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Journeys – 'On Paper'

Past exhibition
5 June - 13 July 2024
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Overview
Image of a drawing by Andrew Litten
Image of a drawing by Andrew Litten
JD Malat Gallery is thrilled to announce 'Journeys', an online exhibition showcasing nine artists' works on paper. The medium of paper serves as a vital bridge, seamlessly connecting the intangible realm of creative thought with the tangible world of artistic expression. Despite its pivotal role in translating an artist's vision into reality, the embedded narratives within the canon of Art History often relegate paper to notions of 'practice', 'elementary', and 'unfinished'. 'Journeys' severs these appendaged perceptions, offering a profound re-evaluation of paper's significance not just as a preliminary tool for larger canvases, but as a conduit for the purest forms of artistic innovation, exploration, and expression to come to fruition.
 
The curated selection of works on paper serves as an authentic and unfiltered dictation of the artists' responses to their subject matter. Ranging from quick sketches to meticulously crafted studies and paintings, these reveal the inner workings of the artists' subconscious minds, intertwined with their reflections on living life in this contemporary age. This exhibition operates on a frequency that values honesty and vulnerability, allowing the audience to connect, resonate, and understand artistic processes and techniques, thus forging a more intimate connection between the artist and viewer.
 
Sophie-Yen Bretez displays her 'dessin's', early-stage drawings which inform and develop into her larger-scale works. Subverting the nude figure and subsequent 'male gaze', Bretez creates powerful and confrontational compositions that enact a reclamation of beauty, sexuality, and femininity. Andrew Litten's works on paper embody the psychological narratives of the everyday. Diverse in scale and medium, he displays compositions that are raw and vulnerable in depiction, alluding to the deeper truths that encompass our human nature. Hyper-realist Darren Reid shares his studies which heavily inform his painting process. Each work displayed is enriched with intricate details of found imagery using paper for its methodical and tangible qualities. Darren Reid's works on paper coalesce method with narrative, displaying both the technical and creative sides of artistic oeuvre.
 
