Argentine street artist Martin Ron has returned to London to host his first solo European Show at Mead Carney Fine Art. Fresh from the success of his visit to the city last year it looks like the capital is going to get an epic dose of the surreal. The exhibition is called ‘SOUP’.
Mead Carney Fine Art can be found on on Dover Street. The show reveals Martin move from the urban space into the gallery. His works are usually epic in scale and surreal in nature. Many are found on the streets of Buenos Aires. However last years he visited London. Painting murals on Hanbury Street and on the huge Village Underground wall.
SOUP exhibition at Mead Carney
His show ‘SOUP‘ is Ron’s code for society. He sees it as a “great big soup”. The work showcases his unique vision of the World around us. Saying that “the three main ingredients of the soup are man, nature and technology. They are all mixed together in a disorganized way without care or meaning”. His method often involves the featuring of little local issues and transforming them in his mind and then onto the canvas.
When in London his murals included a farmer with a mechanical arm cocking a huge hand as if to shoot a scurring badger. His visit coincided with the governments badger cull and the story was one of the first Martin had heard when he visited the city. It inspired him and the results were beyond impressive. During the same trip he also painted a huge Queens guard performing a Brazilian martial art on Hanbury Street. It is at one of the most photographed and best street art spots in the country.
There’s no doubt that the show promises to be one of the highlights in the urban art calender. It’s hard to describe Ron’s work much better to see it for yourself. Needless to say they are complex, with elements of fantasy, realism and technology
‘SOUP’ by Martin Ron is showcasing at the Mead Carney Fine Art Gallery at 45 Dover St, London W1S 4FF. Opening on May 7th from 7pm-10pm the show will run until May 24 2014. All photographs in the gallery below courtesy of Martin Ron
Martin Ron Gallery
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A fine artist indeed… I must get to see this one.
Show opens on Wednesday Mitch try and get along to that if you can
I’m earmaking going Thursday Stuart and also catching the Miss Van exhibition at the Stolen Space Gallery if all goes well! Cheers
As earmaked I made my way to posh Mayfair and the Martin Ron artwork on display was truly outstanding! I got a few good snap as well. Well worth going west… I also had a peek at artwork by Ronnie Wood and Bob Dylan on display around the corner at Castle Fine Art Gallery in Bruton street, but what really stole the show was seeing artwork by Temper who has an open evening showing on 15th May. Cover: Versions. So if you love old LP covers then do pop a long! I also got to see the Miss Van opening night along with Olek. Plus got to see Lily Mixe on route to the Stolen Space Gallery; Lily was painting a whale on the Red Market gate. She told me she had been putting a lot of Jelly fish around Brick Lane. She loves sea creatures.
Wow what a day I’m going to have to spend more time round that area. Haven’t even seen the Miss Van/Olek show yet am really going to have to 🙂