Dark Mouse (2012) by Gottfried HelnweinColección SOLO
Dark Mousse
For Gottfried Helwein (Vienna, 1948) the post-war sadness was relieved by a character: Donald Duck. Helwein's present-day vision of Disney is much darker, a malevolent Mickey Mouse who looks down on us from his paintings.
Gold (2003) by Neo RauchColección SOLO
Gold
Neo Rauch (Leipzig, 1960) paints alternative universes charged with anxiety and unpredictability. A leading representative of the Leipzig School, his enigmatic compositions combine figurative and surrealist abstraction.
High Fivesies (2018) by Ryan HeshkaColección SOLO
High Fives
Ryan Heshka (Manitoba, 1970) frames his works in pop surrealism, with a "retro-futuristic" style. Influenced by vintage comics and pulp magazines, he pays a lot of attention to space in his works.
Thinking and feeling/Denken und Fühlen (2020) by Rosa LoyColección SOLO
Thinking and feeling
Rosa Loy (Zwickau, Germany, 1958), an artist belonging to the Leipzig School, combines exquisite technique with pseudo-fairy tales, social realism and an overflowing imagination with women as protagonists.
C (2015) by Motohiro HayakawaColección SOLO
C
Motohiro Hayakawa (Yamaguchi, 1974) constructs comic-style scenes of constant action, and invitations to join in the fun. He finds inspiration in sci-fi adventures, pop, punk and cartoons.
Strange Ritual (2015) by Tomoo GokitaColección SOLO
Strange Ritual
Tomoo Gokita (Tokyo, 1969) depicts elegant but disconcerting scenes. His grayscale paintings evoke portraits of celebrities or film stars, presenting haunting scenes in which flesh transforms and melts, while faces remain.
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