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Pier Forlano
Belgium
Artist highlights
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Collage on Canvas
- Other details : Unmounted artwork. Mounting and/or framing available on request.
- Dimensions : 59.1x44.1in
About this artwork
When posted in US for my job I was confronted with a whole new perspective on social hatred, nonchalance in buying and carrying weapons and drug related crimes. The existing gangs are so well organized and tolerated that they could storm Capitol Hill and kill innocent public servants with very little judicial consequences. In this work I want to put together the name of the campaign staged by President Reagan (war on drugs), the feeling of insecurity…
and disquiet of tattooed hoodlums flashing weapons and the squid-like figure of dark blots encompassing the typical US skyline. The effect I was looking for is is a Hydra, a spread disease, a harsh dissonance. The figures in the pink box are referring to WWI gas protection devices, to a helicopter in Vietnam war and to motorized rickshaws. A way to add more symbols to refer to the chaos and the violence of big cities.
Pier Forlano
Belgium
Credentials
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Pier Forlano is an multimedia artist known for his impactful expression of the concept of fragility, be it psychological, political or territorial. He uses tree bark, paper layering or model figurines and techniques that vary from acrylic to collage, from bas-relief to miniature dioramas. The main tenets of his production are sculpted paintings that add a depth to the vision. Recurrently he deals with themes of separation from other human beings, from nature and the desire to recuperate feeling and tackle unconscious taboos. Tribal art, surrealism, symbolism and graffiti art remain his possible inspirational starting blocks, together with big political topics such as environment and the populist parties. The Palais des Beaux Arts of Charleroi is presently showing two of his works. He believes that the task of an artist is to shine a light on the untold and uncomfortable or to reveal a strong emotion. His concept of fine art reclaims good composition and intensity of the message.
Pier Forlano
War on gangs
$3,690
