Are we there yet?, 2014
Roberto Fonfria  

Painting : oil, acrylic, paper, pastel, lead mine, collage, digital print · 121.9 x 182.9 x 0.5 cm 48 x 72 x 0.2 inch

€5,463 5 463 €
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Painting : Unique artwork

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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed

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oil, acrylic, paper, pastel, lead mine, collage, digital print on wood

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121.9 x 182.9 x 0.5 cm 48 x 72 x 0.2 inch Height x Width x Depth

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Description

This artwork is an intriguing collage blending monochromatic and colored portraits, each layer telling a complex story. The grayscale faces possess a vintage allure, suggesting a connection to the past. In stark contrast, the central figure dons a vibrant plaid shirt and dark shorts, vividly standing out against the subdued tones. This dynamic juxtaposition evokes themes of time, memory, and identity, as if bridging different eras. The visible textures, including torn edges and layered paper, add to the rough, tactile quality, enhancing the piece's raw and unrefined nature. The fragmented facial features emphasize anonymity and universality. This bold visual dialogue compels viewers to contemplate the relationship between the past and present, individual versus collective identity, and the persistent layering of human experience. The artwork’s unique ability to merge styles and periods creates a captivating and thought-provoking visual narrative.

Fonfria's  work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical 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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Roberto Fonfria, Are we there yet?
Venezuela  • 1969

Presentation

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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