The famous Spanish artist Edgar Prans Plans) grew up reading books and obsessed with painting, hoping to express the power of words and pay attention to the spiritual call behind things through very childlike works, arousing people's imagination and curiosity. With his distinctive creative language, Edgar Planes has made a name for himself in the world of trends. From December 18, 2021 to March 14, 2022, Guangzhou K11 and Edgar Planck launched a special art project "Word Gravity: Visible Dreams". The project is the first series of artists' works to be exhibited in Chinese mainland, and the exhibition hall is specially presented in the form of the world's first artist café and dream library, and art derivatives such as the highly anticipated art doll Little Hero II will also be launched in Guangzhou K11 worldwide.
The exhibition hall is specially presented in the form of the world's first artist café and dream library.
Born in Madrid, Spain in 1977, Edgar Planes grew up fascinated by graffiti, urban art and comic books, and has always focused on painting. His father, a well-known journalist and writer of science fiction literature, encouraged him to read famous books and supported his desire to become an artist. Planes thus developed a creative mind that was independent, free, and circumvented from traditional and stereotypical themes.
His themes range from criticism of social issues to imaginative character creations, from which he expresses the power of words and the spiritual call to pay attention to the profound meaning behind things. His works convey a surreal emotion, with the little heroes criticizing humanity's destruction of the earth and fighting gender-based violence, racial discrimination, etc. He encourages the public to emotionally communicate, think and explore works of art, thus giving life to them.
The exhibition hall presents a handwritten graffiti style.
The prototype of Juani n, the classic image in Plans's creation, is his father, and the image that Juani n reads with great dedication is also what the artist hopes to convey to us through the artwork: we can be the protagonists of our own lives, and we can become whatever we want to be. The little hero of "Reading Her" stands above the book, holding a pen and paper, loves to read, and grows from words, and harvests the strength to grow from different words.
The archetype of juani n, the classic image in Plans' creation, was none other than his father.
In this art project, around the theme of "coffee, culture and art", Guangzhou K11 and its artists will form an immersive world of words with giant figure sculptures and scattered letter installations - hand-scribbled graffiti style exhibition hall, creating an artist café "Edgar's Cafe" that integrates sight, taste and touch; and creating a dream-like family library through giant bookshelves. This piece of imagination that exists in the real world and forms a clever illusion of reality with the surrounding world, the audience will be able to travel through it, explore the innocent dreams and artistic fun, and open up a new vision of the future in their hearts.
Written by: Nandu reporter Zhou Peiwen