Career
Born in Buenos Aires in 1981, Franco Fasoli (also known as Jaz) is one of the best-known and most talented artists on the Argentine scene.
A set designer and muralist, Fasoli’s art, which began using the streets as a canvas in the late 1990s, is influenced by his lifelong study of ceramics and the iconic fileteado technique of the Argentine capital.
Towards the end of the last decade, Franco turned his back on traditional graffiti and the subsequent representation of musical motifs associated with fileteado to introduce into his work the vivid contradictions of Latin American societies, their rituals and their seemingly perpetual instability.
His work
One of the most striking aspects of his work is his exploration of materials and scale. From large-format paintings in public spaces to smaller works in bronze and paper, his art draws on the fluctuation of contexts and resources.
The tension between dominant global culture and subcultures as spaces of resistance has also influenced him both conceptually and in his actions throughout his career. The multiple forms of individual and collective identity constitute the sociological backbone of his work.
Represented through conflict, confrontation, and discursive juxtaposition, Fasoli does not seek to answer the question but rather to constantly rework the statement, questioning the questioning and questioning himself again.
