Nicola Samori

Interesting artist working across multiple media types, including collage, [which is what originally led me to him]. Can't help but wonder if its his work being appropriated by the Chapman brothers

"makes seductive, profound paintings by layering and fusing images on canvas, wood or copper and then obliterating them by scratching, erasing, fingering and painting over the surfaces multiple times. By violating the golden rule of all museums (“Please do not touch the artwork.”) Samorìis making art history by corrupting his own work and imposing a new Samorì on top. The resulting layers of paint create a new skin that bears the bruises and permanent marks of all prior creative efforts.
Selecting portraits and still life’s from classical paintings but also sourcing random faces and images from the Web, Samorì is engaged in a project about time and corrosion." http://beautifuldecay.com/category/collage/page/26/

Leibl, 2011, oil on wood, 27 x 19 cm

Carmine,

2007/2008, mixed technique on paper applied on canvas, 230 x 150 cm

installation view

Il vizio della Croce, 2014, Aurora Onyx, steel, 81 x 34 x 31,5 cm (detail)

exhibition view