Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy of Remi Rough
Picture courtesy of Remi Rough
Picture courtesy of Remi Rough
Picture courtesy of Remi Rough
Picture courtesy of Remi Rough
Picture courtesy Aaron R T Smedly
Photo courtesy of Aaron R T Smedly
Picture courtesy Remi Rough
I am Very disappointed that I was not able to make this trip and see some really good friends, and amazing artists come together in Vancouver Canada. They were able to pull off one of the largest, if not the biggest abstract murals to date. They were also able to put together a very impressive and important collection of work for this show. As you might have guessed from our sneak peak of the show “Unintended Calculations“, this was going to be very well curated and planned collaboration between 4 our favorite artists. They did not let us down. It took me awhile to pry the pictures from Remi and Aaron R T Smedley, but I was finally able to see the pictures of the opening and the paintings. Very much respect should go to Indigo for curating and organizing such a well planned event. Starting with the mural install at Moda hotel, and later gallery opening at Becker galleries.
After being able to view the whole group of work, I can say the contrast of styles and palette’s utilized by each artist, and they really complimented each other. Joker’s clean and precise plates of color placed perfectly over the grain of different woods not only created a nice texture in his pieces, it also transitioned well into the work of the other artists. Remi Rough came with a more minimalist approach to his group of paintings. Heavy in texture, yet he was able to create a nice rhythm to the pieces with his use of well placed lines in key compositions. There isn’t much you can say that hasn’t been said about Kofie‘s amazing work. He gets my vote for the hardest working painter in the game, besides maybe Remi right now. A very consistent artist in his approach, very technical yet a painterly balance. You can see in Kofie’s vintage futurist paintings the harmony he creates with his triangulations and more organic shapes, contrasted with his linear perfection is a formula only he can execute. Mix all of that with his use of vintage textured media, the constant homage to the era of his inspiration and you are left with an artist who has truly come into his own. Then, there is Scott Sueme known for his amazing talent as a graffiti artist. His ability to create new and innovative letter forms through graffiti and paintings is well documented. Currently he has become one of the the young guns of the scene, as they might call him. Well he came out firing with an explosive use of color and a very expansive range of work in this show. Maybe a bit of a prodigy, Scott Sueme seems to pick up whatever style or medium he works in and nails it. Like his fellow exhibitionists before him Joker, Remi, and Kofie he also left his mastery of letters behind in his recent work of abstract paintings. His group of work still has maintained the essence and feel of the spray can, whether it is his use of fine cross hatched lines with spray paint, or the swooping flares of a fatcap. Graffiti is always present in his work. This was the element I enjoyed most about Sueme’s recent work. His ability to transition from painting cutting edge graffiti into painting great canvases without losing that aesthetic he is known for was a nice surprise. He definitely laid out a great foundation of work to build upon in this exhibit. All in all a great group of work from all these great artists. Its refreshing to see such a well put together project like this, and also see the artists step up once again and push us farther into new boundaries of Art. Photo Credits on this group of Photo’s to Aaron R T Smedly and Remi Rough
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