Slasky - The Romanov Twins
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The Romanov Twins is a 2024 limited edition Giclée by Slasky (Italy), 40 × 40 cm, hand-signed, non-framed, in excellent condition.
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The Romanov Twins
Artist: Slasky (based on Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun)
Original work title: Portrait of Grand Duchesses Alexandra and Elena Pavlovna (1796)
Intervention: Digital neon installation
Description and Critique
In this provocative neo-pop work, the Italian artist Slasky enacts a semantic short circuit between the aristocratic elegance of the late 18th century and the disturbing aesthetics of authorial horror cinema. The original portrait by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, which celebrates the grace and fraternal complicity of the daughters of Tsar Paul I, is reinterpreted here through the addition of a red neon inscription that frames the figures.
The chosen text, “Come and play with us, forever... and ever... and ever”, is the famous quotation of the Grady twins from Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining. This insertion radically transforms the perception of the subjects:
Contrasting Chromatic and Formal Elements: The vivid red of the neon breaks the soft pastel palette typical of Le Brun’s Neoclassicism, projecting a sinister and contemporary light onto the grand duchesses’ faces.
Narrative Dissonance:
The innocence of the original subjects is replaced by a sense of unease. Grand Duchesses Alexandra and Elena Pavlovna lose their historical identity to become icons of a collective horror imaginary, playing on the theme of the “double” and eternal (and spectral) childhood.
Anachronistic Style:
Slasky fuses the “court painting” with mass pop culture, creating a work that questions the viewer about the persistence of classical art in the digital era and its ability to absorb new meanings, even the darkest ones.
The work stands as a masterful example of Urban Classicism, where the past is not only cited but “set alight” by new and unsettling media vibrations.
NOT FRAMED
Slasky is an Italian digital artist; his works have been exhibited worldwide, including at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and published in fashion, tattoo and art magazines. He is known for his 360° digital technique, which he uses to create immersive and surreal imagery. His works explore themes such as nature, identity and perception; he is an innovative and visionary artist contributing to defining the future of digital art.
“Art is not about representing new things, but representing them with novelty”
Upcoming Exhibitions
Tokyo Open Art | Art on Loop Exhibition
Venue Address
3 Chome-20-18 Jingumae, Shibuya,
Tokyo 150-0001,
Japan
Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
2024
Solo Exhibition
CONTEMPORARY VENICE
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin
S. Marco, 4013A , 30124 Venice, Italy
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
2021
Mia Fair
The information Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
Lausanne Art Fair
Beaulieu Lausanne
Booth 59
Swiss
Lille ArtUp 2021
Lille, France
StreetArt//UrbanArt
Legnano, Italy
2020
Woodward Gallery
WashYourHands Exhibition
New York City, NY
RedSheep Gallery
Work in Paper
Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Wopart Art Fair 2019 / Centro Esposizioni - Lugano, Swiss
Lang Leve Rembrandt
Rijks Museum Amsterdam
The Romanov Twins
Artist: Slasky (based on Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun)
Original work title: Portrait of Grand Duchesses Alexandra and Elena Pavlovna (1796)
Intervention: Digital neon installation
Description and Critique
In this provocative neo-pop work, the Italian artist Slasky enacts a semantic short circuit between the aristocratic elegance of the late 18th century and the disturbing aesthetics of authorial horror cinema. The original portrait by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, which celebrates the grace and fraternal complicity of the daughters of Tsar Paul I, is reinterpreted here through the addition of a red neon inscription that frames the figures.
The chosen text, “Come and play with us, forever... and ever... and ever”, is the famous quotation of the Grady twins from Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining. This insertion radically transforms the perception of the subjects:
Contrasting Chromatic and Formal Elements: The vivid red of the neon breaks the soft pastel palette typical of Le Brun’s Neoclassicism, projecting a sinister and contemporary light onto the grand duchesses’ faces.
Narrative Dissonance:
The innocence of the original subjects is replaced by a sense of unease. Grand Duchesses Alexandra and Elena Pavlovna lose their historical identity to become icons of a collective horror imaginary, playing on the theme of the “double” and eternal (and spectral) childhood.
Anachronistic Style:
Slasky fuses the “court painting” with mass pop culture, creating a work that questions the viewer about the persistence of classical art in the digital era and its ability to absorb new meanings, even the darkest ones.
The work stands as a masterful example of Urban Classicism, where the past is not only cited but “set alight” by new and unsettling media vibrations.
NOT FRAMED
Slasky is an Italian digital artist; his works have been exhibited worldwide, including at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and published in fashion, tattoo and art magazines. He is known for his 360° digital technique, which he uses to create immersive and surreal imagery. His works explore themes such as nature, identity and perception; he is an innovative and visionary artist contributing to defining the future of digital art.
“Art is not about representing new things, but representing them with novelty”
Upcoming Exhibitions
Tokyo Open Art | Art on Loop Exhibition
Venue Address
3 Chome-20-18 Jingumae, Shibuya,
Tokyo 150-0001,
Japan
Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
2024
Solo Exhibition
CONTEMPORARY VENICE
Palazzo Pisani-Revedin
S. Marco, 4013A , 30124 Venice, Italy
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
2021
Mia Fair
The information Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
Lausanne Art Fair
Beaulieu Lausanne
Booth 59
Swiss
Lille ArtUp 2021
Lille, France
StreetArt//UrbanArt
Legnano, Italy
2020
Woodward Gallery
WashYourHands Exhibition
New York City, NY
RedSheep Gallery
Work in Paper
Stockholm, Sweden
2019
Wopart Art Fair 2019 / Centro Esposizioni - Lugano, Swiss
Lang Leve Rembrandt
Rijks Museum Amsterdam
Details
Artist
Slasky
Edition number
1/
Edition
Limited edition
Sold by
Agent
Title of artwork
The Romanov Twins
Technique
Giclée
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2024
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
40 cm
Width
40 cm
Weight
0.3 g
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Baroque
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
