All Art is Political by Giuseppe Stampone’s Craftsmanship
Conceptual artist Giuseppe Stampone admits he is “neither a draughtsman nor a painter”, preferring instead the epithet “intelligent photocopier”. And must say copy he does, prolifically, appropriating ephemeral images from the internet, iconic pictures from pop culture and works of classical art, and transferring them to paper using a ballpoint pen. It is a minucious and painstaking process that nevertheless elicits physical pleasure.
Credits: Giuseppe Stampone
By transcribing their content in excruciating detail, Stampone is challenging the meaning of the original images, but more than that, he is manifesting political action: by stretching out time, the artist is purposefully disobeying the speed of the digital age we live in.
Credits: Giuseppe Stampone
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Drawing from his own experiences, Stampone’s work tackles an array of international social and political issues such as immigration and colonialism, placing ethical commitment before aesthetics and political activism before neutrality in order to take a stance.
Credits: Giuseppe Stampone
Giuseppe Stampone participates at the international group exhibition “Het Vlot. Kunst is (niet) eenzaam / The Raft. Art is (not) Lonely” in the second edition of the international triennial exhibition in Ostend, Belgium.
Curated by Jan Fabre and Joanna De Vos the exhibition runs from October 22, 2017 to April 15, 2018
Address:
Galerie Teniers: Kerkstraat 11/38, 8400 Oostende, Belgium.
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday | 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday to Sunday | 2pm to 6pm
Credits: Giuseppe Stampone
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