TAGLIALATELLA GALLERIES NEW YORK
Fidia Falaschetti
VERY-Fied
New York, NY
November 10, 2022
Fidia Falaschetti: VERY-Fied
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Taglialatella Galleries wants you to “check” out VERY-Fied, an exhibition of sculptures, drawings, and video art by Italian-born pop artist Fidia Falaschetti, open November 10th through December 5th in New York City.
Fascinated by street art, hip hop and other creative subcultures from a young age, Fidia was an accomplished muralist and illustrator by the time he was 16. After graduating from The Academy of Fine Arts in Italy with a degree in Production Design, Fidia worked as a graphic designer, art director and photographer in the 90’s. It wasn’t until visiting the United States in 2007 that Fidia decided to focus on becoming a full-time fine artist, utilizing his background in illustration and painting while mastering his preferred medium of sculpture.
After moving to LA, Fidia experienced a new culture of opulence and brand obsession, from high fashion to reality TV and the Hollywoodization of, well, everything. Fidia’s experience in America, coupled with his previous experience in the corporate world, began to transform the imagery of his artwork and the tone of his visual conversation.
Characters from Warner Bros and Disney were reimagined and literally remolded by Fidia, transforming pop culture icons and symbols into a fun but sometimes dark critique of societal importance and values. Some observers laugh and take a selfie, others reflect and take notice.
With VERY-Fied, Fidia wants to see if you know who you really are. Are your true feelings posted on Instagram, or validated by the amount of “likes” you get? Is your self-image really yourself, or are you filtered by the quality of your emoji game? “Fied” can mean cool, so Fidia asks what is very cool now anyway? Is being verified really VERY-Fied?
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Black \ Black, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Gold \ Black customized, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Purple \ White, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Purple \ Acid Yellow, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Gold \ Gold, 2022
Plated resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Pink \ Blue, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Blue \ Acid Yellow, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Acid Yellow \ Silver, 2022
Automotive painted resin, aluminum coated resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), Black \ Gold, 2022
Plated resin, automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
DFR BUSTO (peace hand), White \ Pink, 2022
Automotive painted resin
2 x 5 x 11 in. (5.1 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
Signed
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF (B)ART, 2015
Vintage chalk board, chalk, resin, varnish
51 x 39 1/2 in. (129.5 x 100.3 cm)
Signed
Youtube (from Social Security Camera), 2019
Recycled surveillance camera, varnish, leather
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Instagram (from Social Security Camera), 2019
Recycled surveillance camera, varnish, embroidery leather
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Google (from Social Security Camera), 2019
Recycled surveillance camera, varnish, embroidery, leather
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Twitter (from Social Security Camera), 2019
Recycled surveillance camera, varnish, leather
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Facebook (from Social Security Camera), 2019
Recycled surveillance camera, varnish, leather
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Tik Tok (from Social Security Camera), 2022
Recycled surveillance camera, varnish, broken glass
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Microsoft (from Social Security Camera), 2022
Recycled surveillance camera, reecycled Amazon cardboard, varnish, paper tape
19 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. (48.3 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Oxytotem, 2022
White and oxydated copper
30 1/2 x 24 x 80 in. (77.5 x 61 x 203.2 cm)
Signed
Unique
Happy Me Oversize - Multichrome, 2022
Resin, metal, aluminum coating
13 4/5 x 13 4/5 x 10 in. (35 x 35 x 25.4 cm)
Ed. of 3 AP
Signed and numbered
Happy Me Oversize - Gunsteel, 2022
Resin, metal, gunsteel plated
13 4/5 x 13 4/5 x 10 in. (35 x 35 x 25.4 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Happy Me Oversize - Gold, 2022
Resin, metal, gunsteel plated
13 4/5 x 13 4/5 x 10 in. (35 x 35 x 25.4 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Happy Me Oversize - Gold, 2022
Gold plated resin, brass
13 4/5 x 13 4/5 x 10 in. (35 x 35 x 25.4 cm)
Signed
Unique
