Seaport Code: AC0012GE02 by Alessandro Cardamone
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Medium: Stampa su tela
Dimensions: 110 x 110 cm
Year: 2008
Price: $23495.00 USD
Status: available
A limited and unique hand-executed variation by the artist Scale 1:1. Acrylic on stretched canvas. A hand-executed variation of the work AC0012G, created in Nuglar, Switzerland, in 2008 and exhibited at the Hong Art Museum in China in 2023/2024. Limited edition “China 2023” of up to 3 pieces. Each piece will be different and unique, with its own code. The artist will make some modifications to the colors and shapes to ensure the work’s uniqueness. On the back of the work: handwritten signature, description, and fingerprints on all four corners, as shown in the photo. Artist’s work with a certificate of authenticity. Title: Porto di Mare Code: AC012G Year: 2008, Switzerland Artist: Alessandro Cardamone Technique: Acrylic on canvas Style: Neo-Cubism / Contemporary Abstract Figuration ________________________________________ Formal Analysis Porto di Mare presents itself as a composition of striking visual intensity, where the port environment is translated onto both a figurative and abstract plane. Cardamone organizes the port through masterfully arranged geometric modules: vertical masts, horizontal clusters (piers), oblique volumes (hulls), and undulating planes (water). The structure is complex, yet always balanced between rigid forms and fluid curves. The color palette combines cool tones ocean blue, slate grey, turquoise with warm accents such as coral orange, sandy yellow, and soft red. Color here is not merely decorative; it creates depth and light, distinguishing metallic surfaces, water effects, and sun reflections. The acrylic layers, carefully stratified, produce a vibrant, almost tactile effect. Despite the absence of literal motion, the composition is dynamic, animated by strong diagonal contrasts and rhythmic visual pathways that guide the viewer's gaze through a fluid, pulsating journey. ________________________________________ Symbolism and Interpretation For Cardamone, the port is a symbol of passage and connection: a place of arrivals and departures, of exchanges between land and sea, people and worlds. Here, the port becomes a metaphor for existential transition, for the fusion of human architecture and untamed nature. Port elements blend with nearly archetypal human references basins, silhouettes suggesting a profound symbiosis between environment and human presence. The dissolution of human figures into the structure of the port evokes the idea of identity fused with its surroundings, a sense of belonging that coexists with distance: man is both a part of the environment and a constant observer. The title may indicate physical locations, but the visual exploration moves between real and mental space. ________________________________________ Influences • The structural approach recalls the geometries of synthetic Cubism, with an almost architectural sensitivity. • The interplay between natural and man-made forms echoes lessons from Futurist sculpture and Constructivism, with a fascination for machinery and progress. • The delicate palette and Mediterranean nuances suggest ties to Matisse and the broader field of European contemporary abstract figuration. • Despite these connections, the work maintains a personal and recognizable style, dialoguing with the avant-garde without being subsumed by it. ________________________________________ Critical Evaluation Strengths: • Excellent balance between abstraction and recognizability: the port is not literally “seen,” but deeply felt. • Refined plastic construction: each element functions as part of a unified compositional body. • Rich symbolic value: voyage, boundaries, identity all rendered through visual innovation and emotional depth. Challenges: • The work demands attention and time: viewers seeking a more direct representation might feel distanced by its symbolic complexity. ________________________________________ Conclusion Porto di Mare (AC012G) elevates the port theme into a landscape of the soul: a physical space transformed into a container of visions, relationships, and memories. Through a mature and highly personal pictorial language, Alessandro Cardamone once again proves his ability to turn familiar places into inner worlds rich with meaning. This is a painting that captivates through its visual structure, engages through symbolic depth, and invites reflection on the nature of travel—not just geographical, but human, emotional, existential. ________________________________________ Exhibition Note This work, exhibited in numerous European countries, is part of the collection hosted by the Hong Art Museum in Chongqing, China, from November 2023 to March 2024. Critical text written for artistic documentation – Basel, 2025
Why collect this work?
Seaport Code: AC0012GE02 offers a focused way to encounter Alessandro Cardamone's practice through a specific work and its recorded materials.
- Alessandro Cardamone's practice: The Artistic Identity and Technique Alessandro Cardamone’s artistic practice is rooted in a rigorous, independent visual philosophy that he defines as Modern Neo-Cubism.
- A limited and unique hand-executed variation by the artist Scale 1:1. Acrylic on stretched canvas. A hand-executed variation of the work AC0012G, created in Nuglar, Switzerland, in 2008 and exhibited at the Hong Art Museum in China in 2023/2024. Limited edition “China 2023” of up to 3 pieces. Each piece will be different and unique, with its own code. The artist will make some modifications to the colors and shapes to ensure the work’s uniqueness.
- The recorded technique or medium is Stampa su tela .
- At 110 x 110 cm, it can be considered for collections that have room for a work of this scale.
About the Artist
Alessandro Cardamone
Alessandro Cardamone is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Ottiglio, IT.
Nationality: Italian
The Artistic Identity and Technique Alessandro Cardamone’s artistic practice is rooted in a rigorous, independent visual philosophy that he defines...
