Midnight dream

This painting by Valeria Marinaci depicts a vibrant, dreamlike landscape inspired by Sicilian folklore and nature. Through bold colors, decorative patterns, and symbolic elements like the volcano, animals, moon, and water, the work celebrates harmony, imagination, and the beauty of the natural world.

Acrylic on canvas.

Dimensions: 34 x 48 cm.

About the artist:
Drawing from her Sicilian heritage and life between cultures, Valeria Marinaci creates paintings and ceramics that celebrate emotion, memory, and folklore. Her work is rooted in instinctive mark-making, vibrant color, and organic forms inspired by Mediterranean landscapes, traditional ornamentation, flora, and everyday rituals. Moving fluidly between canvas and clay, she explores the relationship between storytelling and materiality, balancing spontaneity with craftsmanship. Through painting, Marinaci builds layered visual narratives filled with symbolic shapes and expressive energy, while her ceramics embrace tactility, imperfection, and the meditative rhythm of hand-building. Across both mediums, her practice reflects a desire to preserve cultural memory and create objects that evoke warmth, connection, and joy. Her works invite viewers into intimate worlds where tradition and contemporary expression coexist, transforming personal experience into universal emotion.