In #myanmar my neighbour had to pay bribes just to pay his taxes “Corrupt, corrupt” (from the bottom to the top and you tell me its law), 2012, #ink on #paper, 56 x 77. #original #painting now available at @urbanartroom #capism #art
Tusen ord säger mer än en bild (for English see below)
”Manipulerade bilder. Delar av ett sammanhang. Upprepning av ord, tusentals gången och du börjar förstå helheten. Tusen ord säger mer än en bild på Urban Artroom är ett pågående vittnesmål om förändring. En förändring där jag har varit åskådare till drömmar som krossats av auktoriteter, hopp som sveps iväg av stormar, folkets vilja som ignoreras men röster som vägrar att tystna. Men det är det vackra i enkelheten och vardagen som jag vill belysa och kampen som kommer med den. Det är en dedikering till berättelser, outtalade sanningar som förmedlats av vänner. Jag har komprimerat dessa berättelser, utvunnit ord ur essensen från oändliga konversationer. Genom att repetera dessa ord vill jag försöka förmedla ett budskap där det visuella i varje tavla blir utgångspunkten för diskussionen.”
Casper Johansson aka Cap är en självlärd konstnär. Sedan 2007 har han levt och arbetet i Myanmar/Burma. Med flera framgångsrika utställningar och samarbeten i landet finns det nu för första gången möjlighet att se hans konst i Göteborg, Sverige på Urban Artroom. Med gummistämplar, bläckdynor och okonventionella stenciler skapar han retuscherad realism baserat på ord och bokstäver.
Du hittar mer av hans konst på http://www.capism.se
Hoppas vi ses på vernissagen. Välkommen!
Galleri Urban Artroom
Friggagatan 21
416 64 Göteborg
A Thousand Words Say More Than a Picture
“Manipulated images, fractions of a context and repetition of words thousands of times - and you start to get the whole picture. A thousand words say more than a picture at Urban Artroom is part of a prolonged testimony about transformation. I have witnessed dreams being crushed by force, hope being swept away by floods and peoples voices being ignored yet refusing to be silenced. But it is the simplicity and beauty of just existing and the everyday struggle that comes with it that I want to portray. It is a tribute to stories, untold truth by ordinary people and endless friendship. In my art I am boiling down these stories and extracting the essence from conversations to get words. By repeating these words I try to create messages, letting the paintings carry on the visual debates.”
Casper Johansson aka Cap is an autodidact artist. Since 2007 he has been living and working in Myanmar/Burma. With several successful solo- and group exhibitions and various collaborative projects with an emerging generation of Myanmar artists he has now returned to Sweden for his first exhibition outside the country. With ink pads and alphabetic rubber stamps, using multiple layered stencils, he creates what he thinks of as ‘retouched realism’ paintings based on letters and words.
Find out more about his work at http://www.capism.se
Looking forward to see you at the opening!
Todays #instagram #exhibition. One year ago you could only find one #Rolls #Royce in #Myanmar. I is owned by #crony U Tay Za. Some of his dirty money comes from exploiting people and resources on #Kachin state. “Drift apart”, 2011, #ink on #paper, 56 x 76 #sold. #painting #stencil #capism #flattr #workers Vs #cars
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I just became member of Flattr. It is a community using micro-donations to support various forms of creative people. I am very new to it but I really like the idea that I can choose to support people I think make amazing stuff, online or elsewhere. As an (broke ass) artist it also gives an opportunity for people to give economic support and appreciation of my work. Not everyone like or have the opportunity to buy art but still like to support artists and creators and Flattr seems like a great solution. So I suggest you register as a Flattr member and start spreading your dineros because people like me are dependent on you!
It is easy. If you like a new paining I have done or a post I wrote or something else, just look for the Flattr button (see icon below) on my page and click. Done!
Also, don´t forget to book the 1st of June for the opening of my upcoming exhibition at Urban Artroom in Göteborg, Sweden. So far I have 13 complete works which I would love to show to you. More works are in progress and all the details will be announced in a near future. Hope I see you at the opening!
Check out my art at http://www.capism.se
