WHERE CONTEMPORARY ART MEETS PHILOSOPHY. Coming soon Avant Le Jour: Vincent Beaurin Interview May 26, 2024 'NO FUTURE': Humberto Poblete-Bustamante Interview April 15, 2024 Oblo Gallery Presents: "Go Forward" May 20, 2024 "Interchanging Prototypes": A conversation with Bety Krňanská BETY KRNANSKÁ: INTERCHANGING PROTOTYPES MEETING ÁLVARO LYDIA LEE: RUNNING LIKE WATER ERIK SOMMER: "DECAY IS BEAUTIFUL. AND WISE." EXHIBITION PROJECT Olympia Scarry: "Microwave Sky" Casa Venezia, Venice (IT) 22 April - 24 November 2024 MUSEUM EXHIBITION Wanda Koop: "Qui possède la lune" Musée des beaux-arts, Montreal (CAN) 11 April - 04 August 2024 SOLO EXHIBITION Pauline Guerrier: "Heterotopia" Romero Paprocki, Paris (FR) 04 April - 11 May 2024 Sign up for our mailing list on Oblo Gallery! The gallery's guide to events, zeitgeist and stories. Sign up for free to receive our Oblo Galley newsletter. As well as receiving a regular newsletter you will receive invites to our exclusive Oblo Gallery events, the best shows and much more. SIGN UP NOW Thank you for subscribing!

Exhibitions + Shows EXHIBITION PROJECT Olympia Scarry: "Microwave Sky" Casa Venezia, Venice (IT) 22 April - 24 November 2024 MUSEUM EXHIBITION Wanda Koop: "Qui possède la lune" Musée des beaux-arts, Montreal (CAN) 11 April - 04 August 2024 SOLO EXHIBITION Pauline Guerrier: "Heterotopia" Romero Paprocki, Paris (FR) 04 April - 11 May 2024 SOLO EXHIBITION Sarah Awad: "To Hold a Thing" Night Gallery, Los Angeles (US) on view through 27 April SOLO EXHIBITION "Something's wrong with Maya" Moosey Gallery, islington (GB) 27 April - 05 May 2024 GROUP SHOW ​"ebd. o. s." by Jenny Brosinski JVDW gallery, Düsseldorf (GER) 22 March - 05 May 2024 Sign up for our mailing list on Oblo Gallery! The art gallery's guide to events, trends and stories. Sign up for free to receive our Oblo Galley newsletter. As well as receiving a regular newsletter you will receive invites to our exclusive Oblo Gallery events, the best art deals and much more. SIGN UP NOW Thank you for subscribing!

