 cm X 45 cm). Local Symbols: Guglia di Raimondello, Matteo Tafuri, grifone, sole, ulivo. Universal Symbols: theater, masks of comedy and tragedy. Introduction to the Sculptural Work This work is born from the desire to create a…
Photo gallery of sculptural works, created on commission, for the Sanctuary of Saint Roch in Torrepaduli (Lecce). The first is a sculpture made of okoume wood, depicting an angel (putto) with a hat (a symbol of the pilgrimage of Saint Roch), set within a niche with floral motifs along its borders. In the upper part,…
Christ Pantocrator drawing The first time I created a Byzantine icon, it was a purely technical exercise undertaken during my academic studies: on that occasion, I simply tried to “paint” it. Some time later, after finishing my studies, I received a commission for one. In that case, before creating it, and as is…
Freehand artistic works that explore portraiture and the human figure through the purity of graphite, charcoal, and pastels. The blank page is a space for immediate creativity. Through direct tools such as graphite, charcoal, pastels, and inks, the gesture of the hand gives life to new concepts, forms, and ideas. To make a mark, define…
The art of portraiture is a practice that aims to interpret and represent not only the subject’s features, but also that unique and unrepeatable inner spirit present in each of us. Through the gesture of the hand and the use of materials like charcoal or colored pastels, a unique work of art comes to…
PAINTING: “ARCHANGEL GABRIELE” TECHNIQUE: Acrylic paint on a gessoed wood panel (multilayered, 1.8 cm thick). Carved solid wood frame, gessoed and covered in imitation gold leaf. TOTAL DIMENSIONS: 65 cm X 38 cm A GUIDE TO READING THE ICON Archangel Gabriel is the messenger of God par excellence, the one who brings the Lord’s…
BYZANTINE ICON: “MADONNA OF TENDERNESS” TECHNIQUE: Acrylic paint on a gessoed wood panel (multilayered, 1.8 cm thick). Carved solid wood frame, gessoed and covered in imitation gold leaf. TOTAL DIMENSIONS : 65 cm X 38 cm A GUIDE TO READING THE ICON Madonna of Tenderness, also known as “Our Lady of Vladimir”…
BYZANTINE ICON: “CHRIST PANTOCRATOR” TECHNIQUE: egg tempera on plasterboard (1.8 cm thick multilayer) DIMENSIONS: 35 cm X 25 cm ICON READING GUIDE: Christ Pantocrator (from the Greek “Pantocrator”, meaning “sovereign of all things”). At the top of the icon, there are the Greek letters IC (on the left) and XC (on the right), they…
