IABO - Porca Mis€ria - Holy Crap (yellow 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

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At first glance, Iabo (Naples, 1980) draws inspiration from 1980s Pop Art. He investigates the line and studies its form. And he makes it a true obsession, pursuing a constant search for mechanical perfection, but in an artisanal manner. In Iabo the boundary between man and machine is very thin. His realizations are technically perfect. A fixation that has 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 painting cycle can be traced to several strands, recurring leitmotifs. Whether it concerns anthropomorphic profiles or mailbox shapes, prestigious brands or popular subjects, it matters little. Everything is filtered through Iabo’s lens, which marks and identifies them with a very specific brand: his own.

A past as a writer, a chameleon-like personality, a strong ethical sense. Many selection processes applied to the common imaginary, increasingly reduced to the core. And dressed in elegance. It would be appropriate to say “less is more.” And that is precisely the case. Recognizability is not lost in the minimalist approach, but is exalted in a few essential strokes that never disorient the observer. 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 on the edge of the most radical cynicism.
Unusual juxtapositions between imaginaries and apparently disjoint signifiers but always functional to convey a positive message. Politically correct. Never in favor of aesthetics.
Iabo’s works are extremely contemporary, useful for identifying 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. You start from a theme and endless declinations spring from it. Whether it is the parking line, or a multi-use consumer good, the lifecycle of the artwork remains irreparably undeformed and deflated.
Consumerism comes to life in a hypothetical, recognizable, and unreal 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 exemplary material to further emphasize the discourse on the cleanliness of the lines.
Iabo certainly knows the value of viral marketing. His works reach surfaces over five meters, breaking down the border 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, it is not a style for everyone. His elaborations are extremely refined and aimed at an elite of connoisseurs 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 episodic character underpin a well-studied, intelligent, cultured and timely poetics. Democratic spirit, frankness, and originality characterize him as an artist/intellectual child of his time. An indispensable commitment at the base of every creation.
Even though still young, Iabo naturally and effortlessly treats thorny topics and resolves (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.