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Devan Shimoyama
Stream, 2024
Oil, colored pencil, glitter, acrylic, collage beads and crystals on canvas stretched over panel
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Devan Shimoyama
Stream, 2024
Oil, colored pencil, glitter, acrylic, collage beads and crystals on canvas stretched over panel
Devan Shimoyama (American, 1989), Auntie's Ribs and Macaroni Salad, 2019. Lace, beads, sequins, rhinestones, thread, glitter, paper collage and acrylic on canvas stretched over panel, 48 x 36 in.
Devan Shimoyama Spray, 2024 Oil, colored pencil, glitter, acrylic, collage, spray paint and crystals on canvas stretched over panel 18 1/10 × 24 × 1 3/5 in | 46 × 61 × 4 cm
Devan Shimoyama - From the Knight (2022)
Oil, colored pencil, sequins, collage, glitter and acrylic on canvas stretched over panel
February (2018). Devan Shimoyama.
Devan Shimoyama, Cry Baby, oil, color pencil, glitter, collage and acrylic on canvas, 2016
Devan Shimoyama.
Philadelphia-based artist Devan Shimoyama creates dreamlike and shimmering canvases featuring Black, queer figures in moments of both vulnerability and empowerment. He combines formal portraiture, inspired by Old Masters such as Caravaggio and Goya, with an imaginative use of materials that includes jewelry, sequins, flashe, fabric, and traditional paint and colored pencil. His artworks offer a captivating and enchanting view of Blackness, queerness, and masculinity. Shimoyama received his MFA from Yale and has exhibited his work in major cities across the globe, including Los Angeles, New York, London, and Paris. His first solo institutional exhibition was presented at the Andy Warhol Museum in 2018.
Shimoyama's canvases offer a vibrant and ostentatious representation of race, gender, sexuality, and class. With their spectacular surfaces, his paintings hold the viewer's gaze with their mesmerizing beauty. By fusing different materials and styles, Shimoyama explores themes of identity and culture. His unconventional yet intriguing approach to portraiture has earned him recognition as a prominent figure in contemporary art. Shimoyama's artworks are an exploration of the relationship between form and content, inviting viewers to reflect on the complexities of everyday life.
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Devan Shimoyama - After the Black Ecstatic