Queen of Hearts

In the painting “Queen of Hearts,” Negretti employs a distinctive style, revisiting the original playing card. In this work, he uses bright, contrasting colors to convey a sense of intensity.

The technique appears to push the subject out of the upper body, yet instead leaves only a hint of the lower body, as if inviting the viewer to complete it with their own imagination.

The rapid yet concise brushstrokes lend a swirling motion to the painting, drawing the eye back to the center of the visual field—the body.