Slasky

Based in Rome, Italy, Slasky’s work combines urban influences with classic contemporary pop art. His work encompasses both iconic figures of this era and those that capture important historical events.

Slasky brings a distinctly personal touch to his style, as he selects some of the most internationally recognizable visuals and presents them in his own unique manner, resulting in an overall feeling of connectedness and familiarity in each artwork. An infusion of modern vitality, vibrant shades, and liveliness.

“Nowadays creating art via digital technologies is an incredibly popular technique amongst artist, and digital art has proven to be very well received from collectors. However, I find people often tend to class digital art as ‘inferior’ to other artistic movements of the past. Digital artists are seen as people who have ‘smart ideas’ rather than as artists who actually ‘create’ art”

Is this the case everywhere or are you referring to somewhere in particular?

” I think it’s a common misconception of digital art in general. Italy, where I live, is a good example. The belief digital art isn’t as worthy as other kinds of art is made stronger by our significant historical past. For centuries an artist’s worth was evaluated based on their practical skills, with little attention paid to the concept behind the work itself”

How do you think digital art compares to artistic movements of the past?

“I truly believe today the attitude towards art is the same as it was in the past: what has changed is only the medium of communication. There is a continuity with futurism, dadaism, collage art, constructivism, up to artistic movements of the 60s such as kinetic art. It isn’t news that we constantly seek interactions with new mediums, in this case digital ones. Artistic movements of the past already searched for these interactions before our time