Sticker 2011

Alfio Giuffrida's “Sticker” presents us with a grid of sixteen distinct, self-contained scenes, each a tableau of domestic objects rendered in flat, graphic style. The overall effect is a playful yet methodical cataloguing of the everyday. Giuffrida employs a restricted palette and bold outlines, creating a visual language that flattens depth and emphasizes shape and form. The objects, isolated against a uniform blue background, take on an iconic quality, like symbols in a personal lexicon. The composition invites a semiotic reading, prompting us to decode the relationships between objects and consider their cultural significance. The repetition of the grid structure, along with the varied arrangements of commonplace items, prompts one to consider how meaning is constructed through juxtaposition and context. The work destabilizes the boundary between the artistic and the mundane, suggesting a deeper reflection on the nature of value and representation in contemporary life.