ABOUT ME
“I ONLY PAINT WITH SPRAY CANS,’
CAUSE I FIND IN THEIR STROKE THE TRUEST CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONS:
IMMEDIACY,
SPONTANEITY,
UNCONTROLLABILITY”
CONCEPT
MY ART STEMS FROM MY DEEP NEED TO GIVE VOICE TO THE EMOTIONAL ASPECT OF EVENTS AND PEOPLE. MY POETICS ARE BASED ON THE CONTRAST I SEE BETWEEN THIS ATTITUDE AND THE FRENETIC AND DEPERSONALIZING SOCIETY WE LIVE IN, WHERE THE IMMEDIATE SLOGAN AND THE SHORT-TERM EFFECT PREVAIL OVER INTIMATE REFLECTION AND EXPLORATION.
I ONLY PAINT WITH SPRAY CANS ‘CAUSE I FIND IN THEIR STROKE THE TRUEST CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONS: IMMEDIACY, SPONTANEITY, UNCONTROLLABILITY. AND I DO IT STRICTLY FREEHAND, TO TELL THESE EMOTIONS IN THE MOST SINCERE WAY POSSIBLE.
THUS I PAINT REALISTIC FACES, BEHIND WHICH THERE’S ALWAYS THE DESIRE TO CONVEY AN EMOTION, OR TELL A STORY, IN A VERY PERSONAL AND RECOGNIZABLE STYLE, CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT AND CONTRASTING STROKES AND COLORS, POISED BETWEEN PRECISION AND INSTINCT, BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS, BECAUSE IT’S ON THIS THIN THREAD THAT EMOTIONS EXIST.
THROUGH MY ART, I SEEK TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO EXPLORE AND VALUE THEIR FEELINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM, AND TO FIND BEAUTY AND MEANING IN LIFE’S MOST AUTHENTIC HUMAN EXPERIENCES.
“JOKER”
THE STAGE NAME “JOKER” REPRESENTS MY EMOTIONAL AND DREAMY SIDE, IN DUALITY WITH MY RATIONAL AND CONCRETE SIDE. BOTH ASPECTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE SAME IMPORTANCE IN MY LIFE, BUT FOR A LONG TIME THE COMPETITIVE AND MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY HAS PUSHED ME TO HIDE MY MOST SENSITIVE AND CREATIVE PART.
IN STREET ART I FOUND ANOTHER WORLD, WHERE I COULD EXPRESS IT FREELY.
HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED TO ME THAT WHEN I REVEALED THIS ARTISTIC VEIN TO PEOPLE WHO ONLY KNEW ME FOR THE OTHER ASPECT OF MY PERSONALITY, IT SEEMED TO THEM SO MUCH IN CONTRADICTION WITH THE IMAGE THEY HAD OF ME, THAT THEY OFTEN ASKED ME IF I WAS JOKING.
I THEREFORE CHOSE TO TRANSFORM THIS AMAZEMENT FOR MY DUALITY, FOR MY PERSONALITY, BUT ALSO FOR MY TECHNIQUE, INTO THE MANIFESTO FOR MY NEW IDENTITY, WITH WHICH I CAN PROUDLY, AND IRONICALLY, SAY “YES, I’M JOKING. ‘CAUSE I’M JOKER” , ALSO FINDING AFFINITY WITH THE OUTSIDER AND NONCONFORMIST CHARACTER.
TODAY “JOKER STREET ART” IS MY PERSONAL BRAND, AND REPRESENTS MY RESEARCH AND MY ARTISTIC IDENTITY.
ME
I UNDERSTOOD THAT THESE TWO SOULS OF MINE ARE BOTH PART OF ME, BUT ALSO THAT THEY CAN ONLY REMAIN IN BALANCE WHEN DISTINCT.
SO IF YOU LOVE MY ART I ASK YOU TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT I CAN’T SHOW ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT ME.
I’M SURE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE TOGETHER MORE PEACEFULLY, BUT THAT’S THE WAY IT IS FOR NOW.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, IS THAT I LOVE VISITING CITIES, PLAYING SPORTS IN CONTACT WITH NATURE TO FEEL ITS ENERGY, I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT VINTAGE AND INTERIOR DESIGN, BECAUSE I LIKE DISCOVERING THE STORIES THAT LIE BEHIND OBJECTS AND CREATING ENVIRONMENTS THAT REFLECT MY PERSONALITY; I LIKE FUNNY T-SHIRTS AND HEALTHY FOOD, I’M MESSY BUT I KNOW WHERE I PUT EVERYTHING. EXCEPT THE KEYS.
MY ARTISTIC PATH
I HAVE ALWAYS DRAWN AND PAINTED, FIRST WITH TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND STYLES, THEN DEDICATING MYSELF TO SPRAY ART, MURALS, WORKS ON CANVAS, BUILDING OVER TIME WHAT ARE NOW MY PERSONAL STYLE AND MY POETICS.
I’VE EXHIBITED IN GROUP AND PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS, IN THE MAIN ITALIAN CITIES SUCH AS BERGAMO, MILAN (ARTIST RESIDENCY), LUCCA, BOLOGNA, ROME, AND ALSO IN A GALLERY IN BERLIN.
IN 2019 ONE OF MY WORKS WAS EXHIBITED IN THE HALLS OF THE ‘PALAZZO DELLA CANCELLERIA VATICANA’.
I’VE BEEN AWARDED IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING 5TH PLACE AT THE “MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2019”.
IN 2020 I WAS EXHIBITED IN FARINI GALLERY IN BOLOGNA, IN A GROUP EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY THE FAMOUS ART CRITIC VITTORIO SGARBI, AND INCLUDED IN A VOLUME THAT IS NOW PART OF THE LIBRARY OF ART HISTORY AND AESTHETICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF URBINO .
IN THE SUMMER OF 2021 I CREATED A WORK FOR THE CITY OF CLUSONE, IN SERIANA VALLEY, ONE OF THE MOST AFFECTED AREAS BY THE FIRST COVID WAVE, AS A TRIBUTE TO THE BEAUTY AND REBIRTH OF THIS AREA.
IN MILAN I’M AMONG THE ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS (I PAINTED THREE ARTWORKS, THE LATEST IN JUNE 2023, PORTA GARIBALDI STATION, EXIT VIA G.PEPE).
I LIVE AND WORK SOMEWHERE AROUND BERGAMO
