German artist Claudia Antesberger paints enormous, overwhelming canvases that sample veritably every color of the rainbow. The first thing that catches the eye when viewing her work, the fluorescent hues evoke childhood pleasures like My Little Pony or Skittles. But among the candy-colored, biomorphic masses, Antesberger explores erotic subject matter as a way of apprehending the subconscious.
Each piece is filled with multitudes of characters and, frequently, pop culture allusions. The artist explained that she inserts often contradictory details to disorient her viewers and make them question their perception of reality. “With every layer of paint I banish normally indisputable familiarity by going deeper and deeper into multi-dimensionality,” said the artist. “So-called reality blurs into a multiplicity of different streams and processes, creating new realities, beyond accepted reality.”
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The mysterious portraits of Belgian painter Eddy Stevens are filled with stirring symbols that invite the viewer to unpack their meanings. Though his work has a certain timeless quality that recalls 16th- and 17th-century painters, his work is also filled with contemporary flourishes and progressive approaches to the craft.
In Taylor Schultek’s riveting oil paintings, an urban structure is as much a character as his human subjects. The connection between humanity and environment is often at play, with the art of graffiti often in progress. The artist's own history in graffiti and graphic design seem to converge in building believable backdrops.
On October 14th, French artists