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ONLY TV CAN JUDGE ME

ONLY TV CAN JUDGE ME

Daniele Oldani

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Certificate of Authenticity: original by the artist

Signature: signed in original

Edition: unique

Year: 2024 collection

SUPPORT: canvas

TECHNIQUE: acrylic and oil pastels on canvas

DIMENSIONS: 150 cm x 150 cm

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Description by the gallery owner

Daniele Oldani's work, entitled Only TV Can Judge Me, is a critique of the mass media, with a particular focus on Italian television. The title itself is revealing: it highlights the absolute power that television exerts in our society, particularly on younger generations, who are often fascinated by the idea of ​​joining the entertainment industry.
In this context, Maria De Filippi, the central figure of the work, is depicted as a modern deity. Her body mirrors the traditional iconography of the Madonna della Misericordia, who welcomes the faithful under her cloak. However, Oldani transforms this sacred image: instead of religious believers, Mary gathers the devotees of the television cult under her "cloak." Her face is replaced by a television screen, on which her image appears, elevated to the status of "queen" of television. This detail reinforces the idea that the power and influence of television have become a sort of modern religion, with its own rites and deities.
In the background of the painting, a detailed landscape depicts a church covered in satellite dishes, a clear metaphor for Cinecittà, the beating heart of the Italian film and television industry. The parallel to Hollywood is clear: like the famous sign on the Los Angeles hills, the words "Cinecittà" stand out here.
Another central element of the work is the words "You shall have no other gods before me," emblazoned on a television screen. This phrase, borrowed from the first biblical commandment, is reinterpreted here to highlight how television, in Oldani's view, has replaced God and religion as spiritual and moral guides for many people. Maria De Filippi thus becomes a divine figure who embodies this new media cult, a popular icon dominating the national television landscape.

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Daniele Oldani

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Daniele Oldani's introverted nature conceals a sacrilegious world painted with acrylics and oil pastels. A creative mind, he has made art his raison d'être. He began reproducing Amedeo Modigliani's drawings at a young age. His early admiration for Modigliani is an eloquent sign of his artistic sensibility. Not only Modigliani, but also Dubuffet and "Art Brut," Jean-Michel Basquiat, Giorgio de Chirico, Mark Ryden, Fernando Botero, and Renaissance religious art have inspired Oldani. Nor should we forget his past as a writer and his studies at the Milan School of Comics. Throughout his life, he has worked both as an illustrator for Warner Bros. and as a tattoo artist. A tortuous path led Oldani to establish himself in painting, his true vocation. His background, therefore, has allowed him to develop remarkable technical skill in drawing. Over the course of his artistic research, Oldani has experimented with a wide range of painting techniques. He prefers acrylic paint because it dries quickly. Oil pastels, on the other hand, allow him to achieve a more lively and instinctive style. The Lombard artist is fully aware of the drama of our existence. His existential pain is channeled and released onto canvas with refined refinement. The paintings of the artist, born in 1979, express a profound capacity for communication. The Lombard artist addresses social issues with bitter irony. Oldani, like a rapper, creates poetic expressions, but in the form of images, although he often combines the images with phrases written backwards, imbuing his works with further meaning. His studio, located in a basement in the Milanese suburbs, is a hotbed of delicately restless artworks. Whether it's his "Art Brut" series, the "SuperModì" series, or his "Pietà" series, Oldani's touch is unmistakable.

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