31/10/2005
Matt Franks
Vamiali, Athens
Franks' sculptures are three dimensional volumetric forms of two dimensional graphic renderings. He gives form to a bomb explosion, a swirl, a scull with bright neo-glo or very dark colours. His works relates to altered states of the mind and imagination, blurring of realities and uncertainties while on the other hand he uses humour as a tool of deployment.
I am alive and you are dead
vamiali’s is proud to present the first solo show in Athens of British
artist Matt Franks. The artist will be present at the opening.
Matt Franks presents a new series of sculptures and drawings. Franks
place himself in the field of traditional curved sculpture. His work
made mainly from styrofoam and epoxy resin is drawn from comics and
cartoons imagery. In this new entity he will present three new
sculptures titled “Zombie Reanimatorâ€, “NecroBaroque†and “Twin Voodoo
Death Skull†using as a point of reference many sources, such as
deconstructionism science fiction and inspired by the work of writer
Philip K Dick (Blade Runner etc.).
Franks’ sculptures are three dimensional volumetric forms of two
dimensional graphic renderings. He gives form to a bomb explosion, a
swirl, a scull with bright neo-glo or very dark colours. His works
relates to altered states of the mind and imagination, blurring of
realities and uncertainties while on the other hand he uses humour as a
tool of deployment. Franks combines a mixture of gothic and baroque
elements to produce complicated and darkly humorous hybrids with a
mysterious but comical existence.
Franks finds modernism and postmodernism labels patronising and
didactic, implies with his work the importance of fun and adventure
where at the same time he is extremely generous with his viewers,
almost exuberant.
Matt Franks was born in Yorkshire, 1970. Lives and works in London.
Selected exhibitions: Tate Britain (solo), The Aldrich Contemporary Art
Museum (group), One in the Other (solo), Beverly Art Gallery (solo).
Opening Tuesday 1 November 2005 From 20.00
Vamiali's
Samou 1 Karaiskaki Square - Athens
Hours: Wednesday - Friday 14.00-20.00 Saturday 12.00-17.00