Art
Hypeart Visits: Joshua Vides Reimagines Cincoro’s Sculptural Bottle for Art Basel Miami Beach
Paradoxically, an artist can never experience the same joys as their audience. Most viewers only see the finished product, rather than the struggles that formed it. For the artist, there is only the process — the toil to understand an idea germinating within them, and the journey to will it into existence. Unsurprisingly, many ideas — brilliant or not — only go as far as the waste bin.“How many napkin sketches exist out there that we’ll never see? asks visual artist, Joshua Vides, when reflecting on the path that got him to where he is today. Many within the streetwear community know Vides for running the label CLSC out of Southern California from 2010 to 2018. In recent times, he has reinvented himself as an artist, who has in just a five year span, become a go-to collaborator with some o...
Jade Kim Explores “A Dream Memory” in VLAB Gallery Exhibition
Villazan Lab aka VLAB introduces A DREAM MEMORY, a debut solo exhibition in Spain by South Korean visual artist Jade Kim. Showcasing unseen works, Kim unveils a heartfelt narrative centered on his wife's childhood experiences, embodied through the character "MIN."Born in Seoul in 1981, Kim transitioned from a career in exhibition curation and product planning to pursue his passion for art full-time. His artistic journey revolves around "MIN," a cartoon persona crafted from his wife's interests and his tender, romantic imagination. With wide, innocent eyes, "Min" embodies both an angelic tenderness and an inner strength against celestial backdrops, reflecting Kim's deep love for his wife and the world. Each piece encapsulates Kim's affection and reflects conversations, preferences, and drea...
Jade Kim Explores “A Dream Memory” in VLAB Gallery Exhibition
Villazan Lab aka VLAB introduces A DREAM MEMORY, a debut solo exhibition in Spain by South Korean visual artist Jade Kim. Showcasing unseen works, Kim unveils a heartfelt narrative centered on his wife's childhood experiences, embodied through the character "MIN."Born in Seoul in 1981, Kim transitioned from a career in exhibition curation and product planning to pursue his passion for art full-time. His artistic journey revolves around "MIN," a cartoon persona crafted from his wife's interests and his tender, romantic imagination. With wide, innocent eyes, "Min" embodies both an angelic tenderness and an inner strength against celestial backdrops, reflecting Kim's deep love for his wife and the world. Each piece encapsulates Kim's affection and reflects conversations, preferences, and drea...
Major Touring Exhibition on Mickalene Thomas Coming to US and UK
A major touring exhibition on Mickalene Thomas will be going on view in 2024. Starting at The Broad in Los Angeles and following through to the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia and Hayward Gallery in London, the show will encompass her multi-disciplinary practice across painting, sculpture, film and installation. Based in Brooklyn, Thomas is often inspired her 1970s childhood in the way she creates flowery depictions of African American identity and Black female beauty. All About Love, which references Patricia Collins 2000 essay of the same name, provides a comprehensive look at how Thomas subverts the conventions of art history to reclaim a semblance of love and desire, by drawing on female empowerment and Black feminist theory. “The opportunity to showcase and tour my work across these...
Major Touring Exhibition on Mickalene Thomas Coming to US and UK
A major touring exhibition on Mickalene Thomas will be going on view in 2024. Starting at The Broad in Los Angeles and following through to the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia and Hayward Gallery in London, the show will encompass her multi-disciplinary practice across painting, sculpture, film and installation. Based in Brooklyn, Thomas is often inspired her 1970s childhood in the way she creates flowery depictions of African American identity and Black female beauty. All About Love, which references Patricia Collins 2000 essay of the same name, provides a comprehensive look at how Thomas subverts the conventions of art history to reclaim a semblance of love and desire, by drawing on female empowerment and Black feminist theory. “The opportunity to showcase and tour my work across these...
Rhymezlikedimez Pays Tribute to Frank Ocean With “Solo” Rug
Rhymezlikedimez first released his "Solo" print – a nod to Frank Ocean's beloved Blonde cut – in 2018, and it was met with great acclaim by fans. Now, five years later, the multidisciplinary visual artist is bringing back his "Solo" print in a new form: a hand-crafted New Zealand wool rug.Dimez, formally known as Robin Velghe, delivered the below "Solo" print in August of 2018; peep the comments section and you'll find it flooded with fans begging Velghe to re-release the print. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RHYMEZLIKEDIMEZ🌻 (@rhymezlikedimez)So he did. Velghe drew from the design of the original print to craft the 165cm by 125cm rug, which features Ocean posted up in front of his infamous orange BMW.This re-release frenzy is not uncommon for an artist like Velghe; p...
