FATHOM is pleased to present ICONS: A BLACKBRAIN ANTHOLOGY, a solo
exhibition from renowned pop noir artist Ariel Vergez (aka
BLACKBRAIN). The exhibition explores Vergez's creative influences
through his stylized portrait paintings of the iconic artists and
style makers that have influenced his fine art and graphic designs
over the years.Included in the exhibition are original works and
edition prints created for the exhibition, plus a selection of his pop
culture mash-ups that trace and reinforce the story of his artistic
journey. The exhibition is curated by FATHOM, in asssoication with
Moby Arts, whose founder Natily Gonzalez describes BlackBrain as, "an
artist disrupting beauty and thought. His gifted art psyche develops
stories that bring color to the mundane, dialogue to the mute and
personality to the dull. His work is a voice for the transitional
generation."
Dominican born Ariel Vergez, the mind of BlackBrain, was raised in
Miami, Florida. Inspired by the heroes of his youth including Dali &
da Vinci, he pursued art at an early age which led to getting accepted
into one of the nation’s best art and design based high schools and
universities, Design and Architecture Senior High and the Cleveland
Institute of Art respectively. Since then, BlackBrain has joined
forces with philanthropic groups and other artists, directors,
writers, and community builders to pursue changing the world through
art.
The exhibition hangs through mid April in our DTLA gallery.
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