Trickster: Artworks SIGNED

Hand signed, no personal inscription, collectible thus. Featured in the Tom of Finland House, Los Angeles. Chosen by prestigious international critics, artists, authors, and collectors including Wieland Speck, Ralf Konig, Slava Mogutin, and Edward Lucie-Smith the works gathered in this collection are exemplars of Rinaldo Hopf s ability to so vividly portray the figure of the trickster the swindlers, rascals, knaves and other individuals who do not abide by the rules and are free from the constraint of traditional gender roles and propriety. Beginning with the installation Moulin Rouge , which Hopf completed over the course of 13 years, the book showcases the artist s work through a range of aquarelles, poster overpaintings, mural and ceiling paintings, and journey pictures. In their contributing texts, the selectors explain why they feel drawn to a particular work, reflecting in their personal opinions the art s charisma and transcendent quality.", The meaning of 'Trickster' fluctuates between swindler, rascal and mythical divine enchanters. They are figures who do not abide by the rules and are free from the constraint of traditional gender roles and decency. They are able to spread and offer resistance. These are the kinds of people Rinaldo Hopf makes come alive in his drawings, paintings and collage.…