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Exposing DJs

15 December 2005 – 28 January 2006

Ramon Puig (a.k.a. Werens) has been active in the art world of Sabadell and beyond for more than 20 years. Though Werens’ artistic career has included expression in such mediums as graphic design and audiovisual projections, it is, however, the art of grafitti that has been most elaborately developed by the artist—a form and a medium that he has quite naturally brought into dialogue with that of mural painting.

The inauguration of this exposition coincides with the change of direction of the ImpaktesVisuals gallery. Beginning in December 2005, the gallery, previously dedicated exclusively to the showcasing of contemporary artists, has expanded to include a retail space for the finest grafitti materials available, further promoting the development of this art form.

Appreciation for ImpaktesVisuals’ new direction can best be had by viewing Weren’s most recent works—a series of paintings inspired by music and the world of discjockeys. Here, the fusion of paint with the finer impressions of ‘spray’ introduces us to a variety of figures inspired by a diverse range of musical styles. These figures, upon first glance, seem to be secondary owing to the difused traces of the spray paint, but the spontaneity and liveliness of their attitudes immediately converts them into the true protagonists of each work.

Again, a quick glance at these works might suggest that it is an art form that is hurried and easy to produce. However, a study of the expressiveness of the figures, and an examination of the smallest of details, the textures, and the colors involved in each work, will prompt the recognition that each is a product of a creative process that has sought a means of expressing a musical genre. Indeed, this has been a process that has required meticulous observations of discjockeys in the thrall of their own art.

Ultimately, Weren’s most recent series on view during this exposition invites the viewer to draw some less than evident conclusions about a hidden dimension of reality.

   
   

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