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Wabi Sabi Paintings

Wabi Sabi Paintings — Surfaces & Layered Papers

In these works, the Wabi Sabi philosophy translates directly into paint: color acts not as decoration, but as a stable trace of time and an echo of light registering upon the surface. Every canvas and layered paper operates as a field of sensory resonance, where informal marks, chromatic veils, and deliberate pauses capture the essence of a fleeting moment, allowing its internal warmth to remain. These surfaces are the material remnants of a deep process of listening and emptying, where color activates as a living spiritual entity to regulate and order the sensitive chaos of inner space.

Each work is executed through the patient layering of pure mineral pigments, raw earth, oil, and acrylic mediums — a process that leaves within the surface the physical memory of the touch and the cyclical shift of natural light within the studio. Every composition is an unrepeatable threshold of stillness and presence. Original works on canvas and fine papers are unique pieces, delivered with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

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MANUELA METRA

Manuela Metra è un’artista visiva contemporanea e Wabi Sabi ceramic artist, diplomata presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti San Luca. Da oltre venticinque anni sviluppa una pratica plastico-pittorica che indaga la forza viscerale della materia attraverso la scultura contemporanea, l’estetica zen e i processi della trasformazione. Il suo lavoro prende forma mediante l’impiego di grès naturali, wild clay e pigmenti preparati personalmente. È fondatrice di Celadon – Wabi Sabi Academy, spazio dedicato allo studio della ceramica, alla sperimentazione sulla materia e all’approfondimento del rapporto tra terra, acqua e forma.