Composizione II 

Filippo De Pisis painted "Composizione II" with watercolor and pencil, creating a visually complex arrangement of geometric forms. Here we observe circles, some bisected with contrasting colors, and other spherical forms intersected by a network of lines. The circle, an emblem of wholeness, here fragmented, may represent a deep-seated anxiety about unity. The bisected spheres echo similar motifs found in cosmological diagrams from antiquity, where the division of the world into opposing forces was common. This recalls the ancient symbol of the "ouroboros," the snake biting its tail, which mirrors the cyclical nature of existence, a theme continuously resurfacing across cultures, from alchemical illustrations to modern literature. The emotional weight of these symbols, held within our collective memory, evokes a profound sense of longing and existential questioning.