Welcome to the world of Saul Zanolari, a world where fake identities are stripped away and the subjects are left raw and naked.
Among Saul’s specimens are European royalty, rock stars, elite socialites and old and new celebrities. Many of Saul’s creations now sit in major international collections.
For many people in the public eye, plastic surgery is the Emperor’s new clothes. It is used to add a new veneer of skin to a PR personality. We are always unsure how many layers of plastic public figures use to create their PC persona.
But now you’re allowed to shout: ‘The Emperor is naked’. Saul sucks out the botox, unpicks the stitches and removes the fake public face from his subjects. He shows us the vulnerable person behind the mask.
Saul’s irony and creative vitality allows him to tackle complex and often awkward themes like the changing values in aesthetics.
Saul’s collection of images offers us a surreal 2D wax museum; made of a mixture of fantasy and reality, thoughts, concepts and images. The digitally remastered psyche is embalmed forever in its frozen world
You cannot be in front of a Saul Zanolari artwork: you are immediately sucked inside his world. Saul gradually removes the protagonist’s assumed identity and introduces an avatar, who morphs the subject’s features back into the real person deep inside.
The new Saul Army grows with the careful edition of select individuals. The queue to join the army is growing with international celebrities and individuals commissioning Saul to reverse their public persona in order to join the ranks of his naked army. Michael Jackson, Madonna, and even the Queen have joined Saul’s Army and many more will follow.
Saul is working on bringing his army to life in 3D form introducing collectable figurative sculpture. His range is also expanding to ceramic artworks and public realm projects.
Saul is now releasing his army on the world. His full range of work can be seen at
www.saulzanolari.com and, of course, at 151-153 Shoreditch High Street, London.