Opening Saturday evening at WallWorks New York is “Tough Love,” Irish artist Solus‘s first solo exhibition in NYC. Featuring 15 new paintings and prints, along with resin sculptures, “Tough Love” is a testament to the artist’s universal appeal as he continues his works’ theme of “overcoming life’s obstacles, being victorious against all odds, “hope” and not going down without a fight.”
The following images were captured at Solus’s studio back in Ireland, as he was readying for the exhibit:
Untitled
A glimpse of the artist’s studio
Tough Love
And his now iconic “Dream Big”
Opening this coming Saturday evening 5-8pm at 39 Bruckner Blvd in the Bronx, the exhibition continues through May 16.
And to coincide with the opening of “Tough Love,” Solus will be creating a mural courtesy of The L.I.S.A Project in downtown New York City. Sponsorship for this exhibition is in collaboration with The L.I.S.A Project and Culture Ireland.
All photographs courtesy of the artist
On his first visit to NYC, Barcelona-based Pejac created two mesmerizing artworks reflecting environmental concerns. With his distinctly provocative aesthetic, he graced walls in both Bushwick and Chinatown celebrating the beauty and power of nature amidst the bustling metropolis. The image featured above, entitled Fossil, suggests a frightful future in a gentrifying neighborhood in which the only memory of nature is the fossilized appearance of a tree on a brick wall.
Pejac at work on Fossil
The completed piece
In Pejac‘s second piece, Inner Strength, nature triumphs over the hand of man and all that the neighboring Wall Street represents, as the artist alludes to traditional Chinese imagery.
Inner Strength
Inner Strength, close-up
Fossil is located at 27 Scott Ave. in Bushwick, Brooklyn and Inner Strength — in coordination with The L.I.S.A Project NYC — is at 2 Henry Street in Chinatown, Manhattan.
Photo credits: 1 Raphael Gonzalez aka zurbaran1 2 & 3 Ben Lau aka just a spectator 4 Pejac and 5 Rey Rosa aka the DRiF of The L.I.S.A Project NYC
A huge fan of the Oakland-based street artist GATS since I first saw his iconic mask imagery across the globe several years ago, I was delighted to view his artwork here in NYC — both in the brilliantly conceived and curated exhibit Against the Grain at SPOKE ART NYC and on the streets of Little Italy. Pictured above is a segment of a huge mural featured in Against the Grain. Here are several more images — all fashioned on found objects — from the exhibit:
Death by Pebble, Acrylic on 1960’s skateboards, 4 of 8
Traveler, Acrylic on found wooden case (top); Trackside, acrylic on spraycan (bottom)
Stripes, Acrylic on found shipwreck
Eliminator, Enamel on vintage sprayer
And on the streets of Little Italy — with the L.I.S.A Project
Close-up
Against the Grain continues at SPOKE ART NYC through June 25th. The gallery is located at 210 Rivington Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Photo credits: 1, 3-7 Lois Stavsky; 2 Karin du Maire
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