Olisaemeka, 2021 (Poster)

Exhibition poster for:Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson‘Olisaemeka’05/16→ 06/05 2021West Hollywood Press release: Simchowitz Gallery is pleased to present Olisaemeka, a solo exhibition of work by Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson. This is the artist’s first show with the gallery. Wilson creates chaotic scenes that burst from the edges of the picture plane. The paintings and drawings included in the exhibition exist in a kind of mechanical dystopia where figures and animals collide with wild machinery. Each piece offers a glimpse into the vivid landscape of the artist’s imagination. A series of works on paper depicting various ritual figures offer a more intimate look into Wilson’s polychromed worlds. While these figures still exist in the visual realm established by the larger works in the show, the drawings of the artist’s Aunty Rose, a sketch of a duck inspired by the work of Winslow Homer, and a loosely rendered image of a woman round out a more familiar look into the artist’s universe. The