“We are always the first to make war“
I wanted to create a poster reminiscent of the ‘mimeograph’ of the 1970s, which was used for low-cost leaflets distributed around the streets of Bologna in those years. My technique is based on overlapping materials, such as acetates, whose luminescence and glossiness fascinate me, using only black-and-white pigments. This contrast creates a strong drama in the vision of the poster: ‘If we are not at peace with ourselves, we will always be the first to make war.’
Mauro Pipani lives and works in Cesena and Verona. He carries out his artistic activity through painting and drawing and has dozens of personal and collective exhibitions of national and international importance to his credit. He is present in important contemporary art galleries and teaches Painting Techniques at the Fine Arts Academies of Verona and Bologna.
