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Øleg&Kaśka - Ghosts of the Labyrinth
Event by: Šopa Gallery
Location: Hlavná 23/40, Hlavná 40, Staré Mesto
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Øleg & Kaśka
Ghosts of the Labyrinth
Exhibition Curator: Michal Stolárik
Opening of the exhibition: 13. 3. 2025
Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice
Opening hours:
Pia/15.00 - 18.00
SOB/13.00 - 18.00
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< BR/> Occupied timelessly opens up space for mystical situations, ghosts and targeted loss of control. With hints of theatrical decadence accelerates imagination and diverts from cold reality. However, the illusion of sweet and captivating escapism is rapidly retreating from anxiety, sadness and confusion, where time is inexorably running in all directions. Everything becomes acute, external pressure cannot be escaped. The roads lead everywhere and at the same time. A vicious circle of Harlequin nightmare. . Lost in illusive spaces and geometric patterns are looking for an escape from incomplete chaos, existential anxiety, volatility of life or their own identity. The cycle leaves space for more intimate work on paper complemented by spatial installations. They continue the characteristic atmosphere of symbolic scenes, Eastern European mythology, fascinations by alchemy, popular culture or inspiration of medieval and renaissance, we watch more complicated scenes in which linear narratives are replaced by mixed events. It indicates an escape to the never -ending sadness behind the world. The compositions of drawings move somewhere between the collage, the comic book or the film storyboard, dominating the geometric and organic shapes emphasized by the accentuated by systematic definition of surfaces that soften the acknowledged gestic drawing. The patterns and decorative elements create the illusion of space and multi -level perspectives together with different intenses of hatching. The abstract compositions protrude with signs of architectural views, the motifs of the flowing dials, the night sky, or the fragments of figures that, despite the disturbing appearance, seek peace and understanding.
more stimulating than specifying the storyline of drawings is to dive into their emotional strata, which are revealed through symbolism and motives. The created premises evoke maze or dystopic backdrops, from which there is no escape. The accurateness, tension or feeling of burnout, which are supported by expressive drawing elements, is noticeable. The ubiquitous clock faces strike on an existential string, and the relentlessness of time associates with reconciliation with our own finality. Subjective survival is intertwined with universal issues of being and culminates in introspective reflection.
Øleg & Kaśka is a Polish collective superorganism operating since 2018. They graduated from the University of Arts in Poznani at the Faculty of Intermedia (under the leadership of Daniel Koniusz) and the Faculty of Paintings (in the studio of Dominika Lejman), where they won the master's master in 2020 the title. They exhibited in various institutions such as the National Art Gallery of Zachęta, Warsaw, Moma, Warsaw, Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest, Berlin Model, Prague, Spread Museum, Entrevaux, Sonneundsolche, Düsseldorf, and fairs such as Liste Art Fair, Basel, Basel and Felix. Art Fair, Los Angeles. The works of Øleg & Kaśka are part of collections such as Havrlant Art Collection and Kaf Collection. Art Support Fund is the main partner of the project. BR/> Exhibition Opening: February 13, 2025/7.00 PM
Exhibition Duration: February 14 - March 14, 2025
Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice
OPENING HOURS:
WED - FRI/3.00 - 6.00 pm
SAT/1.00 - 6.00 - 6.00 pm
Timelessness Creates anmosphere for Mystical Experiences, Phantoms and and Deliberate Loss of Control. Through Nuances of Theatrical Decadence, IT Accelerates The Imagination and Diverts It From Stark Reality. Yet, The Illusion of Sweet and Enchanting Escapesm Swiftly Gives Way to Anxiety, Sorrow and Disorientation, Where Time Flows Relentlessly in All Directions. Everything becomes acute; There is no refuge from external pressures. Pathways Lead to Everywhere and Nowhere at the Same Time. And Vicious Cycle of Harlequin's Nightmare. Theyy Present Fragments of Characters Resembling the Portraits of Harlequin, Jeter, The Skeleton or Various Monsters inserted Into Non-Specific (NON) Places. Lost in Illusory Spaces and Geometric Patterns, They Seek an Escape from the Elusive Chaos, Existential Anxiety, The Fleeting Nature of Life, OR from Their Own Identity. THAT Blend Historicist Aesthetics with