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Lufo Art will be part of the 1st edition of A Hidden Variable, which will take place between the 1st and 15th of July 2025. The event, curated by Ala Leresteux and Masha Msky, will gather 25 international artists at Denizen Art & Coworking Space. New horizons That’s it my dear reader. While I am almost done writing the dissertation of my 2nd PhD, and after the great success at BAAM 9 (with a total of 13 sales!), I will have another chance to present my art to the world. In this occasion, as part of the project “A Hidden Variable”: A Hidden Variable is a Berlin-based initiative dedicated to showcasing art inspired by science and created by scientifically curious minds”. Through exhibitions and interdisciplinary collaborations, the project reveals the unseen forces—both scientific and psychological—that shape our understanding of the world, inviting audiences to explore the hidden connections between art, science, and perception. Ala Leresteux and Masha Msky. I met the organisers of A Hidden Variable after participating at the Macro Art Dot exhibition last year. These two lovely girls, Ala and Masha, are opening new fields for presenting art within the intersection of sciences and arts. And, as you well know my dear reader, that’s very much my game. So, I applied to their open call some months ago, and got selected! The artwork that I will present at A Hidden Variable As the specific focus of this exhibition is something hidden, I applied with “Moebiuslin”. The artwork is a handmade spherical perspective in equirectangular format. For those who do not know what a spherical perspective is, in short, these drawings follow a special distortion that allows me to create a VR environment out of them. So, here you have the flat artwork:  and here you have the VR environment (click and drag): If you are interested in getting to know more about this, you can start by reading this article, in which I explain what’s the particularity behind handmade VR art. Then, you can read my 1st PhD thesis – specially, the first half; some of my research papers like this, this or this one; or explore some of my previous exhibitions. Another option is you coming to Denizen, experiencing the artwork in first person, and talking with me about this nerdy topics. About Moebiuslin Moebiuslin is the first equirectangular panorama that I paint with acrylic, which turned to be a very interesting experience! The artwork combines “Escher-like” optical paradoxes (e.g, never-ending stairs, relative readings) with a further mathematic concept: the Möbius strip. The Möbius strip is a non-orientable surface (i.e., we cannot distinguish clockwise from counterclockwise within a loop). The orientation changes on every turn: are we inside? Outside? Up? Above? In the artwork, the Möbius strip gets complete only within the VR and, oh, wait, Berlin is in it! So, are you inside/outside above/below Berlin? Well, the only way to see the paradox of a closed system is standing outside of it, so maybe getting the external references from that portal of love… or the hand on top and that “DU BIST” watching you… Wait. Don’t you see the hand? Well, that’s Moebiuslin’s hidden variable… Moebiuslin, handmade equirectangular VR perspective, acrylic on canvas © Lufo Art, 2025 About Spheri Moebiuslin will be presented using Spheri, a program coded by me through which visitors can interact with the VR environment using their hands in the air and without any special gloves or equipment. This software uses body tracking via MediaPipe and it is explained in detail at the article available at www.spheri.art.  Things to remember for attending A Hidden Variable 👉🏻 EXHIBITION 📅 Days + ⏰ Opening times The exhibition goes from 1st to 15th July. The space is open to visits from 8:00 to 20:00, from Monday to Friday.  📍 Denizen Art & Coworking Space (Köpenicker Str. 40 – 41, 10179 Berlin) 👉🏻 VERNISSAGE 📅 1st July, 2025 ⏰ 18:00 to 22:00 👉🏻 FINISSAGE 📅 15th July, 2025 ⏰ 18:00 to 22:00 But tell me dear reader, What’s your hidden variable? See you all there!

