Spanish artist adds an 'Explosion' of color and 'Kaos'
China DailyExplosion Head, a 6-meter-long inflatable installation, is among 17 works by Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel being exhibited at the Bund 18 Jiushi Art Gallery in Shanghai from Aug 21 to Oct 24. Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel's colorful work is being shown in Shanghai for the first time at the Kaos Trip: A Colorful Journey by Okuda San Miguel exhibition at the Bund 18 Jiushi Art Gallery. The 40-year-old has a distinctive artistic vocabulary that "blends classical theological themes with different visual and cultural elements such as contemporary street art, pop art, surrealism and even mystical aesthetics", says Zhu Ling, curator of the exhibition, which toured Guangzhou, Guangdong province, and Shenyang, Liaoning province, last year. Zhu hopes that the colorful nature of San Miguel's artworks will "penetrate the century-old brick walls" and add new vitality to the building.