Orecchie D’Asino (OD’A) & Peter McDonald
Orecchie D’Asino is an artistic duo, composed by Ornella De Carlo and Federica Porro, with a mobile practice capable of questioning the process of making and enjoying art, moving through different media, such as installation, video and performance. OD’A has taken part in solo and group exhibitions at Palazzo Santa Margherita of Fondazione Modena Arti Visive, Modena(2024); Adiacenze, Bologna (2023); Metronom, Modena (2023); palmera Gallery, Bergen (2023), Bergen Ateliergruppe (2023), Fondazione Carlo Gajani, Bologna (2022); Habitat Ottantatre, Verona (2022); Parsec, Bologna (2022); Biblioteca Salaborsa, Bologna (2021); MLZ ART Dep, Trieste (2021); Palazzo del Governatore, Parma (2021).
The paintings of Peter McDonald (Tokyo, 1973) examine intricate aspects of human behaviour, gradually compiling an endless encyclopaedia of images and scenarios. His use of intense colours and universal subjects describes a realm balanced between lucid realism and vivid distortions, filled with references to modern life such as iPhones, queues, fashion shows and cafes. His images investigate pictorial space by playfully exploring perspective and form. This heightened sense of reality is a medium through which the artist articulates experience and meaning.