If you have to pass... pass

Name: If you have to pass... pass
Brand: Marco Tamburro
Price: 7300.0 EUR
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Marco Tamburro

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Certificate of Authenticity: certificate issued by the artist

Signature: in original on the back of the canvas

Edition: unique

Year: 2024

SUPPORT: canvas

TECHNIQUE: mixed

DIMENSIONS: 115 cm x 70 cm

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Description by the gallery owner

At the center of the scene, a headless human figure stands out on a darkly colored chessboard. The man, reduced to a chess piece, finds himself torn between a lost identity and his new role as an expendable piece. His posture is rigid, almost mechanical, as if he had no control over his actions, guided by an invisible force.
This headless figure symbolizes the loss of reason or autonomy, a man transformed into a tool in a larger game. The fact that he is "forced" to confront the opponent's pawns recalls the inevitable struggle of life, where every move has consequences and there are no escape routes. The meaning of this game is questionable:
Who moves the pieces? Is it fate? Is it a higher force? Is it man himself, a prisoner of his own unconscious choices and actions?
Is it possible to escape the chessboard? Or are we all destined to play a game whose outcome is unknown to us?
The painting doesn't offer definitive answers, but invites the viewer to reflect. The chessboard becomes a metaphor for life, where every decision is a movement, every choice has weight, and "winning" is often ambiguous. Perhaps it's not about checkmating, but about understanding that we are both players and pawns in this complex dynamic.

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