The artwork depicts a striking red flower against a dark background. The vibrant petals are rendered in bold, saturated tones, capturing the inherent beauty and allure of the botanical subject. The composition is centered on the flower, which appears to be resting on a green leaf-like platform, creating a sense of depth and grounding the image. The overall style suggests a focus on precise, photorealistic technique, highlighting the artist's mastery of color and form. The work's surreal, dreamlike quality, with the dark background and scattered white shapes, likely reflects the artist's intention to evoke a contemplative or intriguing mood. ...
Ballon Rouge began as a nomadic gallery in September of 2017. In our first two years we put up exhibitions in Istanbul, London, Los Angeles, Brussels, Sao Paulo, Paris, and New York. Each of the cities we visited was stewarded by a ‘collective member’ - a curator who introduced us to artists and to their respective city’s art scene. In March of 2019 we made Brussels our home city, inaugurating our permanent space. While we will continue to do shows abroad alongside our collective members, our primary location is now Brussels. Besides our own exhibitions, the space in Brussels sometimes hosts invited international galleries to show with us in exchange for a show of ours at theirs - a further continuation of our ethos of collaboration and collectivity. So far we have collaborated or will soon collaborate with Hannah Barry Gallery (London); Melange (Cologne); Galerist (Istanbul); Gallery Artbeat, (Tbilisi); the Pill (Istanbul); Pi Artworks (Istanbul, London); Vitrine (London, Basel). ...
