Pressed Taste 2

Reclaimed Icons series
Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm

Pressed Taste II
Reclaimed Icons series
Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 cm

This original oil painting depicts a crushed Coca-Cola can, suspended against a neutral background.
Once functional, now compressed and emptied, the object becomes a quiet relic — a fragment of everyday life transformed into memory.

Part of the Reclaimed Icons series, Pressed Taste II continues my exploration of mass-produced symbols and their emotional afterlife. The familiar red surface, bent and scarred, reflects habits repeated unconsciously, gestures performed thousands of times, and the silent weight of consumption.

This is not a celebration of the product, but a pause.
A moment where branding loses its promise and becomes form, texture, and remembrance.

More info

– This is an original artwork painted by me Gennaro Santaniello © 2026 All rights reserved.
– Signed on the back.
– Not framed.
– With certificate of authenticity.
– Carefully packed in a cardboard box and shipped with International airfreight courier
– Please contact me for any questions or visit Terms & Condition page.