In May, Pretty Portal features the exhibition "Behind the Eyes" (In the streets of Lima) by the two Peruvian Urban Artists Danny Figueroa aka WESR and Jonathan Rivera Enriques aka JADE.

Both belong to the founders of the Peruvian Urban Art and Streetart scene. Their works are dominated by figurative elements with bright colours, which grace many houses of the Peruvian capital Lima. WESR and JADE find inspiration for their work in the Peruvian culture and folklore. The traditional Ukuku masks are continually found in the works of WESR.

WESR regularly commutes between Peru and his newly adopted home, Berlin. In recent years, he painted large murals on the Stroke Artfair Cityleaks Festival and showed his works on exhibitions in Berlin and Munich. For JADE, the exhibition at Pretty Portal Gallery will be his first visit to Germany.

In the exhibition "Behind the Eyes", the two artists show drawings and illustrations on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas.


Danny Figueroa aka WESR
&
Jonatan Rivera Enriques aka JADE

Behind the eyes
(In the streets of Lima)

Vernissage
04.05. 19-23h
Exhibition
04.05. - 25.05.
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Smash137 style has a huge impact on the internatioanl writer-scene since years. He is known primarily for his unique letter styles' and color combinations. The studied graphic designer is always on the move with his art and is among the most active writer in the world.

"Industriilor Red"

Screenprint on heavy paperlimited to 50,signed & numbered

"Siesta Orange"

Screenprint on heavy paperlimited to 50,signed & numbered

 "Siesta Turquoise"

Screenprint on heavy paperlimited to 50,signed & numbered

"Siesta Violet"

Screenprint on heavy paper
limited to 50,
signed & numbered

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Sweet Toof

Sweet Toof’s work starts with and evolves out of his street art in the streets of London and Bristol. Equally disciplined in traditional painting and printmaking techniques, Sweet Toof masterfully blends urban detritus with bygone decadence. Fusing ancient methods with modern materials, Sweet Toof’s imagery combines layers of historical and current cultural references to create unconventional, iconoclastic art that is at once both traditional and contemporary.

Sweet Toof
"Under Proper"

4 colour silkscreen on Smooth (Velino) Canaletto (300g)
handfinished by the artist
50 × 50cm
limited to 100
signed

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Orticanoodles

Orticanoodles is the pseudonym for two Italian artists, a very active and tight-knit duo, composed by Wally and Alita, both in love with  the stencil technique. Currently the duo are creating a series dedicated to the great leaders,  TV personalities, celebrities and heads of state.

“Il mano de dios”

Stencil on Fedrigoni paper 220g
70 × 100cm
limited to 15 / this is number 7
(each one has different colors. so each on is unique)
signed

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"People from other planets”
Stencil on Fedrigoni paper 220g
70 × 100cm
limited to 15 / this is number 6
(each one has different colors. so each on is unique)
signed

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PRINTS & EDITIONS
Groupshow with prints & editions from:

2SickBastards, Arno Beck, Base23, Blek le Rat, BTOY, C215, Decycle, DOLK, Faile, Hush, L.E.T., Mexer, Mr. Penfold, Nick Walker, Oliver Räke (MAGIC), Orticanoodles, Paul Insect, Remed, Roman Klonek, Sam3, Shepard Fairey, SMASH137, Sweet Toof, Tom Brane, Valentina Brostean, u.a.

Vernissage
30.03.2012 19-23h
Exhibition:
30.03. - 28.04.2012

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Many Urban Artists use different printing technics in their artistsic process. As Paste-Ups we see their works in the streets, where they are part of our daily perception.

With „Prints & Editions“ Pretty Portal sets a focus on this aspect. In the show are woodcuts, etchings, lincuts and especially screenprints and silkscreens from 2SickBastards, Arno Beck, Base23, BTOY, C215, Decycle, L.E.T., Mexer, Mr. Penfold, Orticanoodles, Remed, Roman Klonek, Sam3, SMASH137, Sweet Toof, Tom Brane and other artists represented by Pretty Portal. Additional we will show Pieces of our collection, containing works from Blek le Rat, Nick Walker, Paul Insect, Dolk, Faile and Hush.

All artworks from the show "Drawings & Illustrations" are now available in our Online Shop .

Street- and Urban Art is mostly related to large-format and eye-catching imagery, which attracts the viewer's attention while just passing by. As a result, it's often forgotten that these murals actually originate from drawings and illustrations. For this reason, the next show concentrates on this aspect and puts the focus on small-formated works on paper, created with ink, charcoal, graphite pen, markers and acrylic.

Participating artist are Arno Beck, BASE 23, dust, Eliot, Joe Henning, Johannes Mundinger, Kornel, Oliver Räke (MAGIC), Martin Wühler, Mexer, Pascal Schwendener, REMED, Sebastian Wegerhoff and Tom Brane.
 

Drawings & Illustrations

Exhibition: 09.03. - 21.03.
Vernissage 9.3. 19-22h

Groupshow with

Arno BeckBASE 23dust EliotJoe HenningJohannes Mundinger KornelOliver Räke (MAGIC)Martin WühlerMexerPascal SchwendenerREMEDSebastian WegerhoffTom BraneValentina Brostean

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"Grand City Canyon" Works and Installation from Pascal Schwendener.

PASCAL SCHWENDENER
GRAND CITY CANYON

Vernissage
17.2.2012 19-23h
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Exhibition:
17.2. - 02.03.2012

Pascal Schwendener, an artist from Switzerland, became the youngest elected student at the Düsseldorf Art Academy as he was 18. He now belongs to the class of Prof. Peter Doig.

His huge canvases, that reveal his background as a graffiti artist, very soon have attracted public attention. He mostly paints convoluted forms of special futuristic appearance looking like Biocomputers or achieving the impression of phantastic visions. These are the leitmotifs of his work. The pictures draw on a extraordinary kind of fascination, they have an almost magical and hypnotizing effect on the viewer. Enchanted, deserted city landscapes consisting of fragile skyscrapers and endless pipes looking like shreds of a dream, credible constructions with perfect proportions show incredible sceneries.

The closer the viewer gets to Pascal’s paintings the more abstract and complex they seem. The surface conceals many layers containing plenty of detail. Like the multicolour rocklayers of a mountain, the levels of his works are superimposed. Out of that he bales his very own special world. Thriftily applied accents of bright blue and orange colours give life to his paintings and guide the viewer through the created surrealistic universe.

L.E.T.
“I will never say what you want to hear"

limited to 28 / each one looks a bit different 

signed
 50× 70cm
handpulled silkscreen and hand finished with spraypaint on heavy hahnemühlen paper

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Watching out for for new talent we want to introduce a new artist in our collective:

DECYCLE is an upcoming german Urban Artist. His stencils and paste ups can be seen in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Berlin and Erfurt.

DECYCLE: HoolaHoop
Spraypaint on wood
60x85cm
signed

DECYCLE “Fencing Colors”
Spraypaint on jute fibre
80x115cm
signed

DECYCLE “Little Red Bombing-the-hood”
Spraypaint on jute fibre
50x135cm
signed

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