Graphite
Graphite is a metallic grey writing and drawing material, primarily used in pencil or powder form.
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And the Oscar for Best Movie Poster goes to…
We speak with Hollywood’s favourite poster artist James Jean about art, film and a new category for the Academy Awards.
Nigel Howlett: The Face Before You Were Born
A solo show debut in London marked a tangible moment of inflection for Nigel Howlett and his faceless figures. In parallel, we collaborated to archive works from the show with a series of limited edition books and hand-finished prints.
William Mapan
French artist William Mapan (he/him) was born in 1988 and is currently based in Paris.
Ryan Travis Christian
Ryan Travis Christian (he/him) was born 1983 in California, USA. He currently lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.
Nigel Howlett
Nigel Howlett was born in 1979 in Croydon, UK, and now lives and works in London.
Mike Lee
American visual artist Mike Lee was born in 1983 in Placentia, California, and now lives and works in New York.
Robert Nava
Robert Nava was born in 1985 in East Chicago, USA, and now lives and works in New York.
Aya Takano
Aya Takano was born in 1976 in Saitama, Japan, and now lives and works in Tokyo.
BLOOM
With a blossoming symbol of growth and renewal, Marcela Flórido explores the beauty of self discovery. Playful, sensitive, bold – Flórido’s first print edition, BLOOM, embodies her intentions as an artist. The edition is based on a large-scale painting from 2022, an experiment in symmetry. Flórido foregrounds her cartoonish pseudo-self, a recurring subject for her recent artworks. She draws from a wealth of art historical references, from Modernism to Baroque, Hilma Af Klimt to Tarsal do Amaral, culminating in a vibrant exploration of selfhood. Each print has been uniquely hand-finished by the artist with flowers in a variety of colours, patterns and mediums, inviting collectors to connect with their print on a deeper level.
CHATTE PARFAITE
30 unique artworks form an ensemble of grinning bronze cats by Ryan Travis Christian.The devilish cat originates from Christian’s drawing Cut Dick, depicting a row of cats standing in hell. In a sculptural re-imagining, each cat holds a framed graphite drawing, riffing on vintage rubber-hose animation.Spanning loaded themes such as gunplay, medication, self depreciation and dizzying abstract patterns, each drawing is a dive into the artist’s mind. With a plethora of satirical connotations attached to each illustration, Christian hopes for the viewer to determine what story each cat holds.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
Loose Screw
Anna Weyant’s precisely rendered works depict figures embroiled in tragicomic narratives. Everyday objects in her still life compositions adopt an uncanny, portentous air.Loose Screw reprises a graphite study for an original painting as an edition of hand-pulled lithographs. The scene centres on a lone woman at a bar, laughing forcefully over a glass of wine. A column on the right acts as a stand-in for a second figure – leading us to question whether the subject is indeed happy to be alone, or starting to unravel in an age of self-isolation.A percentage of profits from this edition will be donated to World Central Kitchen.
How Do You Keep Your Heart Open? (For Susan)
With community and care running throughout her practice, Christine Wong Yap works towards a universal homecoming for all who encounter her art.How Do You Keep Your Heart Open? (For Susan) was created as a tribute to the life and legacy of the artist’s late friend Susan O’Malley, the work — realised as a pencil drawing with the telltale marks of a preparatory sketch — intentionally retains a sense of being in progress, and of continual exploration.This work is launching as part of a wider collaboration between Avant Arte and artist-run collective For Freedoms.
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