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Scream Presents its Curated Exhibition of Emerging Artists

artwork: Malgosia Stepnik - "Light", 2010-2011 - Acrylic mediums on linen - 165 x 200 cm. - Courtesy of Scream London. On view in ""Unweave the Rainbow" from January 27th until March 10th.


London.- Scream is proud to present “Unweave the Rainbow”, on view at the gallery from January 27th through March 10th. “Unweave  the  Rainbow” is its second annual curated exhibition of emerging artists, and the sequel to last January’s “States  of  Reverie”. The exhibition features young artists from the USA, UK, China and Poland, each with a unique style, who have in common a psychedelic, other worldy or surreal sensibility. The exhibition title is inspired by John Keats’ 19th Century poem ‘Lamia’, an allegory for man’s attempt to separate emotions and sensuality from reason, this poem inspired the selection of artists in “Unweave the Rainbow”. The practice of each artist featured in this exhibition demonstrates tension between dream and reality, imagination and reason. Several of the artists work in 2 or 3 dimensions, for example Caroline Jane Harris who creates otherworldly handcut photographs; Jen Stark whose psychedelic paper sculptures are also handcrafted, and Scott Hove who creates surreal cake sculptures fit for the fairy palace of Keats’ Lamia. Ye Hongking uses a collage of multi-coloured stickers to create depictions of Nirvana. Malgosia Stepnik, Andrew McAttee and Cain Caser are all exhibiting paintings with explosive neon palettes that inhabit the entire spectrum of the rainbow.