(Astrobese, 2011)
Featured in the Tru:Teknology Files at the beginning of last month, Francesco De Molfetta’s Pop Fiction show is finally drawing to a close this week. Housed at California’s esteemed Toy Art Gallery, Molfetta’s show features a variety of new and re-interpreted sculptures in his iconic style- a satirical take on pop culture icons that elegantly question our overstimulated and material obsessed society.
We’re in the process of trying to secure an interview with Molfetta to discuss Pop Fiction and his future plans, but in the mean time, we’ve decided to post some of our favourite pieces from the project-
Gundama – Michelangelo
Dictatorabbits
“Francesco De Molfetta was born in 1979, he lives and works in Milan, little Italy, Europe. Francesco’s art is bold and holds back no punches. When viewing his art, the observer is invited to closely examine his own fate and position in the cultural landscape. Does he transcend and reshape, or remain complacent and numb in a material-excessive and sensory-overstimulated world? One has to decide because Francesco’s art demands an answer.”
– Toy Art Gallery press
Mercejesus – Vaticane
Gone Drake
All of the works are now available to purchase by e-mailing the gallery directly at info@toyartgallery.com, with full previews available here.
(photos- TAG)
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