IABO - Porca Mis€ria - Holy Crap (orange version)

Origin IABO WORLD STUDIO NAPLES, ITALY
The works are handmade using mixed media on canvas.
Total dimensions 60x80x3.5 cm
hand-signed by the artist on the back with certificate of authenticity

-Collector’s item
-Fast shipping with UPS

At first glance, Iabo (Naples, 1980) is inspired by 1980s Pop Art. He investigates the line and studies its form. And he makes it a real obsession, pursuing a constant search for mechanical perfection, but in an artisanal way. In Iabo the boundary between man and machine is very thin. His creations are technically perfect. An obsession that led him to experiment and configure a very personal language. Partly derived from Street Art experiences, partly from a rooted sense of measure that emerges from all his works. His artistic cycle can be traced back to several threads, recurring leitmotifs. Whether it is anthropomorphic profiles or mailboxes, prestigious brands or popular subjects, it matters little. Everything is filtered through Iabo’s lens, which gives them a precise mark: his own brand.

A past as a writer, a chameleon-like personality, a strong ethical sense. Many selection processes applied to the common imagination, increasingly reduced to the core. And dressed in elegance. It would be fair to say “less is more.” And that’s precisely how it is. Recognition does not get lost in the minimalist approach, but it is exalted in a few essential strokes that never disorient the viewer. The ironic play of combinations, the slightly shaded color range, the uniform color, the progression of nuances, the decisive line. No artifices, rather an exciting game at the edge of the most radical cynicism.
Unusual juxtapositions between imaginaries and seemingly disjoint signifiants but always functional to convey a positive message. Politically correct. Never in favor of aesthetics.
Iabo’s works are highly contemporary, useful to identify a historical moment rather than a common feeling. His characters communicate, seek solutions, bridge distances, weave relationships and trigger reactions.
A work of ongoing deconstruction and reconstruction. Outside and inside the canvas. One starts from a theme and infinite declinations emerge. Whether it is the parking line or a multiple consumer good, the life cycle of the work remains irredeemably intact and de-flated.
Consumerism comes to life in a hypothetical, recognizable, and not real universe. In a reiterable format, morally ethical and customizable. Absolutely versatile, aesthetically perfect. Simple, clean, usable. His painting production is increasingly turning toward the use of plexiglass as an excellent material to emphasize even more the discourse on the cleanliness of compositional lines.
Iabo surely knows the value of viral marketing. His works reach surfaces of over five meters, breaking down the boundary between real and imaginary, between human being and superhero.
If in art anything is possible, in Iabo’s universe reality surpasses fantasy. Despite the popular, iconic, pop imagery not being a style for everyone. His works are extremely refined and aimed at an elite of enthusiasts who grasp its primary meaning: beyond aesthetics, symmetry, and overall harmony.
At the base of his constructs is a firm denunciation of cultural flattening. Provocation, immediacy, and improvisational character underlie a well-studied, intelligent, cultured, and spot-on poetics. Democratisation, a sense of frankness, and originality characterize him as an artist/intellectual child of his time. An indispensable commitment at the core of every creation.
Although very young, Iabo naturally and with great simplicity is able to address burning subjects and resolve (unfortunately only on canvas) the existential conflicts that plague our society.

Michele Luca Nero (source Artibune)

IABO is part of the same street art movement as: Shepard Fairey "Obey Giant", Banksy, Invader, Alec Monopoly, Nomen, Jef Aérosol, JR, C215, Rero, Kaws, D Face, Sandra Chevrier, FinDac, Os Gemeos, Gregos, Jonone, M chat, Taki 183, Jean-Michel Basquiat, keith haring, insane 51, Pichi Avo, pop art, pichiavo, Seen, Cope2, Seth, Mr Brainwash, Atlas, Blek le Rat, 1up, John Perello, Futura 2000.