Dan Aug

Dan shows his daring side at ARTOXIC, an international art exhibition at the M.A.D.S. International Art Gallery. Daniel Augusto Chiesa has a repertoire of exclusive works with special characteristics related to astronomical science, cosmology and mysticism, is an active member of the IAAA (In-ternational Association of Astronomical Artists) and actively participates in conferences and forums related to Art and Astronomy On this occasion he chooses to shed his more conventional professional profile to show and explore more risky and unconventional topics. This leads to the exploration of ideas and topics that are often considered strange or not accepted by society at large-exactly the salt of artistic creation. Dan then decides to "look at the world another way" and convert toxicity into a virtuous means to pursue a kind of intellectual honesty. EGO SUM QUI SUM responds to an abstractionist style that nevertheless remains anchored in a figurative tendency contaminated by neo-impressionist influences. It is the face of a very ill-defined but easily recognizable "alien" and represents an alter ego of the artist, as he himself states "depicts the image of the artist from another life in another place within this space-time of our universe." Following dozens of exhibitions held over 20 uninterrupted years of artistic activity Dan decided to shed his canonical garb and embrace another side of his self, the more irrational, transgressive, rebellious side. "To achieve this, I had to set aside some of my more habitual habits and thought processes: The scientific method, astronomical science, cosmography, mysticism.... Instead of focusing on logic and rationality, I allowed myself to experiment with my emotions and ideas that he had always considered too strange or inappropriate, I also had to accept that my artistic choices might be misinterpreted or disapproved of by some members of my audience." Dan accepted the challenge and embraced the risk by introducing social "taboos."

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