YULIA, THE QUEEN OF ICONS Collage

My name is Antonio Matragrano (- Антонио Матраграно google info) born in Cosenza in 1958 and after studies interrupted by high school adventures in order to land in Germany, Canada and the United States, beginning with the first drawings, referring to the most primordial and contemporary forms of expression , Those of the graffiti of the caves of Altamira and Lascaux. Upon my 26th birthday, I finally returned to Cosenza, in my country, and began to attend the art world. It will be an uncomplicated path, at least in the beginning, especially with regard to modern art. Then, on the other hand, the desire to assimilate and do it, especially thanks to Basquiat. In 2005, my expressive turnaround began and I began the new journey in contemporary art with "Icon": a serial production of iconic and sanctified female figures more or less known in the world of entertainment. " Art is a challenge to myself, to be able to impose my contemporary icons on the world art scene. However, the true icons of today (I call for mass culture) are Lady Gaga, Madonna or Angelina Jolie, the hail is provocative but significant as the new subjects of devotion are others ... in short, once there were the sanctuaries of Many men and women who recreated a Christian pantheon, but they were ... only a Catholic translation of a pre-existing pagan culture ... now there are these popular icons that are deified and instead of santini there are magazines, tv blogs ... etc etc .... Hence the choice to use mostly images of famous women.