현대인의 일상을 특유의 유아적 상상력으로 표현하는 케브 먼데이의 ‘My Universe’

현대인의 평범한 하루를 기쁨과 환의가 가득한 축제로 표현함으로써 작가의 유토피아적 세계관을 작품에 위트있게 담아내

Kev Munday_Nightlight 2022_Acrylic, paint pen and ink on canvas_ 90 x 60 CM

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케브 먼데이의 아시아 첫 개인전이 서울 청담동 비비안초이갤러리에서 마련된다. 오는 6월 15일까지 열리는 이번 전시는 2016년 영국 ‘The Telegraph’가 투자해야 할 가장 중요한 영국 아티스트 5명 중 한 명으로 선정한 케브 먼데이 작가의 작품세계를 엿볼 수 있는 기회다.

작가는 그래픽과 스트리트 아트에서 받은 영감을 바탕으로 현대인의 삶을 자신만의 만화 cartoonesque 스타일의 독특한 화풍으로 그려낸다. 현대인의 일상을 특유의 유아적 상상력으로 과감하게 표현하여 나이와 국적을 넘은 폭넓은 관객에게 사랑받고 있으며 네스카페, 이케아, 월트 디즈니 등 세계적인 기업과 협업한 것으로 잘 알려진다.

Kev Munday_Assorted Assembly 2022_Acrylic, paint pen and ink on canvas_ 150 x 75 CM

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케브 먼데이는 1986년 잉글랜드 햄프셔에서 출생했으며, 주변의 평범한 사람들을 일상을 관찰하며 받은 영감을 대담한 선과 밝고 강렬한 색채를 사용하여 표현함으로써 매혹적인 시각적 경험을 선사한다. 대학에서 그래픽디자인을 전공한 작가는 16세에 스트릿 아티스트로 예술 경력을 시작했으며, 영국의 거리 곳곳에 그린 스트리트 아트 작업을 캔버스에 그리기 시작했다.

케브 먼데이가 묘사한 작품 속 다양한 표정을 짓고 있는 개인들은 15세기 네덜란드 화가 히에로니무스 보쉬(Hieronymus Bosch)의 작품에서 나오는 여러 인물들의 집합체를 떠오르게 한다. 작가는 인간과 동식물의 다양한 모습과 표정을 담은 군중을 통해 다양성 속의 내재된 아름다움에 경의를 표하고 있으며 이는 개인보다는 공동체가 가지는 더 큰 영향력에 대한 작가의 비전을 나타낸다. 먼데이는 현대인의 평범한 하루를 기쁨과 환의가 가득한 축제로 표현함으로써 작가의 유토피아적 세계관을 작품에 담는다.

이번 전시에서는 펜데믹 이후 변화된 인간상에 대한 탐구와 서울의 다양한 도시 풍경에서 받은 작가의 영감을 작가 특유의 과감한 색채로 표현한 신작들을 만나볼 수 있다. ANN

케브 먼데이 작가

자료_ VIVIAN CHOI GALLERY

Kev Munday_Chipper Chaps 2022_ Spray paint, acrylic, paint pen and ink on canvas_ 150 x 75 CM

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케브 먼데이 Kev Munday [My Universe]

전시 기간 : 2022 년 5월 25일 ~ 6월 15일

전시 장소 : 비비안초이갤러리 / 서울시 강남구 도산대로85길 30. 2F

VIVIAN CHOI GALLERY is pleased to announce the very first Asia premiere exhibition of British Artist, Kev Munday in its new venue in Dosandaero, Chungdam. A British artist Kev Munday (b. 1986) creates colourful, utopian worlds and invites the viewer to spend some time living in them. Influenced by Japanese kawaii graphics and Huichol yarn paintings, Kev Munday developed his unique cartoonesque style with his inspirations from street art. Inspired by people-watching and the everyday, Kev exaggerates and celebrates the ordinary and aims for his art to appeal to all ages. Using bold lines and block colours, the vibrancy of Munday’s style creates an enthralling visual experience. His iconic crowd paintings depict a sea of unique individuals which pays tribute to the beauty found in diversity. Each individual portrait is equally valued, taken altogether, the effect is a striking vision of community which is more than the sum of its individual parts.

Starting his artistic career at the age of 16, his first endeavors were in the form of street-art, including post ups, walls and leaving stickers on public furniture. After a fellow artist and friend suggested to transfer his work onto canvas, he continued to use bold lines and vibrant colours he was leaving on the streets. In the tradition of artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Munday’s paintings can be read like a wimmelbilderbuch (German, literally ‘teeming picture book’), depicting scenes richly detailed with humans, animals, creatures and objects waiting to be discovered and interpreted by the viewer. In 2016 Kev Munday was named by The Telegraph as one of five British Artists to invest.

He created artwork for brands such as Walt-Disney, Graham & Brown Wallpaper and Uni-Ball. Munday’s art has been exhibited in some of England’s most notorious galleries, including The Royal Academy of Arts, The Arnolfini and The Hayward Gallery. He is regularly invited to produce artwork live at art fairs and events, previous performances include London Fashion Week. Kev Monday’s art is collected worldwide, with exhibitions taking place in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, The USA and South Korea.

Kev Munday_Time to Shine 2022_Acrylic, paint pen and ink on canvas_ 200 x 100 CM_Diptych

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Awards and Exhibitions

2008: The youngest artist to be included in Dreweatts inaugural Urban Art Sale alongside Banksy, Blek Le Rat, David Choe & more

2009: Exhibited at Bazaart, London, a pop up exhibition featuring Stik, Pure Evil, Fake & others.

2010: Invited by Disney Asia to customize a Mickey Mouse figure to be showcased at Times Square, Hong Kong as part of their ‘Mickey Brand Halo’ event.

2011: Included in the Sea No Evil charity art auction in California, USA alongside artists including Shepard Fairey, Camille Rose Garcia & 123Klan

2012: Collaboration furniture range exhibited at Designers Block at The Hayward Gallery, London

2013: Invited to participate in the first London Illustration Fair at Hoxton Arches.

2014: ‘The Way I See Things’, a solo exhibition that toured several arts centres across the UK

2015: Booth of the artists work exhibited at The Other Art Fair at The Arnolfini, Bristol, UK

2016: Listed by The Telegraph newspaper as one of five ‘British Artist’s To Invest In’

2017: solo exhibition with Kalkman Gallery in Maastricht, The Netherlands. 2017: Invited by Hampshire Police to graffiti one of their constabulary’s cars.

2019: Collaboration with IKEA on a colouring poster in the artists signature style. Over 30,000 copies sold worldwide.

2019: Included in The Summer Exhibition at The Royal Academy Of Arts, the largest open submission art show in the world.

2020: Mural and exhibition at KI Galerie, Paris

2021: Collaboration with Nescafe Azera on their new takeaway packaging range.

2022: Solo Exhibition My Universe VIVIAN CHOI GALLERY

2022: Solo Exhibition “Kev Munday, My Universe” at Urban Break Show Seoul by VIVIAN CHOI GALLERY