After a debut in London the Gadje group have now brought themed shows to Dublin, and most recently, Barcelona. Blasphemy in the Catalan capital was the largest to date featuring over 40 emerging artists from across Europe reacting to the theme with work that spanned painting, sculpture, performance, photography, installation, illustration and video.
Anja Pirska "Paradise garden" oil painting
Transforming an industrial space in the fashion and contemporary art hot spot that is the Poble Nou district in Barcelona, Blasphemy questioned the limits and meaning of blasphemy in an increasingly secular age. Shaking up Barcelona's art and style scene, artists and audiences were encouraged to explore the idea of with whom and with what can we commit blasphemy. Issues such as culture, religion, politics, standards, sex, new technologies, wars, sacrifices and the normalisation of blasphemy were investigated in a provocative and playful show.
Konrad Wyrebek "Byonce is the new black Madnna" installation with oil painting, gaffer tape, cut
aluminum shapes, salt
Konrad Wyrebek "Byonce is the new black Madnna" installation with oil painting, gaffer tape, cut aluminum shapes, salt
Konrad Wyrebek "MDMA MMAD" installation with two oil paintings, silk screen print, gaffer tape, wires and cables found in the space
Featured artists included Konrad Wyrebek (paintings, drawings and installation), Matthew Miles (video, installation and digital print), Anja Priska (painting), Juliette Butler (photography) and Charlotte Kaye (sculpture). Much of the strongest work was 3D, with Uli Blanchet and Charles Garcin’s pieces boldly twisting satire and sexuality with the bust of a gay clone and an orgy of Teletubbies respectively. Alix Marie’s grotto of Virgin Marys, meanwhile, echoed the famous terraced cemetery on the outskirts of the city with a mountain of found bricks and fairy-lights.
Matthew Miles "Hold fast to that which is good" installation,black rubber, muslin, tempera, video projection
Matthew Miles "You are where", digitally manipulated print
The core Gadjes artists are London based, but each show draws input from across the continent with a strong showing of rising talent from each host city. This September the focus shifts to Rome, before a final 2010 exhibition in Paris.
Juliette Butler "Jo" photography
Anja Pirska " Mister-Missue monkey versus parrot" oil painting
Charlotte Kaye "Smitey" plastic sculpture
Full list of Blasphemy Barcelona participating artist:s
Uli BLANCHET / collage - illustration
Helene BUTLER / video
Patrick WILEM / video
Francisco DE PAJARO / paintings - installation
Michelle BOURKE GIRGIS / paintings - installation
Leo COHEN / paintings
Eloise TADARONE / illustration
SNEZ / graffiti
ADO Arte / video
Anja PRISKA / paintings
Alix MARIE / sculpture
Charlotte KAYE / installation
Ángel ROMÁN / photography
Ester COLOMINA FERNANDEZ / photography
Yamila FREI / paintings
Jose Fsc MASSE RODRIGUEZ / paintings
Gloria TAMARIT / photography
El Migue / illustration
Sydney SOUTHMAN / video
Thalia KAVAKELIS / paintings
Vj NOKAMI / performance
Alice WALTER / video Juliette BUTLER / photography
Adrian FRAGUAS DEL OLMO / photography
Fanny PEYRATOUT / illustration
Florian VALMONT / video
TRULLAS / pintura - performance
David MARTHELY / photography
Garby KW / video
El Hombre Sapo / talismans
Irene BOU / paintings
Francisco JAVIER VAZQUEZ / paintings
Louise BUTLER / performance
Matthew MILES / prints -installation
Dede DIAME / seriography
Xart Woman / video-performance
Karen BISWELL / photography
Eva BLANCHE / paintings
Leonard BUTLER / sculpture
Charles GARCIN / installation
Konrad WYREBEK / paintings - installation
Beniaxx,Amanda Beniakriou / video
Susu LAROCHE / video
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