
by PAINTGUIDE
SAGA
Opening Reception: May 31, 2019_
Exhibition: June 1 -16, 2019 _ (By appointment only)
Events on-going throughout the exhibiting period, Stay Tuned!
PAINTGUIDE is pleased to present SAGA, a group exhibition featuring 18 international artists from around the world. This dynamic group exhibition brings together artists from the online community formed around the hugely popular Instagram account into a physical space.
SAGA prose a narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage. Every artwork in progress is a poetic story in the making; Every artist having stories within their artworks, processes, and practices. It is these narratives that bring to life the mind of the artist into reality; to be shared with the world.
Plucked directly from the word itself, SAGA, hopes to deliver the stories of the contemporary, whilst staying true to its traditions of telling its pasts. Transpiring from the line of epyllion to its imagery, these artworks are the embodiment of romanticizing recomposed.
Participating artists:
Alexandra Gallagher | Allison Sommers | Caitlin McCormack | Elly Smallwood
Helice Wen | Ian Cumberland | Jérémie Marié | John Brosio | Kevin Llewellyn | Kikyz1313
Lola Gil | Matt Gordon | QimmyShimmy | Rui Matsunaga | Yuka Sakuma
Yuriy Ibragimov | [Eric Fok*]
*Available Online Only


Alexandra Gallagher
Drowning in Winter (2019)
24" Tondo
Ink and oil paint on wood

Allison Sommers
Indicted Ham Sandwich (2019)
12" Tondo
Gouache with mixed media on panel-mounted paper

Caitlin McCormack
Lawn (2019)
12" x 12" x 1.75"
Crocheted cotton string, glue, steel pins

Elly Smallwood
Resting (2019)
14" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas

Helice Wen
Sweetness No. 5 (2018)
20" x 20"
Oil on panel

Helice Wen
Hoop (2019)
10" x 10"
Oil on panel

Ian Cumberland
Manufacturing Consent (study) (2018)
16" x 20"
Oil on panel

Jérémie Marié
Banana Study #1 (2019)
23.6" x 23.6"
Oil on canvas

Kikyz1313
Effigy of coiled tragedies (2018)
12" x 15"
Graphite, watercolors and pastel pencils on paper adhered on oval board

John Brosio
Scorpion Study (2012)
9" x 11"
Oil on canvas

Kevin Llewellyn
Snow White (2019)
10" x 12"
Acrylic on panel in hand-distressed frame

Jérémie Marié
Banana Study #2 (2019)
23.6" x 23.6"
Oil on canvas

Jérémie Marié
Banana Study #3 (2019)
23.6" x 23.6"
Oil on canvas

Lola Gil
Departure Lounge (2019)
18" x 18"
Oil and acrylic on canvas

Matt Gordon
The Micro Dosers (2018)
17" x 20"
Acrylic on board

QimmyShimmy
Frostbite #1,2,3 (2019)
9" x 9"
Polymer clay with mixed media

Rui Matsunaga
Beneath the Stains of Time (2019)
11" x 15"
Ink and watercolor on paper

Yuka Sakuma
Crescendo
16" x 16"
Natural mineral pigments, japanese ink, acrylic paint on art cloth

Yuriy Ibragimov
Profile III (2019)
16" Tondo
Oil on wood

Yuriy Ibragimov
Afterglow (2019)
12" x 16"
Oil on wood

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