Curated by Giorgio Chinea Canale Powered by FGN Consulting
From December 4, 2024, to April 21, 2025, the Rimoldi Museum in Cortina d’Ampezzo hosts “NEO POP – Eternal Metamorphosis of a Myth”, curated by Giorgio Chinea Canale. Sponsored by FGN Consulting, this exhibition creates a visual dialogue featuring 15 artists and explores the ongoing transformation of pop language through works that bridge myth and modernity.
Line up:
Giovanni Motta, Giuseppe Veneziano, Laurina Paperina, Waro, Andy Blu vertigo, Tomoko Nagao, Ortega Gabriel, PAO, Francesco De Molfetta, Fulvia Mendini, Tjhe Bounty Killart, Albert Pinya, Erk 14, Lodola e Cella.
Exhibition
Among these, my project Giant Cement Animals tells a story where nature and memory intertwine. Colossal sculptures stand as remnants of a post-apocalyptic landscape, reclaimed by lush vegetation, while JonnyBoy and Momon emerge as symbols of eternal youth. These two characters, imbued with strength and innocence, embody the possibility of rebirth: they are guardians of a fragile balance between the passage of time and the wonder that endures.
With NEO POP, art transforms into myth, and myth becomes a universal narrative—a journey through memory, nature, and imagination that invites each visitor to reconnect with their most authentic emotions.
“Every day every hour feel the weight of your memory”
Acrylic on canvas, 270cm x 150 cm, 2024
Giovanni Motta’s works present a profound reflection on human existence, viewed through the lens of time and nature. As humans grow older, they solidify, becoming rigid and cemented, losing their flexibility and connection to the vibrant flow of youth. They transform into inert, monumental figures—silent witnesses to their own past. Yet, in the artist’s world, nature does not stop. It grows, envelops, invades, and transforms what has become immobile.
His giant animals, like the crocodile, the T-Rex, and the cheetah, are at once familial symbols and universal archetypes. These creatures embody the fundamental relationships of life: the father, solid and enduring, whose body becomes fertile ground; the mother, powerful and nurturing, carrying the weight of continuity; and the child, swift and energetic, caught between youthful vitality and the inevitability of change.
Within this setting, JonnyBoy and Momon emerge as eternal figures, untouched by the passage of time. They are immune to the rigidity of adulthood and the petrification of responsibilities. They represent youth in its purest form: free, curious, and constantly in motion. They are the beating heart of a world that, despite human immobility, continues to breathe and reinvent itself.
“Pain has messed you up”, Acrylic on canvas, 200 cm x 150 cm, 2024
Nature, lush and unstoppable, takes center stage. Its roots and branches break through the cement, flourish on these still bodies, and reclaim life. There is no destruction—only a process of reconquest and transformation. It’s a narrative of resilience, rebirth, and an enduring force that refuses to fade.
Giovanni Motta invites us to reflect on what it means to grow up, on what we lose, and on what remains. While adulthood may solidify us, JonnyBoy and Momon remind us that there is still a place within us where wonder and lightness can live forever.
“Than the stars could only get brighter”, Acrylic on canvas, 140 cm x 120 cm, 2024
Nature, lush and unstoppable, takes center stage. Its roots and branches break through the cement, flourish on these still bodies, and reclaim life. There is no destruction—only a process of reconquest and transformation. It’s a narrative of resilience, rebirth, and an enduring force that refuses to fade.
Giovanni Motta invites us to reflect on what it means to grow up, on what we lose, and on what remains. While adulthood may solidify us, JonnyBoy and Momon remind us that there is still a place within us where wonder and lightness can live forever.
“It’s just an even bigger void”, Acrylic on canvas, 140 cm x 90 cm, 2024
