Roberto Fonfría

Presidential Fold Illusions and Continental Dash, 2024

Canvas, acrylic gel, china marker, archival polyester film, thread on Bristol acid free paper

Dimensions:

Overall size:

Image size: 17 H x 28 W in.

Frame size: 21 H x 33 W x 1 D in.

Individual size:

Image size: 17 H x 14 W in. 

Frame size: 21 H x 16.5 W x 1 D in.

Unique

Wood frame

Roberto Fonfría (1969) born in Caracas, Venezuela, examines questions of consciousness, identity, happiness, humor, boredom, masculinity, money and aging, exposing the centrality of time that belongs to each piece. His collages live on thanks to his curious hands that choose specific pieces of paper, cardboard, thread, photographs and clippings, and are reworked on a surface to construct a different meaning, a new identity, a new narrative. Uniting disciplines as broad as photographic transfers with drawing and writing. His method of creation consists of using images from old magazines, advertisements and photo albums, modifying them and adding references to popular culture, common phrases and reflections from his childhood in Venezuela. Finally he makes “analogical” modifications using practical methods, painting, drawing and writing.