:: Felipe Yung a.k.a Flip ::: SEIVA BRUTA - Felipe Yung FLIP's Solo Exhibition in Los Angeles.

sábado, fevereiro 28, 2009

SEIVA BRUTA - Felipe Yung FLIP's Solo Exhibition in Los Angeles.

Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art is proud to present Seiva Bruta, the first West Coast solo exhibition of work by Brazilian artist Flip. Artwork featured in the exhibition will include acrylic, ink and mixed media on wood, canvas, and paper as well as a site specific installation. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 from 7.00pm - 10.00pm with Flip in attendance. The exhibition will be open for viewing through Thursday, March 26th, 2009 from 1.00pm - 7.00pm.

About the Artist:
A member of the renowned artist collective Famiglia Baglione, Felipe "Flip" Yung is widely hailed as one of the most talented Brazilian artists of his generation. He has painted and exhibited his work throughout the streets and galleries of Brazil, Europe, and the US for over a decade.

http://www.flipon.com.br/
http://www.baglione.blogspot.com

Address: Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood CA 90038

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Felipe Yung a.k.a FLIP

Amongst large brushes and paint, Felipe Yung cultivates roots, reasons in organic textures in a singular way and brings to paper uniquely shaped images, influenced by his tireless researches on Asian culture. His history begins at the neighborhood of Vila Mariana in São Paulo, and it reaches as far as London and Moscow. Paintings and spray paint, which transcend trends and tell the history of Brazilian Graffiti.

His work permeates various worlds. Flip works through the peaceful coexistence of certain oppositions such as figurative and abstract. his style is seriously high-energy,addressing themes such as nature, pain, pleasure and eroticism. In a contemporary gesture he conjugates figurative and abstraction, such as his painted trees which when seen up close are no longer the figure of a tree but abstract lines, Camouflage Pattern, Insane Characters and Strong Calligraphy strokes.

Since mid 90’s , is one of the best-known names in Brazilian street art and had showed his paintings the streets and galleries and has participated of exhibitions and executed works in São Paulo and cities of Brazil, London, Brighton, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Los Angeles and New York. He has also participated of art fairs in Miami (Art Basel), has represented Brazil in Moscow as a guest of the Brazilian Embassy.