Contemporary Trends, The Current Series Give Way to More Intimate Works on Paper, Complemented by Spatial Installations. Faithful to Their Signature of Atmosphere of Symbolic Scenes, Eastern European Mythology, Fascination with Alchemy, Popular Culture, and Inspiration from Middle Ages and the Renaissance, We See Increasingly Complex Scenes WHEREAR NARRRANTS ARRIRITS BR /> The Green Accent of the Exhibition Symbolizes the Ambiance of Hauntological Infatuations. IT SUGGESTS AN ESCAPE INTO The Realm of the Never Ending Grief for the World. The Compositions Oscillate Betheen Collage, Comics and Movie Storyboards, Characterized by Geometric and Organic Forms Highlighted by Systematic Surface Delineation, Softend Through Expressive Gestural Drawing. Patterns and Decorative Elements, Along with Varying Intensities of Hatching, Conjure the Illusion of Spaces and Multi-Dimensional Perspects. Hints of Architecture TransparenCies, Themes of Melting Dials, The Night Sky, OR Fragments of Figures Emerge from Abstract Compositions, which, Despite Their Unsettling Nature, Seek Tranquillity and Understanding. Emotional Layers of the Drawings Than Postulating Their Narrative, That Emerge Through Symbolism and Motifs. The Spaces Created Evocate Labyrinths OR DYSTOPIAN BACKDROPS from WHICH THERE IS NO ESCAPE. And Sense of Confinement, Tention, OR Burnout Are Palpable, Reinforced by Expressive Drawing Elements. The Omnipresent Dials Resonate with Existential Themes, Connecting the Relentless Flow of Time to The Acceptance of Own Own Finality. Subjective Experiences Intertwine with Universal Questions of Existentce, Culminating in Introspective Reflection. ) in 2020 (MFA) at the faculty of Painting (Dominik Ljeeman's Studio). They have exhibited at Various Institutions, Including the Zachate National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Moma, Warsaw, Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest, Berlin Model, Prague, Museum, Entrevauux, Sonneundsolche, Düsseldorf, and At Liste x Art Fair, Los Angeles. Works by Øleg & Kaśka are Also featured in the Havrlant Art Collection and Kaf Collection. The Slovak Arts Council is the Main Partner of the Project.
Ghosts of the Labyrinth
Exhibition Curator: Michal Stolárik
Opening of the exhibition: 13. 3. 2025
Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice
Opening hours:
Pia/15.00 - 18.00
SOB/13.00 - 18.00
<
< BR/> Occupied timelessly opens up space for mystical situations, ghosts and targeted loss of control. With hints of theatrical decadence accelerates imagination and diverts from cold reality. However, the illusion of sweet and captivating escapism is rapidly retreating from anxiety, sadness and confusion, where time is inexorably running in all directions. Everything becomes acute, external pressure cannot be escaped. The roads lead everywhere and at the same time. A vicious circle of Harlequin nightmare. . Lost in illusive spaces and geometric patterns are looking for an escape from incomplete chaos, existential anxiety, volatility of life or their own identity. The cycle leaves space for more intimate work on paper complemented by spatial installations. They continue the characteristic atmosphere of symbolic scenes, Eastern European mythology, fascinations by alchemy, popular culture or inspiration of medieval and renaissance, we watch more complicated scenes in which linear narratives are replaced by mixed events. It indicates an escape to the never -ending sadness behind the world. The compositions of drawings move somewhere between the collage, the comic book or the film storyboard, dominating the geometric and organic shapes emphasized by the accentuated by systematic definition of surfaces that soften the acknowledged gestic drawing. The patterns and decorative elements create the illusion of space and multi -level perspectives together with different intenses of hatching. The abstract compositions protrude with signs of architectural views, the motifs of the flowing dials, the night sky, or the fragments of figures that, despite the disturbing appearance, seek peace and understanding.
more stimulating than specifying the storyline of drawings is to dive into their emotional strata, which are revealed through symbolism and motives. The created premises evoke maze or dystopic backdrops, from which there is no escape. The accurateness, tension or feeling of burnout, which are supported by expressive drawing elements, is noticeable. The ubiquitous clock faces strike on an existential string, and the relentlessness of time associates with reconciliation with our own finality. Subjective survival is intertwined with universal issues of being and culminates in introspective reflection.
