Damiano Conti Borbone: Cremonese Artist Channels Pollock and Dissidence

Damiano Conti Borbone, born in 1992 in Cremona, is an emerging artist whose work combines Jackson Pollock's dripping technique with a strong dissacrating spirit. He had a revelation at MoMA in front of Pollock's "One: Number 31" and decided to become an artist. Conti Borbone has exhibited at M.A.D. gallery in Milan, Fondazione Mazzoleni in Bergamo, in Rome, and at Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts in Los Angeles in 2018. His latest show, provocatively titled "Not an Art Exhibition," took place in Cremona in June. His paintings feature explicit references to Pollock and contemporary themes, with clear, immediate messages. He describes art as a way to feel free and alive, a method of communication that grounds him while detaching from reality. The article compares him to Billy Elliot for his visceral artistic vocation.