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Matthew Palladino
This marks the American artist Matthew Palladino’s latest solo exhibition with Nanzuka following his previous concurrent shows at 3110NZ by LDH Kitchen and Nanzuka 2G in June 2022.
Palladino was born in San Francisco, CA., and graduated from the California College of Arts. He currently lives and works in La Paz, Bolivia. His recent exhibitions include the solo show “Ouroboros” (Parnassos Literary Society, Dio Horia Gallery, 2018), and the group shows “Punch”（Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, Los Angels, 2019) and “Paper/Plastic”（AishoNanzuka, 2017), with work also housed in the collection of The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York).
Palladino’s artistic practice can be interpreted as an attempt to move through different dimensions. Drawing inspiration from the graphic images of cartoons and games of his childhood, Palladino's work intentionally adopts structures such as grid-like arrangements, graphical gradational expressions, vivid colors, and the compulsory flattening of perspective. The dream-like and fantastical watercolor paintings in which motifs such as fruits, plants, figurines, animals, characters, figures, etc. are arranged in a highly organized fashion, almost appear reminiscent of digital precision due to the sheer meticulousness in which they are executed. On the other hand, his semi-three-dimensional works created through the use of 3DCG and 3D printing techniques serve to traverse the boundary between analog and digital.
The exhibition centers on Palladino’s latest series of watercolor paintings depicting cacti, which he has recently been focusing on as a new subject for his work, having developed a fascination for them through his experience of living in Bolivia.
Palladino was born in San Francisco, CA., and graduated from the California College of Arts. He currently lives and works in La Paz, Bolivia. His recent exhibitions include the solo show “Ouroboros” (Parnassos Literary Society, Dio Horia Gallery, 2018), and the group shows “Punch”（Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, Los Angels, 2019) and “Paper/Plastic”（AishoNanzuka, 2017), with work also housed in the collection of The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York).
Palladino’s artistic practice can be interpreted as an attempt to move through different dimensions. Drawing inspiration from the graphic images of cartoons and games of his childhood, Palladino's work intentionally adopts structures such as grid-like arrangements, graphical gradational expressions, vivid colors, and the compulsory flattening of perspective. The dream-like and fantastical watercolor paintings in which motifs such as fruits, plants, figurines, animals, characters, figures, etc. are arranged in a highly organized fashion, almost appear reminiscent of digital precision due to the sheer meticulousness in which they are executed. On the other hand, his semi-three-dimensional works created through the use of 3DCG and 3D printing techniques serve to traverse the boundary between analog and digital.
The exhibition centers on Palladino’s latest series of watercolor paintings depicting cacti, which he has recently been focusing on as a new subject for his work, having developed a fascination for them through his experience of living in Bolivia.
Schedule | Jan 13 (Fri) 2023-Feb 4 (Sat) 2023 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Jan 13 (Fri) 2023 16:00 - 19:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://nanzuka.com/en/exhibitions/matthew-palladino-high-desert-mirage/press-release | ||||
| Venue | Nanzuka Underground http://www.nug.jp | ||||
| Location | 3-30-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from exit 5 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines, 10 minute walk from the Takeshita exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5422-3877 | ||||
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