''TRANS''
Year: 2019
In this work, created with the oil on canvas technique and measuring 40x50 cm, Maestro Raffaele Ciotola addresses with extreme sensitivity and courage the theme of identity and suffering, fully becoming part of his Stop Homoph Art movement. The artist uses a powerful and transgressive iconographic language, subverting traditional canons to give voice to the fight against hatred and discrimination.
The central figure, suspended in an act of sacrifice that speaks of resistance and dignity, becomes a universal symbol of those who fight for their own authenticity in an often hostile world. Maestro Ciotola's mastery is expressed in the contrast between the solemnity of the cross and the vibrant humanity of the subject, enriched by symbolic details that elevate the work to a civil manifesto of great impact. With this work, Maestro Ciotola not only confirms his unmistakable stylistic signature but forcefully reaffirms the role of art as a necessary instrument of social denunciation, capable of shaking consciences and promoting a culture of acceptance and respect.