DEM (13)

Marco Barbieri, better known as DEM, was born in Codogno, Italy in 1978. DEM creates weird characters, surreal creatures, inhabitants of invisible layers in the world of humans. The approach to anthropological themes related to nature stimulate the artist in a constant experimentation, reached in recent years to the production of a film and the creation of installations made-up entirely of natural materials. Besides painting in condemned buildings and forests, ideal background for his works, DEM has also been guest artist at Goteborg’s Oro Gallery, and taken part in exhibitions such as Street Art, Sweet Art (PAC, Milano), Nomadaz (Scion Gallery, Los Angeles) and CCTV (Apostrophe Gallery, Hong Kong). DEM also created artwork for music, starting Bottin's Punica Fides (2014) and EPs Poison Within and Parody/Progresso. Dem also made several artworks for Florence-based label Angis Music.