Second International Recognition for “Enigma”
Second International Recognition for “Enigma”: Francesco Fieni’s Work Finalist at the 2025 Target Painting Prize
“Painting is a mental thing.”
— Leonardo da Vinci, Treatise on Painting
In the field of contemporary figurative art, Enigma by Francesco Fieni stands out for its consistency, depth, and critical weight. Selected as a finalist in the 2025 Target Painting Prize, the work enters a select international circle that honors painting as a fusion of form and thought.
This marks the second international recognition for Enigma, reinforcing its status as a piece that does not merely depict — it reflects. The official page dedicated to the painting on the prize’s website view here confirms its relevance in the critical discourse.
Enigma presents itself as a balance of classical precision and visionary silence. The gesture of painting becomes an act of inquiry. The piece does not merely appeal — it provokes.
“Art is valid when it transforms knowledge into vision, and vision into knowledge.”
— Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dell’arte italiana
Enigma inhabits precisely that territory: between thought and form, between question and image.
Discover “Enigma” at the 2024 Chianciano Biennale
