Category Archives: London

London: Jacky Tsai – Eastern Orbit

June 1, 2014 butterfly

Chinese born artist Jacky Tsai is launching his first solo exhibition at Scream in London. Like the iconic floral skull motif that he created for British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, Tsai’s artwork is a fusion of East and West. Utilising the traditional techniques of lacquer carving, silk embroidery, hand-painted porcelain and cloisonné, the show Eastern Orbit addresses the cultural exchange between Asia and the West and the artist aspires to revolutionise contemporary Chinese art and craft with Western Pop imagery.

Jacky Tsai - Scream

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Jacky Tsai – Eastern Orbit
Until 20 June
Scream London

London, Shows

London: Sixe Parades – Futurismo Ancestral

May 30, 2014 butterfly 2 Comments

Sixe Parades - Futurismo Ancestral

Following our recent coverage ( see preview) we attended the opening of Barcelona based artist Sixe Paredes new exhibition titled Futurismo Ancestral: An Offering to Peru at Somerset House.

A colourful delight for all senses from food, music, sculptures and installations.

Sixe Parades - Futurismo Ancestral

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Futurismo Ancestral:
An Offering to Peru by Sixe Paredes
Until 26 May 2014
Somerset House, Great Arch Hall,
Lightwells & Deadhouse, South Wing

London, Shows

London: Richard Jackson – New Paintings @ Hauser Wirth

May 25, 2014 butterfly

Los Angeles-based artist Richard Jackson just opened an exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in London. Inspired by abstract expressionism and action painting, Jackson has created dynamic sculptures around which paint is thrown or shot out loosely. An installation features a row of sculptures of men bending over forwards with their trousers at their ankles, aiming their rears at the wall. Upon activation of Jackson’s device, paint squirted out of each of their rear ends, staining the wall.

Another installation, “Shower Room” (2013), show smeared paint inside a shower room, with an uncanny resemblance to blood, reminding of a reconstitution of the shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”

Richard Jackson

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Richard Jackson: New Paintings
Hauser & Wirth
Savile Row, London
Until July 26

London, Shows

Preview: Sixe Parades – Futurismo Ancestral

May 22, 2014 butterfly 1 Comment

We were granted access during the set-up as Barcelona based artist Sixe Paredes (formerly known as Sixeart) is launching his new exhibition titled Futurismo Ancestral: An Offering to Peru at Somerset House in London and curated by ApprovedByPablo. Inspired by his travels in Peru Sixe Parades pays tribute to Peruvian and Andean aesthetics. Using techniques and collaborating with the local creative community, Sixe Parades has created 25 colourful large-scale works from tapestries, totem sculptures, arches, ceramics and quipus. A series of multisensorial events, from food, film and music is also planned in parallel to the exhibition. See the full program here.

Sixe Parades - Futurismo Ancestral

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Futurismo Ancestral:
An Offering to Peru by Sixe Paredes
Until 26 May 2014
Somerset House, Great Arch Hall,
Lightwells & Deadhouse, South Wing

London, Shows

London: Miaz Brothers @ Lazarides

May 16, 2014 butterfly

Miaz Brothers - Dematerialized

Italian contemporary painters Miaz Brothers debuted their UK solo exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone titled Dematerialized: A New Contemporary Vision.

The show features a selection of large portrait paintings from their Antimatter series, utilizing the layering of spraypaint to create a special blurry effect. Looking close, the paintings look abstract, but from a distance, portraits are revealed. A selection of sculptures are also on display.

Miaz Brothers - Dematerialized