MEET THE ARTISTS | Solo presentations
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To promote deeper connection and purposeful, reflective pause, seven of our galleries will spotlight the work of an individual artist at this year’s fair.
Artscoops – Ribal Molaeb – DEPO DARM – Nikos Moschos – Goruntu Art Gallery – Sait Toprak – KULTERRA – Alex Baciu – Marina Bastianello Gallery – Fernando Garbellotto – – Spence Gallery – Sabine Puschmann – Warin Lab Contemporary – Eri Imamura
Marina Bastianello Gallery | Fernando Garbellotto
New field research continues daily for Fernando Garbellotta (Italy), who is fascinated by theories on fractal geometry. Based in Venice, his environment affords inspiration from various public galleries and private spaces. He uses painted canvases, meticulously cut and knotted, to create unique forms. This turning point of technique happened at the tail-end of the 1980s, characteristic of Marina Bastianello’s focus on artists born, or working, in this decade.
Artist Fernando Garbellotta. Courtesy of Marina Bastianello Gallery
Fernando Garbellotto, Frattale d'aria (1996) Acrilico su tela, 127 x 87 cm. Courtesy of Marina Bastianello Gallery
KULTERRA | Alex Baciu
Alex Baciu (Romania) is drawn to the intersection of architectural forms, which we see in his transcendence of urban dialogues and historical influence. Whether mural, painting, or tapestry, Baciu’s satisfaction arises from color, space, and numerology, always with inspiration rooted in pop-surrealism.
In Baciu’s artwork, he explores nature as a framework for observation. The human habitation of our planet is seen as a means for observing changes and consequences. This attachment to nature is testimony to his environmental activism and, as a well-known figure in the Romanian street art scene, directing Artown Festival - the biggest international street art festival in Romania, he’s known for creating the largest mural with air-purifying paint.
Alex Baciu, They tried to build something of lasting relevance (2022) Oil on canvas,145 x 105 cm. Courtesy of KULTERRA Gallery
Alex Baciu, Telemagenta Cloud (2023), Acrylic and cement on canvas. Courtesy of KULTERRA Gallery
DEPO DARM | Nikos Moschos
Arriving with a whole host of new works created especially for the fair, Nikos Moschos (Greece) will take over DEPO DARM’s stand with paintings that speak to death, love, and humanity. With the relationship between technology and humans being a prominent theme in his works, these byzantine-esque pieces are innovative yet timeless.
Artist Nikos Moschos. Courtesy of DEPO DARM
Nikos Moschos, Lost and found (2021) Acrylic on linen,120x100 cm. Courtesy of DEPO DARM
Artscoops | Ribal Molaeb
Born in Baissour, Ribal Molaeb (Switzerland) moved to Austria at the age of seventeen to study at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. His musical education has had a huge influence on his paintings today; they are melodic and compositional in a way that both absorbs and energizes. The harmony of his chosen color palettes is key to his practice, making him an exciting player in Artscoop’s initiative to bring the growing Middle East North Africa art market to a global audience.
Artist Ribal Molaeb. Courtesy of Artscoops
RibalMolaeb, Mountains Touching Sea (2021) Oil on canvas, 94 x 74 cm. Courtesy of Artscoops
Acquaint yourselves with our full roster of galleries showing solo presentations this year, in Basel, by visiting our exhibitor list.