From the Glass Archive – Avant Art
We go back into the Glass magazine archive to revisit the work of some exciting artists featured in Issue Four.
Jaime Tarazona
Jaime lives and works in Colombia and is currently having a solo exhibition at the Alberto Sendros Gallery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For the past two years he has been focused on collecting engravings of London and other cities such as Beijing. “I re-appropriate my memory of them by superimposing cityscapes and urban topographies”.
“My investigations are focused on working around architectural and urban planning concepts, especially the comparison between architectural developments during the last three centuries with present and future ones. This specific interest is translated into different mediums as collage, painting, photography and installation.”
Early 2011 sees Jaime involved in a number of group shows travelling around Latin America.
Murray O’Grady
Murray is studying sculpture at Camberwell College of Art, London. His most recent acknowledgements include being shortlisted for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries as well as winning the Vanguard Prize 2010.
“I’m continually drawn to a particular type of individual; the entrepreneurial dandy, in the line of Michael Jackson, Willy Wonka, certain New Orleans Witch Doctors and the travelling salesman from Norman Rockwell’s famous picture. My work plays with and tries to understand their practices, investigating modes of showmanship and salesmanship in relation to the art object, the artist and the gallery situation.”
In the coming year Murray will be continuing to develop his current body of work for a new solo exhibition, Sticks & Stones.
Yasuhiro Onishi
Yasuhiro moved from Japan in 2007 to study Fine Art: Painting at Wimbledon College, London.
“My paintings are inspired by found photographs and newspaper articles. Influences range from Kafka to Antonio Tabucchi and bands such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor. I work quickly, creating a relatively high volume of small-scale paintings as I continue to experiment with my work.”
“In 2011 I would like to paint something better. I wish to develop further understanding of what kind of image draws me and why. For example, depending on what people eat, people’s bodies change; in a similar way what I see and what I read naturally changes my paintings.”
Future projects for Yasuhiro include The Catlin Guide 2011 and the London Art Fair 2011.
Taken from the Glass Archive – Issue Four
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