Conor painted, and then Vhils etched into the image to add additional layers.
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Conor Harrington, and more by
Vhils.
aritsts: Conor Harrington +
Vhils
location: Lisbon
Crossing Lines is a short film that documents Irish artist Conor Harrington’s trip to Tel Aviv, Israel and Bethleham, Palestine in May 2010. Film by
Andrew Telling.
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more by Conor Harrington.
artist: Conor Harrington
location: Tel Aviv + Bethlehem
A superb show at Lazarides' temporary Beverly Hills home; bringing Vhils, JR, Conor Harrington & Antony Micallef is something no other gallery could do. The pairing of Vhils & JR is particularly strong - their styles work really well together. I was particularly impressed with Vhils' work - both the etched walls and the layered-resin pieces - he's just so good.
Vhils:
These pieces are hard to appreciate in photos; Vhils adds a layer of resin over many layers of paint & torn paper. The result is a fascinating depth, like the image is suspended in glass. This is the edge of one:
Click through the galleries for more:
JR:
Conor Harrington:
Some gallery & setup shots:
note: I did not get any good images of Antony Micallef's work, but it's worth seeking out online.
The show runs until June 27th -
details here.
See more work by
Vhils, by
Conor Harrington and by
JR.
"I’m back from my Israel/Palestine adventure 2 weeks now, and it already feels like a dream. I’ve been interested in the area for a while so I thought it would make a good trip, and an even better film (Andy is slaving away in the editing suite of Conor HQ as we speak).
My paintings are about power structures and opposing elements (blah blah blah) and we certainly got that taste of difference with painting in both Tel Aviv, the Israeli capital of cool, and Bethlehem, Palestine’s walled-in birthplace of some dude called Jesus."
For those in LA, Conor Harrington will be part of
Lazarides' Eurotrash show, opening June 9th.
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more by Conor.
artist: Conor Harrington
location: Bethlehem
