Bio
RIFFBLAST is an Italian artist, born in Bologna, Italy.
My journey into art began in early childhood, raised in the countryside by an inspiring and creative family who have supported me ever since I started painting and creating wood sculptures.
At the age of 17 I started collaborating with skate and surf companies to create board graphics, this world introduced me to the true love for the hardcore punk subculture which for years has influenced and developed my way of seeing art.
After a brief but intense experience in the fashion world that helped me develop commercial knowledge, in 2015 I decided without any certification or certainty to go back to painting and creating art.
My approach to the world of art was not a textbook as for anyone who approaches this profession, I am still facing a slow path that, thanks to events and social networks, is making me grow in the way that best suits my person.
From 2017 I start with religious-litographies with which I then alter by using water based acrylics, I interpolate present day icons meant to elicit the familiar and sarcastic. Still, the message dives much deeper into the psyche of consumerism and corruption that I experience in Italy, a predominantly Catholic country.
Since a couple of years I have been collaborating with various galleries around the world from Italy to the United States, actively participating in solo and group exhibitions.
Solo Shows
March 2016: Public Faith / Vanilia & Comics Art Studio / Bologna / Italy
September 2017: Hello Good Times / Ling8 Gallery / Torino / Italy
January 2018 : Iconoclast Hero / Galleria Lambretto / Milano / Italy
December 2020 : Everything old is new Again / La Luz de Jesus Gallery / Los Angeles / USA
December 2022 : Lord od Fleas / Scope Art Show w MM Gallery / Miami/ USA
Collective Shows
April 2016: Skateboard Confluence / Club House Studio / Milano / Italy
September 2016: Wunderkammer Society / Centro Altinate / Padova / Italy
December 2017 : Christmas Showcase / Galleria DoppiaV / Lugano / Swizerland
March 2018 : Crazy Train / Spazio Noto / Noto, Sicily / Italy
June 2018 : Dogs in Heaven / Studio d’arte Andromeda / Trento / Italy
September 2019 : Lilliputian Hallucinations / La Luz de Jesus Gallery / Los Angeles / USA
November 2019 : DesignerCon 2019 / w. La Luz de Jesus Gallery / Anaheim / USA
January 2020 : From the Sewer / Ben Frost Gallery / Melbourne /Australia
January 2020 : Censure Group Show / Nero Gallery / Roma / Italy
November 2020 : BATCAVE / Mayne Line / Brisbane / Australia
December 2020 : G.T.F.O 2020 / Mortal Machine Gallery / New Orleans / USA
April 2021 : CEL Two person show with Steve Seeley / Mortal Machine Gallery / New Orleans / USA
July 2021 : STOOP KIDS / Mortal Machine Gallery / New Orleans / USA
December 2021: BASEL MIAMI /Mortal Machine Gallery / Miami / USA
December 2023: BASEL MIAMI / Mortal Machine Gallery / Miami / USA
February 2024: POPOFF / Mortal Machine Gallery / New Orleans / USA
March 2024 : THE NEW SALOON / Ashville Art Museum / Ashville NC / USA
Giugno 2024: SEA, ART & SUN / Chroma Mandrione / Roma / Italy
September 2024 :20th ANNIVERSARY COLL. / Krause Gallery / NYC/ USA
September 2024 : BEAUTIFUL CARNAGE / Chroma Mandrione / Roma / Italy