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Exhibition in Barcelona

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‘UNSUBMISSIVE GAZES’ – Flipa art gallery

Happy to announce that my work “Whisky and Vitamins” has been selected for the group exhibition
“UNSUBMISSIVE GAZES” in Barcelona,
curated by Suboart Magazine and hosted by Flipa Art Gallery.

If you are in Barcelona, pop by to see a beautiful collection of works 

“that question the conventional male gaze and imagine new ways of seeing and looking at the body, and that open a door for new, subversive representations of the human figure and desire.”

and meet me at the opening for a glass of wine and a good chat!

UNSUBMISSIVE GAZES
Opening 25.05.2023 – 19H
FLIPA Art Gallery· Passeig del Born, 14

«The first feminist gesture is to say: “OK, they’re looking at me. But I’m looking at them”. The act of deciding to look, of deciding the world is not defined by how people see me, but how I see them» (Agnès Varda, Filmer le désir: voyage à travers le cinéma des femmes, 2000). For centuries, art history, film and visual culture have been shaped by an hegemonic and omnipresent gaze, anchored in the patriarchal system, that has dominated the representation of the body and constructed our way of looking at the world. To decide which bodies are seen and which are made invisible, and above all the ways in which they are presented, has been a choice available to few, employed to further a very particular way of seeing, objectifying and sentencing these bodies to passivity and taking away their own gaze. In ‘UNSUBMISSIVE GAZES’, we recover the words of Agnès Varda to perform a collective gesture towards the deconstruction of the hegemonic gaze and lay out a set of alternative approaches: new ways of seeing and seeing ourselves, of reappropriating images and opening spaces where other forms of representation are possible.

This collective exhibition brings together a group of works from different mediums —photography, painting, installation and sculpture— that imagine different perspectives of the body and unfold new dynamics between looking and being looked at. Through pieces that explore violence, intimacy, ableism, body diversity or the ideas around femininity/masculinity, we aim to instigate new points of view and fracture the singular, reductive gaze that crystallizes the body and converts it into an empty object.

 WHEN: 
Exhibition Opening: 25th of May 2023 – 19H

 WHERE: 
FLIPA Art Gallery
Passeig del Born, 14, Barcelona

qweer spring market

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Meet the queer community in Berlin

I am delighted to invite you to the most cheerful, colorful,
and open-minded market in town!

QWEER SPRING MARKET

Happy to be part of the queer Berlin community with my art!
You can not miss this wonderful event, more than 100 Queer-owned stands between artists, designers, and no-profit activists, and an amazing line-up of performances, music, shows, and workshops that will blow your mind!

WHEN:
Sunday 23rd April 2023 • 13h-21h

WHERE:
Festsaal Krezberg • Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin

You can find more info about the event here.
Follow the Qweer Market Instagram profile for updates.

Looking forward to meeting you!

SELLING ART AT LOCAL MARKETS

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Life as an independent artist

As my dear Berliner supporters already know, for some years I am part of Berlin’s community of independent artists who weekly roll their sleeves up and bring their work to the local market to meet the townies.

I love to set up my pop-up gallery to present my work to the world passing by.
It is a fruitful display window and a great opportunity to get feedback about my art. 

I discovered that being an autonomous artist and selling my work without intermediates is the way that works better for me. And in my personal experience, collectors are always happy to purchase art directly from the artist and have the chance to have a good chat about it. 

Said that I want kindly invite you to distrust whoever else is offering to sell my work. I unfortunately had already a couple of experiences with theft and plagiarism of my art. So I take this occasion to reiterate that if you would like to buy my work, the only way to do it is directly from the artist, that is me 🙂 through my online shop, visiting me at my studio in Berlin, or the markets.

Here is a list of Berlin markets where you can find me and spend a pleasant day between art, vintage clothes, and antique treasures:

RAW Fleamarket in Friedrichshain, Berlin:
every Sunday unless there’s the storm of the century 😉

Qweer Spring Market:
Sunday the 23rd of April 2023

Weddingmarkt, art and design market:
Sunday the 8th of October 2023

Save the dates and follow me on Instagram for updates.

HELLO SPRING, MY OLD FRIEND.

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Open Studio EXHIBITION in Berlin.

