Identità Globale (Global Identity) - Gaetano Grillo

Gaetano Grillo (Molfetta 1952)

Active since the early 1970s, the artist was one of the first forerunners of the return to the specificity of artistic languages, a movement that characterized the 1980s throughout the Western world.
Painter, sculptor and writer, he coined a new alphabet: "Alfabeto Grillico" (Grillico Alphabet), a metaphor of our time in which all languages ​​come together in the process of globalization of cultures beyond time and geographical distances. A committed academic, he was a titular teacher of Painting and also Director of the same School of the Brera Academy.
He adheres to the "Terminal Realism" movement and has exhibited in many cities in Europe, America and China. Furthermore, he founded and directs the Academy magazine and the Casadartista Cultural Association in Arena Po, where he has chosen to carry out the “Borgo d'Arte” (Art Village) project and the MAPO Museum.

This work-installation has as its title:
Identità Globale (Global Identity) 2019
(stainless steel, room measurements)

The work shows the anagram of his city of origin written with his "Alfabeto Grillico" and was installed at the entrance to the Village where the artist has chosen to reside, instead of Milan which is his city of residence.
The letters and symbols unfold on four antique brick walls welcoming those who arrive in Arena Po, almost like a hug.


For more information about the work and the artist:
www.gaetanogrillo.com
www.alfabetogrillico.it