OLYMPIC ART CLUB
Please join us for the spring edition of the famed Olympic Art Club with gallerist Kathlene Fox-Davies and curator Carrie Scott, who will be joined by the ground breaking artist Remi Rough.
With a career spanning decades, Remi has pioneered the fusion of graffiti and fine art, creating a movement within global street art. His bold compositions and dynamic brushstrokes evoke a sense of rhythm and harmony, inviting viewers to explore the intersection of art, architecture, and urban culture.
The evening promises a thought-provoking conversation, offering insights into Remi's creative processes, artistic philosophies, and the evolving landscape of contemporary art. From the streets of London to the galleries of New York City, join us as we delve into the vibrant world of urban abstraction and the transformative power of artistic collaboration. Remi will also have exclusive artworks on offer.
Event by invitation only, RSVP essential
Tuesday 7 May, 7.00 - 8.30 PM
Olympic Studios, Music Room
117-123 Church Road
Barnes
London SW13 9HL
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ABOUT REMI ROUGH
Remi Rough (b. 1971 in South London) makes complexly composed abstract paintings on surfaces ranging from paper, wood, and canvas to brick and concrete. His formative years and experiences as a style writer (or as most people would know it, a graffiti artist) inform his precise, constructed artworks. His clever use of highly sensory colour evokes an array of different feelings for the viewer and can at times be perceived as musical due to the vibrational energy the work emits.
Remi's transition from painting wildstyle graffiti letters to his now distinctive abstract language is documented in various publications including Mural XXL by Claudia Walde and Abstract Graffiti by Cedar Lewisohn. He is a key proponent in the graffuturism and post graffiti movements.
In 2018 Remi was invited as part of the Art Basel Hong Kong off-site programme to design and install a permanent 100-metre-long pedestrian tunnel in Hong Kong's Quarry Bay MTR station. He has also completed major mural commissions in Miami, Detroit, Singapore, London and Berlin.
Museum shows include The Museo De Bellas Artes in Santander in 2009, The Musée Mohammed VI in Rabat 2016, MOCA London in 2017, the Art Science Museum in Singapore in 2018, and Straat Museum in Amsterdam in 2022. In 2021 he was invited by the former Royal Academy professor of perspective, Humphrey Ocean RA, to exhibit in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition, where his work was displayed directly above that of former President of the Royal Academy, Christopher Le Brun. In 2022, Remi also co-curated, and exhibited in Next Wave at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Indiana.
Remi continues to grow his practice from his studio in South London.
May 7, 2024