Diego Lorenzini Correa
In times where everything can be art, it is sometimes refreshing to come across extraordinary skill. Young Chilean Diego Lorenzini combines realistic drawings of almost photographic quality with casual sketches and cartoons. He uses everyday materials like pencil, biro and notebook, creating an immediacy that, combined with his pensive humour, strikes as a fresh approach to an established medium.
In the tradition of newspaper cartoons, Lorenzini uses humour to hint at serious issues. Yet, his artworks go further: Their fractured narrative always leaves space for interpretation. In the “Berlin-series”, for example, comic characters representing the ‘real’ world think of portraits drawn in the realistic manner of classic etching, though seen from a fisheye-lens perspective. The series was provoked by the issue of communication, when Lorenzini, unable to speak German, was living in Berlin.
Lorenzini’s works originate in an anti-sentiment against concept art. The former disciple of Eugenio Dittborn, the Chilean artist renowned for his “Airmail Paintings”, aims to create work that cannot be fully explained by words and that drives away from the minimalist towards a new value for craftsmanship.
Biography
*1984 born in Talca (Chile)
/ graduated in fine arts from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
/ 2005 he walked over 250 km from Santiago to Talca with a tortoise on his shoulder
/ Since 2009, Lorenzini lives in London
Exhibitions
/ His work was exhibited in several solo shows in Chile and Argentina, as well as in group shows in South-America and Europe
/ Boom Boom, Galerie Johanssen, April 17th - June 4th, 2008
/ Illustrative 08 and 09
Artist Portfolio
- 1 - biro on paper - 21 x 29 cm
- 2 - biro on paper - 21 x 29 cm
- 3 - biro on paper - 21 x 29 cm
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- 19 - gouache on paper - 21 x 29 cm
- 20 - gouache on paper - 21 x 29 cm
- 21 - biro on paper - 21 x 29 cm
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- 34 - gouache on paper - 21 x 29 cm
- 35 - gouache on paper - 21 x 29 cm
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