This visually striking contemporary artwork features a dynamic composition of bold colors, overlapping shapes, and playful markings. The canvas is a collage of diverse materials, including crayon scribbles, torn paper, and gestural paint strokes, creating a sense of chaotic energy. While the overall subject matter is abstract, certain recognizable elements, such as a yellow curved shape and a maple leaf, suggest a connection to the natural world. The artist's distinctive style blends elements of abstract expressionism and childlike spontaneity, reflecting a desire to capture the raw, untamed essence of creative expression. This piece invites the viewer to engage with its vibrant, unrestrained visual language and consider the artist's exploration of the boundaries between order and chaos. ...
Marc Prats' paintings turn our focus to the anthropoid consequences of social media dependency. Having been born just before the turn of the century, Prats addresses the nostalgic sensibilities of his generation. Prats critiques the alluring and addictive facets of internet culture by subverting their mechanisms from within. Projecting the remote and fragmented language of social media directly onto the canvas, in the act of painting, he wills into existence surreal visual cacophonies. By, for example, playing with the textures of spray paint and glitter impasto, Prats subverts the dark undertones of our digital reality.
In 2019, Prats was shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize. Two years later, he won the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. ...
Founded in 2016, Baert Gallery maintains a distinct focus on bridging the historical legacies and artistic sensibilities of Europe and Los Angeles. Working with a roster of emerging artists, the gallery is committed to showcasing a diverse program of work that engages complex philosophical, critical, and political concepts while challenging settled and conventional aesthetic expectations. Located in Los Angeles’ Arts District, the gallery is dedicated to fostering and promoting the region’s unique art scene in a spirit of local cooperation and in dedication to mindful sensitivity towards its broader geographical and social milieu. ...
