Category Archives: Shows

London: Rone – Wallflower

April 19, 2014 butterfly

Rone - Wallflower

Known for his large scale female portraits across the globe, Australian street artist Rone has debuted his first UK solo show Wallflower at StolenSpace in London.

The exhibition showcases a series of artworks with his female muse surrounded by flowers on reclaimed wooden crates. Through a clever juxtaposition of layers, delicate and transparent portraits blend on a decaying background. While in London, Rone also painted a mural in London Brick Lane.

Rone - Wallflower

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Rone – Wallflower
Until 4 May 2014
Stolenspace
17 Osborn St, London E1 6TD

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London: Liu Bolin – The Heroic Apparition

April 15, 2014 butterfly

Chinese artist Liu Bolin debuted his first UK solo show The Heroic Apparition at Scream in London. The exhibition features a series of photographic self-portraits from around the world where Liu Bolin, dubbed the “invisible man”, paints himself to merge with his background. The results are breathtaking.

Liu Bolin - The Heroic Apparition

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Liu Bolin – The Heroic Apparition
Until 9 May 2014
Scream
27-28 Eastcastle St
London W1W 8DH

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London: Chloe Early – Suspended

April 10, 2014 butterfly

London based painter Chloe Early debuted her solo show titled Suspended at The Outsiders. Featuring a series of large-scale paintings alongside a selection of exquisite smaller works, the exhibition explores the themes of weightlessness and gravity.
Her female subjects seem to be floating into a celestial space and enjoy a state of enlightenment.

Chloe Early

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Chloe Early – Suspended
Until 3 May 2014
Outsiders London

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London: YZ – Lost in the City

April 9, 2014 butterfly

‘Lost in the city’ is the first solo show by French street artist YZ in the gallery frenchartstudio in London.

YZ questions the duality of two cities from an architectural perspective, Paris vs Hong Kong through a series of monochrome artworks depicting architectural elements such as facades, monuments, ornaments and highlights what make them such unique and fascinating places. Going further, YZ integrates classic architectural elements from Paris into Asiatic traditional run downed surroundings to create great aesthetical harmony.

Yz - Lost in the City

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YZ – Lost in the city
Until 27 April 2014
French Art Studio
58 Gloucester Road
London SW7 4QT

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London: Rafael Gómezbarros @ Saatchi Gallery

April 7, 2014 butterfly

Columbian artist and sculptor Rafael Gómezbarros has brought his army of giant ants to Saatchi Gallery. Titled “Casa Tomada”, (Seized House), the ants represent the displacement of columbian peasants due to war and strife. Spreading aggressively over all the walls, these 2 feet sculptures made of fiberglass are taking power .

Gómezbarros previously deployed his legion of ants onto historical buildings such as Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino – the haçienda where Simón Bolívar spent his final days – as well as Barranquilla’s customs building.

Ants being usually associated with hard labour and a complex social organization are turned into phantasms of the disappeared, ghost like figures that have acquired the capacity to take over national monuments.