Post by Commissioner on Jul 30, 2016 21:57:35 GMT
French artist Zevs (aka Aguirre Schwarz), renowned for his "liquidation" technique, is back in the spotlight with a new solo show, The Big Oil Splash.The exhibition, hosted at Lazarides Rathbone, will present a new series of works in which the artist attacks globalisation and targets the logos of international brands, their graphic and emotional power and their global ubiquity ...
“Ecology is at the heart of this new work. But it was paint, not politics. The work of man on earth extends
here in a work of painting on canvas.” – Zevs
This summer, Lazarides will host a new series of works by the notorious French artist Zevs, with his solo
exhibition: The Big Oil Splash. The artist, otherwise known as Aguirre Schwarz, will present a series of
paintings, monochromes and sculpture based on the oil spill thematic.
The paintings presented in The Big Oil Splash are richly imbued with the artist’s critical and
anti-authoritarian spirit and are reflective of his graphic vocabulary, love of film noir, misappropriations
and his attachment to Pop Art and comics. Full of borrowings, namely from Hockney’s iconic 1967 A
Bigger Splash and emblems from major international oil corporations, the artist tells the captivating story
of how the oil industry has spilled over into banking, finance, shipping, foreign policy, tourism, arts and
leisure since the time of J. D. Rockefeller.
A single sunbed not only exposes the series of monochromes to UV radiation, but also unfolds Zevs’
meditation on serenity and the intricate dynamics of people, power, possessions and pleasures. All of
these elements have facilitated the artist’s social ascent and his ultimate seclusion from the mundane
world of art, culture, politics and anything that impedes the peace of mind he for so long has sought for.
Exhibition runs:
29th July – 1st September 2016
