Justin Richel
Globe (Detail), 2007. Gouache on paper, 30 in by 30 in.
Justin Richel is an artist who’s primary focus is painting, his works, which largely consist of gouache on paper range in scale from small intimate paintings to sprawling wall works. Behind the confectionary palette of Richel’s portraits of colonial fellows, seductive pastries and Victorian furnishings are narratives of control and chaos replete with incisive social commentary. The artist wields a sinister brand of humor that, drenched in the levity of pastels, subversively taunts the culture of consumption. Justin currently resides in the mountains of Rangeley, Maine where he maintains a studio along with his wife and fellow artist Shannon Rankin. justinrichel.com
Jone Kvie Jone Kvie’s work is inspired by a broad range of diverse subjects including nature and the natural sciences, film and art history. This content is transformed into sculptures in bronze, aluminium, woodpulp or plastic. Kvie’s work problematises our ideas of nature and the role of art: The visual and sculptural motifs reflect phenomena and forms in nature such as roots, nebulae, planets and meteors. the art historical references—in the form of romantic nature themes and the idea of the sublime—are in Kvie’s work exposed as constructions and the border between nature and culture is dissolved. kvie.nu
Untitled, 2006. Carpaint on bronze, partly polished, 120 cm by 70 cm by 80 cm. 47