“Colour only happens because of light, and light is the only reason why life happens."
Kinetic abstracts explore time and technology in a post-internet world.
Pantone, also known as Pant1, is renowned for his glitchy abstract patterns which draw from digital culture of past and present. Combining monochrome geometry and pixelated multicoloured neons, the works reference early video games, 80s Synth Pop and noughties Emo and Scene Kid subcultures. This nostalgic retro futurism is central to Pantone’s practice, exploring notions of futurity in a post-internet age. The artist is not only influenced by the internet, but he also uses it as a material. The 2018 online project, Configurable Art, enables the viewer to build their own work. A sidebar holds a...
Bio
Filipe Pantone was born in 1986 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and raised in southern Spain. He now lives and works in Valencia.
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Beginning his career as a graffiti artist, public art remains central to Pantone's practice, with large-scale murals in cities across the globe including Lisbon, Bangkok, New York, Monterrey and Moscow.
Career
In addition to murals and high-profile commissions, such as one for Facebook's California headquarters, the artist has exhibited paintings and sculptures in prestigious institutions such as Paris' Palais de Tokyo.
