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      Volery Gallery at CAN Art Fair Ibiza 2022

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      Volery Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Contemporary Art Now, Ibiza (CAN). The fair focuses on the Now and solely on the latest happenings in the contemporary art world.Volery Gallery’s main aim is to offer the Middle East exposure to the latest happenings in the international art world, exhibiting and collaborating with artists and galleries representing the New Contemporary wave.Volery will exhibit the works of six outstanding artists, Ana Barriga, Ms. Dyu, Britty Em, Franco Fasoli, Tosin Kalejaye and Putu Adi Suanjaya (Kencut). Their work has a common thread of questioning their surrounding environments and societies. Flat backgrounds, cartoon characters and colourful toys take over the space to raise questions and recall past experiences.The selection brings together the mischievousness, irony and humour of Barriga’s universe, where the artist is met with children’s toys and daily colourful objects from which unforeseen situations that do not fit the rules emerge. The ironic presentation of society in Ms. Dyu’s work is seen in her cartoonish display of characters interacting with their surrounding environment. The extraordinary trip Em’s work takes the audiences through her extravagantly colourful and playful work filled with patterns, symbolism and nostalgic objects. The dispute, conflict and discursive juxtaposition in Fasoli’s work in which he questions the questions already asked. The flat backgrounds in Kalejaye’s work, in conjunction with his vividly painted figures, he utilises his work to convey his opinions and impressions about the everyday Black experience in modern society. The stuffed toys and the buttoned eyes are recurring characters in Kencut’s work, reflecting and mirroring his past experiences from a young age that are embedded within his subconscious.You can book your tickets to this year’s festival at Contemporary Art Now’s website. More

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      “Wishing for Wings” by Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada in Catalunya, Spain

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      Contemporary artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada recently worked on a new mural for the GarGar festival in Penelles near Lleida in Catalunya.For the last 2 years, the artist has focused on working on lines and movement, which allows him to play with various textures and techniques. This mural is another example of the unified aesthetic that the artist has developed in the last few years. Gerada’s murals now bridge together all of the artist’s directions, including his land-art works, sculptures and paintings.Gargar Festival 2022The annual Gargar Mural and Rural Art Festival was created by Binomic.cat who wants to promote the artistic culture in the rural world, turning the village of Penelles into a reference point, engaging people in a unique project of which we can be proud. Also, it aims at energising the village and promote tourism.This year, the festival was held on 29th, 30th of April and the 1st of May 2022 in Penelles.“The festival hopes to generate resources that allow us to correct the effects of time and the deterioration of our streets, reinspiring hope in our neighbours.” – Gargar FestivalGargar Mural and Rural Art Festival was born from the need and the strong determination to add a distinguishing value to the village of Penelles. The objective is to appreciate, encourage and give visibility to street art and alternative ways of artistic expression in public rural areas.DESEANDO ALAS (WISHING FOR WINGS)The mural is situated on the side of a residential building at the entrance of the town, located on the corner of Carrer de Roques. Gerada’s mural is approximately 12m x 10m and was created using exterior latex paint.Gerada set out to create a mural that draws attention to the plight of loss of population in rural areas. A lot of Gerada’s work is rooted in the context of the location and the history of where he creates his work. The Gargar festival uses muralism to bring interest and people back to the town of Penelles without the worry of the negative aspect of gentrification, which is an evident issue in cities.The use of the hashtag symbol in the design alludes to the need for more people to see what is happening here, and in rural towns across the world. The bird in this mural is an endangered bird that is used as a symbol for this festival. Gerada gave talks to school children about street art and the world in general. Two students were able to gain credits that would go towards their art degrees, by assisting the artist and learning valuable techniques, such as use of equipment, paint mixing, preparation and process.The mural took one week to be completed.Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada is a contemporary Cuban-American artist based in Barcelona, Spain. He is internationally recognized for creating his works on a large scale in urban space, sometimes so large that they can be seen from space and photographed by satellite. He is recognized for using walls and streets as canvases and citizens as role models to create powerful works around the world.Take a look below for more photos of the mural. Photos Courtesy of Gerada More

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      “Athena and Minerva” by URIGINAL in Madrid, Spain

