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The artist presents five unpublished works, realized with the most precise technique of the airbrush acrylic on canvas, of an impeccable formal cleanliness, and starts from the five platonic solids - the only regular polygons with edges and equivalent vertices that inscribed in a sphere all have its vertices on its surface - for an investigation that has its roots in the history of art and science. Cited by Plato in the Timaeus, studied by Piero della Francesca and Paolo Uccello, analyzed by Luca Pacioli and illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, the five figures, symbol of the perfection of the universe, become with Abate the beating heart of the painting. They are possible figures yet out of reality, placed in an "ultrareal" oneiric unattainable by imperfect human nature. They are the place from which he flees or towards which the human figure is inexorably attracted. The close dialogue that is established between these two elements is all played on the concept of perfection as a possible goal and an abstract aspiration. The men and women in the center of the paintings share a cold perfection with solids. In fact, they were born within a totally artificial world (a sophisticated 3D software), without live models or any link with reality. The perfect realization of the epidermis and of the muscular bands, the silky yield of the hair and the surgical precision in the definition of every detail clash, however, with white and empty eyes, like those of classical statuary. Truth and artifice, therefore, life and the absence of life, possible and impossible, real and, indeed, "ultrareal", face each other here in a battle that takes the form of a fall, not only physical, but also metaphorical, often convulsive in twists of a mannerist taste. Almost as if these men and women were demigods, deceived to have access to the perfection of the "ultrareal", but eventually defeated, crushed by something indefinable that proved infinitely stronger than them. The impossible beauty of the figures of Giampiero Abate, after all, speaks to us a little about us: of our inability to accept ourselves as finite and mortal beings and of our mad aspiration to become demigods. Whose destiny, however, seems to be inexorably that of the fall.
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2019
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21 W x 14 H x 1.25 D in
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22.75 W x 15.75 H x 1.25 D in
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After years of searching for technique and style, I found in my heart and in mind the way of representing my knowledge and sensations. The technique has always been and will always be painting mainly with the airbrush, because it is a “technical” tool that allows you to create sensations, just as my research is “technical”, aimed at the themes of science, cosmology, nature . At the end of this long journey, I can define myself as a “Contemporary Cosmic Surrealist” painter, because through contamination between reality and the unreal, my works invite to reflect on our role in the universe and on the need to restore a balance with Nature. My goal is to arouse with the creation of surreal and at the same time hyperreal worlds, with an attention to cutting-edge technologies and innovative materials, a deep sense of wonder and connection with the world that surrounds us. The creative path comes from my visions, which materialize thanks to a 3D digital elaboration. From here I create my paintings in airbrushing and sculptures through 3D printers. My works are not only an artistic exploration, but an invitation to action: together we can build a world in which man and nature coexist in harmony. My sources of inspiration are essays in science, science fiction film with scientific foundations, walks in nature, artists who find similarities with my research, for a constantly evolving style. Biography Born in Rome in 1970, Giampiero Abate is a self-taught artist specialized in the airbrushing technique. Inspired by surrealism with the fusion of unreal and real, with references to science and philosophy, the works invite to reflect on our role in the universe and the need to restore a balance with nature. For this he defines himself as “Contemporary Cosmic Surrealist”. Its goal is to arouse with the creation of surreal and at the same time hyperreal worlds, with an attention to cutting-edge technologies and innovative materials, a deep sense of wonder and connection with the world that surrounds us. Abate’s work has been exhibited internationally in important museums and institutional spaces including: 54th Venice Biennale, Italian Pavilion – Turin National Etruscan Museum in Villa Giulia – Rome Marino Marini Museum – Florence National Central Library – Rome . Testaccio Museum – Rome MAGMMA Museum – Villacidro (VS) Palazzo Ferdinando di Savoia – Rome Basilica S.
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