PEACE (h)AND LOVE

Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct visual art media. For example, a work on canvas that combines paint, ink, and collage could properly be called a "mixed media" work. When creating a painted or photographed work using mixed media it is important to choose the layers carefully and allow enough drying time between the layers to ensure the final work will have integrity. If many different media are used it is equally important to choose a sturdy foundation upon which the different layers are imposed. Many interesting effects can be achieved by using mixed media. Often, found objects are used in conjunction with traditional artist media, such as paints and graphite, to express a meaning in the everyday life. In this manner, many different elements of art become more flexible than with traditional artist media. Fidia begins his career as graphic designer, illustrator and photographer, and has since 1995 collaborated with many well-known brands. Yet after turning 30, feeling uneasy with commercial business communication, his career has overturned, Fidia was “kidnapped” by the world of contemporary art, which he found to be the ideal way to express and portray his feelings to the outside world. He studied in Florence at the Academy of Art (Accademia di Belle Arti), and only 5 years later he started to move in his personal way within the circles of contemporary art, creating a profound dialogue with society, whilst trying to give a voice to his personal fears. Through this, Fidia found the right path to transform his thoughts into something independent of himself. Fidia’s world is a kind of surrealistic society made up of bizarre iconic characters, shown in different contexts and lit up by special “floodlights”. Playing with this pop-ular language, and toying with the (sometimes) frightful actuality, he tries to give a different meaning to what is happening around us. His personal “art journey” started in his youth with street art continues to this present day, with experimentation in galleries, foundations and museums all over the world,