He does a lot of crazy paintings with seemingly random objects that are charged with symbolism. He makes social and political statements in some of his work, but what I really enjoy about his paintings is the way in which they recall classical fine art when the human body was rendered in such a beautiful way. It reminds me a bit of the works from the Italian Renaissance combined with the Baroque period. The way light and dark is used is incredible, as is the movement through the painting's compositions as well. Many of the pieces have such an energy and there is much to look at. His uses of classical methods draws upon many great ages in painting, yet the work ends up looking still new, contemporary, and fresh with modern cultural references.
Verlato now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He was born in Verona, Italy in 1965. He's studied at the Conservatorio, (Lute and Composition), Verona, Italy, and IUAV (Institute of Architecture, Venice), Venezia, Italy.
Here are some of the pieces that are now in the Venice Biennale:
Beauty of Failure, 2009, oil on linen.
Beauty of Failure II, 2009, oil on linen.
(Both of these are roughly 5 x 10 ft.)
From the series, Mothers. There's No Place Like Home, 2006, oil on canvas.
The following three are from a series called Martyrdoms and Miracles:
Cinderella. 2003, oil on canvas.
Fiftycent. 2003, oil on canvas.
The Best For You Is Absolutely Unattainable: Not Being Born, Not Being, Not Being Anything. 2003, oil on canvas.
Still. 2008, oil on linen.
Enduring Freedom. 2003, oil on canvas.
Seriously, go look at his site. His work is AMAZING. I only put a few of my favorites.
1 comments:
still.
dark and nightmare-ish!
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