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

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Angela Lizon – Menagerie
Until 2 May
Coates & Scarry
8 Duke Street
London SW1Y 6BN

London, Shows

London: Ben Turnbull & Ramon Maiden @ Stolenspace

April 19, 2015 butterfly

Ben Turnbull - Stolenspace

Stolenspace is currently presenting a duo show with British artist and craftsman Ben Turnbull and Spanish illustrative artist Ramon Maiden. In the Gallery 1, ‘Smells like Teens spirit‘ continues the series of Ben Turnbull’s ‘American History X’, focussing on the lone teen shooter phenomenon that occurred in the US for the past decade.

Guns & weapons are beautifully and intricately hand carved into vintage wooden school desks. ‘Emergency Break Glass’ boxes contain firearms and grenades highlighting the paradox of the U.S. gun culture.

Ben Turnbull - Stolenspace

In the Gallery 2, Barcelona based artist Ramon Maiden revisits vintage imagery, pin-ups and religious characters by tattooing them on paper and gives them relevance in todays ever-changing society. “Turbofaith, Ladies of the night and Dandy Delinquents’ feature a series of work on paper and mixed media collages.

Ramon Maiden - Stolenspace