Andrea Papi, after a classical education, chooses
studies related to advertising communication and
then graphics & publishing, embarks on a career as
a Visual Designer, initially working for communication
studios and then developing a freelance career. As a
designer he has developed projects for large brands
such as NIKE or IKEA and for more local entities such
as university institutions or companies in the furniture
and fashion sector.
He landed in the world of art to give vent to those
ideas that were too conceptual and exuberant for the
world of marketing with which, as a visual designer,
he had to interface professionally.
Papi's works are an expression of divergent thinking,
which he practiced for a long time in his career, and a
demonstration of a subtle critical gaze. Each artistic
manifestation of the author, in addition to exhibiting
a fascinating aesthetic sense, contains within itself a
concept, a message that induces reflection, a look at
reality outside cultural patterns and limits.
Quoting the author: “[...] art has within itself the
important task of going beyond the threshold of
everyday life, of bringing the gaze beyond cultural
conditioning, looking out onto a panorama free
from preconceptions; to bring the mind back to
primordial elasticity and train the thought to remain
free to interpret reality and experience without
contamination; to fuel the imagination. […]”
Frequently, in fact, Papi's works are a modern readymade
in which commonly used objects have their
function changed, are modified and fused together, or
given a meaning that is usually inappropriate for their
purpose, calling into question the obvious.
His works have been reviewed by DesignBoom and other
international blogs in the art sector such as art.of.th.