I am so thrilled to invite you to our fabulous Studio4 in Friedrichshain for our
Spring artsy gathering!
See our last creations in the magic atelier and chat about springs on alien worlds and subversive life visions…or whatever passionates you!

WHEN:
The exhibition: from Monday 20th March to Thursday 23rd March – 12h-18h
Finissage party: Friday 24th March – 17h-21h

WHERE:
Studio4 – Samariterstr. 4, 10247 Berlin

Looking forward to meeting you!

WINTERGALACTIC

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Open Studio MARKET in Berlin.

Winter, this time of the year when darkness and cold invite us to take a moment for rest, self-care, and realize that shadow and light are always coexisting, two concepts that can not be separated.
And if now it seems hard to see the brightness inside yourself, try to remember that out there there is an infinite universe, shining forever above us.
So let’s get together to celebrate and give strength to each other because each of us is a powerful galaxy, an explosion of love!
Yes, bit cheesy but you know I’m an incurable romantic.

WHEN:
Friday 16th December 2022 • 16h-21h

WHERE:
Studio4 – Samariterstr. 4, 10247 Berlin

Looking forward to meeting you!

AUTUMN’MATIC

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Open Studio and Exhibition in Berlin.

I am so pleased to invite you to our third open studio event of 2022!
Come to visit me and the wonderful artists’ team of the fantastic Studio4, our enchanting atelier in Friedrichshain, Berlin.
After an exciting and energized Summer, it is time to embrace the slowness and the changing.
Autumn is here to remind us that everything is cyclical, even the most perfect machine doesn’t last long if constantly used at its full power.
Time for some self-reparation, oiling the brain, and strengthening the mechanisms of the heart.

WHEN:
The exhibition: from Monday 19th September to Friday 23rd September – 12h-18h
Finissage event: Friday 23rd September – 17h-21h

WHERE:
Studio4 – Samariterstr. 4, 10247 Berlin

Looking forward to meeting you!

LOVE SICK SUMMER

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Open Studio and Exhibition in Berlin.

I am so delighted to invite you to our second open studio event this year!
Come to visit me and the wonderful artists’ team of the fantastic Studio4, our charming atelier in Friedrichshain, Berlin.
After the spring filled our hearts and spirits, the summer is here to heal us and give us all the best energies we deserve to enjoy this magical time of the year.

WHEN:
The exhibition: from Monday 20th June to Friday 24th June – 12h-18h
Finissage event: Friday 24th June – 17h-21h

WHERE:
Studio4 – Samariterstr. 4, 10247 Berlin

Looking forward to meeting you!

my berlin Artist studio upgrade!

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I am so happy to share with you great news of this just started 2022:
my Berlin artist studio is getting bigger!

This year I had the fortune to enlarge my creative spot at our magic shared artists atelier Studio 4, in Friedrichshain, Berlin. Now I have an extra wall that opens a lot of new possibilities!
I know for someone having one more wall just 2x3m wide may look not that big improvement, but for me is such a blessing! Before that, I have played crazy Tetris with all my art supplies, stock of prints, packaging, and artworks, and now everything has finally found its place.

And together with my studio mate Marnie, we have made little but excellent upgrades: cleaned up the window, painted the facade and, last but not least, put up new wonderful window curtains, bleached and dyed by our Studio4 gal and great tattooist Delia of Both Worlds Tattoo (check her stunning and unique work).  
Love our new curtain, it makes the entrance so cozy! 
Furthermore, it allows us to have a little more privacy. Don’t take me wrong, we love to have the studio on the street side and the direct contact with the people passing by but, you know, also artists sometimes need privacy 😉

I have so many new ideas about my new studio spot!
Curious? Here are just a few examples:

  • Open Studio and Exhibition once per season (the first one arrives with Spring, more details coming very soon!)
  • The little portrait corner, so when you will come to my studio to pose for a portrait, we will have our privacy
    (you can find my custom portraits catalog on my online shop)
  • Creative meetings, to re-connect each other and share thoughts, inspiration, and revolutionary visions
  • Paint bigger, babe! Yes, I always wanted to paint people in full-scale!
    Wanna be one of the first to be painted in big?

And that’s everything for now.
I will leave you with some pics of the studio I’m proud of.
Stay tuned for being updated on events and news about our studio life!