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“STAR OF THE UNBORN” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 16 x 20 inches
Neuromancer is without doubt one of the first science-fiction novels characterised as cyberpunk, a dystopic mixture of quickly superior applied sciences and mass societal collapse. Written by William Gibson and printed in 1984, the e book has change into a cult basic lauded for the way it doesn’t attain towards a distant future however reasonably envisions “the real present,” a model of the stark inequities and nightmarish instances we’re already residing in.
The novel is a place to begin for a brand new kaleidoscopic drawing by Matthew Craven. A brilliant, symmetric motif fills the paper—a discovered substrate as soon as belonging to a ragged paperback or film poster—and seems virtually pixelated, regardless of being rendered in a faint grid with ink. On view at Asya Geisberg Gallery, the meticulous work is one in a bigger collection included in Rendezvous with Rama, a title that references one other sci-fi basic by Arthur C. Clarke.
Contemplating the timeless universality of patterns and varieties, the exhibition questions the recognizable and identified by means of trippy works that seize each cyber buildings and analog strategies. Smaller motifs embedded within the bigger works evoke distant planets, explosions, and even an alphabet fabricated from non-decipherable characters. “Craven’s central insight is that the unfamiliar must always be couched in the understood, just as science fiction can dream up a futuristic or alien world only by relating back to what we can easily observe,” an announcement from the gallery says.
When you’re in New York, cease by Asya Geisberg Gallery by means of July 6 to see Rendezvous with Rama, which additionally consists of the artist’s personal copies of the books referenced. Discover Craven’s prints and originals in his store, and observe his newest works on Instagram.
“NEUROMANCER” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 24 x 18 inches
“SOLARIS.” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 20 x 15 inches
“HYPERION.” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 40 x 30 inches
“THE PALACE OF ETERNITY.” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 60 x 40 inches
“MICROMEGAS.” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 22.5 x 33 inches
Element of “STAR OF THE UNBORN” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 16 x 20 inches
“CHAPTERHOUSE.” (2024), pencil and ink on discovered paper, 48 x 40 inches
#drawing
#Matthew Craven
#paper
#science fiction
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