Art World F***s Me Every Day (2024)

Multimedia LED-light wall art piece (handmade) by Riffblast.

20"X20"X3" | Wood, Acrylic & Epoxy, LED, Ready to plug and glow.

RIFFBLAST is an italian artist, born in Bologna, Italy.

RIFFBLAST’S JOURNEY INTO ART BEGAN IN HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD, RAISED IN A INSPIRING AND CREATIVE FAMILY WHO SUPPORT HIM SINCE HE STARTED TO CREATE ART.

AT THE AGE OF 17, RIFFBLAST WAS HIRED TO PRODUCE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR SKATE AND SURF COMPANIES, HE GREW UP INSPIRED BY DIFFERENT SUBCULTURES AND THEN FORMED HIS CREATIVE SKILLS FROM STREET ART AND PUNK WORLD.

HE STUDIED “COMMUNICATION SCIENCES” IN BOLOGNA BUT  NEVER GRADUATED BECAUSE HE THOUGT TO HAD ALREADY FIND HIS DREAM’S JOB IN A BIG SURFBOARD COMPANY IN SPAIN.

AFTER ALMOST 10 YEARS SPENT TO COLLABORATE WITH FASHION BRANDS AROUND EUROPE, IN 2015 RIFFBLAST DECIDED TO OVERTURN HIS CAREER, LEAVING THE FASHION WORLD AND MOVING INTO CONTEMPORARY ART, WHICH HE FOUND TO BE THE IDEAL WAY TO EXPRESS AND PORTRAY HIS FEELINGS. THE ARTIST FELT THE NEED TO START TALKING ABOUT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE WORLD, TRYING TO BRING IT TO A MORE CREATIVE LEVEL.

OVER A FEW YEARS RIFFBLAST EXHIBITED HIS WORK IN ART FAIRS AND GALLERIES IN ITALY AND SWIZERLAND. HE ALSO SPEND LONG PERIODS TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD TO BECOME INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING THINGS WHICH THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER.