A collaboration between Giovanni Cervi, Officine dell’Immagine and Strychnin Gallery! A show titled SELVA OBSCURA at Officine dell’Immagine in Milano!
Featuring artists like, David Hochbaum, Raf Veulemans, Michael Page, David Stoupakis, Eric van Straaten, Marcus Poston, Bethany Marchman, Lisa Black, Skeleton Heart, Lisa Mei Ling Fong, SQUP

Strychnin Gallery kicks off the new year with an event that will enable everybody to look good!

Opening on February 10th, our upcoming group exhibition Les Animaux will display an exquisite selection of hand-made, one-of-a-kind, artworks that can be worn as jewelry and fashion accessories. Heaps of well-known artists quickly got on board with this idea and have put their visions and creativity into timeless pieces that nicely combine fashion and fine art. Based around the theme of Les Animaux (Engl.: animals) these talented creatives came up with a variety of different styles that fit the classic and moderate as well as the modern and extravagant tastes of all the art and fashion lovers out there!

Participating artists are Kristen Ferrell, Julia de Ville, Louis Fleischauer (AMF Korsets), Lisa Black, Eric van Straaten + Jennifer Hoes, Daniel van Nes, Tamara Ferioli, Snash Jewelry, Harem Royal, Iconchild and many more.

The exhibition will run until March 4th.

Dear Friends,

Another year has passed filled with excitement and magic. We would like to say a special thank you to all our dear friends, loyal supporters and wonderful artists and are looking forward to sharing more amazing adventures with you all next year.

We wish you and your loved ones a peaceful and wonderful new year.

Yasha Young and Team

Strychnin Gallery will be closed from December 18th 2011 till January 15th 2012

Strychnin Gallery is proud to invite you to the Et Alors? launch party:

Your sincerely,

Yasha Young, Fleur Pierets, Julian P. Boom and Team Strychnin

On the 26th and 27th of november 2011, the artfair Artief celebrates its 10 year anniversary in the Hallezaal, Diest (Belgium). The artfair shows the works of selected Belgian and international artists.

David De Graef  selected together with Miraschi, a number of artists who each in their way, open up worlds. It is in the combination of all those dreamers that gives Artief its special character and that elicits intens reactions.

In 2011 we welcome in particular Yasha Young with Strychnin Gallery from Berlin. Strychnin is for many years now the pioneer of pop surrealism and low brow in Europe. Yasha Young is also the artistic director of the art fair Blooom ‘the creative industries art fair in Cologne. Strychnin Gallery will show the works of Seymour, Kristen Ferrel, Marcus Poston, Alexander Sterzel, David Hochbaum, Mimi S. and Chet Zar, known as a special effects artist for Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Planet of the Apes I & II and for the design of CD cover for Tool.

Other participating artists: David De Graef, Jef Bertels, Marifey, Jo Pirard, Miraschi, Peggy Wouters, Johan Nieuwborg, Marc Janssens, Kelly Demeyer, Marcin Owczarek and many more.

On November 11th, Strychnin Gallery invites you to join our wonderland of mystical tales visualized by the infamous storytellers Benjamin Vierling, Marcus Poston, Raf Veulemans and Saturno Butto‘.

The exhibition will showcase a series of artworks which inevitably present their beholders with narratives that frequently cause mixed feelings and which are often perceived differently by each individual. In many cases beauty, dismay and curiosity are terms that come up at the same time when the works of these visual storytellers are being discussed.

Benjamin A. Vierling was born in San Francisco and has been studying painting since he could hold a brush. His work utilizes the renaissance technique of mixing egg tempera and oil paints. Specializing in mythical portraits, arcane symbolism, and vanitas themed still lives, his paintings have appeared on numerous book and album covers, including Joanna Newsom's critically acclaimed record, Ys.

Marcus Conrad Poston is a lifelong chronicler of the world around him and he thoroughly enjoys bringing varied objects and images together within handmade boxes for the delight and wonderment of random passers-by. These cabinets address the all-too-human desire to attribute emotional significance to everyday items, creating a narrative that speaks directly to collective memory.

Raf Veulemans is a self-taught artist who uses airbrush in combination with organic materials, acryl, oil, o rhesus+, pencils and ink. The subject of the painting is always part of the work. It can be put in formaldehyde, be covered by resin, stuffed or prepared in Raf's own dramatical way. He has a passion for nature, animals, and also everything surrounding death. In his artistic search, Raf wants to make the perishable eternal.

With sensuality and religion being the main topics of his artworks, the Venetian artist Saturno Butto' frequently takes on provocative and grotesque themes. While drawing on the great period of painting of the 17th century he likes to think of his characters as real persons living between the human world, characterized by “sex and sin” and the spiritual universe, where every soul will find his redemption.

The exhibition will run until December 18th.

ART FAIR AND BLOOOM COLOGNE

Strychnin Gallery at Art Fair and BLOOOM in Cologne, from the 29th of Ocotber until the 1st of November:

Staatenhaus am Rheinpark
Auenweg 17
50679 Cologne
Germany

Creature Feature

Opening night on October 7th 2011 from 7 pm.

