LONDON.- PM/AM continues its summer exhibition programme with two July shows, each a solo presentation taking at the gallery’s central London exhibition space at 37 Eastcastle Street. Both Nicolas Coleman and Xiao Wang will show work created on their respective residencies.
Nicolas places a likeness of himself in luxuriously painted settings - richly decorated interiors and atmospheric external spaces. His work is joyful, bright and energetic, and appears to be rooted in a calm idealism. He celebrates beauty and detail in every object and texture on the canvas; to abandon what we could call a hierarchy in the level of attention each receives.
In contrast with the upbeat nature of his immediate aesthetic, however, Nicolas examines the roles of our complex psychologies and our responses to our surroundings, and how conflicts can arise between them. These concepts are revealed only when the themes and atmosphere of the work are probed beyond the surface, opening a more rounded discussion on the nuances of beauty in our lives, how atmosphere can so easily be tainted by complications that rest in the background of our minds.
Xiao Wang creates constructed scenes that are often inspired by and sourced from real life settings, combining dramatic, moody colour palettes with a realist approach. Wang’s work captures feelings of uncertainty and anxiety using uneasy figures, distorted colours, and uncanny landscape elements. They draw attention to the mental burdens brought on by many of the issues of the contemporary. Many of his pieces are voiced from his perspective as a Chinese immigrant who is navigating through the experience of being trapped between two worlds.
The visual style of Wang’s work recalls Romanticism, the Symbolist Movement, Expressionism, and Magical Realism. Through examining visual arts that reflect rapid social and cultural historical change, he explores the personal and the collective psyche in the current moment of chaos.
Nicolas Lambelet Coleman (b. 1998) is a Swiss American painter. His work broadly encompasses portraiture, still-life, and interior scenes. He is originally from North Carolina and currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
His work has been shown by 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Marrakech, Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, Galerie Hussenot, Paris, and The Alexandria Museum of Art, Louisiana, among others.
Xiao Wang (b. 1990), is a Chinese born, New York based figurative painter primarily working with oil paint. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art where he received his BFA degree in Painting and Printmaking. He continued his study at San Francisco Art Institute and earned his MFA degree in Painting.
Wang has shown internationally in Europe and The United States. His work has been featured in publications such as Booooooom, Hyperallergic, Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi- Fructose Magazine, Create Magazine, and New American Paintings. Wang has also attended artist residency programs at MASS MoCA (MA), the Vermont Studio Center (VT), and Root Division (CA).
PM/AM
PM/AM is a London based contemporary art gallery, residency program, and incubator whose mission it is to reflect how we engage with art today. Dedicated to growing and nurturing emerging talent, as well as gaining exposure for artists without formal U.K. representation, the platform has organised exhibitions globally and events across its home city, using a flexible space model to accommodate the diversity and dynamism of the artists’ practices they showcase. It also has two permanent locations—one central, one west.
PM/AM has a reputation for discovering and helping to launch the careers of some of the most exciting contemporary artists of today. While its focus is on international talent, it also has a keen interest in UK based artists coming out of the country’s leading art schools. As well as maintaining a traditional exhibition programme, PM/AM is dedicated to finding new ways of working with the artistic community, expanding upon its shows with events, ongoing residency projects, and pilot schemes designed to connect collectors with the artists they love.
PM/AM has been featured extensively in the press, garnering coverage from leading publications including The Times, Art Forum, The New York Times, Independent Magazine, The Guardian, Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Face, Dazed, Hyperallergic, Elephant Magazine, The Financial Times, Juxtapoz and Purple Diary.
PM/AM
Dual Opening
42 (Ground Floor: Nicolas Coleman) 43 (First Floor: Xiao Wang)
July 14th, 2023 - September 19th, 2023
