Harman Projects is happy to announce our collaborating within the Outsider Art Fair, the premier artwork occasion for self-taught, artwork brut, and artists working outdoors the standard artwork world. For our debut presentation at OAF, Harman Tasks will probably be presenting new and up to date works by Alison Friend (United Kingdom) and Ravi Zupa (Denver, Colorado).
Alison Good friend is a British artist who’s whimsical oil work seize the human-like antics of family pets rendered in a classical Outdated Masters type. Professionally, Good friend has historically labored many roles together with as a youngsters’s e-book illustrator, although her entry into the formal gallery world arose completely by chance. In the course of the covid pandemic, Good friend launched into a collection of private work which she posted on Instagram, solely to seek out surprising success as her depictions of pets caught at house resonated with individuals round he world additionally caught at house. The works went viral throughout social media many occasions over and in 2024, on the age of fifty, Good friend had her first correct US gallery exhibition with Harman Tasks in Los Angeles.
Ravi Zupa is a self taught artist primarily based in Denver, Colorado. His “Mightier Than” collection consists of combined media sculpture that upon first look convincingly look like assault weapons. Nonetheless, nearer inspection reveals the works are made completely of typewriter and stapler components. This choice in supplies is intentional and meant to convey the ability of phrase as weapons, proving that the pen is certainly mightier than the sword.
The Outsider Artwork Truthful opens on Thursday, February twenty seventh with a Vernissage at 6 pm