Jeremy Geddes surRealism
Oil on linen, 2009, 2007 and 2008-2009 by Jeremy Geddes. If you don’t believe the last image is a painting, here’s the proof.
Urban interventions by the Löbbert brothers
A long time before the rise of urban activism the German brothers Maik and Dirk Löbbert have been doing their thang already. Subtle urban interventions, often on photo only that were made to alter your perception of public and private space. Get a C-print of ‘Antalya’ today or visit their current exhibition ‘Streetworker’ in Cologne to see what they are up to now. Catch a glimpse of the artists in this rather boring video.
Welcome to Jingapore
Commercial info from Jing Quek’s website:
Jing Quek’s superhyperreal world is full of people infused with visceral, unsentimental, in-your-face attitudes! With shiny-eyed optimism and close interaction with everyday people, Jing combines his eye for subtle gestures and expressions with a tropical color palette and the classical formality of the tableau, instilling the colorful character of his subjects in his images. Utilizing a healthy dose of kitsch and humor to disarm viewers’ expectations, Jĭng explores the social instinct of people to form communities and identities, and questions our tendency to define characters and cultural stereotypes. Jing’s appreciation of cultural references and authentic environments, coupled with strong conceptual direction, help to create contemporary fictions, alternate realities and mythologies in our urban social narratives.