“LES Street Art Sex, Death and Religion A Fusion Event of Paintings, Sculptures, and Poetry” Exhibition

Van Der Plas Gallery

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Featuring: F.A-Q, LA2, Shalom Neuman, Jason McLean, E.F Higgins III, Scot Borofsky, and Konstantin Bokov - Reading by The Unbearables

Recognized by his unique signing of FA-Q (Kevin Wendell), paints in the style of the Dutch “COBRA” art movement, once stating that “Philip Guston’s work was his greatest inspiration from the modernists.” Kevin Wendell can easily be described as a neo-expressionist of the streets. Hundreds of drawings and paintings inspired by the recurrences of face after face with the same range of totemic familiarity and expressive variety as Richard Hambleton did with his brushy figures. Also, drawing his inspiration from sources such as underground comics, Rat Fink bubblegum cards, Mad Magazine and also African masks.

Similar to the mission of FA-Q, Scot Borofsky’s use of spray paint connects his work with a different era, the graffiti movement, which preceded the development of Street Art. His work references “New Age” philosophical ideas In over 5 years working outdoors and during the execution of more than thirty large illegal murals, Borofsky was never caught or arrested.

Brooklyn based Canadian artist, Jason McLean, creates autobiographical imagery, through scavenged objects. Often described as mental maps, where samplings of his daily observations are mashed up into anti-heroic, yet poignant combinations. Inspirations fueling his daily observations are relationships with local and visited environments. McLean works by using humour to touch upon challenging subject matter, such as sadness, loss, displacement, and economic hardship.

Shalom Neuman, who has been a multi-sensory artist for over 45 years. Considerably known for his concept of Fusionism – the fusing of all artistic material. His artwork seamlessly combines any and all media including but not limited to painting, sculpture, light, sound and movement/action. As mentioned by Robert C. Morgan, “Shalom is an art world phenomenon. By that I mean he does not conform to predictable art world strategies of “making-it”. At first glance, his work may appear excessive, redundant, over the top, metaphysical, even bipolar. But there is more to it. To use the proverbial expression, there is more here than meets the eye”.

E.F. Higgins III brings to us the development of “Fire Cracker Label Paintings”. His funky, fun acrylic paintings continue to show many of his creative concerns developed in the making of Doo Da Postage stamps. He incorporates much of his mail art to serve as a representation of the network of opened doors; across country, and across borders where creative beings could communicate with one another, circumventing the traditional gallery.

In Grandiose display, LA2’s (Angel Ortiz) artistic contribution of “decorative filler marks”, “reminiscent of lines found in different types of ancient American art” is being referenced to decorated pottery. Through collaborations with Keith Haring, the pair created some pieces together, then adopted the combination of cartoonish figures with expressive marks which became LA2’s trademark style. He has influenced countless artists who experienced the expressive marks which he developed over a decade along side Keith Haring.

Konstantin Bokov finds objects from the streets of NYC which is transcending genres—“I live from my imagination”. His found material of cultural and industrial waste are the central theme of his art, which is featured in this exhibition. For instance, a Big Bird which was made from discarded auto parts and tattooed with aboriginal symbols of an imaginary whale hunt, a stretched seal, and a clock without numbers. On a violin case, he created an iconic Madonna with Child painted in royal blue with white dots symbolizing an imaginative universe.

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from December 07, 2018 to December 23, 2018

Opening Reception on 2018-12-12 from 18:00 to 20:00

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