CELEBRATING LIFE by Roberto Gallo
Mixed Media
CLASH by Roberto Gallo
DEATH'S HEART by Roberto Gallo
Acrylics on canvas
EGG-CERSICE by Roberto Gallo
Acrylics on canvas
GALLO by Roberto Gallo
Oil on canvas
HEAVY ON THE EYES by Roberto Gallo
Mixed Media
REVOLVING ME by Roberto Gallo
Assemblage
REVOLVING ME by Roberto Gallo
(Detail)
SYNCRONICITY by Roberto Gallo
Mixed Media
UNJOINED CONNECTION by Roberto Gallo
Permanent markers on cardboard
The Artist
Statement
Roberto Gallo
IB Art is a class where you can
really express yourself, and between all the stress you have of tests, it
provides a great balance to your lifestyle. Starting this course I wanted to
look for alternate ways that I could draw that were not sketching, which is my
greatest love. My strongest suit has always been drawing with pencil, because I
find it easier to create shadows and volumes, but throughout the course this
mentality has started to change making me practice with acrylics and oil
paintings. The greatest problem I have faced is my fear to “splash” or “ruin” a
canvas or paper, because I am always afraid of actually ruining the artwork.
The development of ideas is also an obstacle, because sometimes I find
inspiration very easily, and other times it is extremely hard to find. The only
way that I get over this fear of ruining the artwork, is to have self
confidence in myself as artist. When developing ideas, I always found a
connection that could be made with graffiti, being an expressive style of art.
I found my love for graffiti and the elements that form the style; especially
street graffiti has a more warm sense of belonging. I started to focus my ideas
in Mexican graffiti, connecting the day of the dead culture, which symbolizes a
part of my life. You can see in several of my paintings that there are some
elements of graffiti, and also an allusion to the Mexican culture. To get to
the point that I am in I have had to go through much media experimentation,
which only helped to open my mind as an artist.
April, 2014
Investigation Work Book
Roberto Gallo
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