Commissioned works for Lotras

LOTRAS is a freight train company based in south Italy and i’ve been asked to produce a series of 12 artworks for them. I’ve been painting over some photos from their archive (mostly shots from Franco Cautillo) and while the original artworks will end up to their main partners and customers, the images will be used for the corporate calendar of next year.
It’s gonna be a super fresh and psychedelic 2020 ;)

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“January”

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“February”

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“March”

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“April”

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“May”

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“June”

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“July”

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“August”

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“September”

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“October”

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“November”

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“December”

New paintings at Vicolo Folletto Art Factories

Some new paintings available at Vicolo Folletto Art Factories, get in touch with them at gallery@vicolofolletto.it

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“Influencer”, mixed media on paper, 31×20 cm, 2019

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“Unpolished”, mixed media on paper, 18×37 cm, 2019

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“Hectic”,mixed media on paper, 21×26 cm, 2019

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“Morning In New York”, mixed media on paper, 30×30 cm, 2019

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“Almost Empty”, mixed media on paper, 37×37 cm, 2019

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“Cage” , 45×65 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2018

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“Autunno (Big Concrete Surface)”, 65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2018

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“Thyssenkrupp”,, 45×65 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2018

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“Slaves To Money”, 65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2018

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“Storm Blast”, 45×65 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2018

New Works at Galleria Varsi in Rome

Last year i did some experiments together with Arturo from 56FILI silkscreen studio: we printed on some random recycled and dirty cardboards from his room and then i painted over them, adding more and more layers. The result is this series that you can purchase at Galleria Varsi in Rome.
Just go on the shop page at http://galleriavarsi.it/

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“Industrial Blue”, 65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material,2017

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“Double Trouble”, 65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2018

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“Industrial Green” ,65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material, 2017

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“Nera Nuvola Elettrica”, 65×45 cm,painting and silkscreen on recycled material ,2017

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“London Mass Surveillance” , 65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material ,2018

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“Conceptual Kid”, 65×45 cm, painting and silkscreen on recycled material ,2018

some shots from the solo show “Recipe For A Disaster” @D406 gallery

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“L’Immortale”,mixed media on photography, 70×100 cm, 2018.

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“La Cura”, mixed media on photography, 50×70 cm, 2018

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“Mi Ami?”, mixed media on photography, 50×70 cm, 2018

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” Esistenza Low-Cost”, mixed media on photography, 50×70 cm, 2018

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“RUSPA La Macchina Per Fottere”, mixed media on photography, 50×70 cm, 2018

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“Recipe For A Disaster” installation view

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“Wake Up In The Morning” mixed media on paper, 2017

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Untitled, mixed media on paper, 2018

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untitled black and white sketches

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the curator Pietro Rivasi chilling in front of my piece “Studio Per Leviathan”

“Recipe For A Disaster” solo show @D406

GALLERIA D406 arte contemporanea presenta:
RECIPE FOR A DISASTER

mostra personale di FRANCESCO BARBIERI
Inaugurazione sabato 15 dicembre dalle ore 18
Studio fotografico Rolando Paolo Guerzoni,
via Castel Maraldo 45, Modena
Dal 15 dicembre 2018 al 3 febbraio 2019

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Due anni dopo la collettiva “1984. Evoluzione e rigenerazione del writing” presso la Galleria Civica, Francesco Barbieri riporta a Modena le sue città, in grado di evocare un futuro distopico raccontando contemporaneamente una realtà già attuale, con una personale curata dalla galleria D406.
Nello studio del fotografo Rolando Paolo Guerzoni in piazza della Pomposa, viene presentata una selezione di opere che raccontano la poetica dell’artista pisano, che deve al suo passato di graffiti writer la capacità di raccontare la bellezza disperata e la magia “noire” delle metropoli.
I lavori esposti sono eterogenei per tecnica e dimensioni; dalle carte, un must assoluto per la linea curatoriale di D406, alle tele, passando per 4 dipinti della serie che rappresenta l’ultima evoluzione del percorso dell’artista realizzati su stampe fotografiche. Queste opere, presentate a Modena in anteprima assoluta, segnano un cambio di approccio radicale rispetto al passato, perché contestualizzano in modo puntuale le sue città immaginate, nel tempo e nello spazio.
“Ricette per un disastro” non si limita a raccontare una storia generica ed applicabile in ogni parte del mondo, ma è anche un presagio sulla realtà della nostra città, cui le foto di Cinzia Ascari, fanno riferimento.
Ritroviamo così i campi di Vaciglio, Via Morane e Santa Caterina, già scomparsi sulla carta, ma ancora verdissimi nella realtà, “finalmente” stuprati da monolitici monumenti alla folle corsa verso la definitiva disumanizzazione dello spazio pubblico. Opere che non solo ci fanno immaginare, ma ci mostrano vividamente un futuro già segnato, un incubo locale che assume, attraverso la sintesi del suo segno, un valore universale.

Pietro Rivasi

informazioni e visite
+39 327 1841147 | +39 335 6556980

some shots from the show “Rats Crawling Around Chapter N.2″ @ QuestionMark Gallery, Milan

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installation view

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“We Travel In The Night”, 70x 50 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“Assalto”, 70×50 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“Ministero Dell’ Amore”, 70×50 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2017

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installation view

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“Big Company Billboard”, 70×50 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“Big Ball Of Dark Energy”, 100×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“Post-verità”,100×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“Eat, Work, Sleep”, 100×70 cm, mixed media on canvas

Some stuff

some random stuff from the last months i haven’t published yet

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“The Art Of Travelling”, 50×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“Vibrant”, mixed media on canvas, 2018

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“L’uovo Del Mondo (Contenitore Di Umanità Industriali)”

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Live Painting Performance 2018

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Live Painting Performance 2018

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“No Place For Space”, 100×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2017

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“Dystopian Valley (Sea Of Love), 30×35 cm, mixed media on photography, 2018

Paesaggi Mentali

some more paintings from the series “Paesaggi Mentali” from last year

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“Il Vero Nemico”, 50×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2017

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“Opposition Of Society”, 80×80 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2017

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“Security Machine”, 80×80 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2017

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“A Sense Of Paranoia”, 50×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, , 2017

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“Distorsione Temporale”, 100×70 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2017