Galo is a blighted being. He is a creature beyond convention; a dolphin with a turtle’s shell. If he cried who would be able to soothe his moans?

A night out with Galo and there are no tears or turtle shells. You sort of have to catch the fin as he swims past, and ride his trip for as long as your body will let you. Galo is a whirlwind.

Aerosol, acrylic or good old Posca pens, give the boy some space and he’ll speak to it; wrap it in colours, offer up his universe and get lost as layer covers layer and history becomes a question of folklore and ink. Galo is art in action and the universe of his creatures is ever evolving, inking its own reflection on the emotions of civil decay.

For over a decade the Italian born artist has been keeping it real, exploring the planet, doing street shows,  performances, workshops and exhibitions, while developing the chapters of his autobiography on the walls of the streets where he lives and lounges.

Calamity makes cousins of us all. Unfortunately, short term memory loss is a syndrome with global sightings and history is written by those who pay for the ink.

Galo’s creatures are sad, angry, curious and confused. They are familiar, devastated and unable to articulate the chaos of communications swarming around them. What started with one multiplied into many, and became an entire civilization of creatures staring ahead as if watching TV’s turn issues into angles and stories.

His creatures have the range of human emotions + 1; the one where the viewer must seek new words to illustrate the unsaid. Galo is fast and unspoken, a true gentleman taking on the world like a cowboy dolphin. He has a reputation for throwing up faster, more frequently and with a joyful fury that few other artists can claim.

Galo is a blighted being. He is a giver in a world of take. He is considered a consumer in a world where he wants to be first a citizen. He is an artist in a world of designers. He is an Italian living in Amsterdam (with Dutch food). He is an addict and needs no treatment.

By Harlan Levey,
Modart Magazine Chief Editor and
No New Enemies Co-Founder