2 Artists Show - Collaborative works by Ki Yoon Ko and Igor Maier

Vale tudo

Ki Yoon Ko + Igor Maier - Painting

We are pleased to announce the opening of “Vale tudo” - The collaborative artworks by Ki Yoon Ko and Igor Maier, scheduled from July 15th through August 28th.

Their first show at Hiromart Gallery has been favorably received, and this time we showcases KIGOR’s latest artworks made by switichng between Hamburg and Berlin.

Vale tudo

July 15 - August 28, 2011

Artist: Ki Yoon Ko + Igor Maier

Hours: 1 to 7 pm, Closed on Monday and Tuesday (or by appointment)

Opening Reception: Friday, July 15, from 6 pm

* Hiromart Gallery will be closed from the 15th to 18th of August for summer holidays.

Concept:

The collaborative artwork series that started by Ki Yoon Ko as the project in 2009. KIGOR is one of the series that continues and attracts many people in Europe and North America through their regular exhibits.

Take two and make into one – this basically means to combine two different style of artist to create a piece of Art without any boundaries. So that there is no title on paintings, no limits but a motif.

Since Igor Maier is a big fan of MMA and it’s a big tradition in Japan, this time they named the title of the show as “Vale tudo” - means “No rules” in English. The motif in this show is the fighters - athlete body, these bling-bling mystic, almost sacred suit.

Artist: Ki Yoon Ko (American) + Igor Maier (German)

Ki Yoon Ko studied at Virginia Commonwealth University, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and San Francisco Art Institute. His first solo exhibition was held in San Francisco in 2000. With this as a beginning of his art career, he exhibits internationally at variety group and solo shows held in Hamburg, London and so forth. Since 2005, his artworks are presented at International Art Fairs such as Art Brussels, Arco Madrid and so forth.

Currently he lives and works in Hamburg.

Igor Maier was born in Tales, Kyrgyzstan in 1982 and emigrated to Germany when he was 9 years old. After graduated a fashion school in 2005, he studied graphic design and Illustration. He has been taking a part at the group shows held in Germany since 2007, and also accepted at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2009.

Currently he lives and works in Berlin.

The exhibition info is published in Tokyo Shimbun, Newspaper, dated August 3, 2011.

Please contact us for information and availability on the artworks: info(at)hiromartgallery.com

*For media inquiries and further information please contact us.

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