OPPO’s Exhibition at Paris Photo Transcended the Bounds of Mobile Photography
Paris Photo was held last weekend at the historic Grand Palais Éphémère on the Champ-de-Mars on November 9 through 14. As an associate partner, smartphone giant OPPO played an ambitious part in the cultural event as the only smartphone brand in attendance.OPPO’s collaboration with Paris Photo spotlighted the brands commitment to pushing the boundaries of mobile imaging while elegantly merging technology and fine art by exhibiting a series of photographs captured on OPPO devices to demonstrate the creative possibilities of their advanced camera systems. During the exhibition, OPPO and Hasselblad announced plans to co-develop next-generation HyperTone Camera Systems in 2024. This collaboration demonstrates their shared vision of following aesthetics to usher in a new era of computational pho...
Dover Street Market Will Partner With Felix Art Fair to Create Joint Installation
Dover Street Market (DSM) has always been known for showcasing sculptural displays, but next February, the retailer will broaden its offerings through a new partnership with Felix Art Fair and American mixed-media artist Oscar Tuazon. Born in Seattle and now based in LA, Tuazon uses natural and industrial materials to create minimalistic environments that probe into humanity's relationship with architectural spaces. The partnership developed rather naturally for Felix and DSM, both of which take an unorthodox approach to their respective industries. According to Al Morán, one of the three co-founders of the fair and head of Morán Morán gallery, he saw an "overlap in the audience" between DSM's customer and Felix' main clientele. DSM's vice president James Gilchrist echoed Morán's sentiment...
Dover Street Market Will Partner With Felix Art Fair to Create Joint Installation
Dover Street Market (DSM) has always been known for showcasing sculptural displays, but next February, the retailer will broaden its offerings through a new partnership with Felix Art Fair and American mixed-media artist Oscar Tuazon. Born in Seattle and now based in LA, Tuazon uses natural and industrial materials to create minimalistic environments that probe into humanity's relationship with architectural spaces. The partnership developed rather naturally for Felix and DSM, both of which take an unorthodox approach to their respective industries. According to Al Morán, one of the three co-founders of the fair and head of Morán Morán gallery, he saw an "overlap in the audience" between DSM's customer and Felix' main clientele. DSM's vice president James Gilchrist echoed Morán's sentiment...
Cleon Peterson Releases ‘Blood and Soil’ Book and Screenprint
Los Angeles-based artist Cleon Peterson has released a new book called Blood and Soil. Created between 2016 to 2018, the title alludes to his LA exhibition of the same name that he held at Over the Influence in 2018, where Peterson created a series of paintings and sculptures that commented on the socio-political tensions during the Trump administration and the Black Lives Matter movement.Largely set in black, white, red and the occasional hit of gold, Peterson's graphic compositions largely feature humanoid characters viciously fighting to the death, as a meditation on humanity's violent nature that has persisted since the age of antiquity. Courtesy of the artist. "All these historical parallels that echo what’s going on around us today make it worth examining power dynamics and the ways ...
Cleon Peterson Releases ‘Blood and Soil’ Book and Screenprint
Los Angeles-based artist Cleon Peterson has released a new book called Blood and Soil. Created between 2016 to 2018, the title alludes to his LA exhibition of the same name that he held at Over the Influence in 2018, where Peterson created a series of paintings and sculptures that commented on the socio-political tensions during the Trump administration and the Black Lives Matter movement.Largely set in black, white, red and the occasional hit of gold, Peterson's graphic compositions largely feature humanoid characters viciously fighting to the death, as a meditation on humanity's violent nature that has persisted since the age of antiquity. Courtesy of the artist. "All these historical parallels that echo what’s going on around us today make it worth examining power dynamics and the ways ...
Hypeart Visits: Asif Hoque On Capturing Light in His Spiritual Oil Paintings
On two recent trips, I found myself inside the cozy Brooklyn studio of the rising contemporary artist, Asif Hoque. The small yet inviting space was a sanctuary of creativity, filled with studies, sketches and books that traced the life and career of the young artist. Asif, a multifaceted artist whose work transcends boundaries and infuses life into the canvas, welcomed me with enthusiasm as we journeyed through his illuminating world of art.As I stepped into Asif's studio, I was immediately struck by the vivid paintings that adorned the walls. The radiant colors and intricate details seemed to transport me to a realm where imagination and reality intertwined seamlessly. Each piece bore the distinctive mark of Asif's surrealist and conceptualist style, reflecting his deep connection to natu...
