Adrian Pocobelli
One of the main sources of inspiration for artists over the centuries has been famous books. The Bible and Greek mythology figure prominently in the history of art – one could easily argue that they were the main subject matter in the Western tradition from Cimabue until the 18th century. In the 20th century, artists such as Salvador Dali and Robert Rauschenberg portrayed Dante’s Divine Comedy, and Picasso, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, to name a few prominent examples. After reading Thucydides’ history of The Peloponnesian War and realizing that it hadn’t yet been conveyed as an art series, I decided to embark on the ambitious journey to retell the story, however fragmentary, using an iPhone as my tool and Greek vase paintings as my source imagery.
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Adrian Pocobelli , Bacchus and Ariadne, light beige iink. acrylic silkscreen, on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 55.5 cm, 2021, ed 6of6
Adrian Pocobelli,q-raphael-madonna ,yellow inkjet, acrylic silkscreen on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 44 cm x 65.5 cm, 2020, ed 3of4
Adrian Pocobelli, q=raphael+baldassare+castiglione 1, (deep yellow inkjet, acrylic silkscreen on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 65 cm, 2021, ed. 3/3
Adrian Pocobelli, St Catherine of Alexandria, (light yellow) inkjet, acrylic silkscreen on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 57 cm, ed 6 /6 , 2022
Adrian Pocobelli, q=-lady-with-ermine. neon pink inkjet acrylic silkscreen, on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 65.5 cm, 2021, ed 6/6
Adrian Pocobelli, q-bellini+doge 1 yellow inkjet, acrylic silkscreen on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 65 cm, 2020, ed. 3of3
Sdrian Pocobelli, St George and the Dragon, light orange inkjet, acrylic silkscreen on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 57.5 cm , 2021, ed. 6/6
Adrian Pocobelli, Virgin with St Anne, deep yellow inkjet , acrylic silkscreen on 308-gram Hahnemühle paper, 43 cm x 59 cm, 2021, ed 6of6