The tragedy is that,
The tragedy is that, as modern viewers, we’ve completely lost touch with what it physically takes to wage a war. Dario Robleto
Dario Robleto
Even if the effort
Even if the effort is bound to fail you still commit completely. It is the commitment that counts for something. Dario Robleto
Alteration is a constructive
Alteration is a constructive act, not a destructive one, and it’s the opposite of most of our impulses. Dario Robleto
To understand something changing
To understand something changing form as a destructive act is a very modern, Western gut reaction to things, and I get it. But what I’m suggesting is nothing radical, this notion of things constantly changing, and that the change is not inherently destructive. Dario Robleto
I feel that one
I feel that one of the roles of the artist, in the way I define it, is that I need to be not just someone observing these tiny pockets of people on the planet who have devoted their lives to preserving whatever it is they’re passionate about. I want to be them. I am one … Read more
Populism in contemporary art
Populism in contemporary art can become a dirty word. There is this notion that to not be understood is a reflection of depth. I’m sure this is true in some cases, but on the whole I can’t accept this as a vision of art. There’s something so cynical about assuming your audience is unintelligent or … Read more
With nothing to risk,
With nothing to risk, love can’t exist. Dario Robleto
As many glaciers are
As many glaciers are melting and icy tundras are decaying, there’s an unprecedented amount of woolly mammoth material that’s becoming dislodged from the ice. Not just mammoth, but all kinds of fossils from the past. What occurred to me was, had anyone tried to pinpoint the first case of human-induced extinction? What was the first … Read more
To this day, I’ve
To this day, I’ve never had an assistant. I really insist on doing everything myself because I value the role of the artist’s hand so much in the process. But that means I have to learn it personally in order to do it. Dario Robleto
I want the strangeness
I want the strangeness and weirdness and incomprehensibility of life that art can reflect so well, but I want it to feel like a mystery that is inviting us in. Sagan’s great art lesson for me was generosity of wonder and making curiosity contagious. Dario Robleto