As above, So below
Will Sweeney
Will Sweeney
April 1 to May 08, 2010
From 01 April to 08 May 2010, we are pleased to host the exhibition "As above, so below" by the London artist Will Sweeney.
From 01 April to 08 May 2010, we are pleased to host the exhibition "As above, so below" by the London artist Will Sweeney.
The opening took place on Thursday 1 April from 18h and will be an opportunity to discover his new book published by the publisher Switzerland: Nieves. Sweeney will exhibit original drawings and prints, works made for his book, as well as the video clip "The parachute ending" Birdy Nam Nam. The serigraphs and prints are presented concentrate his most famous illustrations... An event not to be missed!
Who is Sir Sweeney
Will Sweeney was born in Oxford in 1973. it operates in a universe nurtures science fiction comics and English humor. His father, a printer and art teacher encouraged him to engage in the arts. Adolescent his interest is focused on the psychedelic culture and surrealism while retaining references with which he grew up. When asked about these artists it considers most important, he cites Terry Gilliam, Winsor Mc Kay and Moebius. These three references are quite evocative considering trends dreamy, humorous and unusual that contains the work of Sweeney.
He practices a design suitable for clear line and color support. His style is applied to different media; image (he produced illustrations for the magazine Dazed and Confused and The Face), comics (Tales of Greenfuzz), design and clothing shop (recently for Nike, Medicom, He also works with Silas and Maria, for whom he illustrated T-shirts and dressing creates visual shops in Japan). Sweeney is a protean artist who is also expressed as a musician in the group Zongamin ("electro funk rock") with the artist Susumu Mukai. The two artists met in 1996 at the Royal College of Art in London.
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