In occasion of the 38th edition of Art Brussels, gallery rosenfeld is pleased to present a selection of works by five of its represented artists.
In eerie paintings of human figures constricted by an array of devices and materials, Teodora Axente explores states of internal crisis. For Axente, the juxtapositions in these scenes between human emotions and the odd assortment of foil, satin pillows, and nylon bags are meant to evoke the duality of spiritual and material and reference the human desire to reshape oneself. A member of the Cluj School, Axente shares with this young group of Romanian painters her dark, sultry color palette and preoccupation with the uncertainty of the individual in modern society. A new painting by Teodora Axente will be exhibited at Art Brussels.
Lu Chao's oil paintings draw their formal inspiration from traditional Chinese ink painting. His original technique, in which a bold and adventurous use of black and white mirrors the drama of the story-telling, pays a remarkable tribute to the economy of means embodied by traditional Chinese black ink painting. However, his narrative, concerned with the interaction between human being and sources of power yet as terrestrial authority yet as metaphysical entity, fits entirely into the 'humanistic' Western tradition.
Presenting two of his standing sound sculptures Japanese artist Keita Miyazaki's works combine car engine parts with hand made origami pieces. In 2011, Miyazaki was a witness to the 2011 Fukushima tragedy and he saw first-hand the destruction of so much of industrial society. As a consequence he determined to develop an art language through which he could give one of these elements a new life and decided to focus on car engine parts. Combining these with origami influenced paper sculptures, he has created an hybrid and original language for contemporary sculpture.
Robert Muntean's works resist any attempt at rapid consumption, which is such a recognizable feature of so much contemporary art where the image is absolute, rather than the exploration of language. If we look back to Picasso and Braque's early cubist masterpieces, it is their exploration of the pictorial plane and what this meant in terms of seeing, which rendered the movement so revolutionary; whether the subject was a woman or various forms of still life, it was secondary to how the painting was achieved. For this occasion, two large new works from Robert Muntean will be displayed at our booth A.05.
Finally, Ruozhe Xue is the fifth featured artist. His painting straddles the thin line between realism and dreamlike, surreal imagery. His canvasses are pervaded by a cryptic aura, skillfully emphasized through the use of dark tones that cast a sense of timelessness and suspension upon the figures. The missing context, very often hidden or dissipating into vagueness, eludes any plausible attempt to unravel the enigma.