Starsky Brines

Starsky Brines - Atrapasueños

Biografía del Artista: Starsky Brines (born 1977 in Caracas, Venezuela) studied from 1999 until 2005 Painting at the University Institute of Higher Studies of Arts, Plastic Armando Reverón in Caracas and from 2998 until 2009 he received his Advanced Diploma in History of Western Art, Universidad Metropolitana and the Center for Latin American Studies Arturo Uslar Pietri, Metropolitan University in Caracas. He took part in several solo- and group-exhibitions (selection): Positions Art Fair Berlin 2022, Double Show Dialogue Frankfurt am Main Galerie Heike Strelow2022, Double Show Cerquone Gallery Madrid, 2022Enter Art Fair Copenhagen Galerie Heike Strelow Basel Volta Art Fair 2022 Galerie heike Strelow, Madrid Urvanity Art fair at Galerie Heike Strelow (Frankfurt am Main) 2022, Retropective by Starsky Brines Aunn Museum Shaghai March 2022 by Fibre, " Guy Hepner New York Solo Exhibition 2022, Busan Art Fair G-Gallery Seoul, Art Miami 2021 Jonathan Ferrara New Orleans, Solo Exhibitio Vice Versa Cerquone Gallery Madrid, Outside of Myself (Fuera de mi Mismo), Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans (2021); “New Year, New Art; Introducing All New Yorks By New Artists…”, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans (2021); “Paradise in Transition”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main (2020); “Paper Selections”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main (2020); “La Luz de Venezuela. 5 painting positions from Venezuela”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main (2019); “Unexpected”, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans (2019); “Paraíso Perdido, Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main (2018); “The Circus of Beauty”, G-Gallery, Seoul (2018); “Volta New York”, Galerie Heike Strelow, New York (2018); “Pintura Immortal”, Galería El Museo, Bogota (2018); “Volta Basel”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Basel (2018); “Lenguajes en Papel”, Galería El Museo, Bogota (2018); “London Art Fair”, Galerie Heike Strelow, London (2018); “Art Busan”, G-Gallery, Busan (2018); “Drawing Now”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Paris (2018); “Lenguajes en Papel”, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2017); “Art Miami”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Miami (2017); “KIAF Seoul”, G-Gallery, Seoul (2017); “Animal Version”, Espacio Proyectos, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2017); “Volta Basel”, Galerie Heike Strelow, Basel (2017); “Expressive Gestures, Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main (2017); “Pintura Pintura Pintura. Por: Víctor Zarza“, Espacio Proyectos, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2017); “Lenguajes en papel VII”, Galería Fernando Pradilla (2017-2016); “Lenguajes en papel VI“, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2015); “Soporte Fotográfico“, Galería Spazio Zero, Caracas (2015); “Relaciones Paralelas”, Galería Beatriz Gil, Caracas (2015); “Art Motion”, Sala Mendoza, New York (2015); “Panorámica, Arte Emergente en Venezuela, 2000-2012”, Sala Tac, Caracas (2014); “Gráfica Mercantil, indagación y seguimiento“, Espacio Mercantil, Caracas (2014); “XII Edición del Premio Eugenio Mendoza”, Sala Mendoza, Caracas (2013); “Casa de Locos”, Quinta Villarivello, Caracas (2012); “Lenguajes en papel II”, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2011); “Pintón Pasado, Pintura Fresca“, GBG Arts, Caracas (2011); “Memoria: 10 Años en Madrid”, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid. (2011); Piretti Art Gallery, Knokke (2011); “Humanitas Ars”, Museo de Arte Acarigua Araure, Araure (2011); “Polimorfos Perversos”, Espacio Proyectos, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2010); “Lenguajes en papel”, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid (2010); “Ficciones y Fantasía“, Galería El Museo, Bogota (2010); “Re trato”, GBG Arts, Caracas (2010); “X Velada de Santa Lucía“, Bulevar de Santa Lucía, Maracaibo (2010). His works can be found in the following museums and collections (selection): Sander Collection, Darmstadt; Burger Collection, Hong Kong; Koo House Museum of Art & Design Collection, Seoul; CUMOA Chosun University Museum of Art, Seoul; National Museum of China, Beijing; Collection Mercantil, Caracas; Acarigua Art Museum, Araure. Starsky Brines lives and works in Caracas, Venezuela and Miami, USA

 

The paintings and drawings of Starsky Brines are recognizable by their unique style and recurring theme: the search for the essence of man. The artist focuses on figures created by combining human and animal attributes in his expressive works. These figures distort reality and are reminiscent of the world of theater, where fantasy, poetry, and comedy often serve as catalysts for the creation of critical meaning. In his work, Brines questions the interaction between good and evil against the backdrop of Venezuela‘s socio-political reality.