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‘Mountain High’
ink, bleach on canvas
5′ x 4′
2011
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‘Untitled’
ink and canvas
4′ x 3′
2011
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‘Untitled’
ink, bleach on canvas
4′ x 3′
2011
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‘High Sea’
ink, bleach on canvas
5′ x 4′
2011
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‘Untitled’
ink, bleach on canvas
47″ x 58″
2010
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‘Untitled’
ink, bleach on canvas
47″ x 58″
2010
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‘Structure 3’
Borja Bonaque
Illustration
2009
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‘Circle’
2 inks screen print
Borja Bonaque
2011
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‘Structure 2’
Borja Bonaque
Illustration
2009
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‘Square’
2 inks screen print
Borja Bonaque
2011
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‘Structure 1’
Borja Bonaque
Illustration
2009
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‘Triangle’
2 inks screen print
Borja Bonaque
2011
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‘Structure 4’
Borja Bonaque
Illustration
2009
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Spanish artist Borja Bonaque has developed a personal and remarkable body of work. Looking to create projects with some kind of visual atmosphere, he is inspired by pure lines and geometric shapes. Always motivated to get the best possible results. He has produced artwork for companies such us Elwood, Financial Times, Wallpaper, Zoo York, New Scientist, Rioja Wines, Bancaja and Wired Magazine.
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‘Untitled # 53’
Ink, acrylic on rice paper
70 1/2″ x 19″
2008
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‘Untitled # 49’
Ink, acrylic on rice paper
70 1/2″ x 19″
2008
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‘Untitled # 50’
Ink, acrylic on rice paper
70 1/2″ x 19″
2008
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‘Untitled # 52’
Ink, acrylic on rice paper
70 1/2″ x 19″
2008
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‘Untitled # 47’
Ink, acrylic on rice paper
70 1/2″ x 19″
2008
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‘Untitled # 46’
Ink, acrylic on rice paper
70 1/2″ x 19″
2008
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Zhu Lan’s most recent body of work combines her trademark explorations of abstraction and surface texture with an innovative new splash of colour. Previously, her work focused on varying degrees of black and white expressionistic marks, which are now accompanied by a bold and striking use of red. Building on the traditions of techniques learned through the study of painting in China and Japan,
Zhu Lan’s latest paintings fuse her trademark rhythmic tranquility with an almost violent and passionate streak. The result is something elegantly experimental, as she merges serenity and fury. In discussing her work, Zhu Lan has compared the act of painting to a personal spiritual exploration of the senses. With the new inclusion of red, this exploration takes on a new meaning to the viewer, as the bold colour can signify excitement, passion and perhaps more.
On a more formal level, the red blobs and slashes recall early Modernist painting and bring to mind Western conventions, which mixed with Asian influences, create works that are true to Zhu Lan’s mixed roots. In 2006, Zhu Lan stated that her aim was to continue to merge her international sources of inspiration and to create work that reflects her Canadian influences and the artistic legacies of her adopted homeland. This most recent series of paintings is a testament to that desire, as she has moved on to a new level of expression, all hinging on this new and bold use of the colour red. [Extract]
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‘Untitled’
Hélène de Gottal
Mixed Media on Paper
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‘Untitled’
Hélène de Gottal
Mixed Media on Paper
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‘Untitled’
Hélène de Gottal
Mixed Media on Paper
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‘Untitled’
Hélène de Gottal
Mixed Media on Paper
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‘Untitled’
Hélène de Gottal
Mixed Media on Paper
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‘Untitled’
Hélène de Gottal
Mixed Media on Paper
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Hélène de Gottal : Galerie Faider
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‘What goes up must come down’
Ink & graphite on paper
40 × 40 cm
2011
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‘Immobility’
Ink & graphite on paper
30 × 40 cm
2011
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‘The calm after the storm’
Ink & graphite on paper
30 × 40 cm
2011
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‘Hot on your heels’
Ink & graphite on paper
30 × 40 cm
2011
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‘The land that time forgot’
Ink & graphite on paper
30 × 40 cm
2011
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‘Swiftly moving on’
Ink & graphite on paper
30 × 40 cm
2011
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“My work is diverse. Predominantly I work in the field of abstract expressionism. The foundation of my work comes from an intensive study of the ‘nude’ and although the formal representation of the figure has completely vanished from my practice, there is an underlying system or structure that has it’s roots in the abstraction of the human form. I rarely plan or rehearse a piece, working intuitively I allow an image to evolve naturally, to have a life of its own. I am interested in the idea that when something is destroyed another is simultaneously created, as in reincarnation or rebirth. I often use surfaces that have previously been worked on, rather than a blank canvas, I react to existing marks or images. Working in this way produces results that I could not plan for or even imagine, and it is important that the ingredient which attracted me in the first instance is not completely lost but given a new life. Often I leave some of the original elements to pay respect to its contribution.” Jai Llewellyn : Artist Statement
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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonard De Vinci
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‘So What ?’
162 x 130 cm
acrylic on cannvas
2008
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Haïku
65 x 54 cm
acrylic on canvas
2008
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‘Ke-h’
100 x 81 cm
acrylic on canvas
2011
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‘Eo’
41 x 33 cm
acrylic on canvas
2007
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‘haïku 119’
41 x 33 cm
acrylic on canvas
2011
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‘haïku 119’
41 x 33 cm
acrylic on canvas
2011
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‘haïku 111’
41 x 33 cm
acrylic on canvas
2010
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‘haïku 123’
46 x 38 cm
acrylic on canvas
2011
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“From the brush, a touch and the surfaces vibrate in unstable fragile balances, stability is present. The subject is fluid, light and undulating, also ponderous and determined. Bridges suspended, breaking the space, different and uncertain perspectives, carry the rhythms and the emotions. The perceptible tension of the work is its justification. The painter, deeply involved in the choice of the contrasting values of black and white, is looking for plural dimensions. These confrontations put forward express explosions, reconciliations, the meeting of vital forces. Black and white is the absolute confrontation, from the interior of which is it not possible to express the chaos of life?” – Marie-Christine Jodier
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