Roberto Fonfria
Venezuela • 1969
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Roberto Fonfría lives and works in Miami, Fl.
He was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1969.
Roberto Fonfría creates stories through a random mix of found images, photographs, drawings, and words. He combines these elements and builds layers and textures using acrylics, common objects, and collage. His work explores human behavior and social rules with a critic eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories.
The images come from old magazines, advertising and photo albums collected at thrift stores. By extracting them from their natural context, he reconstructs them by adding references to popular culture as well as common phrases and insights that come from his Venezuelan childhood.
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He was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1969.
Roberto Fonfría creates stories through a random mix of found images, photographs, drawings, and words. He combines these elements and builds layers and textures using acrylics, common objects, and collage. His work explores human behavior and social rules with a critic eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories.
The images come from old magazines, advertising and photo albums collected at thrift stores. By extracting them from their natural context, he reconstructs them by adding references to popular culture as well as common phrases and insights that come from his Venezuelan childhood.
La Liebre Pretendiente (Mounted on wood pegboard)
Painting - 47.6 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,500
No Debió Salir de su Casa esa Mañana sin su Amuleto Chino (Framed)
Painting - 47.6 x 48 x 0.3 inch
$3,500
He Always Fancied Himself as a Ladies Man (Framed)
Painting - 15 x 11 x 1 inch
$1,500
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Roberto Fonfría lives and works in Miami, Fl.He was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1969.Roberto Fonfría creates stories through a random mix of found images, photographs, drawings, and words. He combines these elements and builds layers and textures using acrylics, common objects, and collage. His work explores human behavior and social rules with a critic eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magazines, advertising and photo albums collected at thrift stores. By extracting them from their natural context, he reconstructs them by adding references to popular culture as well as common phrases and insights that come from his Venezuelan childhood.
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When was Roberto Fonfria born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1969