"Show me the garden that's bursting into life" Lydia Lee / art.rtistiq Running like water It seems a symphony unfolding poured into oil paint looking at Lydia Lee's artworks... On our interview t he Seoul based artist reflects upon her goal in expression, the power of presence and rare beauty in the ever-changing. WRITTEN BY OBLO GALLERY . PUBLISH ED: MAR 10 , 2023 Time like water seem to be of fluid quality. Can be running fast, or frozen down. Both evaporate into transparence, change into different states, the latter unrecognizable from the prior. Impossible to hold on to one moment of time or a drop of water preserved and unspoilt. Flowing it encounters all kinds of marvelous life - beholds it and runs further - barely it takes possession, but saves it in the soul. Unknowing we make part of it already and cannot be without. Yet a will arises to hold against this current, and to stand ground - even if it's just for short. Lydia Lee possesses an unlike power to break this incessant stream of life whilst portraying it onto the canvas. WIP Lydia Lee / Instagram In the following Lydia Lee presents us with a fresh perspective on her artistic craft, the impact on creating that surroundings do have and discusses the pursuit of freedom in her work. Studio Insights Lydia Lee / Instagram "I think there is a unified flow that moves t he whole picture and the operability of various forces when looking into it. Great chords, fast strokes " HOW DO YOU BEGIN YOUR PROCESS OF CREATING WHEN YOU START SOMETHING NEW? I listen to a lot of music that makes me ecstatic and challenges me, and I do what I want to do without regrets. USING OIL PAINT, WHAT ARE POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES TO THIS TECHNIQUE? The density and texture of oil paintings give me the sense of reality I want. I haven't found a limit yet. If I had to find it, I would like it to dry a little faster. CAN EXPRESSIONS EVER BE CONTROLLED? I do not know. When I draw, I make unexpected gestures other than what I thought. HOW DID YOU CHANGE AS AN ARTIST OVER TIME? As more and more people look at my paintings, my attitude towards the screen seems to have become more serious. "I am nothing" Lydia Lee / Saatchi Art DOES THE PLACE YOU LIVE IN AFFECT YOUR STYLE OF ART? ​ The place... sometimes it's really important and sometimes it's not. The location of Seoul was not such a attractive place for me from the beginning. However, imagining through media and booklets is also a solution. CAN THERE EVER BE REGRET IN CREATION? Of course. It is another event where the combination of my choices i s visualized. "The happy memory" Lydia Lee / Saatchi Art "There is a saying by Thales that once soaked in the water, it never comes back. I see change in itself." HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN A PAINTING IS FINISHED? IS IT A DECISION OR MORE OF A KNOWLEDGE? Nothing ends. There is only recognition. Respect myself for every movement in the moment I drew it, and acknowledge it. ​ ​ ​ WHAT IS THE BEAUTY OF THE EVER-CHANGING? There is a saying by Thales that once soaked in water, it never comes back. I s ee change in itself. Lydia Lee / Instag ram HOW MUCH TIME IS A MOMENT? It can't be the same every moment. Normally once I hold a brush, I will spend three hours with the canvas screen. It is also essential to take a break in the middle. The bigger the screen, the harder and longer the focus to direct the whole thing. CAN ART BE PERCEIVED IN A WRONG WAY? Yes, of course. In my case, most of the symptoms are caused by lack of patience. Anyway, there are things that lead the screen by imagining and drawing continuously. However, if I run out of energy or my desire to paint weakens depending on my personal condition, I will inevitably go down an unwanted path. WHAT ARE SURROUNDINGS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR CREATIVE POWER? It is a very harmonious, elegant yet magnificent scenery, people and architecture. If it's a big city that comes together, it's very exciting. Any space where I can witness or experience modern change is great. Occasionally, a unique character from a novel or movie is also a good influence. And the feeling of being in love has a good effect, especially in a relationship with an erotic person. WHAT MAKES A GOOD PIECE OF ART? The goal you want to express should be clear. Beautiful colors require a continuous change of thinking along with a clear imagination through color. The mind is insanely busy, and the hands move frenetically to keep up with the thoughts. All materials must be in a place where the eye can observe so they can be quickly transferred to the screen. What kind of flow will I create? What place will I draw? And how would I describe the light? "Paradise" Lydia Lee / art.rtistiq "The charm of abstract painting is that the formative relationship between shape and color can give viewers meaning. I want to be seen as something completely different." CAN DEPTH BE SEEN ON THE SURFACE? Depth for the screen also works as part of the canvas cloth. Consider the various colors drawn on the surface, the direction of brush strokes, and the material. And above all, the oil painting material gives a sense of depth for each color. Different brands of the same blue are considered shallow and deep seas. And the depth of the screen determinate the overall flow of light in the picture. In my paintings there is a clear between light and what is experienced in the three-dimensional world we live in. For example, what I experience when I see a material that reflects the dazzling sunlight is reflected in the beauty of specific parts on the screen. I am always moved by the fact that all of this can perceive a different sense of space through light. WHAT IS A POEM OR A PIECE OF MUSIC THAT IS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION TO YOU? Such a medium makes me a completely different person. There I find a sense of immeasurable freedom and a state of being able to work. Instead of seeing things as they really are, they come into a relationship with me, making them completely different entities, and they even omitted and transformed. I'm mainly interested in connecting them from some sort of inner journey. ARE SPACES AN EXPANSION OF OURSELVES? Sure! I'm sure I will never see the world for myself. That's why there are some collectors or just viewers who appreciate my paintings. For example, it is said that we live in a three-dimensional space, and we sense light, color, and movement in it. The sensations we receive meet each of our sorrows, fears, joys, loneliness, and boredom to create new perceptions, which I focus on. The charm of abstract painting is that the formative relationship between shape and color can give viewers meaning. I want to be seen as something completely different. ​ THE DEFINITION OF A GOOD DAY? It's a perfect day if I know exactly what I'm thinking, the direction I'm going to go ahead and am overflowing with ideas that even concrete designs are build. Lydia Lee/ Instagram HOW IMPORTANT IS STABILITY IN AN ARTIST'S PROFESSIONAL LIFE? It seems to be important where stability is needed. Of course, it would be nice if the food problem could be solved. However, there have been many times where I thought to myself that this was not the wright answer. Abundance leads not necessarily to good results. As long as the direction is clear to go is clear and firm, I don't care too much about anything other than financial stability. WHAT LIES BEYOND TIME AND SPACE? Well, I don't know either. Why are there so many scientists, philosophers and artists? Because there is something unknown that no one knows, we stutter and fight until we die in the artificially created numbers of time and space, and it seems that we have only a moment's pleasure. OF ALL YOUR GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS AS AN ARTIST, WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? I think there is a unified flow that moves the whole picture and the operability of various forces when looking into it. Great chords, fast strokes STUDIO INSIGHTS ​ÁlVaro Working Progress DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE COLOR? Nothing special. At that time, my favorite color changed. Lydia Lee in the studio WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU AS AN ARTIST? I am most free when the relationship between my blood and heart is smooth and there is moderate tension. To be honest, there are many times when I only draw pictures like this. It is no exaggeration to say that the rest of the time is almost in a state of obsessive compulsive disorder. There seems to be some nervousness and sensitivity lurking there. When I leave the studio behind I brush, I fall into a position of committing a crime and running away. I have this kind of experience all the time, so I don't have a lot of free time. I don't have a single moment where I'm completely out of my work. ​ I do not know. A long time ago, when I was in high school, when I went on a trip to the Western United States with my family for the first time and saw Mother Nature unfolding before my eyes, I forgot about myself for a while and was completely obsessed with it. I have never experienced such an experience since then, and whenever I draw, I see that place as my utopia. ​ For inquiries about Lydia Lee's artworks go to the linked website .

