The subtle humor present in the work of Lorenzo Scotto di Luzio has been likened to that of the mime artist whose slapstick actions break through the veneer of the authoritarian. Through sculptural means and acts of re-enactment, he puts language and its power relations into crisis by working with the function of masquerade, confronting the tough topics of social stereotypes and contemporary clichés with irony and sarcasm.
The recurring methodology of di Luzio’s work is the act of simulating representation to a point of hyper-real collapse. Through sculptural forms, videos, paintings and photographs that assemble like a cast in a drama parody, di Luzio conflates popular ideologies with historical references, paradox with kitsch, constructing images with strong metaphorical potency only to dismantle contemporary mythologies especially religious acts. With the tools of the theatrical, he unmasks the moment where images experience their ritualization and offers a reprieve by humoring the feedback loop of communication.
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Exhibitions
SENZA TITOLO
Senza Titolo Krome Gallery, Berlin, 2012
Senza Titolo Krome Gallery, Berlin, 2012
Untitled (Das Dasein)2013
Untitled (Das Dasein)2013
Untitled2011 , Digital print 35 x 50 cm
Untitled 2011, Mixed media Variable dimensions
Déjà vu 2010, siren alarm, iron, wood 40 x 40 x 240 cm
Untitled 2010 , aluminium, wood, electric engines, plastic clarina, compressor 98 x 50 x 50 cm
Untitled2010 , plastic canvas, copper tubes, iron, water pump 240 x 150 x 150 cm
Untitled
Untitled 2010 , cardboard cylinder, wood, electric engines, music stand dimension variable
Senza Titolo Digital Print on Forex 100 x 70 cm
Untitled 2005 , Photograph 70 x 100 cm
Lorenzo Scotto di Luzio interpreta Luigi Tenco 2002, 10 covers with vinyl records
Lorenzo Scotto di Luzio interpreta Luigi Tenco 2002, 10 covers with vinyl records
Lorenzo Scotto di Luzio interpreta Luigi Tenco 2002, 10 covers with vinyl records