Gabriele La Teana

Class 90, he was born in Scandiano and At the age of 4 he moved to Milan in 1995 From an early age he felt a strong Attraction towards drawing and writing on walls. At 14 he came into contact with The world of graffiti until 2009, the year in which, without reason, he completely abandoned that environment until 2018. In that year the depression hits harder than ever. La Teana takes in hand a canvas and some brushes and begins As a joke, by necessity, to draw on them. From there, as if absorbed in a bubble, he pours out all his suffering, hatred, fear on canvases and sheets. The first works are really primordial, almost like tribal masks. Over time he becomes aware of the means and how to use them, refining His own style. His paintings after less than a year of activity are noticed and from there He begins to exhibit in various group Exhibitions around Italy: Florence, Bologna, Rome, then Milan. Despite the pandemic, in June 2020 He has his first solo show at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in Alcamo, Sicily. Here he exhibits all his works and leaves some of his pieces on permanent display At the Museum. Also in that period he was contacted To exhibit one of his impressive works abroad in a group exhibition at the Pintér Gallery in Budapest. In 2021 one of his pieces was auctioned At the Gigarte house, together with the likes of Salvador Dalí and Botero. From 2018 to 2021, in each of his works we can see the suffering of the artist, who with decisive, sharp brushstrokes almost seems to be fighting with the canvas. With orderly chaos, he seems to be trying to put his thoughts in order. With his distressing figures, he triesto Bring out his demons. Up to the current awareness that depression is part of him and will forever be part of him, but now he has a means With which to learn to live with. Art saved his life and he repays it by giving him his life .

Common fears

Urla

An ancient sleeping entity, awakened by surrounding nature. This sudden awakening has unleashed a liberating scream, which tears the canvas apart and exits the screen. This work focuses even more on the theme of the connection between classical art (ancient as a background) with the modernity of the digital. To symbolize that the two can coexist peacefully and can give added value to each other.