Erik den Breejen J. Carino found objects and everyday materials

found objects and everyday materials

Her compositions begin as rough drawings that she collages together and draws over

His paintings are shrouded in mystery and portray human beings in situations of violence

Her work was recently the subject of a solo exhibition at Août Gallery in Beirut

Laura Berger is an artist based in Chicago

Erik den Breejen J. Carino found objects and everyday materialsErik den Breejens text paintings and works on paper investigate the narrative and cultural significance of the written word as well as its potential for abstraction a means of exploring the language of painting itself. In his work, letters function as compositional elements of the same weight as the geometric shapes with which they interact. The artist pushes the bounds of legibility and conventional design to challenge and engage the viewers, drawing