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      The building of the Livensa Living Studios Madrid Alcobendas project culminates with the mural intervention of more than 138 square meters of the artist Uriginal, who has represented a femme character, which fusions Athena, the Greek goddess of war and civilization, with Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and the arts. The figure’s face traits look like a mosaic made of a myriad of color hues. The artist’s touch is remarkable in this work, a mark characterized by the deconstruction of organic forms to visually reinterpret them through geometric compositions that play with lights and shadows, and different volumes.Departing from the command of color and anatomy, the artwork challenges the beholder to question how our eye deciphers what we see, which is constituted by a million of chromatic points that are ordered by sight into a shape that makes sense. The exercise that Uriginal executes is an inverted “trompe l’oeil” – instead of making his hand invisible, the artist highlights the coding of the image leaving it in its initial state, without interpretations or nuances.Minerva’s fragmented face is complemented by another of the artist’s marks: the vibrant sunflower-like colors emanating from the figure transport us to a contemporary apparition of the goddess. At the same time, it reaffirms the artist’s mission of trying to reveal the mysteries of color.Uri, otherwise known as Uriginal, is an artist based in Barcelona, who has gained massive recognition for his art which details, a mixture of historical art pieces with modern elements. By taking the subjects from famous works of art he brings a new perspective of life to his works by adding bright colours and bold lines.Following with the theme of combining modern elements to classics, he involves the uses of kaleidoscopic geometry throughout a significant number of his works, having a heavy influence from fellow Spaniard and world-renowned architect, Antoni Gaudí and his application of multi-coloured mosaics in his works.The pieces made by Uri have an essence of being preserved by father time with a emphasis upon a certain subject or occurrence. The mixture of this along with the tessellations of the mosaics gives the illusion of constant development or alternation and the colours, humour and creativity is part and parcel of Uri’s expression.REBOBINART: Is a producer of urban art projects, founded in 2012 with the aim of promoting a professional vision of urban art by putting it at the service of social and cultural revitalization through the creation of projects that are rooted in the territory. Specialized in large format production, Rebobinart works to boost the most elaborate expressions of urban art by promoting artistic projects that provide added value to urban space and that generate new forms of communication among citizens through art and culture.Scroll down below for more photos of Uriginal’s work. More

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      New installation by Felipe Pantone at Hï Ibiza, Spain

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      Art and music collide in Ibiza as The Night League, the team behind world-famous clubs Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa Ibiza, unveil a striking new art installation by Argentinian-Spanish visual artist Felipe Pantone. The highly acclaimed artist has transformed the Hï Ibiza facade into a kaleidoscope of colour, ready to welcome the many thousands of clubbers who will descend on the Spanish island this summer.Felipe Pantone is known for his eye-catching artworks that play with shades of colour. He has exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Brussels, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Madrid, and has produced a number of distinctive murals around the world. For this new Ibiza installation, Pantone has given Playa d’en Bossa superclub Hï Ibiza a bold, dynamic and vibrant new look. The spectrum of colour on display at the entrance of the venue is instantly recognisable as Pantone’s trademark style.​​Speaking about the new installation, Pantone said: “Hï Ibiza is a place I know and love as I have enjoyed many great nights out there. So, I was honoured when the team reached out about this collaboration. I wanted to bring a piece of my energy – a super dynamic composition. As soon as you walk in, it’s like a slash of intensity. It invites you into the venue and gives you a taste of what you will experience once inside the club.”This unique collaboration marks the first ever time that pioneering nightlife and entertainment company The Night League and award-winning club Hï Ibiza have invited an artist to reimagine the club’s exterior.CEO & founder of The Night League, Yann Pissenem, commented: “Art and creativity are at the heart of The Night League’s DNA and it’s long been a wish to fuse my passion for music and art on the island. It’s an honour to display Felipe’s work at Hï Ibiza. Much like the music artists that perform at the club every night throughout the summer, this is an artist who pushes the boundaries of creativity and brings joy to all who see his work”.Pantone’s new work of art will be on display all season long at Hï Ibiza. The futuristic club will also play host to a series of high profile music artists and events throughout the summer, including underground favourite Afterlife by Tale Of Us, Grammy Award winning house hero Black Coffee, Australian superstar FISHER, David Guetta & MORTEN’s FUTURE RAVE, 21st-century disco Glitterbox, and American House duo The Martinez Brothers, along with Latin music heavyweights J Balvin, Anuel AA and Nicky Jam.Check out below for more photos of the mural. More

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      “HOGAR” by BOAMISTURA in Getafe, Spain

