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Vera Vizzi
Cratered Moon with White Cellular Forms, Surrealist Clay Wall Relief on Wood

2025

$742.14
$1,057.8530% Off
£550.34
£786.3330% Off
€762.30VAT Included
€90030% Off
CA$1,036.20
CA$1,482.9730% Off
A$1,051.35
A$1,505.8330% Off
CHF 600.60
CHF 859.6130% Off
MX$12,729.25
MX$18,195.4030% Off
NOK 7,055.89
NOK 10,097.5130% Off
SEK 7,046.54
SEK 10,069.9630% Off
DKK 4,803.70
DKK 6,862.7830% Off

About the Item

This circular clay wall relief combines a cratered grey lunar surface with translucent white cellular forms and vivid red and blue accents. Created by Italian artist Vera Vizzi in 2025, the work is titled Leggero, meaning Light or Lightweight in Italian. Hand-modelled clay extends across a round fir wood support, transforming the flat wooden panel into a tactile, otherworldly landscape positioned between moon, mineral formation and living organism. The upper section is dominated by an uneven grey surface marked by cavities, ridges and granular textures. Its irregular topography recalls the weathered terrain of the moon, porous stone or matter observed at a microscopic scale. Small touches of intense red and blue interrupt this muted field, introducing chromatic points that seem to emerge from within the sculpted environment. Across the lower section, clusters of rounded white forms accumulate like bubbles, translucent cells or fragments of sea foam. Their pale surfaces catch the light and cast delicate shadows over one another, creating a sense of expansion and organic growth. The contrast between the dense, dark upper terrain and these luminous forms establishes the work’s central transition: matter gradually appears to lose its weight and become air, reflection and shadow. The original concept behind Leggero describes the moment “when matter becomes shadow” and a lightened soul rises towards the light. Vizzi gives this poetic proposition a material structure. Weight and lightness are not represented through a conventional narrative but through opposing textures, colours and densities. The relief moves from opacity to translucency, from compact mineral matter to forms that seem capable of floating away. Characteristic of Vera Vizzi’s practice, the work combines playful material experimentation with altered scale and surreal ambiguity. The circular format reinforces its resemblance to a small celestial body, while its hand-modelled surface invites close observation. Depending on the viewer’s imagination, it may evoke a lunar landscape, a microscopic ecosystem or an unknown territory in the process of transformation. Modelling clay and acrylic paint on fir wood, 2025. Unique work. Dimensions: 30 cm diameter × 2 cm deep (11.8 × 0.8 in). Designed to be displayed as a sculptural wall relief. Casa das Peritas works directly with the artist and guarantees the authenticity and stated provenance of the artwork. The gallery can provide additional images, detailed condition information or a personalised shipping quotation upon request.
  • Creator:
    Vera Vizzi (1983, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    2025
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.79 in (2 cm)Diameter: 11.82 in (30 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    FISTERRA, ES
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Leggero1stDibs: LU2626216448072

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