Florian Heinke | Paradise Overdosed: Exodus Visual Arts

24-hour solo exhibition of German artist Florian Heinke presented by CHARLIE SMITH LONDON at OHSH Projects

CHARLIE SMITH LONDON is delighted to present a much-anticipated Florian Heinke solo exhibition at OHSH Projects, New Oxford Street, central London

Heinke is known for his darkly mythological paintings that are rendered only in black oil paintHis unique position is one of an outsider, who critiques society and longs for a better realityHeinke presents familiar worlds in which the relationships of their inhabitants, emotional conflicts, trauma and hope are paramountHis aesthetics are based on the beauty ideals of our time, but are charged with explosive content that can be provocative, comforting, aggressive, seductive or disturbingAs Heinke states:

“My paintings were always a straight critique of systems and societyAnd it still isThey broach the issue of feelings, problems, reasons and circumstances behind social and economic concernsI think the only decent and sustainable way to criticise something is to plant bombs right in the heart of it.”

Indeed, Heinke approaches life and art with a sense of urgency, but also yearningHe moves away from a broken past and towards an unknown futureThis notion of movement characterises his current work, where witches, hybrids, wise animals and demons join together to seek refugeHis subjects are empowered, often depicting women amongst familiars who demonstrate authority and autonomyHeinke’s archetypes operate, therefore, as both personal and political ciphers

Suitably, the exhibition will take place for one night and one day onlyIt is fleeting, and urgent

Florian Heinke graduated from the Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main in 2009He has exhibited globally including Saatchi Gallery, London; Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles; Galerie Römerapotheke, Zurich; Goethe Institute, Johannesburg; and Kunstverein, Frankfurt am MainHis work is placed in prominent private collections including Hugo and Carla Brown, Den Haag; Stanley Hollander, Los Angeles; and Susan and Michael Hort, New York

The event will take place at OHSH Projects, 106 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1HB, Wednesday 15 – Thursday 16 February 2023For further information please contact [email protected] us @CHARLIESMITHIdn

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Artist: Florian Heinke

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