First World Problems: AkaCorleone’s humorous take on the frivolous frustrations of modern life

In First World Problems, Portuguese visual artist AkaCorleone takes the trivial, but relatable, anxieties contained in the minor dramas of modern life, turning them into eye-catching, original compositions.

The frivolous frustrations that take place in the privileged comfort of affluent, and sometimes self-absorbed, society are represented through his distinctive visual style, a blend of art deco and constructivism, with geometric cut-out shapes and motifs, typography, bright colours and stylised lines.

Of Portuguese and Swiss descent, AkaCorleone started out as a graffiti writer in the underworld of his native Lisbon. A compulsive drawer, obsessed with all things graphic and visual from an early age, he studied arts, earned a degree in Design and Visual Communication and worked as a graphic designer, before leaving to focus on his artistic practice.

First World Problems is on view until 27 October at UNderdogs Gallery, Portugal.