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CREATIVE LABORATORY AFTER BANKSY SAVED IN THE TIME CAPSULE FOR NEXT MILLENNIUMS EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL

ONES WILL NOT EXIST ANYMORE, 2022 MIXED MEDIA 10.2X8.2 IN. | 26X21 CM.
AFTER KUSAMA YAYOI SAVED IN THE TIME CAPSULE FOR NEXT MILLENNIUMS EVEN THOUGH THE
ORIGINAL ONES WILL NOT EXIST ANYMORE, 2022 MIXED MEDIA 5.1X7.8X5.1 IN. | 13X20X13 CM.
AFTER BOETTI ALIGHIERO SAVED IN THE TIME CAPSULE FOR NEXT MILLENNIUMS EVEN THOUGH THE
ORIGINAL ONES WILL NOT EXIST ANYMORE “BLACK-GOLD”, 2018 MIXED MEDIA 8.6X9.4 IN | 22X24 CM.

GIORGIO GOST
Lives and works in Parma, Italy
https://giorgiogost.com

Giorgio Gost, an Italian artist, has had a dynamic artistic journey Botero, Hopper, Mondrian, Magnelli, Burri, Scheggi, Perilli, Dorazio,
spanning over three decades. Starting in 1988, Gost initially focused Biasi, Ray, Koons, etc. The series also includes original artworks by
on metaphysical particulars on canvas, preserving old handwritten Gilardi, Campesan, Piemonti, Salvadori, Aubertin, Rapetti, Corpora,
documents of transport. However, in 2000, he shifted his focus to Costalonga, and others. Gost’s art serves as a commentary on
geometric paint-ings, marking each artwork with a unique number. socio-economic shifts. He reflects on the rise and fall of the New
By June 2009, he began a new series titled “Journeys Searching the Economy, remembering the Old Economy made up of hardworking
Colour,” incorporating original and numbered documents from about individuals and small firms. This sentiment is reflected in the
30 years ago. This unique approach set Gost apart in the art world. handwritten old leaflets featured in some of his artworks.
In 2014, Gost embarked on a project titled “After…” raising
questions about the longevity and preservation of art. He began to
“save” the images that we have seen in our lives from decades past
by encasing them in transparent resin used for industrial floors.
This series features famil-iar images such as cuts on canvas that
become After Fontana, alphabetic letters become After Boetti, the
can of Campbell’s Soup becomes After Warhol, the famous Shit
becomes After Man-zoni, the Metaphysic Piazza d’Italia becomes
After De Chirico, and then After Vasarely, Halley, Modigliani, Balla,

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