Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to announce “Motion Portrait”, a solo exhibition of new works by the New York based French street artist known as WK Interact. WK’s ephemeral artwork includes wheat pastes and large-scale murals of figures in high-contrast black and white; each piece is site-specific and his imagery is always placed in accordance with its surrounding environment. Known for his elaborate creative process, scouting and sketching locations, staging models for photo shoots, and distorting their image on a copy machine, the artist creates exaggerated visual effects (or illusions) to convey rapid movement. In an age where the evolution of civilization seems to be accelerating at a speed of development—much like the figures in WK’s work—faster than we are able to process the change, the artist conveys themes of violence and mortality through a strikingly graphic and gritty aesthetic, one that is internationally recognized and regarded as distinctly his own.

Opening Saturday, June 27th, 7-9pm. Exhibition runs through July 25th.

Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011