By challenging the prevailing narratives and elevating paper to its rightful place as a cornerstone of artistic expression, 'Journeys' celebrates the boundless capabilities paper encapsulates. Each artist in this exhibition uses paper as a medium to communicate what is innate within them, whether it be for methodical planning, emotional exertion, creative ideas, or psychological manifestations. It invites audiences to embark on a journey of discovery, where the inherent beauty and versatility of paper is revealed in all its splendour.
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Works
  • Kojo Marfo, Untitled, 2022
    Kojo Marfo, Untitled, 2022
  • Kojo Marfo, Untitled, 2022
    Kojo Marfo, Untitled, 2022
  • Luis Olaso, study for vase and flowers 1, 2024
    Luis Olaso, study for vase and flowers 1, 2024
  • Luis Olaso, study for vase and flowers 2 , 2024
    Luis Olaso, study for vase and flowers 2 , 2024
  • Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #59, 2020
    Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #59, 2020
  • Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #64, 2020
    Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #64, 2020 Sold
  • Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #62, 2020
    Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #62, 2020
  • Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #63, 2020
    Henrik Uldalen, Gouache Sketch #63, 2020
  • Darren Reid, Study for ‘Grace’, 2021
    Darren Reid, Study for ‘Grace’, 2021 Sold
  • Darren Reid, Study for ‘Highlands’, 2021
    Darren Reid, Study for ‘Highlands’, 2021
  • Darren Reid, Study for ‘Falling Light’, 2018
    Darren Reid, Study for ‘Falling Light’, 2018 Sold
  • Darren Reid, Study for 'Dusk', 2019
    Darren Reid, Study for 'Dusk', 2019
  • Erin Holly, Mania II, 2018
    Erin Holly, Mania II, 2018
  • Erin Holly, Divorce, 2018
    Erin Holly, Divorce, 2018
  • Erin Holly, Hysteria, 2018
    Erin Holly, Hysteria, 2018
  • Erin Holly, sect, 2018
    Erin Holly, sect, 2018
  • Georg Óskar, In the morning , 2024
    Georg Óskar, In the morning , 2024
  • Georg Óskar, Just a little bit , 2024
    Georg Óskar, Just a little bit , 2024
  • Georg Óskar, Ottoman, 2024
    Georg Óskar, Ottoman, 2024
  • Georg Óskar, Ottoman fighting Dino , 2024
    Georg Óskar, Ottoman fighting Dino , 2024
  • Andrew Litten, Boy and Horse , 2023
    Andrew Litten, Boy and Horse , 2023
  • Andrew Litten, Returned , 2023
    Andrew Litten, Returned , 2023
  • Andrew Litten, True Nature (lie), 2023
    Andrew Litten, True Nature (lie), 2023
  • Andrew Litten, Paranoid Head, 2018
    Andrew Litten, Paranoid Head, 2018
  • Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « Should I have seen tenderness, Instead of the blows, And bruises on her face. Another way to love, To learn how to love myself - Being in the grip of his hands », 2022
    Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « Should I have seen tenderness, Instead of the blows, And bruises on her face. Another way to love, To learn how to love myself - Being in the grip of his hands », 2022
  • Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « In one night they took from me What I have not yet Managed to find again. Left in the open sea, Holding back my tears With a bitter shamelessness. - First times. », 2022
    Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « In one night they took from me What I have not yet Managed to find again. Left in the open sea, Holding back my tears With a bitter shamelessness. - First times. », 2022
  • Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « My desire is made of representations Which have never been mine, Those who projected onto my body Their dreams of exoticism And their darkest fantasies. - To desire beyond the male gaze. », 2022
    Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « My desire is made of representations Which have never been mine, Those who projected onto my body Their dreams of exoticism And their darkest fantasies. - To desire beyond the male gaze. », 2022
  • Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « Swallows of goodbye, Waved by the sad wind of summer, You were not born here. You were taken from the East, And put in the middle of the ocean. - You were meant to be reborn. »,, 2022
    Sophie-Yen Bretez, Dessin: « Swallows of goodbye, Waved by the sad wind of summer, You were not born here. You were taken from the East, And put in the middle of the ocean. - You were meant to be reborn. »,, 2022
  • Yann Leto, Various #3, 2013
    Yann Leto, Various #3, 2013
  • Yann Leto, Various #5, 2013
    Yann Leto, Various #5, 2013
  • Yann Leto, Various #6, 2013
    Yann Leto, Various #6, 2013
Press release
JD Malat Gallery is thrilled to announce 'Journeys', an online exhibition showcasing eight artists' works on paper. The medium of paper serves as a vital bridge, seamlessly connecting the intangible realm of creative thought with the tangible world of artistic expression. Despite its pivotal role in translating an artist's vision into reality, the embedded narratives within the canon of Art History often relegate paper to notions of 'practice', 'elementary', and 'unfinished'. 'Journeys' severs these appendaged perceptions, offering a profound re-evaluation of paper's significance not just as a preliminary tool for larger canvases, but as a conduit for the purest forms of artistic innovation, exploration, and expression to come to fruition.
 
Journeys – Works On Paper, sees artists Henrik Uldalen, Sophie-Yen Bretez, Andrew Litten, Darren Reid, Georg Oskar, Kojo Marfo, Erin Holly, and Luis Olaso, use paper as a medium to communicate what is innate within them, whether it be for methodical planning, emotional exertion, creative ideas, or psychological manifestations. It invites audiences to embark on a journey of discovery, where the inherent beauty and versatility of paper is revealed in all its splendour.
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Related artists

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    Sophie-Yen Bretez

  • Yann Leto

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  • Andrew Litten

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  • Kojo Marfo

    Kojo Marfo

  • Luis Olaso

    Luis Olaso

  • Georg Óskar

    Georg Óskar

  • Darren Reid

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  • Henrik Uldalen

    Henrik Uldalen

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