Sabatino Cersosimo

I started painting on steel with the aid of oxidation in the summer of 2012, and since then the concepts of time, will and chance have been crucial to the development of my research.
Inevitably, in some phases I am compelled to accept that the process is beyond my control.
The artwork’s evolutionary characteristic reminds me of life: we are born, we grow up and we become mature. All along, unpredictability plays a determinant role especially in the effects of the decisions we take, and as it follows us towards the final stages of our lives.
Art is historically considered eternal, but my paintings underscore art’s metamorphic nature. Here, we witness artwork as it is developing, shifting, and in some cases, mutating into other forms, much like the elements of nature on the planet.
My paintings mirror constellations of humanity in tiny particles. In doing so, they feature many of the commonalities shared among human beings across culture, language, gender, and race.