The pop that contaminates the classic, in a curious hybridization between Japanese and Italian culture. Until January 23rd, those walking through the Galleria Alberto Sordidi Roma can immerse themselves in the colorful and playful Japanese micro pop art by Tomoko Nagao. Strong piece of the exhibition just opened are two sculptures entitled Salome. In the eyes of visitors there is a girl's butted head, resting on a plate: an iconography revisited, compared to the tradition that on the silver plate the head of the Baptist wants. Salomé is not a executioner but a victim of stronger powers, and he
The pop that contaminates the classic, in a curious hybridization between Japanese and Italian culture. Until January 23rd, those walking through the Galleria Alberto Sordidi Roma can immerse themselves in the colorful and playful Japanese micro pop art by Tomoko Nagao. Strong piece of the exhibition just opened are two sculptures entitled Salome. In the eyes of visitors there is a girl's butted head, resting on a plate: an iconography revisited, compared to the tradition that on the silver plate the head of the Baptist wants. Salomé is not a executioner but a victim of stronger powers, and he becomes an emblem of a femininity that wants to redeem himself from his condition while remaining subjugated. An exhibition that is also distinguished by an innovative element of contemporary art: the 3D printing technique with which the works were created. Alongside the two sculptures, there are also thirteen graphics (vectorial art) that revisit the masterpieces of Western art history or ironically reinterpret the myths of Japanese art, posing the problem of the coexistence of cultures in a world dominated by brands. From the revisitation of world icons such as the famous Hokusai's Kanagawa Wave, to the contamination of classical works such as Botticelli's Venus. All this with the intention of seizing the icons of mass culture, constraining the zeroing of fantasy and the homologation it imposes in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Andrea Ronchini/Pacific Press)
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