Useless Idea Biography

We often call useless what we can't understand.

This site serves as a portfolio of my artistic work. Here, you can explore sections dedicated to painting, music, and video, all reflecting my creative process. I aimed to create a space where I could share the various art forms I explore and the emotions that inspire me. Each section represents a part of my identity.

Useless Idea is an anti-brand inspired by 80s commercial television, pop culture, video games, cyberpunk, and apocalyptic Japanese cartoons. I grew up in the 90s, an era where technology flirted with analog, characterized by the rise of personal computers, the MTV generation, street culture, and electronic music, all intertwined with the advent of the Internet.

My work explores the nuances of society through a creative use of media, blending innovation and tradition, employing a haunting imagination that portrays marginalized characters and anti-heroes in a decaying world, though not necessarily a negative one.

About

My name is Cesare Bignotti. I am an interdisciplinary audiovisual artist known as Useless Idea. Active since the late 1990s in the European experimental audiovisual and electronic music and post-graffiti scene. Since I can remember, I have been creating painting, music, videos, and quirky images. The art scene has allowed me to experiment and grow as an independent artist.

I have collaborated with prominent organizations such as Fabrica and Colors Magazine, and I have exhibited in prestigious contemporary art spaces, including the Centre Pompidou and the Shanghai Museum of Art. In 2011, I won the European Biennale of Montrouge. As a music producer, I have released electronic music with renowned labels such as WeMe and Suction Records.

Currently, in addition to creating art, Since 2018, I have been a Digital Art Professor at the Academy of Art in Genoa. I conducted contemporary art courses and conferences for the DAD (Department of Architecture and Design), the Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce in Genoa, and the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa. I also collaborated with IIT on audio composition in virtual reality.

 

i am open to collaborations with organizations interested in promoting his work as an artist and researcher.

info@uselessidea.it