'Gardens of Evil' / Venus Virgin Tomarz
Introducing our third artist of the week in May: Venus Virgin Tomarz with their series Gardens of Evil
Venus Virgin Tomarz is multi-disciplinary artist working in digital art format, film, video, and also now as a recording artist.
Venus is currently exploring the frontiers of space and futurism pop through collage. Through six lockdowns Venus put together this inventive, exciting collection, which explores the themes of the race to space, mistreatment of the land, consumerism, transgender advocacy, trans visibility, and human rights.
“This series invites you to examine modern day conflicts through a series of exploratory collages. The works take you through the development of technology, climate change, and the increase in world population, waste and devastation of land resources, disease and illness and the impacts of these changes to our planet, society, ethics and values.”
“I challenge and invite the viewer to take part in my journey into a space of speculation. I blend known constructs with beauty, ritual, poetics and seduction.”
Venus is holding an exhibition for their work at the 45 Downstairs gallery on Flinders Lane until the 4th of June - the second launch is this the 28th of May this Saturday.
Stay up to date with Venus on Instagram.
Article published by Jack Long (@patrick.di_henning)
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