Oct 102008
Savini, an artist from Rome, has created these playful sculptures from bubble gum. The human subjects are more dark alley than uncanny valley; the animals, particularly the bear and crocodile, hit the mark. The gallery says: “Also for those born in the sixties as Maurizio Savini and I, chewing-gum reaches in the mind‘s meanders at …
So, 30-40 years after the severe psychedelic patterns and colors of mod went out of style, and 30 years after the dense shag carpets and wood paneling of the 70′s, I’ve seen some great stuff that combines the feel of the two recently. Damien Hirst from 2007: If you can’t tell, those are (real) butterflies. …


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