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Chaotic Swarms of Flowers and Birds Inhabit New Paintings by Collin van der Sluijs

“The last party” (2018), Acrylics, ink and spray paint on canvas, 54 x 70 inches

In his latest solo exhibition, No Concessions, Collin van der Sluijs (previously) combined acrylic, ink, and spray paint to produce dreamlike portraits of invented characters who each interact with chaotic elements of nature. A skeleton wearing a small brimmed hat extends a hand to a pair of airborne birds, while a mass of flowers and vines consume the head of a suited figure like a locust swarm. Chaos is also seen in the works without human subjects, such as his work Spring which showcases two rabbits dueling over a roaring flame.

No Concessions runs through June 23, 2018 at Vertical Gallery in Chicago. You can see a combination of van der Sluijs’s street art and gallery exhibitions on his Instagram.

“Swarm” (2018), Acrylics, ink and spray paint on canvas, 54 x 70 inches

“Failures 1.0” (2018), Acrylics, ink and spray paint on canvas, 54 x 70 inches

“Bloom and decay” (2018), Acrylics, ink and spray paint on canvas, 54 x 70 inches

“Spring” (2018), Acrylics, ink and spray paint on canvas, 54 x 110 inches

Left: “Floater” (2017), Watercolor and Ink on 300 Grams Paper, 24 x 19 ¾ inches. Right: “Trespassing” (2017), Watercolor and Ink on 300 Grams Paper, 24 x 19 ¾ inches

Untitled 07 (2018), Watercolor and Ink on 300 Grams Paper, 8 ½ x 11 ½ inches. Right: Untitled 06 (2018), Watercolor and Ink on 300 Grams Paper, 8 ½ x 11 ½ inches

Install view of Collin van der Sluijs’s solo exhibition “No Concessions” at Vertical Gallery

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