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A series of dull and meanigless works of art

 

A series of dull and meaningless works of art

It frightens me to see myself paralysed in a constant state of shock. All I do is rant on social media & sign hundreds of petitions every month, feeding 'the machine' with data about myself, data that becomes valuable information for corporations to manage us. I am sick and tired of being pushed around by politicians and politics, by cruel conventions and mindless laws. But what do I do, what do I do against this self-digesting system I belong to, feed, support? How much do I really care about political and social injustice, the continuous murder of millions of people, the lies of the established mass media & environmental issues etc.?

A Series of Dull & Meaningless Works of Art addresses my own failure, frustration & struggle to produce work that makes an immediate positive difference in the world. I catch myself standing back and observing an endless string of cruel & mindless events out there without taking any relevant actions. Instead, I withdraw myself and indulge in idle artistic projects.

A Series of Dull & Meaningless Works of Art consists of various works that analyse themselves within a turbulent and confusing world, a world that can no longer be clearly understood & defined, a world where rational thought is constantly being challenged, a world that is characterized by irrational thought against any common sense.

[project-in-porgress]

 

List of works

  1. Cable and adaptor made of fiberglass
  2. imitation
  3. I am building a house and I am far away. Somehow I am building my house. For now I have a pile of black stuff.
  4. Nucleus [structure and intervention, Italy 2016
  5. Jane Birkin, Italy 2016
  6. Father and Son, Italy 2016
  7. Object 8 Feb 2016, Castellammare del Golfo, 2016
  8. The future has been assassinated (a group of five pieces of works), Castellammare del Golfo and Palermo, 2016
  9. A bucket filled with piss, Italy 2016
  10. The beach hut, Italy 2016
  11. It's just nice to be exhibited, UK 2016
  12. The Last Work of Art on Earth, Switzerland & UK
  13. Theory of Art #1, #2 and #3
  14. The Earthling, UK 2017/18

    in progress:

  15. Painting
  16. After Eden: new home - in the ear of Robinson Crusoe, Switzerland & UK
  17. Selfie time with Pippi Langstrump (Longstocking), Switzerland & UK
  18. Alphabet of drawing
  19. A pile of rocks and a pair of boots, Italy & UK

 

The Last Day on Earth

 

 
cable imitation Black Stuff
Jane Birkin
A new home The last work of art on earth
It's just nice to be exhibited Theory of Art New Home
Pippi Langstrump The Earthling by Jay Rechsteiner, animation, art horizon
A conversation in my head while examining the very existence of houseplants    
     
     
     

 

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