Blu

Blu

Blu is the pseudonym of an Italian artist who conceals his real identity. He was born in Senigallia. He lives in Bologna and has been active in street art since 1999

The image above is a mural by street artist Blu, the image suggests to me that by joining the military you are losing your brain, and being brain washed. 

The image is done in very cool pale tones which contrasts the dark theme behind the meaning of the image. The palette used is not limited, rather different shades of the same 2 colours. 

There is no text to this image, this is a tactical way of making people think for themselves, which helps add to the theme of the art. 

The theme of the art work makes he audience question the meaning, it is very reflective. 

Besides drawing and painting, the technical universe of Blu is completed by a skilful use of the digital medium. Proof of that can be seen in his website where his manual craftsmanship is combined with computer programming language. The recurring themes of his imagery play on the distortion of the human figure. He speaks a pop vocabulary which resembles the automatic writing process of the surrealist tradition with purely rhetorical processes.

I respect this art and appreciate the theme and the skill required to make such piece but it doesn't speak to me on as much of a personal level as other pieces might