Inner State Gallery Presents:
Post-Colonial by Askew One
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Seminatural by Beastman
Please join The Inner State Gallery in Detroit this Friday, June 24th at 7pm as they welcome New Zealand Artist Askew One and Australian artist Beastman to the Gallery for their latest solo exhibitions.
About Beastman:
Beastman (Bradley Eastman) is a multidisciplinary artist from
Sydney, Australia. Influenced by the biodiversity, symbolism and design
aesthetics behind nature’s repetitive geometric growth patterns and organic
landscapes, Beastman's studio paintings, commercial projects and public murals
explore a unique visual language, depicting future environments of abstracted
landscapes,
potential new life forms and human intervention.
One of the most distinctive and prolific emerging contemporary artists from Australia, Beastman has exhibited his artworks extensively around the world, has curated and organised numerous international art exhibitions and projects, and has been commissioned by the likes of Element, Facebook, Vivid Sydney, Mini, Westfield, Red Bull, Stockland, Bose, Hyundai, Smirnoff and more. His artwork was recently acquired by the National Gallery of Australia, and his large solo and collaborative mural works can be found all over Australia and around the world.
potential new life forms and human intervention.
One of the most distinctive and prolific emerging contemporary artists from Australia, Beastman has exhibited his artworks extensively around the world, has curated and organised numerous international art exhibitions and projects, and has been commissioned by the likes of Element, Facebook, Vivid Sydney, Mini, Westfield, Red Bull, Stockland, Bose, Hyundai, Smirnoff and more. His artwork was recently acquired by the National Gallery of Australia, and his large solo and collaborative mural works can be found all over Australia and around the world.
About Askew:
With a strong, self-taught background in graffiti and post-graffiti art,
graphic design and video-making, Askew One's international following and web
presence over the last 12 years has made him New Zealand’s most world-famous
& world-recognized graffiti and urban contemporary artist.
Askew's project invitations have been in countries such as
Switzerland, Singapore, the UK, USA and Tahiti. To date, Askew is the only NZ artist to have been featured in leading French publication ‘The Urban Contemporary Art Guide’ (2014) and is the only NZ
representative to have exhibited in the Urban Art Biennale (Germany, 2015). His most significant accomplishment in 2015, was art directing, exhibiting and co-funding a culturally important group exhibition at aMBUSH Gallery (Sydney), titled ‘Post-Graffiti Pacific’. Askew continues to represent his country and the region of Oceania on the international urban contemporary map.
Switzerland, Singapore, the UK, USA and Tahiti. To date, Askew is the only NZ artist to have been featured in leading French publication ‘The Urban Contemporary Art Guide’ (2014) and is the only NZ
representative to have exhibited in the Urban Art Biennale (Germany, 2015). His most significant accomplishment in 2015, was art directing, exhibiting and co-funding a culturally important group exhibition at aMBUSH Gallery (Sydney), titled ‘Post-Graffiti Pacific’. Askew continues to represent his country and the region of Oceania on the international urban contemporary map.
This event is free and open to the public.
Opening artist reception will be from 7-10pm on Friday June
24th