London – Todd James ‘Fantasy Island’ @ Lazarides

May 3, 2015 butterfly

New York artist Todd James a.k.a. REAS, is showing his new works at London’s Lazarides. The exhibition entitled Fantasy Island explores the grotesque of socio-political news we receive, between images of war, somali pirates, UN soldiers and scantily-clad females posing on the cover of fashion magazines.

Using vibrant colours, Todd James’ paintings feature an army of multicolored AK47, armed soldiers balancing cup of teas in armchairs, while his oversexualised blonde female portraits are reminiscent of Wesselman.

In parallel to the gallery exhibition, guests could also enjoy his infamous Vandal’s Bedroom recreated in a vintage Chevrolet.

Fantasy Island in Lazarides Gallery runs until 28th May 2015.

Todd James - Fantasy Island

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Todd James – Fantasy Island
Until 28 May 2015
Lazarides Rathbone
London

London, Shows

London: Simon Sheperd & Janet Brown ‘The Fuse is lit’

May 3, 2015 butterfly

‘The Fuse is Lit‘ is a new multidisciplinary exhibition by painter Janet Brown and sculptor Simon Shepherd at Black Rat Projects in London.

Playing with elements of scale, dislocation and emphasis Simon Sheperd transforms ordinary objects into unexpected sculptures: a basket ball reveals some fruity orange slices or a coconut. Inspired by her experience as a CCTV librarian for the police, Brown’s paintings depict a new graphic universe with enigmatic, fantastical, bizarre and sometimes monstrous scenes.

Janet Brown & Simon Sheperd

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Janet Brown & Simon Sheperd
The Fuse is Lit – Black Rat Projects
Until 10 May
Bateman Street, London

Barcelona, Shows

Barcelona: Cranio – “Amore$’ @ Montana Gallery

April 30, 2015 butterfly 1 Comment

Cranio - Amore$

Brazilian artist Cranio returns to Spain for a second solo show at Montana Gallery Barcelona. “AMORE$” presents a series of colourful works on paper and canvases.

Cranio’s signature blue characters are depicted in everyday life situations, from passionate love, broken hearted to dancing and smoking, as well as escaping the police.

Larger canvas works also highlight issues like consumerism, globalization and corruption, environment, the lack of water and the exploitation of the Amazonian forest.

Cranio - Amore$

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Cranio – Amore$
Until 22 May 2015
Montana Gallery Barcelona

London, Shows

London: Endangered Species @ MYA Gallery

April 26, 2015 butterfly

For the group exhibition Endangered Species at the MYA Gallery in London twenty international contemporary artists have created artworks highlighting animals facing extinction.

Participating artists include: Gent 48, Matt Small, Pam Glew, Labrona, Luke Chueh, JADE, Shark Toof, SatOne, Andrey Adno, Angry Woebots, Eismann, Txemy, Jason Redwood, 3ttman, Pantonio, Fintan Magee, Odisy, SozyOne, Morik1 and Uriginal.

From the Puma featured by British artist Pam Glew, the Monarch Butterfly by SatOne to the Killer Whale by American illustrator Luke Chueh or the Orangutan by Matt Small, each artist depicted an animal with their own tools and techniques.

Along with the group exhibition, MYA Gallery will be donating 10% of the proceeds from each artwork sold to the conservation charity World Land Trust.

Endangered Species — MYA Gallery

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Endangered Species – MYA Gallery
Until 12 June 2015
150 Commercial Street, London, E1 6NU

London, Shows

London: Angela Lizon – Menagerie

April 24, 2015 butterfly

Bristol based artist Angela Lizon is currently showing her ‘Menagerie’ in London at Gallery 8 with Coates and Scarry. Her intricate oil paintings combine porcelain works, oversized cats and pugs wearing various ornaments and paper doily collar, and also feature a series of children set in a vintage like photograph style. Through her paintings, Lizon gives her subjects new experiences and narratives with a clever sense of humour.

Angela Lizon - Menagerie