He has worked with Adidas, Beats by Dre and Dr. Martens. He is famous for his minimalistic style of drawing. Using thin lines sparingly usually to capture female subjects. The minimalism of the drawings, commonly black ink on white paper makes his work extremely striking. The work at this exhibition although was quite different from his most recognized style. He featured paintings rather than drawings in this exhibition, where he painted Disney and comic book characters he remembered from his childhood with emphasis on his relationship with color as he is color blind. He also incorporated color blocking in these paintings where thick coats of paint covered majority of the work creating an obstruction which he explained as part of the perspective he had growing up and also as a mechanism to cope with the sensory overload these paintings offer with their colors compared to his usual minimalistic style. This is the first time he has worked with colors.
The exhibition itself wasn't like anything I've been to before mostly because he was there and was very accessible. A quick chat with him gave me so much insight into his work and made the exhibition more intimate, bridging the gap between an observer and an associate. And lest I forget to mention a scene from the Batman animated series playing on a loop really heightened the nostalgia for childhood, perfectly tying in with the theme of the exhibition thus being called "Nostalgia".
He also put works on display for sale, which showcased his most recognized sale.
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| Butler with a visitor (Ony Gogo-Charles). |
Thanks for reading. Come back again next Sunday. *kisses*
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