Lufo Art will be part of the Berlin Artists Art Market (BAAM) 9, which will take place between the 22nd and the 25th of May 2025. This art market is directed by José Contreras Aguad and Sofia Nordmann and this 9th edition will be held at Monopol Berlin (Provinzstraße 40-44, 13409 Berlin). A big joy Yay dear reader! After the amazing beginning of 2025 with the exhibition “Knospen und Beton” at Erster Erster and the sale of two watercolours, I have another chance to showcase my art at nothing less than the art market of Berlin BAAM 9. I have been following the steps of the BAAM since I arrived to Berlin in 2021. However, I only applied for the first time in 2023, and by that point they were already in their way to become a huge art market. And now, I’ve got finally selected to be part of their 9th edition! Honestly, I see this is a huge step for me as an artist: the call had 720 applications and only 250 artists got selected, they are going to showcase 3000 artworks and expect 6000 visitors. Great numbers, right? Well, this art market started in 2021 and since then they have only grow and grow. Indeed, they developed first BAAM (Berlin Affordable Art Market, back then) and since 2023 also HAAM (Hamburg Affordable Art Market). Recently, they migrated both to Berlin/Hamburg Artists Art Market, which I actually think that fits them better! The artworks that I will present at the Berlin Art Market BAAM 9 This new edition of BAAM comes with some beautiful surprises. For example, in the previous editions artists could present 4 artworks to be hanged in the wall, and up to 10 to be exhibited in a table. Nonetheless, this time every artist can present up to 10 artworks for the wall, and 10 more for the table. Amazing, isn’t it? So, here is list of some of the artworks that I will present:  Sulle Corde di Aria Sulle Corde di Aria, acrylic on canvas, 120×90 cm © Lufo Art, 2024 Sulle Corde di Aria is the biggest painting I have ever done on canvas. Generally, the bigger the canvas, I tend to do more details. However, this time I limited the artwork to a simple expression and only one human figure. Furthermore, the canvas’ size still means a lot: the sensation experiencing the artwork in real life is far more intense than in a picture. Indeed, it feels like the whole painting is either sucking you down or pulling you up. But, what’s your sensation? Set Me Free Set Me Free, acrylic on canvas, 50×60 cm. © Lufo Art 2024 I painted this artwork with acrylic colours on a 50×60 cm canvas. In particular, I used a very singular palette of warm tones and high intensity, with cold shadows that generate contrast and detachment. The artwork presents you two paths: first, an infinite stair, from which we can’t escape (set me free!!!). The second, is a stair that will bring you up, but before that, it will dive you deep down to the burning black hole. Which path would you like to take? Be carefoul, the up/down stair is dematerialising, so you don’t have all your life to decide. A Shadow Without A Wizard A Shadow Without a Wizard, ink on canvas, 50×70 cm., © Lufo Art, 2024 The story goes that Amelie asked me for the Come to Grinch with Us exhibition a handmade copy of A Wizard Without a Shadow. The original Wizard is only a tiny 14.8×21 cm (DIN A5), but the copy had to be in 50×70 cm. However, I couldn’t image myself copying or even tracing the artwork. I just couldn’t do it. Instead, I just did another drawing, certainly similar, based, inspired on the Wizard. The result is quite an impactful ink on canvas drawing in black and white, with many details and dreamy scenes. A Wizard Without a Shadow A Wizard Without a Shadow, ink and watercolours, 14.8×21 cm. © Lufo Art, 2023 This is the original from which Amelie asked me the copy. The drawing was made between late March and mid-April 2023  in 4 sessions. Back then, I was starting to do creative breakfasts on Mondays, a full tradition nowadays 🤪. During those breakfasts, initial erratic shapes took form from my scribbles. Subsequent meetings brought poet Juliët and the great artist Tineke into the ritual, impressing their silent presence or animated conversation within the drawing’s texture. A time-lapse video shows the entire creative process. Rudolph Deconstructed Rudolph Deconstructed, acrylic on canvas, 30×30 cm © Lufo Art, 2024 This artwork is a playful exploration of the technique of acrylic paint on canvas. Basically, I threw together a few elements here and there and painted some paradoxical situations in between. Then, I experimented with the acrylic colours to see what kind of effect I could achieve. However, what do you think of it? Furthermore, if you would like to dive deeper on Rudolph Deconstructed check this page entirely dedicated to it. Upon what Upon What, acrylic on canvas, 30×30 cm © Lufo Art, 2024 Upon What is also an experimentation like Rudolph Deconstructed, but this time I choose to put less elements in game. Indeed, I focused the whole artwork in this infinite staircase, the paradoxical visual effects like M. C. Escher used to do.  Io vivo quasi in ciel… (ma non ci arrivo mai) Io vivo quasi in ciel, oil on canvas, 30×30 cm © Lufo Art, 2024 This, my dear reader, is my very first oil painting! “Io vivo quasi in ciel… (ma non ci arrivo mai)” translates as “I live almost in heaven… (but I never get there)”. The first part is a passage of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, which I was listening to during the creation of the artwork. Indeed, this inspired me to create a visual paradox of just a few elements: a game of perspectives to find where heaven is, because either if you go up or down, you’ll never reach anything…
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