Bety Krňanská "Take a good look" Bety Krnanska (b. 1992) is an artist based in Prague. She is a graduate of the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (MFA). Her work conceptually explores the interconnections between environmental issues and contemporary gender challenges. Price on request Unique work - 1 piece REQUEST NOW Painting details Dimensions 11.02 inches x 13.77 inches 28 x 35 cm Medium patchwork, dye, digital print, rust dye, beeswax on canvas Finishing signed on back by the artist, certificate of authenticity included Year 2022 Artist Bety Krňanská 11 artworks Discover more artworks by Bety Krňanská Bety Krňanská "Expect nothing" Bety Krňanská "Laid back" Bety Krňanská "Nothing without intention" Bety Krňanská "Pop out" Bety Krňanská "Mirror" Bety Krňanská "Untitled" Bety Krňanská "Less is less" Bety Krňanská "Follow" Bety Krňanská "Twirl" Bety Krňanská "Untitled" (2)

Bety Krňanská "Less is less" Bety Krnanska (b. 1992) is an artist based in Prague. Her work has been exhibited at home and abroad, including the exhibition ,,A Scattering of Salts''American Institute of Greece, 2023, Effimisms at MISC Gallery Athens/GR, The WORLDS (Drawing Triennale in Wroclaw, Poland) curated by Honza Zamojski and the SWAP Barcelona Art-Fair in 2021. Price on request Unique work - 1 piece REQUEST NOW Painting details Dimensions 19,68 inches x 23,62 inches 50 x 60 cm Medium beeswax, inks, dyes, pigments, patchwork, digital print, cotton canvas, anti UV varnish, aluminum custom frame Finishing signed on back by the artist, certificate of authenticity included Year 2023 Artist Bety Krňanská 11 artworks Discover more artworks by Bety Krňanská Bety Krňanská "Expect nothing" Bety Krňanská "Laid back" Bety Krňanská "Nothing without intention" Bety Krňanská "Pop out" Bety Krňanská "Mirror" Bety Krňanská "Take a good look" Bety Krňanská "Untitled" Bety Krňanská "Follow" Bety Krňanská "Twirl" Bety Krňanská "Untitled" (2)

