Killer rob-arts attack
There is an underground space near Baker Street that feels a lot like a baroque sci-fi future. The half-light is illuminated by occasional flashes of neon. Blue and green lasers strafe the ceiling and an eerie soundscape of ambient electronic squawks and whirring servos greets the intrepid. Skulls in mechatronic legs stalk the space and glowing orbs shimmer with undulating constellations of colour. The Kinetica Art Fair, now in its…
Venus :: Fernando Vicente
I came across the works of Fernando Vicente this Christmas. The exhibition was tucked away in a gallery hidden behind a painfully hip art bookshop in Madrid. The show hosted the entirety of his “Venus” series, the latest exhibition from the spanish illustrator. These images do not, in truth, represent the most elevated or cerebral art I have showcased on this blog. I did however enjoy this fun, sexy and slightly disturbing take on feminine glamour. The girls are…