De Santis draws attention to the contrasting evocativeness of open and closed spaces, and transforms them until they become interchangeable. He works with objects from our ordinary reality, and re-contextualises them into the environment of the world of fine art.
« We are surrounded by humor and many of my works are an amalgamation of things I find ironic or funny. »
Gabriele de Santis
De Santis works and lives in Rome where he was born in 1983. His work has always incorporated the chromatic interplay between the backdrop and forefront of his canvases. His paintings also capture the simultaneity of changes occurring in nature, as it is mirrored by changes taking place in his
conceptual work. His 'Skate Canvas Works' series displays large surfaces, embe
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De Santis draws attention to the contrasting evocativeness of open and closed spaces, and transforms them until they become interchangeable. He works with objects from our ordinary reality, and re-contextualises them into the environment of the world of fine art.
« We are surrounded by humor and many of my works are an amalgamation of things I find ironic or funny. »
Gabriele de Santis
De Santis works and lives in Rome where he was born in 1983. His work has always incorporated the chromatic interplay between the backdrop and forefront of his canvases. His paintings also capture the simultaneity of changes occurring in nature, as it is mirrored by changes taking place in his
conceptual work. His 'Skate Canvas Works' series displays large surfaces, embellished with rollerblades wheels stitched together with duct tape. De Santis successfully patterns the contemporaneity of pop culture with sets and installations, which amplify the residual support of his modern abstractions.
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