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19th of December

Nicholas Lockyer

These are collage artworks by Nicholas Lockyer. The juxtaposition of the cut out elements create new and interesting forms, often organic, sprouting horns or scales. “(His) work explores the relationship between the saturation point of digitalization in today’s society, Trash Cinema and lowbrow ephemera culture that exists outside the digital world and the themes of primitivism, ritualism, mutation and attitudes towards death.” I find the collages repellent but also find myself taking a closer look, as the figures appear to morph from human to animal to growth, and then back. They are intriguing also in their painterly qualities, and although nightmarish, they resonate with the viewer, and their shattered appearance emphasises their dreamlike, hypnotic effect. Visit the artists website Paper Phantasm.

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17th of December

Rojo Rojo at Miscelanea Gallery Barcelona

Almost 2 weeks ago I attended the opening of the Rojo Rojo exhibition at Miscelanea Gallery in Barcelona. The gallery was jam packed, with some fantastic artworks on show. I was thrilled to see works by Joao Ruas and a beautiful painting by Paula Bonet. The exhibition was a wonderful example of artists working together, as each pair created a conversation of works using the colour red, the size of the artwork and the medium of paper as common threads. The exhibition is up until the 23rd of December with the works for sale as well as an edition of prints available. Artists include Mariana Santos, Chamo San, Anjo Bolarda, Berto Martinez, Charmaine Olivia, Conrad Roset, Guim Tió Zarraluki, João Ruas, Paula Bonet, Ricardo Cavolo.

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7th of December

Kent Williams

Kent Williams is an American artist painting in an incredibly expressive style. His works evoke shards and scenarios as if from some not quite remembered dream. The colour palette emphasising the soft focus, where figures emerge, blend and join in folds of paint. The artist has worked as a graphic novel illustrator, creating a number of covers for Hellblazer, and his paintings have been exhibited across North America, in various gallery shows.

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6th of December

Phil Hale

This is the work of Phil Hale. Mostly working in figurative art, his work received recognition through the National Portrait Gallery where he has been awarded various prizes. Initially working soley as an illustrator, he created work for a variety of publications in America, and apprenticed to Rick Berry. Isolated figures are often the subject of his paintings, with stark backgrounds, surreal landscapes, his figures sometimes oddly contorted. He was commissioned to paint the portrait of Tony Blair which hangs in Westminster. His work graces the covers of a mountain of books, including Penguin Classics, where he worked on covers for six Joseph Conrad stories including Heart of Darkness. Hale currently lives and works in London. His artwork has been compiled into 2 publications, including most recently – Goad.

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5th of December

Rojo Rojo

Tonight is the opening of “Rojo Rojo” at Miscelanea Gallery in Barcelona. If you are in town I would suggest popping in from 8pm to have a peek at what I believe will be a great exhibition. 6 up and coming Barcelona artists showcase their work and have invited 6 or their most influential artists to exhibit alongside them. It’s a great opportunity to see some fantastic work, and some amazing artists. Don’t miss out. Perhaps I will see you there!

Artists include among others, Chamo San, Paula Bonet, Joao Ruas (mentioned in an earlier post) and Charmaine Olivia.
Visit the Gallery website, to find out more.

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5th of December

Joao Ruas

Joao Ruas is probably one of my favourite artists. I have been following his work ever since I picked up my first copy of the graphic novel Fables a couple of years ago, with one of his illustrations on the cover, his artworks never fail to disappoint. Hailing from Sao Paulo, he’s just one of those artists whose work makes me wish I could emulate easily. For now however I shall have to stay content just being jealous and staring at his amazing paintings and drawings for hours. Those muted tones just speak to me!

The way his characters appear and emerge from the painted canvas or paper, draw your eye into details, that you may have missed upon first glance. Ruas is also known as Feral Kid online, and hosts a great tumblr filled with interesting, alluring, if somewhat dark images, which you can clearly see inspire his fantastic works. Check it out!