Andrew Iacobucci – lucky days come loudly

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Andrew Iacobucci (1986) lives and works in Rome. His multidisciplinary practice occupies a space in which the pictorial gesture is questioned and examined as an act of communication. His work navigates language, meaning, gesture and misunderstanding from minor slip-ups to ominous premonitions.

He employs materials and techniques that intentionally distance himself from the traditional figure of the painter. Stripliners, silkscreen, industrial embroidery: within this deliberate separation between hand and gesture unfolds a reflection on the very meaning of painting. His research centers on primary forms of visual communication both in their normative manifestations, such as road signage, and in more instinctive expressions like early childhood attempts at writing challenging the idea of language as a stable, universal system.

The embroidery process visible in these works results from a long and meticulous translation of rapid sketches into precious tapestries: a contradiction in temporality that reinforces their significance. His more sculptural investigations dwell on the dual reading of objects: party leftovers cast in aluminum become monstrous, tumor-like forms, while colorful streamers echo the signatures of doctors on dramatic medical reports. In addition to these research themes, he explores the impact and portrayal of lamentable and over-expressed emotions by analyzing details of faces in manga and pop culture images, like giant eyes and pathetic tears. As a whole, his practice spans multiple topics, all connected by a subtle thread: the uncertainty and the precariousness whether of life itself or of a thought struggling to emerge.