This mixed-media artwork features a prominent blue and green palette, with textured and undulating forms that create a dynamic visual composition. At the center is a sketch-like image of a figure in motion, rendered in a loose, expressive style. The surrounding frame is adorned with various found objects and materials, including beads, gems, and other decorative elements, adding depth and complexity to the piece. The overall style suggests a blend of surrealism and abstract expressionism, with the artist employing a range of techniques to convey a sense of movement and energy. The work's historical context or the artist's intention may allude to themes of the human figure, nature, or the interplay between the organic and the constructed. ...
Theresa Weber’s art boldly confronts established power structures and social norms through diverse media like installations and collaborative performances. Her work is rooted in a fluid dialogue between myth, history, and cultural narratives, which she translates into complex sculptural forms and layered collages. By incorporating materials rich with cultural significance, Weber engages with themes of identity and embodiment from a decolonial perspective, exploring how mixed heritage shapes experience. Her art reflects the continuous process of transformation within traditions, using contemporary bodily marks alongside archival techniques to trace histories of change and adaptation. Navigating the space between visibility and concealment, her pieces evoke resilience through an interplay of delicacy and strength, encouraging viewers to reconsider notions of vulnerability and power. Weber’s multicultural background—being of Jamaican, German, and Greek descent—deeply influences her creative approach, providing a unique lens through which she interrogates cultural hybridity, memory, and belonging. Through her work, she creates nuanced spaces for dialogue that honor complexity and fluid identity. ...
Studio/Chapple is a contemporary art gallery and project space in Deptford, South-East London. Positioned at the intersection between contemporary emerging art, club culture and sonic production, the gallery activates a unique conversation that highlights the relationship between sonic and and visual artistic ecologies.
