João Cardoso
Paper toss, orange painting Nº6
2022

Name: Paper toss, orange painting Nº6
Brand: João Cardoso
Price: 2076.59 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Mentally, sometimes it’s hard to cut ties with the idea that creativity is pushed away from us, as we are constantly presented with pre set content ready to consume. It feels very live the idea that human input is becoming thin as a paper and that soon squashed and thrown on the bin! With this body of work the artist also projects himself as a victim of de humanization in two ways… fir its process, an handmade “print like” body of work and for its context where you will find barely anything besides the creature and its empty space. These mechanical creatures found squashed inside these spaces, like paper in a basket, can act in a passive way only counting on beliefs for a turn of events or instead pushing against they’re space looking to break the box. With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology, as a much needed tool to explore new means of life and solutions for the current world, also, it is responsible for extinguishing value from the human race. João believes that we are now on a big switch towards turning ourselves into mechanical figures and that actually only few of us will be valued only for our human condition. However, despite this fatalistic ideology, his work satirically predicts scenarios in a near future, and mixes it up with concepts of modern life where us humans are both the creators and bodies of study for robots to flourish. With this in mind, questions such as “The matter of love? “, “Will we need a pet to sustain our need for affection?”, “Can low battery mean being close to death?” or “Which moral values will be transported to the digital realm?” are some of the many that end up being reflected in his work through a “pop mechanical figure” named “Creature”. The main aim of João Cardoso work, besides exposing his personal concerns, is to raise awareness among humankind about our frail condition as humans but also to allow space in each persons mind to believe in the array of opportunities that technology can provide us.

Creator:

João Cardoso (1995, Portuguese)

Creation Year:

2022

Dimensions:

Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)

More Editions & Sizes:

unique artworkPrice: $2,077

Medium:

Acrylic

Movement & Style:

Street Art