Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art presents ‘Grey Area’ - A solo exhibition of new artwork by Boxi
Opening reception: Thursday, April 9 2009 @ 7pm – 10pm // runs through April 9 2009 until April 30 2009
Carmichael Gallery // 1257 N. La Brea Avenue // West Hollywood CA 90038
Girl and dog
The embrace
Born 1974 in Kent, England, Boxi completed his studies at the London St. Martins School of Art with a BA Fine Arts degree in Painting in 1996. He has lived and worked in Berlin, Germany since 1999, joining REINKING PROJEKTE in 2007.
"I am drawn to the incongruous narrative in figuration. My works aspire to polarize the stability of what is at first perceived to be harmless or sweet but in reality turns out to be pathetically desperate or tragic or vice versa. A dark disillusioned romanticism pervades throughout. (along with) confrontational themes, such as paranoia, disappointment, expectation, grief, mistrust and other upbeat reflections of our times."
"It is in this state of reflection, this 'grey area' of ambiguity and blurred truth that I have found myself in, a place where trends and crashes in the market aggressively threaten and pressurize social behavior. Making life-sized figures that articulate this uncertainty is a way for me to come to terms with the phrase 'of our time'."
- Boxi
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