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Galeria Fortes Vila�a: Luiz Zerbini & Sergej Jensen - 10 Nov 2012 to 21 Dec 2012 Current Exhibition |
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Luiz Zerbini, Zool�gico de S�o Paulo, 2012
Slides, colored gelatin and tape 55 x 65 cm |
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Luiz Zerbini 10.11.2012 | 21.12.2012 Luiz Zerbini presents a series of collages made with old slide frames. The artist began to develop these works in 2010, and from then on they have grown in complexity and scale. The slides currently constitute a body of work with its own history and development. The collages of slides arose as geometric compositions involving not only the wide range of colors of the plastic and paper frames, but also their original marks and annotations. The original images were substituted by colored films or the frames were left empty. Positioned a few centimeters in front of a white background, these objects took on more precise outlines with the shadows they projected. Gradually, the original images also started to be used in the composition, evidencing the subjects previously merely suggested by the texts. In Zickzack, a collage with a large vertical format, the colors present in the frame are arranged in such a way as to recall a modernist geometric pattern. Stars and Rocks is a chaotic composition, where the original photos of rock bands are mixed with the composition made by the frames. PB [BW] is a mix of black-and-white frames with photos also in B&W. The slides come from a range of sources: classes in medicine or art history, passages from the Bible or photos of touristic attractions, a spectrum of subjects that were formerly reproduced for household and often educational use. But the main thrust of this production does not concern the currently obsolete interest in the picturesque manifested by images or media texts. What these collages reveal is a gaze attentive to the abstract potential of the figures and the figuration in the shapes, in a permanent negotiation between the two, a hallmark of Zerbini's painting. Luiz Zerbini was born in 1959, in São Paulo, and lives and works in Rio de Janeiro. In 1984, he participated in the anthological exhibition Como vai você, Geração 80? in Rio de Janeiro. He is also a member of the Chelpa Ferro group, which explores the relations between visual arts and music. He is currently holding an overview of his oeuvre at MAM Rio de Janeiro, which is running until December 9. He has previously participated in important art events such as the 29th Bienal de São Paulo, and in exhibitions at the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Inhotim in Brumadinho, and the Bienal do Mercosul, among others. Sergej Jensen 10.11.2012 | 21.12.2012 In his second solo exhibition at Galeria Fortes Vilaça, the Danish artist Sergej Jensen presents a series of new works. These new works confirm the artist’s interest in a painting practice that subverts the traditional technique by giving special attention to the fabrics used as a support for the painting. Recognized mostly for his textile works, Jensen expands painting’s vocabulary beyond the traditional canvas and linen by using a variety of materials such as burlap, silk and wool. The fabric used for the canvas often comes from recycled pieces of previous works or found pieces of textiles, which are then sewn together and mounted on stretchers. His compositions of a minimalist nature mainly involve a study of surfaces where weaves, twists, blotches and seams are silent but fundamentally important occurrences. Although the artist eschewed the use of paint for a long time, in these recent works it returns to the canvas albeit indirectly, penetrating its surface from behind. As elements that sprout nearly uncontrollably, the abstract blotches of paint suggest landscapes, maps or fungi in patterns that border on figuration. His fragile surfaces and languorous gestures propose critical digressions on outworn modernist questions such as, for example, the nature of abstraction or of monochrome. Sergej Jensen was born in Denmark in 1973, and lives between Berlin and New York. He has participated in countless international group exhibitions including: Annette Kelm, Sergej Jensen, Wolfgang Breuer, at Kunstwerke Berlin (2009); Of Mice and Men, at the Berlin Biennial (2006); the Momentum Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, in Moss, Norway (2006); and the Bienal de São Paulo (2004). His solo shows include: Portikus, Frankfurt am Main, and the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen (2010), Malmö Konsthall, Malmö (2008), Pinakothek der Moderne (with Henrik Olesen), Munich (2008), Schmol, Kunsthalle Bergen, Norway (2008), Malmö Konsthall, Sweden (2008), Nomadic Bags and Bag Faces, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2007), Kunstverein Bremerhaven, Germany (2004), and Kunstverein Braunschweig (with Stefan Müller), Germany (2003). |
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