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Gallery Hijinks

February 5 - February 27, 2011

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Kaleidoscope Eyes Kaleidoscope Eyes by Sebastian Wahl
Opening Reception: February 5th, 2011, from 6-10pm. Gallery Hijinks is proud to present Kaleidoscope Eyes, a solo exhibition of resin collages by New York based artist Sebastian Wahl. This collection of new work is based on the principle of multiple reflections. Compositions are formed out of mirrored images of nature, architecture, people, animals and religious symbols creating a visual notion of order within chaos. Please join us for the opening reception on February 5th, 2011, from 6-10pm. Born into a Swedish family of advertising professionals, Wahl has always had a passion for art and design. He made his first trip to The Big Apple when he was 17 with a youth group of Swedish graffiti writers through a program sponsored by Nancy Reagan. At age 20 he returned to New York to attend Parsons School of Art and Design and earned a degree in Advertising and Graphic Design. Today Sebastian Wahl is a visual architect of psychedelic landscapes, creating intricate works encapsulated in resin. From afar Wahl’s art appears as a colorful pattern of forms and shapes, but as the viewer looks closer the complexities of the work emerge and beckon for further examination. In Kaleidoscope Eyes he combines spiritual and religious imagery drawn from Sadhuism, Shamanism, modern and ancient tribes, with contemporary imagery from pop magazines as well as hand made vintage papers. The bright colors, strategic design and complex continuity of each collage connect and interact across the less complicated backgrounds. Incorporating resin gives the work a third dimension creating real shadows within the collage, and ensures the archival quality of the work. Kaleidoscope Eyes will be Sebastian Wahl’s first solo exhibition on the west coast. He has exhibited at Alex and Allyson Grey’s MicroCoSM Gallery in New York as well as at Ideal Glass Gallery in the East Village of Manhattan where he also created a mural for the public on the gallery façade on E. 2nd Street. Kaleidoscope Eyes opens February 5th, 2011 and will be on display until February 26th, 2011 and is open to the public. For more information on the exhibition or Sebastian Wahl please visit galleryhijinks.com.