PAO PAO "Neoplasia"

Catalog by G. Culicchia + stencil limited edition Torino, October 31, 2013 - January 8, 2014 NEOPLASIA Pao's works from the road to the gallery and back Pinguins, octopus, rabbits, fantastic creatures, abnormal and surreal invade the streets of Turin, they come to Paratissima all'ex Moi and occupy the spaces of Galleria Square 23 of Via San Massimo 45. From the road to the gallery, they transform the "matter" into something ironic and animated and invite to a reflection on contemporary society affected by neoplasia ". From Greek neos, "new", and plasis, "training", cancer indicates, in pathology, "an abnormal mass of tissue that grows excessively and unmatched compared to normal tissues." As a neoplasm, contemporary society continues to grow in a chaotic way, growing out of control, out of control; influences and corrupts the life cycle of the planet, destroying balance and ecosystems. Hybridization and mutations determined by genetics, as well as pollution and radiation have become common events we are accustomed to. The boundaries between the genres are overcome, the differences canceled, it is not possible to distinguish between natural and artificial. Nothing really is what it looks like. Pao 's exhibition is articulated in three different moments:. Exhibition of works from Square 23 (Via San Massimo 45, 31 October 2013 - 8 January 2014). Participation in Paratissima as a special project (ex Moi, via Giordano Bruno 181, 6-10 November 2013). Road interventions in Via San Massimo and around the former Moi More than an exhibition, "Neoplasia" is a scientific laboratory. A kind of stack of innovative projects that examine pathological cases, genetic experiments and other anomalies. The paintings come as a collection of images, while the different objects are provided with a technical data sheet describing the "scientific and technological" . In small bowls, insect mode, they find ladybirds, aliens and bees made on 1/144 scale models of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki. In the passage from the canvas to the road, Pao uses different techniques and languages: on the canvas it gives great importance to form, investigating more complex paths and deeper speeches; in the street, he talks a lot about the context and attaches greater importance to the message he wants to communicate. Through experimentation on materials, prospective research, visual distortion, and curve geometry, Pao seeks to overcome the two-dimensionality of the canvas and, in parallel, the three-dimensionality of our world. INFO Square 23, via San Massimo 45, Torino "Neoplasia", Pao October 31, 2013 - January 8, 2014 Hours: 11-20 Mon-Fri, or by appointment Opening: Thursday 31 October, 18:00 square23.blogspot.it - ​​info @ square23.net Press info Press office Square 23, Simona Savoldi Tel: 339 6598721 - E-mail: savoldi.press@gmail.com Catalog with Giuseppe Culicchia's texts + 100-page stencil printing inside.