Øleg & Kaśka is a Polish collective superorganism operating since 2018. They graduated from the University of Arts in Poznani at the Faculty of Intermedia (under the leadership of Daniel Koniusz) and the Faculty of Paintings (in the studio of Dominika Lejman), where they won the master's master in 2020 the title. They exhibited in various institutions such as the National Art Gallery of Zachęta, Warsaw, Moma, Warsaw, Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest, Berlin Model, Prague, Spread Museum, Entrevaux, Sonneundsolche, Düsseldorf, and fairs such as Liste Art Fair, Basel, Basel and Felix. Art Fair, Los Angeles. The works of Øleg & Kaśka are part of collections such as Havrlant Art Collection and Kaf Collection. Art Support Fund is the main partner of the project. BR/> Exhibition Opening: February 13, 2025/7.00 PM
Exhibition Duration: February 14 - March 14, 2025
Šopa Gallery, Hlavná 40, Košice
OPENING HOURS:
WED - FRI/3.00 - 6.00 pm
SAT/1.00 - 6.00 - 6.00 pm
Timelessness Creates anmosphere for Mystical Experiences, Phantoms and and Deliberate Loss of Control. Through Nuances of Theatrical Decadence, IT Accelerates The Imagination and Diverts It From Stark Reality. Yet, The Illusion of Sweet and Enchanting Escapesm Swiftly Gives Way to Anxiety, Sorrow and Disorientation, Where Time Flows Relentlessly in All Directions. Everything becomes acute; There is no refuge from external pressures. Pathways Lead to Everywhere and Nowhere at the Same Time. And Vicious Cycle of Harlequin's Nightmare. Theyy Present Fragments of Characters Resembling the Portraits of Harlequin, Jeter, The Skeleton or Various Monsters inserted Into Non-Specific (NON) Places. Lost in Illusory Spaces and Geometric Patterns, They Seek an Escape from the Elusive Chaos, Existential Anxiety, The Fleeting Nature of Life, OR from Their Own Identity. THAT Blend Historicist Aesthetics with Contemporary Trends, The Current Series Give Way to More Intimate Works on Paper, Complemented by Spatial Installations. Faithful to Their Signature of Atmosphere of Symbolic Scenes, Eastern European Mythology, Fascination with Alchemy, Popular Culture, and Inspiration from Middle Ages and the Renaissance, We See Increasingly Complex Scenes WHEREAR NARRRANTS ARRIRITS BR /> The Green Accent of the Exhibition Symbolizes the Ambiance of Hauntological Infatuations. IT SUGGESTS AN ESCAPE INTO The Realm of the Never Ending Grief for the World. The Compositions Oscillate Betheen Collage, Comics and Movie Storyboards, Characterized by Geometric and Organic Forms Highlighted by Systematic Surface Delineation, Softend Through Expressive Gestural Drawing. Patterns and Decorative Elements, Along with Varying Intensities of Hatching, Conjure the Illusion of Spaces and Multi-Dimensional Perspects. Hints of Architecture TransparenCies, Themes of Melting Dials, The Night Sky, OR Fragments of Figures Emerge from Abstract Compositions, which, Despite Their Unsettling Nature, Seek Tranquillity and Understanding. Emotional Layers of the Drawings Than Postulating Their Narrative, That Emerge Through Symbolism and Motifs. The Spaces Created Evocate Labyrinths OR DYSTOPIAN BACKDROPS from WHICH THERE IS NO ESCAPE. And Sense of Confinement, Tention, OR Burnout Are Palpable, Reinforced by Expressive Drawing Elements. The Omnipresent Dials Resonate with Existential Themes, Connecting the Relentless Flow of Time to The Acceptance of Own Own Finality. Subjective Experiences Intertwine with Universal Questions of Existentce, Culminating in Introspective Reflection. ) in 2020 (MFA) at the faculty of Painting (Dominik Ljeeman's Studio). They have exhibited at Various Institutions, Including the Zachate National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Moma, Warsaw, Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest, Berlin Model, Prague, Museum, Entrevauux, Sonneundsolche, Düsseldorf, and At Liste x Art Fair, Los Angeles. Works by Øleg & Kaśka are Also featured in the Havrlant Art Collection and Kaf Collection. The Slovak Arts Council is the Main Partner of the Project.