The question that is basically on Mark Alsweiler and Max Berry‘s lips is ‘what is man?’ Don’t get me wrong, they’re not exploring notions of the Old Spice comeback or existential angst, rather they’re asking the question: where has fighting for your right (whether it be to party, or to feel a sense that there’s some magic in the world) gone?
The exhibition the two have been preparing for, All Things Lost, involves the laborious ‘everyday’ through surreal moments and diversions. New Zealand artist Mark Alsweiler, through a lens of optimistic darkness (crows, bandits, skulls, lone warriors, nature) is showing folk-like wooden sculptures that make you yearn for Mexico and acrylic paintings, which he paints when he’s not busy making work for RVCA.
Max Berry’s work leaves you ruminating over the invisible spaces between self and landscape, a Caspar David Friedrich with a tinge of modern magic. All things are not lost when there’s still mystery in the world.
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