pako bono - Oltre lo schermo

The work is by Italian artist Pako Bono, and it is part of an exhibition staged at the Milan Malpensa International Airport. The portrait depicts the face of Steve Jobs, through the artist's particular and unique painting technique—made of meticulous, controlled blotches, like a slow, knowing rain of matter that gives movement and makes vibrate a subtle yet tangible energy in every portrait—seems to aim at capturing not the image, but its secret dynamism, its vital heartbeat, its inner movement. Not the external face, then, but its inner flutter. As if each painting were not a representation but a visual memory — blurred, yet indelible. The icon is, above all, a human being made of a thousand facets. The mixed-media piece measures 150×128 cm; it will be shipped rolled, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and hand-signed on the back. Brief biography of the artist: Pako Bono is a contemporary artist who plays with reality, colors and emotions, transforming faces, gestures and symbols into intense visual stories. His art arises from the meeting of pop culture, street art and experimentation, exploring identity, memory and emotions in ever-new and surprising forms. In recent years he has taken his works beyond traditional spaces: in Milan he presented “Who’s Who”, a journey among faces and identities that challenge perception, while at the Malpensa airport he transformed the boarding halls into an immersive experience with “Stati d’animo”, telling the journey not only as movement but as emotion in motion. His creativity has also crossed into the world of major media: collaborations with Prime Video and Sky have allowed his art to serve as a vehicle for stories and images tied to sporting events and visual content, bringing the painterly language into the most unexpected and dynamic contexts.