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Euphoria of Meaning-less
Lupini questions whether language only represents thought or there is much more going on behind the autonomous play of signs. His culturally coded South American Bossa Nova music explores the universal language. In Remixes Series (2002/2005) he reworks 50's-60's songs by the Venezuelan group Onda Nueva, and develops them into a series of moving images. Referring back to the period of time, the country had experienced an extensive process of modernisation. We may not remember the modern history in South America, but the playful melody still remains highly recognizable recalling Lupini’s childhood memory. The artist has visualised ‘post-babble pre-language’ into a series of moving images of black and white bold fonted characters and flashing animated images synchronised with the movement of sound. The persistence of vision challenges viewers' eye whilst the tune and melody of the meaningless pop songs invade our perception. |
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Mauricio Lupini (b.1963 Caracas, Venezuela) lives and works in Rome
Lupini studied architecture in Caracas, photography in Rome and in 2001 received his Masters in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London. His recent group exhibitions include: Sequence, De Roode Bioscoop, Amsterdam and The Space, London (2006); Tropical Abstraction, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam (2005); San Juan Triennial (Puerto Rico, 2004), Prague Biennale I (2001). In 2002 Lupini produced the video-installation TV show: Unidad de Habitacion for the exhibition Etnografía: modo de empleo, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas. Lupini’s solo exhibitions were held at Museo Otero, Caracas (1999), Sala Mendoza, Caracas, (2000 and 1995) and Museo Jesus Soto, Ciudad Bolivar (1995). The National Art Gallery of Venezuela (GAN) published his book ‘Things to Consider Before Shooting’ in 2001. |
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