EN EL FONDO DEL MAR PASAN COSAS / AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA THINGS HAPPEN Print

Claudio Diego Forciniti and Art. Under the pseudonym of 'Gallo', he works in painting and visual arts. His artwork reveals a powerful trademark as result of the self taught nature of his techniques, as well as of the enterprising origin of the initiatives that it encourage. Freedom and creativity are shown in a convincing way on every illustration. He was born of a hardworking Italian family in Buenos Aires and he felt the urge to choose and define his own steps at an early age. And he made it in the streets, connecting his own passions. When he was sixteen he created "˜Nosepick', a skaters clothing groundbreaking mark in Argentina. He personally designed and produced and two years later he opened his own skateshop under the same name, succeeding in getting an undeniable position in the market at present. Established in textile industry, after getting an important financial crisis over, he took the way of arts in 2007. As a versatile artist, he finds his own ways to set the creative process out, and it is done by searching characters, illustrating possible relations among them. "˜Rey-ki' the dog, "˜Bocota', "˜El Gallo' or "˜Pez' are some of the recurrent characters that emphasize his work's personal style. Nature as an inspiration, noticeable black lines in his drawing and a palette of distinct and warm colors are some highlights on his artwork. This singular history that mixes art and industry, is passed by Gallo solidly and without precepts. His paintings and objects join to different universes with happiness, shining with great vitality