OG color + video (from Piece of (B)art), 2022
Automotive paint and resin and video
11 x 5 x 4 in. (27.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Gold Hand + video (from Piece of (B)art), 2022
Gold plated resin and video
11 x 5 x 4 in. (27.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Black and silver + video (from Piece of (B)art), 2022
Automotive painted and aluminum coated resin and video
11 x 5 x 4 in. (27.9 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed
You Hand Me, 2019
Automotive paint, epoxy clay, and clear coat on resin sculpture
19 x 17 x 16 in. (50.8 x 43.2 x 40.6 cm)
Signed
Unique
None Finito, 2019
Automotive paint and epoxy clay on resin sculpture
19 x 15 1/2 x 7 in. (48.3 x 39.4 x 17.8 cm)
Signed
Unique
Melting Donald Fuck - Neon, 2022
Resin and automotive paint
22 x 17 1/2 x 10 in. (55.9 x 44.5 x 25.4 cm)
Signed
Donald Fuck Redemption - Black matte and gold chrome, 2022
3D printed resin, automotive coating, aluminum coating
29 x 20 4/5 x 43 in. (73.7 x 52.8 x 109.2 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Donald Fuck - Multicolor, 2017
Resin, aluminum coating, transparent coating
15 1/2 x 11 x 19 1/2 in. (39.4 x 27.9 x 49.5 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Donald Fuck Redemption - Multichrome, 2021
Aluminum coated resin
18 x 11 4/5 x 9 in. (45.7 x 30 x 22.9 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
Apple Care Grenade Big - Red, 2017
Resin, automotive paint, metal
47 x 39 x 47 in (119.4 x 99.1 x 119.4 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed
Apple Care Grenade Medium - Red, 2021
Plated resin, metal, automotive paint
16 1/2 x 11 4/5 x 13 in. (41.9 x 30 x 33 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed
Apple Care Grenade Medium - Gold, 2021
Plated resin, metal, automotive paint
16 1/2 x 11 4/5 x 13 in. (41.9 x 30 x 33 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed
Apple Care Grenade Medium - Rainbow, 2022
Resin, automotive paint, metal
16 1/2 x 11 4/5 x 13 in. (41.9 x 30 x 33 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed
iLone - Oxydized copper (from Social Media Slavery), 2022
Copper plate, resin, and metal
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
iLone - Multichrome (from Social Media Slavery), 2022
Resin, metal, aluminum coating, transparent coating
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
iLove - Gold chrome (from Social Media Slavery), 2022
Gold plate, resin, metal
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
iLove - Multichrome (from Social Media Slavery), 2022
Resin, metal, aluminum coating, transparent coating
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
iSwear - Matte gunsteel (from Social Media Slavery), 2019
Resin, metal, gunsteel plating, transparent coating
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
iSwear - Multichrome (from Social Media Slavery), 2019
Resin, metal, aluminum coating, transparent coating
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Ed. of 5
Signed and numbered
iLove - Black (from Social Media Slavery), 2022
Resin, metal, aluminum coating, transparent coating, automotive paint
14 x 11 x 8 in. (35.6 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and numbered
Melting Donald Fuck - Pink, 2022
Wood, resin, automotive paint
12 x 12 x 7 1/2 in. (30.5 x 30.5 x 19.1 cm)
Signed
Unique
Melting Donald Fuck - White, 2022
Wood, resin, automotive paint, plated metal
12 x 12 x 7 1/2 in. (30.5 x 30.5 x 19.1 cm)
Signed
Unique
Piece of (B)Art, 2022
2 piece set of screenprints on paper
22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
Signed and numbered
Totem Block A New Yorker Ink, 2022
Acrylic on original New Yorker Magazine cover on paper
20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
Signed
Unique
Totem Block B New Yorker Ink, 2022
Acrylic on original New Yorker Magazine cover on paper
20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
Signed
Unique
Totem Block C New Yorker Ink, 2022
Acrylic on original New Yorker Magazine cover on paper
20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
Signed
Unique
Totem Block D New Yorker Ink, 2022
Acrylic on original New Yorker Magazine cover on paper
20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
Signed
Unique
Donald Fuck Redemption New Yorker Ink, 2022
Acrylic on original New Yorker Magazine cover on paper
20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
Signed
Unique
Donald Fuck Illustration Ink, 2016
Ink and pencil on paper
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
Signed
Unique
Meanie Mouse Illustration Ink, 2022
Ink and pencil on paper
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
Signed
Unique
Freaky Mouse Illustration Ink, 2016
Ink and pencil on paper
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
Signed
Unique