Slasky

SLASKY (Artena, Rome, 1972).
"Cupid and Psyque".
Glicée on canvas.
Edition of 5 copies.
Attached certificate issued by the artist.
Measurements: 100 x 70 cm.

Fascinated by the baroque painting of Caravaggio, the digital artist Slasky creates classical works of art elaborated by digital art techniques. With his classic neo-urban style, he unites tradition and modernism, bringing the protagonists of the original artworks into modern-day social and artistic environments. By inserting the characters of the original works in contemporary spaces, he has created new images that send completely different messages to the original concept and idea with which they were created by their authentic creators, shockingly capturing the viewer's attention and, at the same time, requiring a level of collaboration on the part of the viewer to be understood.
The works have an immediate sense of familiarity, but presented with an injection, sometimes explosion, of color and life that absorbs them with richness and modernity. Details take center stage in his creations, using contrasting color techniques, textured backgrounds and silkscreens to create the same subject matter in a variety of ways separating it from its traditional backgrounds.