In 2011, while everyone was taking selfies, I was skething on my screen to value and implement smartphones in my art practice.
The Idiots is a provocative series of drawing made on my Samsung Galaxy S back in 2011/2012 when I used to travel a lot and I spent a lot of time in public spaces such as public transports, bars, pubs, squares, bus top, train stations, airports, hotel lounges and more. The project takes inspiration from the lyrics of a poetry I wrote years before, in 2006, and which was itself inspired by a scene from the british TV series Nathan Barley.
I tried to depic people, us, in the most bizarre and unfortunate situations, trying to reflect of the topic of normality, morals, common sense, ethics. The drawings were all made drawing with fingers on the screen of a smartphone and it was a fund way to experiment with smartphone as a medium to make art.
THE RISING OF THE IDIOTS One step forwards, Two steps behind. The rising of the idiots, I really don't understand. The rising of the idiots, That's all we can. We pull many faces As days go by. Our poses hide the truth That we're living a crazy lie. Do we mean what we say, Or do we just speak in vain? Facts are made of words, In the name of silent gods. He said, do we trust each other? If not, why shouldl I bother? We might meet again, hi! Nice day, whatever, bye. He said - I thought someone said so Have we met before? It was a rainy day. I don't remember, I don't care anyway. Aimless enjoyment is nothing. Aimless enjoyment is all. We need to change the way we live. We need to change it all. Embrace our souls!
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SEVEN IDIOTS HAVING AN ORGY WHILE WATCHING YOUPORN - 2012
TWO IDIOTS TELLING A BORING STORY BUT ACTING LIKE IF THEY WERE HUGE - 2012
FOUR
IDIOTS SHOUTING AT A ME - 2011
TWO
IDIOTS - 2011
FOUR
IDIOTS ARGUING - 2011
THREE
IDIOTS. THE VOYEUR - 2011
THREE
IDIOTS. THE SNITCH - 2011
THREE ASTONISHED IDIOTS - 2011
THREE
IDIOTS AND A SECRET - 2011
AN
IDIOT HAVING NIGHTMARES - 2012
AN
IDIOT SHOUTING AT ITS KING, QUEEN AND THEIR SERVANT - 2012
IDIOTS
CROWDED AROUND AN INJURED IDIOT - 2012
IDIOTS
ON DRUGS - 2012
IDIOTS
SWAYED BY THE SPEECH OF AN ORACLE - 2012
NOT
EVEN JESUS COULD SAVE AN IDIOT'S SOUL - 2012
SOME
IDIOTS HASSLING ANOTHER IDIOT - 2012
TWO
IDIOTS ROBBING ANOTHER IDIOT - 2012
VISION
OF IDIOTS (THEY ARE EVERYWHERE) - 2012
AN IDIOT CONFESSING HIS LOVE TO HIS FIANCE AND HER FRIENDS - 2011
IDIOTS
HIGH ON FLAKKA - 2012
IDIOTS
QUEUE FOR A DRINK - 2012
THREE
IDIOTS BULLYING TWO IDIOTS - 2012
IDIOTS
ARGUING ABOUT CONSPIRACY - 2012
THREE
IDIOTS GOSSIPING - 2011
AN
IDIOT POSING FOR A PICTURE - 2012
AN
IDIOT FEELING SICK, ALWAYS (SELF-PORTRAIT) - 2011