Guitar Girl

Title: Guitar Girl
Medium: Acrylic, gold leaf, and mixed media on canvas
Dimensions: 80 cm x 60 cm
Artist: Valeria Notarnicola
Year: March 2025

Description:
Guitar Girl is a radiant celebration of music, emotion, and ornamental beauty, inspired by the opulence and symbolism of Gustav Klimt’s golden period. The central figure, eyes gently closed, is captured in a moment of deep musical reverie. Her peaceful expression and tilted posture suggest an intimate connection between inner emotion and the melodies she creates.

She wears a richly adorned gown composed of floral and mosaic-like motifs in vivid jewel tones, seamlessly blending into the decorative background. Her guitar, just as ornately embellished, becomes both an instrument and a visual extension of her spirit—each detail pulsing with rhythm and warmth.

Behind her, a lush tapestry of golds, greens, and flower-like patterns surrounds her like an aura. Her dark, curled hair is crowned with a cascade of colorful floral forms, and her red earrings mirror the vivid accents throughout the composition. The use of gold leaf and pattern-heavy design links the painting unmistakably to Klimt, while the contemporary softness of the subject adds a modern feminine perspective.

In Guitar Girl, Valeria Notarnicola creates a soulful homage to the harmony between art and music, spirit and ornament—where every note is seen, every color heard, and the boundaries between sound and silence dissolve into pure beauty.