Crushism is an art movement started by Italian artist Fabio Ferrone Viola, whose works are composed of crushing discarded cans, plastic waste, and other scraps collected from the streets into sculptures. Viola's goal is to use his art to motivate people to think critically about how commercialism can promote utopian lies, and to make decisions based more on internal values than external influences. His sculptures have included figures like Mickey Mouse and JFK made entirely from crushed trash.
2. WHAT IS
CRUSHISM?
The term crush refers to the key gesture of
the artist's research that is to crush the
crumpled cans collected on the street.
Crushism is the new poetic born from the
works of Fabio Ferrone Viola composed of
a rich collection of waste and cans, plastic
waste, scraps…
3. FABIO FERRONE VIOLA
"My expression is motivated by
a willingness to battle what I
see as the utopian lie. I want to
move people to stop and think
how they are enabling that lie,
and to start making decisions
based on what is in their heart
instead of what is motivated by
commercialism"