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      The artistic collective Boa Mistura inaugurates two murals in the new Livensa Living student residence located on the Carlos III University Campus in Getafe. On the more than 107 square meters of interior and exterior walls, the people of Madrid have left their unique artistic mark, starting with colorful and harmonious typefaces to condense messages that embrace and communicates with the viewer.HOGAR y UNIÓN are the foundations and essence of Livensa Living and now, also, the words that are highlighted in the new artistic work of Boa Mistura. Acting as immense canvases, they encapsulate the essence of a generation, of a life stage and of a transforming space. The murals represent the essence of everything that happens in a residence: a meeting point and refuge. Hogar y Union: “important roots building stories and memories for life”, as the artists point out.Starting from the superimposition of the characters of the words and playing with geometry and color, Boa Mistura wanted to express the idea of ​​understanding the residence as an anchor that defines and builds us, leaving an indelible trail in each of the tenants.The artistic action, curated, managed and supervised by Rebobinart, has been carried out from April 18 to May 6 and will be inaugurated at the beginning of the next academic year, in September 2022. Added to this intervention is the one already completed in the residence of students Livensa Living Granada Fuentenueva with the work of Marina Capdevila and the next intervention of Uriginal in the new project Livensa Living Studios Madrid Alcobendas.Check out below for more photos of the mural. More

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      “Chromatic Breakup” by Angel Toren in Murcia, Spain

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      His training in graphic design and his interest in typography has led to the development of a work that moves between pictorial abstraction andcertain resources / errors of digital work.Repetitions, optical games, frames, geometry, chromatic palettes, perspectives and three dimensions that, in the street, appear as large adjustment letters that capture theattention of the viewer. Organic, graphic and metallic real screen protectors.Scroll down below to view more photos of Angel Toren’s mural. More

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      “La Guerra Comienza Aqui” by Escif in Valencia, Spain

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      Street artist Escif created a new intervention in collaboration with the Center Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau. The mural ““La Guerra Comienza Aqui” which translates to “The War Starts Here” focuses on the economic component behind all wars: the military industry has much to gain in a climate of conflict and armed violence, and also has the support of governments and financial entities. The former allocate large budget items year after year to acquire weapons and authorize arms transfers to other countries. The vast majority of banks, for their part, finance weapons production in various ways.“That is one of the interpretation that can be made of this mural: There are always those who profit from conflicts like the one we are seeing in Ukraine,” says the Valencian artist. As an example of this, from the pacifist entity they point out how “in the last week, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, we have seen the stock price of the large arms companies, located almost entirely in Northern countries rise”The mural, which has been painted during the last 3 days of February near the old Fe de València hospital, has as its central figure an enormous cloud of smoke like the one that could be generated by a bombardment in a war context, and on its margins you can read the phrase “the war starts here”.At the foot of the piece, feeding that smoke, we find a bill in flames that, according to those responsible for the mural, can also question at an individual level, because as research by the Delàs Center has shown, the financing of armies and weapons requires taxes paid by taxpayers and bank deposits.“The military path, continuing to spend on weapons and fueling the arms race between countries, can only result in war, never peace. As much as the opposite is repeated to us”, concludes Jordi Calvo, coordinator of the entity.Escif utilizes muted color palettes and straightforward motifs to convert walls around his home city of Valencia and other locations throughout Europe into perceptive ruminations on capitalism, politics, and society. He paints sparse scenes and objects with ties to their environment and current events, often relying on humor and wit to convey an underlying message.Active in the Valencian art scene since the late 1990s, Escif is an internationally recognized artist with interventions in recent years in art centers such as the Power Station museum in Shanghai (China, 2016), the IVAM and the CCCC (Valencia, 2017 and 2020), the Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2018), and participation in events such as the Biennial of Contemporary African Art (Dakar, 2014), OFF Manifesta X (Saint Petersburg 2014), in the “Dismaland” project organized by Banksy in Weston-super-Mare (England, 2015) or the Lyon Biennale (France, 2019). He too received recognition for the 2020 City Hall Failure, which became symbolic of the fight against the pandemic. More

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      “The Message” by Pablo S. Herrero and David de la Mano in Valencia, Spain

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      Spanish artists Pablo S. Herrero and David de la Mano have collaborated on a new mural in Torrent, Valencia, Spain. The projects is a continuation of their previous mural “The Calm”.“A sailing species brings news from the distance to land and songs of encouragement. It brings omens and the wishes of those left behind. It carries seeds that will take care of the air. It only respond  to the ultimate power.”The pictorical language of Pablo S. Herrero is linked to the code of plant forms. Trees and forests, both murals and paper, are the vehicle for show relationship between the dynamic and the static, individual and community, sustainability and resistance. His activity as a muralist, usually at off-center and marginal spaces, take the suburbs as a paradigm of the rejection that the city causes to large parts of itself.On the other hand, David de la Mano is known for his large dystopian murals featuring human and animal silhouettes and minimalist style. He creates distinctive artworks which are symbolic reflections on humankind and reminiscent of dark fairytales.The single anthropomorphic figures of the artist gather together and unite in an eternal and recurring movement; the individuals become the mass and vice versa, and they are driven by their dreams, ambitions, fears, vices, hopes, and internal conflicts.Take a look below for more photos of the mural More