The thousand flavors of Ana Jarén, a tribute to fashion magazines
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Yutanpo Shirane, a new free, sensual and feminine figuration
Women have been represented by other women in many different ways in Japanese literature, from the current love novels of Hiromi Kawakami to the feminist poetry of Murasaki Shikibu of the 11th century. But in all their writings, a term common is always used: sensitivity. The artist and illustrator Yutanpo Shirane, a reference within the sector for more than 30 years in Japan, knows how to capture the new Japanese femininity with the same delicacy as Kaneko Misuzu's verses. His work is full of free, sensual, independent and naturally powerful women, represented by simple lines and a sober color palette.
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Women have been represented by other women in many different ways in Japanese literature, from the current love novels of Hiromi Kawakami to the feminist poetry of Murasaki Shikibu of the 11th century. But in all their writings, a term common is always used: sensitivity. The artist and illustrator Yutanpo Shirane, a reference within the sector for more than 30 years in Japan, knows how to capture the new Japanese femininity with the same delicacy as Kaneko Misuzu's verses. His work is full of free, sensual, independent and naturally powerful women, represented by simple lines and a sober color palette.
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Wakaru, the illustrated positivism that comes from Japan
A Japanese proverb says that “spending time laughing is like spending time with the gods”. And this is also the summary of the work of the Japanese artist Wakaru, who launches a message of optimism and color with this exhibition at Gunter Gallery. Illustrated positivism is the term that best defines the work of this creator who walks through a type of figuration of naive aesthetics but powerful in the handling of color and the costumbrism of her scenes. Her pictorial style is based on simple lines and “smiling faces”, according to the artist herself.
In recent years Wakaru has crossed the barrier of contemporary art, exhibiting in galleries such as Akrilyc or The Waluso Gallery in London (United Kingdom) or Tokyo Pixel in Japan.
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A Japanese proverb says that “spending time laughing is like spending time with the gods”. And this is also the summary of the work of the Japanese artist Wakaru, who launches a message of optimism and color with this exhibition at Gunter Gallery. Illustrated positivism is the term that best defines the work of this creator who walks through a type of figuration of naive aesthetics but powerful in the handling of color and the costumbrism of her scenes. Her pictorial style is based on simple lines and “smiling faces”, according to the artist herself.
In recent years Wakaru has crossed the barrier of contemporary art, exhibiting in galleries such as Akrilyc or The Waluso Gallery in London (United Kingdom) or Tokyo Pixel in Japan.
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Boris Hoppek, the invisible borders and their heroes
More than 82 million people, by the end of 2020, had been forcibly displaced from their countries due to persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations, according to UNHCR. One in 95 people in the world have been forced to flee their homes due to war or discrimination. The artist Boris Hoppek (Berlin, 1970) has been working around these terrible figures for years. Immigration and racism are an inseparable part of his work, which he analyzes from works that range from site-specific to illustration, photography or collage. In this exhibition he returns to use his famous character Bimbo, a black figure with red lips, his most recognizable icon, to tell this story of social criticism and denunciation.
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More than 82 million people, by the end of 2020, had been forcibly displaced from their countries due to persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations, according to UNHCR. One in 95 people in the world have been forced to flee their homes due to war or discrimination. The artist Boris Hoppek (Berlin, 1970) has been working around these terrible figures for years. Immigration and racism are an inseparable part of his work, which he analyzes from works that range from site-specific to illustration, photography or collage. In this exhibition he returns to use his famous character Bimbo, a black figure with red lips, his most recognizable icon, to tell this story of social criticism and denunciation.