Il Bacio-The Kiss 2015

Roberto Ferri created this arresting painting, "Il Bacio-The Kiss," evoking the styles of Baroque masters with a contemporary sensibility. Ferri, working in a world saturated with digital imagery, turns to the sensuality of the human form. The figures locked in an embrace are both powerful and vulnerable. Ferri uses the intimacy between these figures to explore themes of desire and power. Note how the male figure points assertively outward, contrasting sharply with the tenderness of the kiss. The crocodile beneath their feet introduces a darker element, a symbol perhaps of the dangers lurking beneath the surface of passion. This image invites us to consider the complexities of human relationships, where dominance and submission, longing and fear, often intertwine.