Concrete Sculptures

Mario Loprete, Catanzaro, Italy

Painting for Mario Loprete is his first love. An important, pure love. Creating a painting, starting from the spasmodic research of a concept with which he wants to send a message to transmit his message, is the basis of his painting. The sculpture is his lover, the artistic betrayal to the painting. 

Loprete’s work focuses on the research and documentation of the world of hip hop. This philosophy of life is now no longer relegated to the geographical boundaries of the USA, but rather, it can be found in any culture and latitude. Loprete uses concrete in his new works as he sees it as the link between his artistic craft and hip hop. As a material, concrete was historically utilised by the ancient Romans in widespread construction, but today is an indicator of modernity and contemporaneity.

For his Concrete Sculptures, Loprete uses his personal clothing, plaster, resin and cement to create his artworks. Symbolically, his memories and DNA remain concretised in his art, transforming the viewer into a post-modern archaeologist who studies his work as though they were urban artefacts.

© Mario Loprete

© Mario Loprete

© Mario Loprete

© Mario Loprete

Mario Loprete is an Italian artist who graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti, Catanzaro. His work has been widely exhibited in Italy and globally. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marioloprete/