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Paolo Chiasera's "Cavallo bruno" features a muted palette of browns and creams, forming a somber scene of a draped horse statue partially obscured by a curtain against a checkerboard floor. This composition creates a dialogue between concealment and revelation, emphasizing the interplay of light and texture. The artwork, employing a classical yet abstract style, explores themes of historical representation and cultural symbolism. Chiasera's intention is to probe the complex entanglement of historical narratives with contemporary identity, reflecting his broader investigation into the myths and icons shaping social dynamics. ...
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Paolo Chiasera’s multi-disciplinary work involves installation, video, painting, performance, architecture, curating and writing. These mediums often overlap in Chiasera’s analysis and staging of collective myths, cultural symbols and icons. Through manifold narratives the artist retraces the interactions between history and power, social groups, and the loss of control. For years Chiasera has addressed the complex relationship which connects people to their role models and traditions, as in the Tupac Project in 2005, a monument dedicated to Tupac Amaru Shakur, the Black Panther rapper who died in ‘96 in a Las Vegas. More recently, while the relationship between the body and architecture has remained central, his practice has focused on the medium of painting in its expanded field of appearance and use. ...