Beginning on October 7th, Strychnin Gallery and its Creature Feature will give you the chance to take a look behind the scenes of some of the most popular and elaborate movie productions of
the last decades.

Around a dozen creative minds from the special effects industry, who helped to create movies such as Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, X- Men, 300 as well as many other productions, will
exclusively display a selection of their artworks in this international group exhibition.
The participating artists are: The Shiflett Brothers, Cliff Wallace, Jordu Shell, Mackinnon & Saunders, Casey Love, Seymour, Skeleton Heart, Chet Zar, Marina Swindell, Stitches and Glue and Martin Astles.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

Valley of the Dolls

Opening night on September 9th 2011 from 7 pm.

On September 9th four of today‘s most exciting and wellestablished doll-designers will come together at Strychnin Gallery and display their newest creations in the course of our upcoming group show titled Valley of Dolls. Exquisite and precious materials, extremely elaborate handicraft as well as outstanding design concepts result in extraordinaire works that are cherished and sought after all over the world. Renowned for their distinctive styles these artists, influenced by different trends of the art and fashion worlds, constantly interpret and redefine the notion of beauty and thereby create works that enthusiastically strike the eyes of their beholders. The balanced mixture of dark and mysterious, but also elegant and adorable attributes constitute to this twisted beauty that makes these artworks so special and exceptionally well-received by their audience.

Artists:

Marmite Sue, Eric van Straaten, Virginie Ropars, Elena and Ekaterina Popovy

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

THE C.O.P GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE

AND KEEP A BREATS IN THE VAULT

Opening night on August 12th 2011 from 7 pm.

Chicks On Powertrips is an Australian Street Culture Magazine, which is exclusively devoted to female artists and has followers all over the world by now.For the upcoming exhibition, titled The C.O.P. Guide to Etiquette, around 30international artists interpreted and visualized ancient etiquette rules for women from the Victorian era.
The list of participating artists include: Mimi S., Camilla d’Errico, Monique Ligons, Helena Kubicka de Bragança, Bethany Marchman, Vero Imbo, Utah, Lady Shove, Jerk, Tika Viker-Bloss, Loni Schick, Maike, Miss Mindy, Anarkia, Sinae, Amanda
Lopez, Sam Rulz, DEB, Toyamoon, Ellen Stagg, Indie, Niagara, TLNY, Bridge, Miss Led, Toofly  and many more.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

GENTLE GIANTS

A ROBOT GROUP SHOW

Opening night on July 15th 2011 from 7 pm.

Robots are a phenomenon which everybody is aware of and that is often viewed differently by many people. Today their origin, definition and purpose is widely discussed and not only their construction, technology and application range have drastically evolved, but the design, function and general perception of today‘s robots have changed in many directions.
Nowadays there are robots of any size, made from any material and built for any task imaginable.
Furthermore, they have transformed from being solely tools to often depicted and thematised objects of popular culture as well as being subject and means of expression in the world of arts. Iconic stories and movies such as Terminator, Transformers, RoboCop, The Iron Giant or Walle have displayed the divided perception of robots as friends and humans‘ little helpers as well as a dangerous threat to society. The creations of robot art take, interpret and shape the commonly perceived attributes of and also the views on robots and thereby give them even more meaning and personality. Strychnin Gallery's 'Gentle Giants' will showcase a diverse selection of some of the most influential and innovative creations of robot art done by a well selected group of artists. The exhibition will focus on the gentle, smart, helping and almost human aspects of robots that are enriching our society.
The list of participating artists includes: Michael Salter, Himatic, Doktor A, Mike Libby, Skeleton Heart, Seymour, Nemo Gould, John Lytle Wilson, SQUP, Caroline LeBreton, Stefan Fromberger and many more.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

KAIDAN SHU, TALES OF MIST AND WIND

A SOLO SHOW BY DAVID HOCHBAUM

Opening night on June 10th 2011 from 7 pm.

There is a voyeuristic quality to David Hochbaum's most recent body of work. His women seem haunted, lost in indecision, captured at a moment between remembering where they have been and where they must eventually go. They ask us "why" and are more than willing to wait as long as it takes for us to answer.
This subtle, intimate and extremely personal collection of paintings, sculpture and installation, over a year in the making, evokes the austere, 14th century prints of the Japanese Muromachi period (think bold, minimalist brush strokes) while retaining Hochbaum's signature, multilayered textures. Hochbaum's use of multiple materials (photographs, oils, acrylic washes, gold and silver leaf to name a few) add an all too human character to these pieces, uniquely describing
the gauzy, unsure environments his characters inhabit. It is a joy to spend the time needed to search his paintings for hidden meanings and initially hard to notice detail.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

STRYCHNIN Gallery is back with new site

Still working on the content.

Due to our heavy schedules during our preparations for new shows and many more events beside the gallery, we weren't able to update our site earlier. We apologize for that. Now the work is nearly done and the missing content will be available soon.

Sincerely,
STRYCHNIN Team.