Italian artist Giacomo Bufarini has installed a series of mammoth sculptural heads at Howard Griffin Gallery in Downtown LA as part of his second solo show, Man Is God

在霍华德格里芬画廊的窗户上，贾科莫布法里尼的不朽雕塑头像在洛杉矶市中心上演了一场引人入胜的奇观。这些神秘的、五颜六色的巨人从水泥地板上探出头来，从脖子往下浸没，这是布法里尼新的个展“人就是上帝”的一部分。伦敦街头艺术家理查德·霍华德·格里芬(RichardHowardGriffin)说：“贾科莫·布法里尼(Giacomo Bufarini)是90年代和00年代欧洲壁画浪潮的先驱。”“就规模而言，这是我们做过的最大规模的展览，真正占据了洛杉矶市中心的整个画廊空间。”

上世纪90年代，布法里尼通过在世界各地废弃建筑的墙壁上创作街头艺术，以假名“奔跑”(Run)出名。去年，布法里尼在霍华德-格里芬(Howard-Griffin)的伦敦画廊空间举办了第一次个展，从街道到画廊进行了转型。

格里芬告诉我们，这些头像完全是由一家墨西哥皮涅塔制造商用纸做成的，布法里尼是在洛杉矶认识的，他们使用的是代代相传的古老技术。

除了图腾的头像，画廊的主空间里还摆放着意大利艺术家的大型仪式横幅，颜色鲜艳，从地板到天花板都覆盖着墙壁。这些横幅在新石器时代和现代之间摇摆，工业天际线与异教徒象征主义和图标相反，它们探索了人类文明的起源，并传达了在21世纪，尽管我们在进化，但我们的基本本性依然不变。

在画廊的背面，一系列描绘自然象征意义的帆布作品，如新月、太阳、植物和动物，唤起了部落的旗帜，而一组单一类型的作品则描绘了这些雕塑头像的抽象版本。

布法里尼解释说：“人是上帝的标题是模棱两可的。”“我相信的是，人不是上帝。上帝可以在自然界中被发现，是我们在这里的感觉。这些人头启发了展览的标题，因为和其他祖先文明一样，人类头颅的建造是为了庆祝人类的生命。

The heads are made entirely out of paper by a family of Mexican piñata makers that Bufarini met in LA using old techniques passed down from generation to generation.

The heads are showcased alongside a series of large ceremonial banners that cover the walls from floor to ceiling

Oscillating between the neolithic and the modern, with industrial skylines layered against Pagan symbolism and iconography, the banners explore the origins of human civilisation

At the back of the space, Bufarini has created a collection of canvas works that evoke tribal flags. Depicting natural symbolism such as the crescent moon, the sun, flora and fauna, the works seek to remind us of a time when mankind was more closely connected to nature

Displayed alongside the canvas works are a collection of monotypes that depict abstracted versions of the sculptural heads

Clearly visible from the street, the forboding heads stare out from within the gallery

A pioneer of the European muralism wave of the 90s and 00s, London-based Bufarini (also known as RUN) has created murals in cities across the world

The exhibtion at Howard Griffin Gallery in LA follows the artist's inaugural solo show at the gallery's London outpost last year

Gallery owner, Richard Howard-Griffin comments, 'It's the largest show that we have ever done and truly takes over the entire gallery space in Downtown LA.'

Man Is God will be on show at Howard Griffin Gallery Los Angeles until the 31 October, 2015

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