Go for a shot of the happiness culture
The Danysz gallery is proud to present André Saraiva in Hong-Kong on the occasion of the Art Basel Hong Kong for a special solo show at Lof t 22, Lan Kwai Fong. Including colorful paintings on canvas, witty drawings as well as works on wooden door, and special works made on site specifically for the show, this exhibition is a shot of happiness.
From his iconic grinding Mr A. face, his style has evolved into a more conceptual practice. From the mere line more has emerged. The line became an icon, which in true pervasive ways has spread and contaminated the world. His art can be seen as a whole invading all parts of his ventures. In a talented way, André has touched many various techniques like most recently traditional Portuguese baked tiles to make a whole tiled wall in the heart of Lisbon.
Meet the internationally famed André
Quickly he went beyond the graffiti ways in order to share his vision of the contemporary world. In the 2000s, Saraiva began a performative project called ?Love Graffiti? in which he would spray paint the name of someone?s lover at an address of his or her choosing. His later works continued to employ line, text, and clean-edged geometry. In 2004, he exhibits at the Parco Museum in Tokyo and in 2006 takes part in the ?La Force de l?Art? show in Grand Palais in Paris. In his conceptual series "Dream Concerts" he pastes fake concerts posters, presenting them in museums such as the MoCA LA . In 2009, he is part of the ?Vraoum? show at the Maison Rouge Foundation. In 2012, he created a large-scale installation titled ?Andrépolis?, resembling a city based on Paris and New York in miniature scale with neon lighting. In 2014, he is also shown by the Museum Frieder Burda inBaden-Baden, Germany.
