Empire of Brands, 2025
Painting : acrylic, wood, marker · 43 x 33 x 1 cm 16.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch · Ready to hang
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
43 x 33 x 1 cm 16.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
47 x 37 x 3 cm 18.5 x 14.6 x 1.2 inch
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"Empire of Brands" is a dense, high-energy three-dimensional work by Simone De Rosa that functions as a powerful socio-cultural commentary. De Rosa takes the iconic, anonymous military figure of the Stormtrooper from the franchise—a symbol of control and corporate cinema—and subjects it to the intense visual noise and branding saturation of the 21st-century urban environment.
The artwork is a masterful exploration of commodification and identity. By replacing the Stormtrooper's faceplate with the logos of global consumer giants like Pepsi-Cola, De Rosa questions whether the modern identity, even within a fictional military structure, is ultimately consumed and dictated by corporate power.
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Simone De Rosa, born in 1977, is a self-taught Italian Pop art artist who took his first steps as a Pop Art artist.
He started drawing and painting from an early age, at the same time she was also inspired by comics and attended the Roman school of comics in Rome, Italy. Definitely modern painting.
Strong, vibrant colors with large spray can brush strokes and large, contrasting color patches. He is focused on the impression. The painting must dominate the interior and attract attention, all his paintings are made on canvas. He likes to work on medium sizes, ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 meters or more, and often uses items such as shop mannequins and bowling pins.
He usually uses acrylic paints accompanied by different techniques, especially when creating collages. Simone De Rosa draws inspiration from his urban environments such as street art, cartoons, celebrity icons, advertising and brend in order to make his works of art unique and attractive even to the less skilled in art. Currently his works are becoming more and more popular, they are now in private collections in Europe and the United States.
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