Slasky - On Sale (Clearance of Memory)
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Artist: Slasky presents On Sale (Clearance of Memory), a 2019 mixed-media portrait in original edition, 33×23 cm, sold with frame, in excellent condition, produced in Italy and sold by Agente.
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Title of the artwork: On Sale (Clearance of Memory)
analog collage on paper, advertising insert and artistic reproduction on paper
This artwork functions as an immediate and surprising conceptual and visual short circuit. Using the tactile technique of analog collage, the artist analyzes and blends two worlds that seem irreconcilable: the solemnity of the seventeenth-century Dutch portrait and the fleeting and aggressive nature of contemporary commercial communication.
The woman's face, defined by a proud and intimate gaze carved with the passage of time, emerges from a violent chromatic tear.
The juxtaposition and subsequent grafting of the bold sign "SALE" is not a mere act of desecration; rather, it serves as a deep reflection on the commodification of culture, memory, and identity itself within our hyper-consumerist society.
The stark contrast between the immaculate white ruff, the warm chiaroscuro tones of classical painting, and the industrial red of commercial typography creates an instant and compelling tension.
By stripping the classical portrait of its museum-like aura, the artwork pushes it into the urgency of modern consumer culture, transforming a historical masterpiece into a moving visual protest manifesto.
Slasky (b. 1972, Italy) is a self-taught artist who works from Artena, Rome. His practice emerged from the outside
The institutional artistic system - a background in manual work that informs both the materiality of his work and
The precision of his conceptual framework. Active since 2015, he has built an independent presence on the market
Throughout Europe and in Asia before undertaking a decisive shift toward the practice of institutional research.
Dimensions: frame 33x23cm included
CI-AO
30 April - 28 May 2026
Via Del Vantaggio 28, Rome
Piazza del Popolo
FACE 2 FACE
March 5th
Laundry Studios
2 Warburton Rd, London E8 3RT
UK
Ultime Mostre
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 Venezia, Italia
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
2021
Mia Fair
The informazioni Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
ST-ART, STRASBOURG 2021
25 - 28 NOV. 2021
PARC EXPO STRASBOURG
SM'ART AIX-EN-PROVENCE, 2021
14 - 18 OCTOBER 2021
BOOTH 123A
2021
Mia Fair
The informazioni 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
Title of the artwork: On Sale (Clearance of Memory)
analog collage on paper, advertising insert and artistic reproduction on paper
This artwork functions as an immediate and surprising conceptual and visual short circuit. Using the tactile technique of analog collage, the artist analyzes and blends two worlds that seem irreconcilable: the solemnity of the seventeenth-century Dutch portrait and the fleeting and aggressive nature of contemporary commercial communication.
The woman's face, defined by a proud and intimate gaze carved with the passage of time, emerges from a violent chromatic tear.
The juxtaposition and subsequent grafting of the bold sign "SALE" is not a mere act of desecration; rather, it serves as a deep reflection on the commodification of culture, memory, and identity itself within our hyper-consumerist society.
The stark contrast between the immaculate white ruff, the warm chiaroscuro tones of classical painting, and the industrial red of commercial typography creates an instant and compelling tension.
By stripping the classical portrait of its museum-like aura, the artwork pushes it into the urgency of modern consumer culture, transforming a historical masterpiece into a moving visual protest manifesto.
Slasky (b. 1972, Italy) is a self-taught artist who works from Artena, Rome. His practice emerged from the outside
The institutional artistic system - a background in manual work that informs both the materiality of his work and
The precision of his conceptual framework. Active since 2015, he has built an independent presence on the market
Throughout Europe and in Asia before undertaking a decisive shift toward the practice of institutional research.
Dimensions: frame 33x23cm included
CI-AO
30 April - 28 May 2026
Via Del Vantaggio 28, Rome
Piazza del Popolo
FACE 2 FACE
March 5th
Laundry Studios
2 Warburton Rd, London E8 3RT
UK
Ultime Mostre
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 Venezia, Italia
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
2021
Mia Fair
The informazioni Photography Art Fair Italy
Milan, Italy
ST-ART, STRASBOURG 2021
25 - 28 NOV. 2021
PARC EXPO STRASBOURG
SM'ART AIX-EN-PROVENCE, 2021
14 - 18 OCTOBER 2021
BOOTH 123A
2021
Mia Fair
The informazioni 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
Sold by
Agent
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
On Sale (Clearance of Memory)
Technique
Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2019
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
33 cm
Width
23 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
Yes
