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Man is God: Giant tribal sculptures of monumental heads

In his series Man is God, London-based Italian artist Giacomo Bufarini (also known as Run) presents imagery and sculptural works that oscillate between the neolithic and the modern, creating monuments and relics that look back to the ancient world to find new wisdom for our modern times.

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All images courtesy of Howard Griffin Gallery

All images courtesy of Howard Griffin Gallery

Bufarini seeks to present a world where man and nature are intimately connected as part of an indivisible whole. Exhibiting at the Howard Griffin Gallery in Los Angeles, the show explores and investigates the origins of human civilisation and anthropology, subjects which have long held a fascination for the artist.

His installation includes monumental sculptural heads and large ceremonial banners that cover the walls from floor to ceiling. Visually these grand works reference Pagan symbolism and iconography transposed onto our modernity, inviting us to consider our true origins as a species and our true nature as human beings.

Giant pale sculptural head with geometric facial features in gallery space, flanked by colourful ceremonial banners referencing pagan symbolism
Giant coloured sculptural heads in red, gold and pink displayed in an industrial gallery space as part of Giacomo Bufarini's Man is God exhibition
Gallery installation view of Giacomo Bufarini's Man is God exhibition featuring a large green sculptural head, colourful wall banners and yellow monumental forms
Three monumental sculptural heads in grey, blue and gold tones displayed in an industrial gallery space as part of Giacomo Bufarini's Man is God exhibition
Giacomo Bufarini's monumental coloured heads in red, yellow and blue installed in a gallery space, with painted banners on the walls behind them
Industrial gallery space showing a massive bright green sculptural head on the left, a central artwork of a hand making a peace sign, and a rainbow-striped banner on the right wall
Giacomo Bufarini's exhibition features colourful ceremonial banners and large sculptural heads in varying colours including purple and green displayed in a gallery space
Gallery installation of Giacomo Bufarini's monumental sculptural heads in various colours with painted banners on walls behind them
Howard Griffin Gallery storefront displaying Giacomo Bufarini's Man is God exhibition with colourful sculptural heads and ceremonial banners visible through the windows at night
Night-time street view of Howard Griffin Gallery storefront displaying Giacomo Bufarini's Man is God exhibition with colourful sculptural works visible through large windows
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