Florido Pontani
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Catalogues of works on cardboard Works on canvas (online soon) Acknowledgments and exhibitions
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Raised in a small town in Lazio, I enlisted in the police force in 1964, getting in touch with a world in deep transformation. The sixties and seventies, with their cultural and political fermentations, become the fertile ground for my artistic production. The contradiction between my anarchic nature and the rigid dictates of the uniform pushes me to express my interiority through art, finding in it a space of freedom and reflection.
In parallel with social turbulence, I am passionate about future topics such as cloning and artificial intelligence, inspired by writers like Orwell and Huxley. My works anticipate debates that will become central only decades later, revealing a unique sensitivity to the challenges of the future. My curiosity for the unknown drives me to a continuous experimentation, with the aim of exploring the potential of humanity.
The canvas becomes a battlefield for me to experiment. In addition to traditional oil and watercolor colors, I use poor materials such as paper, sand and found objects, transforming them into expressive elements. The frames also become an integral part of the work, built with wood, plaster or other unusual materials. This choice allows me to create a dialogue between the work and the space surrounding it, inviting the viewer to a multisensory reading
Art, for me, is a totalizing experience. It is the place where man, connected to nature and society, can express his deepest essence. Inspired by Leonardo, I try to represent the individual as a complex being, in continuous evolution, struggling to assert his own freedom and dignity.
In parallel with social turbulence, I am passionate about future topics such as cloning and artificial intelligence, inspired by writers like Orwell and Huxley. My works anticipate debates that will become central only decades later, revealing a unique sensitivity to the challenges of the future. My curiosity for the unknown drives me to a continuous experimentation, with the aim of exploring the potential of humanity.
The canvas becomes a battlefield for me to experiment. In addition to traditional oil and watercolor colors, I use poor materials such as paper, sand and found objects, transforming them into expressive elements. The frames also become an integral part of the work, built with wood, plaster or other unusual materials. This choice allows me to create a dialogue between the work and the space surrounding it, inviting the viewer to a multisensory reading
Art, for me, is a totalizing experience. It is the place where man, connected to nature and society, can express his deepest essence. Inspired by Leonardo, I try to represent the individual as a complex being, in continuous evolution, struggling to assert his own freedom and dignity.
Sentimentalism, for me, is a lens through which I observe and interpret the world. Every work of art is imbued with emotions and feelings, which become my way of knowing myself and others. It is a way of giving shape to my most intimate experiences, transforming them into something universal.
The root of my artistic approach lies in the deep contrast between my bucolic childhood and the urban and conflictual reality in which I found myself living as a policeman in the sixties and seventies. The rigidity of military life and my anarchist inclinations have created in me a deep inner laceration. Art has become my therapy, the place where I could give shape to these inner conflicts, transforming suffering into creation and alternative possibilities. Painting allowed me to find a balance, to reconcile the different parts of myself and to give meaning to inner chaos.
The root of my artistic approach lies in the deep contrast between my bucolic childhood and the urban and conflictual reality in which I found myself living as a policeman in the sixties and seventies. The rigidity of military life and my anarchist inclinations have created in me a deep inner laceration. Art has become my therapy, the place where I could give shape to these inner conflicts, transforming suffering into creation and alternative possibilities. Painting allowed me to find a balance, to reconcile the different parts of myself and to give meaning to inner chaos.