Thank yo so much, Jim, for this amazing show! For a few weeks Jim Avignon will be on exhibition at Urban Spree!
Jim Avignon is a painter, illustrator and conceptual artist. Always ready to confront the establishment he is torn between pop art, street art, Picasso on acid or simply being the fastest painter in the world. His signature style consists of vivid colours, a biting humor, unpretentious materials and a mind numbing output.
Jim Avignon has been living and working in Berlin for more than 20 years. In the 1990s he adorned clubs with his decorations and became known as the ‚painter of the techno scene‘. In 2013 he unleashed controversy when he staged a flashmob to paint over his landmark mural on the East Side Gallery without permission. Velocity and change have always been key issues in his creative work. The title of one of his first exhibitions was “highspeedworld.” In 1993 he already titled a painting “spoilsport in the internet.”
See Jim Avignon here painting the mural for his show:
Jim Avignon painting his mural at Urban Spree
Jim Avignon’s exhibition „Permanent Jetlag“ at Urban Spree Galerie is about the balancing act of virtual life and real life. He depicts how the internet and social media have gradually changed society, and he also addresses man’s tragic, and often comical attempts to keep up with technology. On one hand the world is getting smaller yet in our minds it keeps getting bigger, making it difficult to be everywhere at the same time. Avignon’s narrative motives are a potpourri of political and societal topics, art, pop culture and characters from fairytales and fables. His paintings serve as a stage for diverse protagonists from figuration, cartoons, anime and a fantasy world. Animals embody the human condition while the unknown lurks behind a façade of cheerfulness.
Artwork of Jim Avignon at his current exhibition
In Avignon’s fantasy world interchangeable freaks from the catalogue of postmodern society stand around, as their lively inanimate facial expressions reveal a mix of emotions, boredom, indecisiveness and resignation. Sampling, cover versions and epiphenomena, like gamification, are central concepts in his
creative work, they are references to the conflicting poles of visual art, music, mass media and the industry.
Impression of the current show of Jim Avignon at Urban Spree
Jim Avignon curated a music festival that will happen alongside his exhibition „Permanent Jetlag.” Longtime comrades will perform in the middle of the exhibition space. Jim Avignon created a stage specifically for this occasion. The entire show will be transformed into a walk through installation.
Finished mural for „Permanent Jetlag“
Jim Avignon
PERMANENT JETLAG
30th of June – 23rd of July 2017
Opening: 30th of June, 2017, 19:00 – 23:00
Urban Spree Galerie
TU – SU 12:00 – 18:30
Readers of the Street Art Berlin-blog can win 3 official posters from the current exhibition of Jim Avignon. Just send an e-mail with the code „PERMANENT JETLAG“ until the 24th of July to hello@streetartbln.com. Worldwide shipping :).
