Lluís Barba
La Muestra de Gersaint Watteau, 2016
C-Type Print, Diasec Mounted
100.1 x 152.4 cm
39 3/8 x 60 in.
39 3/8 x 60 in.
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs (#2/6)
Copyright The Artist
In this work I have made a reflection between the art and the artists of the past, with the art and the artists of the present. I have established a...
In this work I have made a reflection between the art and the artists of the past, with the art and the artists of the present.
I have established a relationship between -frivolity, glamor, banality, ... -, in contrast to -art, thought and culture-, through media characters of the star-system, soccer players, high-ranking institutional positions, etc., interrelating them with artists, collectors, thinkers, scientists, tourists, homeless, marginalized and people of different ethnic groups… -.
In this work, I establish concepts such as competitiveness, social pressure, insecurity ..., the Ferris wheel of the established system and the inputs we receive through the mass media and other daily problems, which do not leave us material time to think or reflect.
I address the reason for the most deeply rooted conflicts in our society, alignment, isolation, globalization, miscegenation, mass consumption and loss identity, which I transmit through the barcode, in the form of a tattoo.
I have established a relationship between -frivolity, glamor, banality, ... -, in contrast to -art, thought and culture-, through media characters of the star-system, soccer players, high-ranking institutional positions, etc., interrelating them with artists, collectors, thinkers, scientists, tourists, homeless, marginalized and people of different ethnic groups… -.
In this work, I establish concepts such as competitiveness, social pressure, insecurity ..., the Ferris wheel of the established system and the inputs we receive through the mass media and other daily problems, which do not leave us material time to think or reflect.
I address the reason for the most deeply rooted conflicts in our society, alignment, isolation, globalization, miscegenation, mass consumption and loss identity, which I transmit through the barcode, in the form of a tattoo.