While many of us were pondering the world’s fragile state in the early months of the pandemic, the brilliantly inventive and socially conscious Spanish artist Pejac was busy creating art in response to it. And this past fall, he shared his vision in APENA, a ten-day exposition held in a former train manufacturing site in Berlin. Over 40 new artworks — addressing such themes as environmental pollution, climate change, the refugee crisis and inequality — were displayed in eight different rooms and spaces. Several play on classical paintings; all are at once poetic and unsettling,
The image featured above, “Counterweight,” was fashioned in 2020 with oil, acrylic and spray paint and mounted on a wooden stretcher. Several more images of Pejac‘s artworks — all painted since the early days of the pandemic — follow:
“Urban Albatross,” Oil, acrylic, spray paint and charcoal on paper mounted on wooden stretcher
“H20,” Charcoal, Pencil, conté, and gold leaf on paper mounted on wooden stretcher
“Bad Time for Lyrics,” Brass, bronze and wood
“Swirling,” Oil, acrylic and spray paint on paper mounted on wooden stretcher
“Oppressed IV,” close-up; Chalk and pencil on paper
And you can view the remarkable APNEA Exhibition here:
All images courtesy Majka Tkacik – Project Manager, Suben Art
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