Critical texts, Italy, Venezia, 03 February 2013
"The artistic research of Joseph Graniello (aka Erin Polla), is rich in symbolism and techniques, that also goes beyond parody, political and social satire of our time. I considered it essential to propose among his works Bloody Danae, because I think the work is a symbolic-mask which hides our company was founded, until today, instabilityvism and realityvism.
Graphically and technically the work is perfect as a whole and we can read in it some important references: the woman, sensually seductive, with a cascade of gold coins that pay off her impure performance; the self-portrait of the artist baffled in appearance of a "Medusa", a clear quoting the work of Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio); the naked man with his head bowed as reflected in the mirror (the sinner) that looks like one of the many characters that lurk in the famous "Last Judgement" of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
In this work the artist outdid himself to give us his reading of the corruptibility of the human race, not the desire to be better. Words are not enough, needs the facts. The communicative language, fortunately polemical, of Joseph Graniello approaches to the interesting work on satire products of their time in the company of artists such as Francisco Goya and Honoré Daumier.,,
Gabriele ROMEO
Critic and Historian of Art
(from the Catalog-Magazine EXPOART # 16 - February 2013 - THE CATALOGUE OF ARTISTS - Ist CHOREUTIC EXHIBITION OF ART)
Graphically and technically the work is perfect as a whole and we can read in it some important references: the woman, sensually seductive, with a cascade of gold coins that pay off her impure performance; the self-portrait of the artist baffled in appearance of a "Medusa", a clear quoting the work of Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio); the naked man with his head bowed as reflected in the mirror (the sinner) that looks like one of the many characters that lurk in the famous "Last Judgement" of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
In this work the artist outdid himself to give us his reading of the corruptibility of the human race, not the desire to be better. Words are not enough, needs the facts. The communicative language, fortunately polemical, of Joseph Graniello approaches to the interesting work on satire products of their time in the company of artists such as Francisco Goya and Honoré Daumier.,,
Gabriele ROMEO
Critic and Historian of Art
(from the Catalog-Magazine EXPOART # 16 - February 2013 - THE CATALOGUE OF ARTISTS - Ist CHOREUTIC EXHIBITION OF ART)
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Complimenti Giuseppe!
Sono felice per te, è un bel riconoscimento.
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