I was born as a portraitist, the exploration of the ego is the basis of my research.
At the beginning of my artistic production I concentrated on the human portrait, I wanted to investigate the range of emotions and moods, the nature, the temperament and in every face I unwittingly reflected myself and found myself.
In the passage to the portrait of animals I found my true essence, the most authentic, free and uncontaminated part. All the creatures that harbor inside me came out and every time I paint them magic happens: I transform myself into each of them.
My main source of inspiration is wild nature: “wild” represents for me an uncontaminated world, which I try to paint in its deepest instinct.
My animals live free, in the natural state and most of them are at risk of extinction, they are species of which there are very few examples today: I paint exotic animals, elephants, rhinos, tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, giraffes, pandas, zebras and typical and endemic animals of my land: the Sardinian deer, the mouflon, the tiliguerta, the Sardinian hyla, the flamingos, the owl, the barn owl, the marine fauna of the Mediterranean Sea.
Behind the realistic representation of each animal hides a meaning, a deeper message: the search for precision, meticulousness, attention to detail, are not mere photographic reproductions, but reveal the deep respect I have for nature, for these wonderful creatures, with whom I come into integral contact, in an authentic, pure and respectful way. It is not an imitation of nature, it is contemplation and celebration.
In my works I look for shots that enlarge the animal's face and focus attention on the gaze, mirror of the soul: the goal is that the viewer really has the impression of being in front of the animal, which is decontextualized by its habitat and placed in an unreal space.
Moved by the belief that the canvas is like a mirror, that by painting one travels into a dimension where there is only emotion and instinct, I am working on a series of paintings on mirrored plates: in each work the viewer will be able to reflect, identify, recognize himself in one subject rather than another, driven by emotions that come from the primordial unconscious, exactly as happens to me during the stages of creation.
BIOGRAFIA
Tiziana Sanna, in Art Tisha, lives in Cagliari, a city where she was born and she lives.
In 2018 she debuts at the Temporary Storing of the Bartoli-Felter Foundation of Cagliari, Sardinia, with a bipersonal title CAGED, in which she exhibits the series of pop-hyperalist paintings dedicated to animals at risk of extinction of the jungle and savannah.
In 2018 she presents a solo exhibition ANIMAL COLLECTION to the Sardinia Grand Hotel Terme of Fordongianus (OR), Sardinia.
In 2020 she presents a solo exhibition at the Temporary Storing of the Bartoli-Felter Foundation of Cagliari, Sardinia, entitled TILIGUERTA, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to the endemic animals of Sardinia.
In 2021 she presents a solo exhibition INTO THE WILD to the Palazzo Doglio in Cagliari, Sardinia, with the special visit of the Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi.
In 2022 she presents a solo exhibition GOLDEN LOVE to the Palazzo Doglio in Cagliari, Sardinia.
In 2023 she presents a solo exhibition TILIGUERTA-ENDANGERED to the Cagliari Airport Library at Cagliari airport, Sardinia. The exhibition is divided into two sections: ENDANGERED is dedicated to exotic animals at risk of extinction, TILIGUERTA to the endemic animals of Sardinia, curated by Alessandra Menesini.
In 2024 she presents a solo exhibition TILIGUERTA at the Arborense Diocesan Museum in Oristano, Sardinia, curated by Alessandra Menesini, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to the endemic animals of Sardinia.
In 2024 she presents a solo exhibition TILIGUERTA at the Aquarium of Cala Gonone ( NU ), Sardinia, curated by Alessandra Menesini, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to the endemic animals of Sardinia.
In 2024 she presents a solo exhibition SURFISH al T - Mediterraneo sottopra at the UNAHOTELS T Hotel in Cagliari, Sardinia, curated by Caterina Ghisu, Tramare, T ARt, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to the marine fauna of the Mediterranean Sea and the hand-painted surfboards, with the Maidens and the White Shark, shaped by the surf designer Fabio Ruina.
In 2024 she presents a solo exhibition ENDANGERED at the CAP - Centro Arte Perini in Castelvetro Piacentino ( PC), Italy, curated by Simone Fappanni, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to exotic animals at risk of extinction.
In 2024 she presents a solo exhibition TILIGUERTA at the Museo del Mare in Villasimius ( CA ), Sardinia, curated by Alessandra Menesini, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to the endemic animals of Sardinia.
In 2024 she presents a solo exhibition ENDANGERED at the Museo di Storia Naturale in Cremona, Italy, curated by Simone Fappanni, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to exotic animals at risk of extinction.
In 2025 she presents a solo exhibition MARE NOSTRUM Visioni dal blu in CEAS Laguna di Nora e Centro Recupero Tartarughe Marine di Nora ( CA ), Sardinia.
In 2025 she presents a solo exhibition MY JUNGLE in the Botanical Garden of Cagliari, Sardinia, curated by Simone Fappanni, where she exhibits her new collection of paintings featuring jungle animals amidst imaginative tropical vegetation; the exhibition unfolds as an open-air sensory journey among the park's trees.
In 2025 she presents a solo exhibition BLU MEDITERRANEO - Sguardi dal profondo at the Museo del Mare in Villasimius ( CA ), Sardinia, in which she exhibits the series of paintings dedicated to the marine fauna of the Mediterranean Sea.
In 2025 she presents a solo exhibition MY JUNGLE in Castello Pallavicino Casali di Monticelli d'Ongina ( PC ), Italy, curated by Simone Fappanni.
In 2026 she presents a solo exhibition MY JUNGLE in CAP - Centro Arte Perini in Castelvetro Piacentino ( PC), Italy, curated by Simone Fappanni.
In 2026 she presents a solo exhibition MY JUNGLE in Biblioteca Accursio of Milano, Italy, curated by Simone Fappanni.
In 2026 she presents a solo exhibition MY JUNGLE in Museo del Lino di Pescarolo e Uniti ( Cremona ), Italy, curated by Simone Fappanni.
Since 2025, the artist has been presenting a solo exhibition TILIGUERTA, curated by Alessandra Menesini, at the SEMU Archaeological Museum in Selargius (Cagliari), Sardinia, featuring a series of paintings dedicated to Sardinia's endemic animals; the exhibition has welcomed visits from various school groups, aiming to introduce these unique species through the artworks and to foster awareness, protection, and conservation efforts.
From 2018 she participates in several collective exhibitions in Milan, Venice, Bologna, Piacenza, Bergamo, Plovdiv, Athens, Cagliari; she is a finalist in several art contests.