At Artnet Galleries, we make it our goal to discover new artists each and every month. Here are 5 rising talents on our radar this March.
In her second solo exhibition with Setareh, artist Astrid Styma has created a world both pristine and troubling. Many of Styma’s paintings are of nude female bodies, which have an aura of mannequins, robots, or digital avatars, rather than living, breathing women. In these works, the figures’ faces are always turned away from the viewers, creating a sense of anonymity.
In dreamlike paintings, Korean artist Yongchul Kim presents figures and objects in strange constellations that seem laden with complex symbolism and hidden meanings. In one image, a knight, seemingly plucked from the imagination of Don Quixote, stands in a stage-like setting. In another, a woman in a brilliant red coat is holding a swan. Yongchul Kim’s colors are bold, deeply saturated, and create waves of emotion and sensation.