THE ALWAYS NEVER-YET
RON MANDOS GALLERY, AMSTERDAM
SEP 30 -OCT 29, 2023

IN „THE ALWAYS NEVER-YET“, MUNTEAN AND ROSENBLUM ARTFULLY JUXTAPOSE THE EMOTIONAL GRAVITY OF CLASSIC PAINTINGS WITH THE MODERN VISUAL LEXICON POPULARIZED BY PLATFORMS LIKE TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM. SPOTLIGHTING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS USING RECOGNIZABLE HAND GESTURES, FROM THE PEACE SIGN TO THE HEART, THEY BRIDGE HISTORICAL ART WITH TODAY’S DIGITAL EXPRESSIVENESS.

ADDING DEPTH TO THE EXHIBIT, A FILM PIECE SEEMINGLY VIVIFIES SCENES REMINISCENT OF ICONIC CANVAS MOMENTS.
THIS PROJECT EPITOMIZES MUNTEAN/ROSENBLUM’S PROGRESSION, BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN STATIC ART AND DYNAMIC EXPRESSION, AS THOUGH ARTWORKS THE ARTWORKS HAVE MOMENTARILY STEPPED OUT OF THEIR FRAMES, ACQUIRING MOVEMENT, YET RETAINING THEIR ESSENCE.

IMAGES IN SITU © RON MANDOS GALLERY, MICHÈLE MARGOT, WORKS © SANDRO E. ZANZINGER