Slasky (1972) - Cute
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Slasky (born 1972) presents the giclée titled 'Cute', a limited edition (no. 5 of 5) in Pop Art style, 50 cm by 40 cm, produced in Italy, signed by hand and in excellent condition.
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The eighteenth-century portrait is altered by contemporary interventions that overturn its meaning. The paper bag with the inscription "Cute but Psycho" introduces an ironic and provocative tone, while the posters on the wall that are crossed out evoke a sense of coercion.
« Art is not about representing new things, but about presenting them with novelty »
Slasky is a renowned Italian artist whose works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions internationally.
The artist has the ability to fuse classical artworks with techniques of contemporary digital art. With his neo-urban classical style, he unites tradition and modernity, bringing the protagonists of the original artworks into contemporary social and artistic environments.
Selected Exhibitions (2015 — 2026)
Institutional highlight: Long Live Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2026. Work selected by the museum jury from thousands of international submissions for exhibition within the museum's permanent collection spaces. 15 July — 15 September 2019.
2026
* CI-AO
30 April - 28 May 2026
Via Del Vantaggio 28, Rome
Piazza del Popolo
* FACE2FACE
Laundry Studios · 5 – 9 March 2026
⸻
2025
* Tokyo Open Art | Art on Loop Exhibition
Tokyo · 12 – 16 September 2025
2024
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
2024
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
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
Seller's Story
Slasky once again begins to crack open the barriers of time with a work that acts as a refined visual and conceptual short circuit. At the center of the composition emerges the magnetic and indissoluble gaze of a classical feminine portrait, imbued with the meticulous realism typical of the great northern European painting tradition of the Seventeenth Century. The austere dignity of the noblewoman, framed by a lavish frilled white lace collar, is however intercepted, severed, and partially concealed by a geometric pattern of white and black diagonal stripes.
This graphic intervention is not a mere aesthetic overlay, but a powerful statement of urban poetics. Slasky introduces a pattern that immediately evokes the visual codes of contemporary road signage, Optical Art, and modern street graphics. The geometric crossbar acts as a barrier or censoring filter that fragments the face: one half remains faithful to its museum and historical dimension, while the other half dissolves into the cold rationality of the abstract code.
The work thus interrogates the perception of identity in the digital age. The face of the past, guardian of an intimate and solemn historical memory, is reactivated and compelled to dialogue with the syncopated rhythms and the brazen geometries of contemporary culture. To underscore this dichotomy, the choice of frame is decisive: a sumptuous black Baroque profile in relief that envelops the work, transforming the jarring pop contrast into a sacred object of museum-design.
With his unmistakable technical and editorial deftness, Slasky does not destroy the antique, but re-encodes it, proving that classical art belongs not only to the past, but is a living matter, ready to be traversed and re-signified by the symbols of our present.
Translated by Google TranslateThe eighteenth-century portrait is altered by contemporary interventions that overturn its meaning. The paper bag with the inscription "Cute but Psycho" introduces an ironic and provocative tone, while the posters on the wall that are crossed out evoke a sense of coercion.
« Art is not about representing new things, but about presenting them with novelty »
Slasky is a renowned Italian artist whose works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions internationally.
The artist has the ability to fuse classical artworks with techniques of contemporary digital art. With his neo-urban classical style, he unites tradition and modernity, bringing the protagonists of the original artworks into contemporary social and artistic environments.
Selected Exhibitions (2015 — 2026)
Institutional highlight: Long Live Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2026. Work selected by the museum jury from thousands of international submissions for exhibition within the museum's permanent collection spaces. 15 July — 15 September 2019.
2026
* CI-AO
30 April - 28 May 2026
Via Del Vantaggio 28, Rome
Piazza del Popolo
* FACE2FACE
Laundry Studios · 5 – 9 March 2026
⸻
2025
* Tokyo Open Art | Art on Loop Exhibition
Tokyo · 12 – 16 September 2025
2024
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
2024
ARTLAB
Benjamin Eck Gallery
Munich, Germany
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
Seller's Story
Slasky once again begins to crack open the barriers of time with a work that acts as a refined visual and conceptual short circuit. At the center of the composition emerges the magnetic and indissoluble gaze of a classical feminine portrait, imbued with the meticulous realism typical of the great northern European painting tradition of the Seventeenth Century. The austere dignity of the noblewoman, framed by a lavish frilled white lace collar, is however intercepted, severed, and partially concealed by a geometric pattern of white and black diagonal stripes.
This graphic intervention is not a mere aesthetic overlay, but a powerful statement of urban poetics. Slasky introduces a pattern that immediately evokes the visual codes of contemporary road signage, Optical Art, and modern street graphics. The geometric crossbar acts as a barrier or censoring filter that fragments the face: one half remains faithful to its museum and historical dimension, while the other half dissolves into the cold rationality of the abstract code.
The work thus interrogates the perception of identity in the digital age. The face of the past, guardian of an intimate and solemn historical memory, is reactivated and compelled to dialogue with the syncopated rhythms and the brazen geometries of contemporary culture. To underscore this dichotomy, the choice of frame is decisive: a sumptuous black Baroque profile in relief that envelops the work, transforming the jarring pop contrast into a sacred object of museum-design.
With his unmistakable technical and editorial deftness, Slasky does not destroy the antique, but re-encodes it, proving that classical art belongs not only to the past, but is a living matter, ready to be traversed and re-signified by the symbols of our present.
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Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
of 5
Artist
Slasky (1972)
Title of artwork
Cute
Technique
Giclée
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
50 cm
Width
40 cm
Style
Pop Art
Sold with frame
No
Period
2020+
