Exhibitions
Vin Gallery
Nov 12 - Dec 04, 2021
Kokoro No Ki,Rotring on canvas, 90cm x 150cm
All images courtesy of Vin Gallery
Vin Gallery proudly presents 'the preview of Karine Guillermin' by artist Karine Guillermin. ‘the preview of Karine Guillermin’ marks the fresh start of an offline show by Vin Gallery. On this occasion, Vin Gallery collaborated with Rei Bar & Artspace delivering stunning works by Karine Guillermin.
Karine Guillermin’s paintings are a meditation; a pause at the point where dreams and reality intersect Karine’s images are restless but regimented: at times intricate, at others expansive. They recall the childlike sophistication (as well as the sub-tropical tableaux) of Henri Rousseau. It is escapism afforded to the viewer as much as the artist, as the eye skips then alights, lost in the contours of a leaf, or locked on an eye appearing from undergrowth, “A story where the dream is confused with reality.”
Ephemera Aequilibrium #4, 2020, (diam40) (front), Acrylic ink on wood, 40cm diameter
Ephemera Aequilibrium #5, 2020, (diam40) (front), Acrylic ink on wood, 40cm diameter
Upopo Ram, 2017, Acrylic ink on canvas, 70cm x 50cm
Karine Guillermin
Born in Villeurbanne, France, in 1975, Karine currently divides her time between her home country and Japan, and her works are a mirror of that. French expressiveness with Japanese-inspired detailing collide to become dreamily compelling compositions: the petals of a large marshmallow flower; aquatic mollusks loitering in the air; a rainbow firework bursting to life. They are hypnotic, because, like Rousseau said, “Beauty is the promise of happiness.”
About Rei Bar & Artspace
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