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Showing: Sebas Velasco – “A New Error” (London)

Posted by feralthings, October 17, 2021

This week, the Spanish artist Sebas Velasco opened his first solo exhibition in London entitled A New Error. The show presents 16 new works on canvas and wood which capture forgotten urban environments at night and into daybreak. Velasco’s style, with its aversion to idealism and the picturesque, contains references to the Realism of both Gustave Courbet, who was at the forefront of the movement in the 19th century, and his own compatriot Antonio López García. Both Courbet and García sought to capture the visible […]

Releases: Taku Obata – “Chikyū (Earth)”

Posted by feralthings, October 13, 2021

In collaboration with Fluorescent Smogg, Taku Obata will shortly be releasing a new oversized edition entitled Chikyū (Earth). While the Tokorozawa-based artist is perhaps best known for his sculptural work created using traditional Japanese woodworking techniques, he is also a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes painting, illustrated videos and, as with this latest release, screen printing. Dance, and specifically breaking, is the foundation of all his work in these varied mediums and a consideration for balance, body shape and posture remain common themes throughout. The […]

Previews: Pejac – “Apnea” (Berlin)

Posted by sleepboy, October 8, 2021

At the end of this month in Berlin, Pejac will be presenting a new body of work that he has been preparing for the past two and half years in a show entitled Apnea. The 45 new artworks on display will be the Spanish artist’s largest exhibition to date and will be held in a former train manufacturing facility in the German capital (Modersohnstraße 35-45 10245 Berlin – Friedrichshain). He states – “Most of the works were conceived while the world was holding its breath. APNEA […]

Studio Visits: Sickboy – “Dreamworlds POV” @ Mirus Gallery (SF)

Posted by feralthings, October 6, 2021

Returning to San Fransisco next Friday for his second exhibition with Mirus Gallery, Sickboy (interviewed) will be presenting a new series of paintings and sculpture entitled Dreamworlds POV. Arrested Motion paid a visit to the Bristol-based artist’s studio, which is housed in a former Victorian church, to see what he has in store. Sickboy’s installation at the Vanguard museum show (covered) takes viewers from a 2D painting, through a 3D sculpture and onwards to an ethereal 4D otherworld. This new body of work builds on that […]