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Painting, Spray Paint on Canvas
Size: 14 W x 17.9 H x 1.2 D in
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This painting is inspired by what I like to refer to as “spontaneous advertising”, a form of advertisement found in streets or inside small businesses in Costa Rica’s capital and in rural areas. The ads are typically hand painted on walls and sign posts, and are created by the owner of the business or by a person specialized in this kind of work. A primitive style prevails, common motives include food, auto spare parts, furniture and famous American characters like Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse. For the last five years, this form of advertising has been gaining recognition within the art and design community in Costa Rica, but for many years it was not recognized nor valued due to is lack of professional technique. For a long period, I photographed hundreds of this kind of adverts around Costa Rica and reinterpreted them on paintings and drawings. So far I have created over 50 artworks inside this concept. Because of the current digitalisation this kind of adverting is disappearing from public spaces and my art acts as documentation. With this project I want to pay homage to this beautiful form of art; full of sincerity, freedom, boldness, and it is my expression of gratefulness for building a metaphorical bridge to my homeland Costa Rica.
Painting:Spray Paint on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:14 W x 17.9 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Ships From:Germany.
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Roberto José Tenorio Argüello was born in 1981 in San José, Costa Rica. In 2011 he graduated from the Adverting Design program of the Universidad Veritas in San José, Costa Rica. Since 2012 he lives and works as a freelance graphic designer in Berlin, Germany. His art practice started in 2002 and since then he has participated in over 7 group exhibitions in Costa Rica and Germany. In 2019 he had his first solo exhibition.
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