"bla bla bla, come to the point" Zurich-based graphic designer and illustrator Bastian Amarru's clean linework takes us on a short trip through his world of thought sketched into sharp observations about quotidian life . WRITTEN BY OBLO GALLERY . PUBLISH ED: MAY 08 , 2023 page_008 ​ "recently i got the urge, the drive to make my own thing. sometimes i think about that I am the only p erson who can control my life and it kinda scares me but at the same time it's very motivational that i know if i want i can do whatever i want to do." page_019 ​ "bla bla bla, come to the point." page_030 ​ "for everybody home is something else. home can be a place, home can be a feeling or a person. in the best case home is when you are by yourself." page_016 ​ "recently my dreams at night feel so real. i wake up and i can’t tell if it was a dream or not. one night i dreamed that i had a very deep cut on my leg and i was about to lose my right leg because of it. i was slightly terrified when i woke up and realised that my right leg was still there with no cut or whatever. it confused me so hard that when i was at work later i thought: oh, i can’t take the stairs because i got this cut on my leg, i take the elevator. then i realised; it was all a dream." page_010 ​ "you know sometimes there are things we cannot change. and i think we all got things we want to change, but just cant. thats okay, but to think about it, is a feeling that is so uncomfortable and makes me sick sometimes. maybe i need to think less. but at the same time i know that my feelings are valid and that i have to feel them for a reason." page_022 ​ "sometimes in public i watch other people and wonder what life they are living. what thoughts they are thinking. and sometimes i watch other people and i just don‘t care who they are. don‘t take it personal, i’m just too busy with my own stuff sometimes.." For inquiries about Bastian Amarru's artworks go to the linked website .

Interviews INTERVIEW Meeting Álvaro BY GIULIA ENGLER 10 March 2023 ARTIST'S VIEWPOINT Lydia Lee: Running like water BY OBLO GALLERY 10 March 2023 INTERVIEW WITH ERIK SOMMER "Decay is beautiful. And wise." BY OBLO GALLERY 22 May 2022 Sign up for our mailing list on Oblo Gallery! The art gallery's guide to events, trends and stories. SIGN UP NOW

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ABOUT Roman Manikhin Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist Roman Manikhin invites us to his world of vibrant celebration of life and freedom. In contrast to the widespread objectification and sexualization of women in arts, Manikhin considers nudity's potential for liberation from shame and oppressive norms. Magenta muses are the sovereign spirits, looking back proudly at the spectator from the paintings. ​ Manikhin’s vision of a woman is shaped by his upbringing by a single mother. Internal spark, everlasting joy and timeless youthfulness is how femininity got imprinted in his childhood memory. Despite the suffering and darkness the world is overwhelmed with, he believes his artistic mission is to spread light and provide an escape into the warm, light-hearted paradise where humans, animals, and plants can enjoy each other in peace. The artist’s paintings are on display at the museum Zuzeum in Riga and in private collections in Russia, Italy, Turkey, Denmark, Sweden and the USA. Website Instagram SELECTED WORKS

Article Achieve INTERVIEW Meeting Álvaro BY GIULIA ENGLER 10 March 2023 ARTIST'S VIEWPOINT Lydia Lee: Running like water BY OBLO GALLERY 10 March 2023 INTERVIEW WITH ERIK SOMMER "Decay is beautiful. And wise." BY OBLO GALLERY 22 May 2022 SOLO EXPOSITION "Bajo la luz de Sorolla" BY OBLO GALLERY 13 April - 26 May 2023 SKETCHBOOK "bla bla bla, come to the point" BY OBLO GALLERY 08 May 2023 Sign up for our mailing list on Oblo Gallery! The art gallery's guide to events, trends and stories. SIGN UP NOW