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Every good artist paints what they are; An affirmation by the American artist Jackson Pollock, and in a few cases, this affirmation is as accurate as in the works of the Italian-Mexican artist based in Mexico City, Luigi Fantini. With a prodigious mastery of techniques as complex as hyperrealism and messages that range from the playful to the most incisive social and cultural criticism, Fantini’s works seduce the observer and invite them to reflect on current issues through prodigious, ludic, and impregnated with an erotic and original touch.
Luigi’s work arose from the freedom offered by graffiti and urban art; however, these were only the first seeds to master different techniques and artistic disciplines that let him express and share everything that goes inside his effervescent and curious mind; for more than twenty years in a career that has earned him international recognition.
Luigi’s work arose from the freedom offered by graffiti and urban art; however, these were only the first seeds to master different techniques and artistic disciplines that let him express and share everything that goes inside his effervescent and curious mind; for more than twenty years in a career that has earned him international recognition.
The ironic and irreverent personality of Luigi Fantini is revealed in each of his works and styles to invite the viewer to reflect on social issues and to question dogmas and institutions and their relevance today.
The ironic and irreverent personality of Luigi Fantini is revealed in each of his works and styles to invite the viewer to reflect on social issues and to question dogmas and institutions and their relevance today.
Today, Fantini shares some of his works in a select exhibition with different samples of talent in various styles shown at the Juan Rulfo House of Culture in the Benito Juárez district in Mexico City, entitled La Colectiva de Fantini. In this exhibition, each piece is a tribute to the artistic heritage that has shaped culture and society throughout history.
Today, Fantini shares some of his works in a select exhibition with different samples of talent in various styles shown at the Juan Rulfo House of Culture in the Benito Juárez district in Mexico City, entitled La Colectiva de Fantini. In this exhibition, each piece is a tribute to the artistic heritage that has shaped culture and society throughout history.
In addition, in a clear example of Fantini’s prodigious talent and his curious way of perceiving and reinterpreting the world, Luigi Fantini shares other pieces from his so-called Fantiniland, in the exhibition entitled Theory of Matches, currently on display until August 24 at the Azcapotzalco House of Culture in CDMX.
The artist’s trajectory and knowledge have led him to co-found the Artists’ Container collective, in alliance with the curator and cultural promoter Gabriela Gorab, to share the talent of Fantini and other great artists and help them get more and better venues to exhibit their talent. and promote direct sales of the artist.
Learn more about Luigi Fantini and Artists’ Container.
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Statement, Alan González S.
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