Chilli Art Projects
london
Seed program
Founded by artist Aubrey Higgin, Chilli Art Projects prides itself on giving overlooked artists a voice – with a particular focus on cultivating international artistic dialogues. Its programming focuses on diverse, emerging, international artists – united by a desire to tell untold stories of experience, identity & environment through unique painterly, material or conceptual processes. With a focus on painting, the gallery promotes cross-cultural exchange – bringing many international artists to London audiences for the first time. By showcasing artists across multiple continents, the gallery establishes a discursive critical voice – addressing diverse perspectives of art within the broader context of contemporary artistic practices.
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Artists at Swab:
Alexandre Pépin, Carlo Cittadini, Reeha Lim
Gallery run by Aubrey Higgin
Reeha Lim
Dear Kyeong-Sook, 2023
Acrylic, pigment on muslin
170 x 130 cm
Carlo Cittadini
Study for Laz, 2024
Oil, mica & chameleon pigments on canvas
61 x 76 cm
Alexandre Pépin,
An Evening Crying For the Morning Sun, 2023
Oil, distemper, acrylic on canvas
213 x 182 cm
Chilli Art Projects proposal for Swab Art Fair brings together the work of 3 artists whose dreamy, ethereal works build moments of spiritual ease and ecstasy. Channeling the symbolism of Odilon Redon, each of the artists’ works comfortably oscillate between abstraction and representation, with icons & impressions punctuating seductive surfaces that immerse the viewer in a manner similar to dreams themselves. All of the artists’ works appear as a synthesis of nightmares and dreams, with ghostly figures occupying dimly lit ethereal spaces. Radiant light punctures the surface – allowing for spiritual, mystical moments to emerge from darkness.