2024 Riccardo Nannini a.k.a. Cane from TING TING ART SPACE 丁丁藝術空間

甘蔗（Riccardo Nannini aka Cane）出身在托斯卡尼的工人階級家庭。從小在祖父母家的鄉間長大，那時還曾染上毒癮。在父母鼓勵他自由探索世界並為自己負起責任。1990年代的義大利社會動盪不安(貪汙、負債、犯罪率高)，正處於青少年的Riccardo透過充滿超現實風格和強烈叛逆感的漫畫來表達心中思想。

自2014年開始進行創作，並且首次以筆名Cane (甘蔗) 提出展覽: “埃及和印度尼⻄亞之間” 。 甘蔗（Cane）和古希臘哲學家迪奧涅斯（Diogenes）有同樣的暱稱（在義大利語 中，“甘蔗” 意是 “狗”）。 除了對於人類學深感興趣外，其創作取材大多來自於社會議題，如：移⺠、種族等問題，此外，他受到義大利 漫畫大師Andrea Pazienza和Benito Jacovitti、flemish畫家 Bosch 和 Bruegel the Elder的影響，創作皆呈現超現實主義的流行風格，作品元素大多由綠色外星人 以及來自於不同文化的人所建構而成，魔幻寫實開放的故事流動性，讓每個人都能產 生不同的解讀，而Cane創作媒介不僅侷限於畫布中，在歐洲街頭中也能看見他的塗鴉 創作，是帶有濃厚的潮流文化、街頭藝術根基的藝術家。

Riccardo Nannini aka Cane comes from a working-class family in Toscana. Growing up in his grandparents' countryside, he was also addicted to drugs. In the turbulent Italian society of the 1990s (corruption, debt, high crime rates), Riccardo was a teenager who expressed his thoughts through surreal and rebellious comics.

His creative journey began in 2014, and he presented his first exhibition under the pseudonym Cane with the title "Between Egypt and Indonesia." The nickname Cane (Sugarcane) shares a similarity with the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes (in Italian, "cane" means "dog"). Intrigued by anthropology, much of his work draws inspiration from social issues such as migration and race. Influenced by Italian comic masters Andrea Pazienza and Benito Jacovitti, as well as Flemish painters Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, Cane's creations embody a popular surrealistic style.

His artworks often feature elements like green aliens and people from diverse cultures, constructing magical and realistic open-ended narratives. Cane's creations invite various interpretations, and his artistic medium extends beyond canvases, as his graffiti can be found on the streets of Europe. He is an artist deeply rooted in street art and contemporary culture, bringing a strong foundation of street art to his work.