The opening night of Hor$leths "Four Thursday" exhibition was a roaring success on 5th May.
The "GGGallery" presented the Horsleth Morgan 4/4 to over 200 art lovers who could also meet the artist himself to hear his views on travelling down "the rabbit hole" of modern art.
The aim of the project was to expose Morgan to the art world and generate a whole new level of excitement towards the classic 4 / 4 series.
KRISTIAN von HORNSLETH is one of the most thought-provoking and entertaining artists of his generation.
Born in the UK, Hornsleth grew up in Denmark and turned from architecture to art.
His body of work and strong character led to a theatrical production about him staged in Copenhagen receiving spectacular reviews in the national press.
But, it is Hornsleth’s unsual and sometimes outrageous commentaries on modern times that makes the artist newsworthy.
Now living and working in London, Hornsleth works include mixed media paintings, objects, sculptures, jewelry and controversial projects.
On Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 7-10pm, Hornsleth opens his first major exhibition in London at GGGallery, showing a wide range of his work over a five-week period.
Included in the exhibition is the Uganda project, the Hornsleth Arms Investment Corporation paintings, the Deep Sea Storage Project and his highly sought after paper and oils on canvas featuring his trademark one-liners and $ signature.
About his work, which has often been described as controversial, Hornsleth says this:
"I'm not controversial, it's the audience who have become brainwashed, boring and sedated by political correctness and the consumer market.
Nobody speaks out anymore, they're obsessed with climbing the mortgage ladder.
It smells like the behaviour of people living under a totalitarian regime - who would have guessed that a free capitalist society would bring us to this?
I'm a primitive and instinctive artist with no agenda other than screaming out from the corner of total confusion. I hate therefore I am, I react therefore I am..."
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Hornsleth's most recent major work in the UK is a venture with the classic British car company Morgan.
Hornsleth hand-painted a 4/4 sportscar live on stage during the Lord Mayor's Parade.
The fabulous Morgan/Hornsleth convertible has just been to the Milan Design Week, where it drew admiring crowds.
To view Hornsleths other works visit his website at www.hornsleth.com