Rapture vs. Rupture. July 14th — August 11th, 2007.

Rapture vs. Rupture

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About The Show

EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE COLLISION OF MAN AND NATURE IN "RAPTURE VS. RUPTURE"

The human and animal figure along with their surroundings has been greatly explored throughout history. LA artist, Andrew Hem and Canadian artist, Shawn Kuruneru will display their latest work, which will confront the impact of these two diverse yet seemingly different cultures. Each artist wrangles these elements to create a refreshing look at an age-old theme.

Hem’s illustrative style allows for him to create interesting twists to the human form along with adding various elements from pop culture and an occasional ninja thrown in. His distinctive color palette of grays and blues forecasts a feeling that something just might not be right, adding to the allure of the image. Andrew works in a wide variety of mediums only exemplify his creative aptitude.

The dominant use of black and white help to drive home Shawn’s view of the surreal world of figurative collage. Birds, snakes, trees, twigs, and rocks all find there way into the human world in various combinations. The intricate brush and pen strokes of multi-faced figures bring homage’s to medieval times and folklore. In the battle between the expression of ecstasy and the state of being broken open Kuruneru will surely find a winner.

An opening reception will be held Saturday, July 14, from 7 - 10 pm. Refreshments will be served.

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Artist Biographies

 

Andrew Hem

Andrew Hem was born in Cambodia. At 4 months his parents fled Cambodia from the genocide and ended up in Los Angeles. By age 12 Andrew started getting into graffiti. He studied under writers like dzeas, rek2, lifer, and zoueh. He continued graffiti for about 9 years getting into nothing but trouble. He got introduce to figure drawing in his last semester in Santa Monica College and knew right away what he was meant to do. At that moment he changed his major and pursued the life of an illustrator...

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Shawn Kuruneru

Shawn Kuruneru was born 1984 in Toronto, Ontario and currently lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. He has shown in Brooklyn New York, Montreal Quebec, Windsor and Toronto Ontario and forthcoming San Francisco California.

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