“The Miniature Show”
curated by Travis Louie
Rome, 7th December 2018
Featuring: Steve Ellis, Stephen Hickman, Glenn Barr, Glen Arthur, Lola, Brandie Milne, Linnea Strid, Chris Seaman, Bob Eggleton, Vince Natale, Fred Harper, Keith Weesner, Luke Chueh, Dave Chung, Greisbach/Martucci, Tiffany Turrill, Jocelyn Henry, Tristan Elwell, Dorian Vallejo, Steven Daily, Zoetica Ebb.
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The renowned American artist Travis Louie will curate and participate in The Miniature Show, a group exhibition of original miniature paintings by several international artists, including Amy Sol, David Welker, Lola, Keith Weesner, Eric Joyner, Camilla D’Errico, Luke Chueh, Brandi Milne, Tristan Elwell and many more. Travis Louie was born in Queens, New York, in the area near the site of the 1964 World’s Fair. His dusty, vintage imaginary and dramatic mood derives from the use of black and white acrylic colours over tight graphite drawings on smooth grounds; these materials give shape to dreamy scenarios made of magic, dusty attics and dark fairytales to be read in the silence of a dimly lit room.
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Il celebre artista americano Travis Louie curerà e parteciperà a The Miniature Show, una collettiva di originali dipinti in miniatura creati da diversi artisti internazionali, tra cui Amy Sol, David Welker, Lola, Keith Weesner, Eric Joyner, Camilla D’Errico, Luke Chueh, Brandi Milne, Tristan Elwell e molti altri. Travis Louie nasce nel Queens, New York, nell’ area vicino al sito della World’s Fair del 1964. L’immaginario vintage e polveroso e l’umore drammatico provengono dall’uso degli acrilici in bianco e nero su disegni di spessa grafite e basi levigate; questi materiali danno vita a scenari sognanti fatti di magia e polverose e buie favole da leggere nel silenzio di una stanza poco illuminata.