Solo show Zurich

NYCHOS

2015 OCT 22 – NOV 21

TRANSLUCENT FEAR

The title of this exhibition deserves some explanation.

Nychos, a young and promising Austrian artist from the graffiti movement is also passionate of anatomy. At night, he paints along the canals in Vienna. The day, he spends his time at the Natural History Museum to improve his knowledge in the eld. He even has an annual pass. After a break trough on the art scene with his famous works of dissection, he gives us the privilege to see his first exhibition with his translucent style.

To get the desired rendering, Nychos must compose his paintings as follows: first he draws the bones, then he fills the background in black. He can now paint the different blood vessels and the nervous system. The last step is the translucent color, this step leaves him no room for error and the application must be perfect from beginning to end.

This is how he completes each proposed canvases: in fear. Fortunately, his talent will have won against fear… this exhibition promises to be memorable!

“The title of this exhibition deserves some explanation.”

Julien Kolly, 2015

Raised in a traditional Viennese hunting family, death and dissection were daily business for Nychos. The proximity to animal viscera had a profound effect on him psychologically and visually – he now explores the theme of dissection in his art, pushing it to playful extremes. In Nychos’ world, Spongebob has a skeleton, people live inside rabbits and there is always something wicked underneath. Pumped up on the visual adrenaline of comics, heavy metal and graffiti, Nychos’ work reflects the immense energy and technical focus necessary to produce work on the massive scale he has reached on the streets.

Using delicious color-scapes and wild, fuming lines to create his characters – whether with paintbrush or spray can – Nychos works with unmatched dynamism. His command over his tools indicates a work ethic that promises only more staggering output from this artist. Nychos’ paintings and drawings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, including five solo exhibitions (Turino, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Singapore) in the past year and a half alone. These pieces serve as unique compliments to his massive public works that give character to cities all over the world. Nychos currently lives and works out of Rabbit Eye Movement, his studio and art space located in Vienna.

(Text: Lauren Young Smith, 2014)