Blog - Art

Exploring duality in Art and Music, the guys at Gamme Proforma invaded XOYO for 3 consecutive weeks late in 2011, featuring 3 distinct UK artists with a common theme, they operate on Dual Channels, videos of all 3 performances are available below, check them out!

Week 1: Elph - Fly Girls



Week 2: Lyken - Bit Rot



Week 3: Swain - Style Under Substance

‘Drawing’ is Victoria Sin’s first solo exhibition.
Private View Saturday 12th Nov 6 - 9pm



1 This is your first solo exhibition. What should we expect to see?

‘Drawing’ will include works completed in the last two years. These are all private drawings done only for the sake of realizing ideas. You’ll see different concepts and methods I’ve explored; for a while I was obsessed with dogs and how they look and what they were or rather what we’d made them to be, so you’ll see some dog portraits. You’ll also see a progression in the more fantastical drawings from playful combinations of animals and humans to more provoking explorations of sex, gender role, and basic animal instinct.

2 Some parts of your work are very explicit, for example the porn series. Could you explain what appears to be an obsession for you?

Obsession is the key word here. The more explicit works I’m presenting are about revelling in what stimulates, what makes us tick. We all look away from, hide and bury certain thoughts. In the porn series I want to take those thoughts, dissect and finally glorify them.

3 You also have a clothing brand - Victory - how do you combine these two faces of your artwork?

Victory is not so much a face of my work as a product of it. I was doing a bit of street art and then started Victory as an extension of that. It’s a medium to get work out there so people can see what you’re doing. When you finish a work you’re really proud off you want everyone to see it, this is the avenue I’ve chosen in pursuing that. It’s great as well to fuse my love of design and illustration.

4 Where do you see your style moving in the future? Do you have some specific projects planned?

It’s difficult to predict where my style will move in the future. I wouldn’t say it’s moving so much as evolving and how it evolves depends entirely on what interests or will interest me in the future. The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree however in the next series I’m working on which involves farm animal/women hybrids and bondage. The first drawing in the series will be shown in the exhibition.

5 Which art events are you looking forward to this year?

I’ve got to say; I’m a sucker for blockbuster exhibitions in big galleries. I can’t wait to see The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, and I’ve still got to see the John Martin Apocalypse show before it closes. Other than that I’ve got to pop down to the Hayward Gallery for Pipilotti Rist’s ‘Eyeball Massage’, sounds amazing. Right?

A BIG thank you to those that attended the Pure Evil gallery opening at XOYO last night, we'll be posting some more images of the gallery and exhibition space very soon so hold tight....!