EAT ME RESTAURANT
Modern International Regional
Phylum, the debut exhibition by Bangkok based Spanish artist, The RAF, was on on display at
EAT ME RESTAURANT from June 16 – July 31, 2010.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, 40-year old Rafael Andres studied Fine Art at the University of Barcelona and has over two decades experience working as a graphic designer. Having spent the last five years working in Asia, Phylum presents a fantastical series of 30 monochromatic bestial prints evoking the pioneering 19th century British naturalist Charles Darwin.
With whimsical names such as The Horny Housewife (Prostibula Domestica), The I-Bug (Coleioptera Sonica), The Creeping Brand Shadow (Brandula Luxuriensis), and The Clampburger (Burgivoris Horribilis), The Raf has created a modern surrealist menagerie of imaginatively constructed organisms.
Incorporating real and bogus mythologies and urban legends, The Raf’s twisted genus of critters and parasites are born from a self-absorbed society preoccupied by a myriad of contemporary indulgencies that include physical presentation and enhancement, luxury goods, internet pornography, recreational drugs, and virtual connectivity.
Accompanied by hilarious taxonomical classifications and textual descriptions, Phylum presents a witty perspective upon the values and concerns of a society struggling to govern its own biological determiners. Against a backdrop of SARS, Mad Cow Disease, Bird and Swine Flu, the artist’s Frankenstein-like mutant creatures are a wicked parody of the trends, symptoms, and pitfalls, of an increasingly techno-consumer driven world.
“Phylum” was open to the public daily between 3PM and 1AM at Eat Me Restaurant from June 16 to July 31, 2010.
Presented by WWW.HGALLERYBKK.COM
RAF's blog THERAF69.WORDPRESS.COM
EAT ME RESTAURANT from June 16 – July 31, 2010.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, 40-year old Rafael Andres studied Fine Art at the University of Barcelona and has over two decades experience working as a graphic designer. Having spent the last five years working in Asia, Phylum presents a fantastical series of 30 monochromatic bestial prints evoking the pioneering 19th century British naturalist Charles Darwin.
With whimsical names such as The Horny Housewife (Prostibula Domestica), The I-Bug (Coleioptera Sonica), The Creeping Brand Shadow (Brandula Luxuriensis), and The Clampburger (Burgivoris Horribilis), The Raf has created a modern surrealist menagerie of imaginatively constructed organisms.
Incorporating real and bogus mythologies and urban legends, The Raf’s twisted genus of critters and parasites are born from a self-absorbed society preoccupied by a myriad of contemporary indulgencies that include physical presentation and enhancement, luxury goods, internet pornography, recreational drugs, and virtual connectivity.
Accompanied by hilarious taxonomical classifications and textual descriptions, Phylum presents a witty perspective upon the values and concerns of a society struggling to govern its own biological determiners. Against a backdrop of SARS, Mad Cow Disease, Bird and Swine Flu, the artist’s Frankenstein-like mutant creatures are a wicked parody of the trends, symptoms, and pitfalls, of an increasingly techno-consumer driven world.
“Phylum” was open to the public daily between 3PM and 1AM at Eat Me Restaurant from June 16 to July 31, 2010.
Presented by WWW.HGALLERYBKK.COM
RAF's blog THERAF69.WORDPRESS.COM