London: Yoshitomo Nara @ Dairy Art Centre

October 13, 2014 butterfly

London’s Dairy Art Centre is presenting a major solo exhibition by the Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara. This is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition in the UK to date and is featuring seminal pieces by the artist, many of which have never been shown before in the UK including paintings, sculptures, and a unique retrospective of Nara’s drawings spanning 30 years.

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Yoshitomo Nara
Until 14 December 2014
The Dairy Art Centre London

London, Shows

London: Ludo – Chaos Theory

October 12, 2014 butterfly

Ludo - Chaos Theory

Following our recent studio visit (see here), we attended the solo exhibition ‘Chaos Theory‘ of French artist Ludo at Lazarides Rathbone in London. Live butterflies were fluttering during the opening much to the delight of onlookers. Inspired by the theory of “The Butterfly Effect,” Ludo decided to focus on a more personal interpretation of his cultural inspirations with a selection of neon green and monochrome canvases.

Ludo - Chaos Theory

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Ludo – Chaos Theory
Lazarides Rathbone, London
Until 15 November 2014

London, Shows

London: Word To Mother & Beau Stanton @ Stolenspace

October 10, 2014 butterfly

Stolenspace is celebrating a duo show this week with UK based artist Word To Mother ‘Too Blessed To Be Stressed’ and Brooklyn based artist Beau Stanton ‘Tenebras Lux’.
‘Too Blessed to Be Stressed’ presents a selection of multi-layered paintings on wood and antique paper featuring WTM’s bespoke iconography and positive word play with contemplative figures, cartoon references and London architectural landscapes.

“I wanted to express a positivity and appreciation for everything we have, rather than comparing ourselves and our lives to anyone else’s. The glorification of instant celebrity status, vacuous reality television and narcissistic Instagram accounts are contributing to an ever growing Comparison-Culture in which people are more concerned with what they don’t have than what they have already been blessed with.”

Word to Mother - Too blessed to be stressed

In the Gallery 2, former apprentice for Pop Iconoclast Ron English, Beau Stanton has created a new body of work inspired by the imagery and techniques found in sacred spaces: stained glass windows, elaborate oil paintings, and ornamented sacred objects using medieval techniques alongside contemporary digital media. Cleverly manipulating light and shadow, the finished artworks result in vividly illuminated images appearing like religious icons.

Beau Stanton - Tenebras Lux

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Word To Mother – Too Blessed To Be Stressed
Beau Stanton – Tenebras Lux
Until 02 Nov 14
17 Osborn Street, London E1 6TD

London, Shows

London: Faith47 – Aqua Regalia

October 10, 2014 butterfly

In parallel to the upcoming Moniker Art Fair a solo show ‘Aqua Regalia‘ by South African artist Faith47 just opened at the Old Truman Brewery in London. Juxtapozing religious iconography and sacred geometry with everyday found objects, her artworks illustrate pictorial representations of incarnated divinity from wildlife to female figures.

Faith47 - Acqua Regalia

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Faith47 – Aqua Regalia
Until 19 October 2014
91 Brick Ln, London E1 6QL

Interviews/ Studio visits, Paris, Toulouse

Studio Visit: 100TAUR (Toulouse)

October 8, 2014 butterfly 1 Comment

Following his group shows in the US and recent installation at the Toulouse Museum (FR), we visited the cabinet of curiosities of Low Brow French artist 100taur as he prepares for his upcoming solo show ‘Monsters in my closet’ at the Artoyz gallery in Paris.

100taur is a multidisciplinary artist, whose creativity expands from graffiti, paintings, drawings, engraving to sculpture, installations and taxidermy. His sources of inspiration come from Greek mythology, hybrid creatures like Chiron, known for his kindness, knowledge and skills with medicine, but also Japanese culture and sci-fi and horror films. Passionate by the natural world, 100taur also studies and breeds insects that he draws with the ultimate details.

100taur’s fantastic world is full of happy monsters, multi-eyed slugs and hybrid creatures that seems to be floating and dancing within an oniric universe, while some pop classics like Sponge Bob are reinterpreted with his own personal touch.

100TAUR - Studio Visit