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Behind every certainly one of Alvaro Naddeo’s watercolor work is an imagined character who’s constructed a rickety purchasing cart construction or gathered waste supplies for a tiny, cellular dwelling. “I imagine they’re robust folks, resilient, and survivalists,” the Brazilian artist tells Colossal. “They use creativity to beat obstacles and adapt to any state of affairs they’re put in. So in a means, each of them, characters and discarded objects, are proof that there’s worth in the whole lot if you already know the place to search for it.”
Evoking another universe in a state of destroy, Naddeo (beforehand) renders ramshackle buildings and autos—which solely span a number of inches—made primarily of outdated expertise, rusted carts and frames, and a plethora of branded supplies: a Marlboro signal props up an higher stage, a Coca-Cola panel provides safety from the weather, and logoed posters and stickers cowl nearly each floor. By fashioning these relics anew, the artist speaks to consumerism and the waste it generates, a priority that dovetails with a deal with earnings and wealth inequalities. He explains:
The hole between wealthy and poor continues to incessantly develop and it looks as if nothing can’t cease it. That’s the tough and vital message of my work, however this message comes wrapped in a pleasant and heat blanket of nostalgia and the fantastic thing about the composition. This heat makes up for the harshness of the subject material.
At present dwelling and dealing in Los Angeles, Naddeo is concerned in a number of group reveals within the coming months, together with at Beinart and Outre galleries in Melbourne and A. Hurd Gallery in Albuquerque. He’s additionally getting ready for 2 solo exhibitions subsequent yr, which shall be at Thinkspace in Los Angeles and at Beinart. Till then, take a look at his Instagram for glimpses of his course of and a bigger assortment of his dystopian work.
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