Tectonic Worlds Collide in The Perfect Storm: A Collaborative Exhibition by Katrin Fridriks and Jan Kaláb
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Tectonic Worlds Collide in The Perfect Storm: A Collaborative Exhibition by Katrin Fridriks and Jan Kaláb at BC Gallery in Basel has been on display since June 1 and will conclude on September 16, 2023.
They say opposites attract, and similarities repel. However, some beg to differ, and in reality, mash-ups and diversity always create unique and beautiful creatures. This holds true and is the case proven with decadent artworks in the exhibition, The Perfect Storm, a quintessential collection by Katrin Fridriks and Jan Kaláb debuting at BC Gallery in Basel. Together, Katrin and Jan have found the ultimate sweet spot of their individual artistic expression to radiate into a new realm with breathtaking pieces evoking sensory stimulations where you can’t look away and become happily lost within its movements and colors. “Katrin and I spoke about collaborating on a project together a few years ago, and the timing was perfect when the opportunity came up for a duo show at BC Gallery in Basel. The significant similarities and clashes of our works made us think it could be an interesting match. In the beginning, we thought we would do just one or two collaborative paintings for this show, but this turned into a creative storm, and we ended up building the whole show out with more than twenty collaborative paintings.
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“We shipped the paintings back and forth between Katrin’s studio in the South of France and my studio in Prague. It was an absolute pleasure to work on Katrin’s splash paintings to create new depths in her spontaneous abstract figures and to elaborate her lines in my compositions. This project took us completely out of our comfort zones - challenging us immensely, and it was super fun. The results are beyond our expectations,” says Jan.
Director and Curator of BC Gallery Nick Bargzei further elaborates, “Having worked with Jan for several years and following and collecting Katrin Fridriks’ work for about the same time, the subject matter of their respective art was already familiar to the gallery. The integrity and trust between Katrin and Jan are extraordinarily rare and a sight unseen”.
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“To send a whole body of work to another artist, countless hours of labor, powerless in the hands of another miles away in another country with no margin of error - whom, yes, you know of, follow, and respect in his or her work, however, only met once - to continue working on was unprecedented in the ten years of running the gallery. Needless to say, the experience of this collaboration was, at times, quite anxious and exciting, but most of all...inspiring, Jan adds!"
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Jan Kaláb was born in Czechoslovakia and is one of the country’s most notable contemporary artists today. His creative roots are based in graffiti, street art, and murals, and he is widely recognized among the founding pioneers of the Prague scene. Since then, Jan’s work has evolved to paintings, sculptures, and 3-D graffiti, and he has exhibited in high-profile galleries around the world, including New York, Miami, London, Paris, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. He lives and creates in Prague.
ABOUT BC GALLERY
BC Gallery was founded in 2013 in Berlin and moved to Basel in 2020. Directed and curated by Nick Bargezi and co-curated by Sarah Fischer, the gallery features regular solo and group exhibitions by international contemporary artists as well as providing secondary market inventory and art consultation for collectors. Secondary market inventory includes artworks by Shepard Fairey, D-Face, Retna, Dran, Pejac, TLP, and more.
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