Jwan Yosef

Jwan Yosef (born 1984 in Syria ) is a Swedish painter , object and conceptual artist of Kurdish - Armenian origin. He lives and works in London .

life and work

Jwan Yosef's father is Kurd , his mother comes from Armenia . His first name means "handsome, beautiful and young" in the Kurdish language . The family emigrated to Sweden , and Jwan Yosef showed considerable talent in painting and drawing from an early age. He attended Pernbys målarskola from 2004 to 2006 , then completed a bachelor's degree at the Swedish Art School Konstfack in Stockholm and in 2010 and 2011 a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.

The artist names Neo Rauch , Gerhard Richter and the Estonian video artist and painter Jaan Toomik as reference points. He works exclusively with oil on Perspex . He processes video stills or photographs, both private and found somewhere. It is mostly seemingly unimportant details or unimportant images that attract his attention. "The idea is to actually make something out of nothing. Like assembling different images to fit my own image world, a collage almost. “His paintings oscillate in the direction of abstraction and decomposition, and seem to avoid any political or social conflict, as well as possible religious associations, although he comes from the Middle East and himself referred to as deeply spiritual. In contrast, the erotic or sexual component of his works is evident. O-Ton Jwan Yosef: "The look of wet paint or a smooth surface immediately creates a desire in the viewer to touch, to get closer, to become intimate."

Yosef's work has been shown at a number of group exhibitions and art fairs. His 2013 solo shows were Painting about Sex, Flesh and Violence, lol (in London) and High Notes (in Stockholm). In 2015 his works were shown in the Galleri Bon as part of the group exhibition There and Back Again - together with works by his Konstfack colleagues Josef Bull, Petr Davydtchenko and Natasja Loutchko. He is a founding member and studio owner of the Bomb Factory Art Foundation in Archway, North London.

In April 2016, Jwan Yosef and Ricky Martin officially announced their relationship at the amfAR gala in São Paulo . In November 2016, Martin reported on the couple's engagement on the Ellen DeGeneres TV show . Martin and Yosef have been married since January 2018.

Quote

“Being far away is a constant in my life - or at least the lack of belonging. My background is based on a lack of belonging. Not necessarily in a way that is marked by sadness, but by the feeling of being outside. As an outsider you have a lot of freedom. "

- Jwan Yosef : Portraits of Absence, Interview with Dan Eastmond

Exhibitions (selection)

• 2009: Konstfack , Stockholm
• 2012: Cultivate Gallery, London
• 2012: Kulturhuset , Stockholm
• 2013: Galleri Anna Thulin, Stockholm: High Notes
• 2013: Mall Galleries, London
• 2013: Beers Contemporary, London
• 2013: Divus Gallery, London: Painting about Sex, Flesh and Violence, lol
• 2015: Galleri BON, Stockholm
• 2016: Galleri 1:10 Centralsjukhuset, Karlstad

Awards

• 2013: Threadneedle Prize, Exhibiting Artist
• 2013: BEERS Contemporary, Award for Emerging Art, Winner Painting

Web links

• Jwan Yosef , official website
• Jwan Yosef , the artist's Facebook account
• Wide Walls , presentation of the work of Jwan Yosef

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jwan Yosef ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , official website, section about , accessed November 18, 2016.  
2. ^ C-print, A journal about contemporary art: C Print: There and Back Again , January 25, 2014, accessed November 18, 2016.
3. ↑ Nicolas Simoneau Kaltblut: Interview with Jwan Yosef ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Kaltblut, September 29, 2014, accessed on November 18, 2016. The original text of the quote reads: “The look of wet paint or a glossy surface instantly brings a craving to the viewer where one wants to touch or get closer or get intimate. "
4. ↑ SvD: Spegelvända pictures fångar tystnaden
5. ^ Art criticism
6. ^ Galleri Bon: Dit och tillbaks igen
7. ↑ Artists | Bomb Factory Art Foundation . Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Sophie Schillaci: Ricky Martin Makes Glamorous Red Carpet Debut With New Boyfriend Jwan Yosef , ETon April 18, 2016, accessed November 17, 2016.
9. ↑ Ellen DeGeneres : Ricky Martin Engaged To Jwan Yosef and Announces Residency In Las Vegas , YouTube , November 16, 2016, accessed November 18, 2016.
10. ↑ Gala : Ricky Martin: He got engaged - that was his application , November 17, 2016, accessed on November 17, 2016.
11. ↑ orf.at: Ricky Martin got married. Retrieved January 11, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Dan Eastmond: Jwan Yosef - Portraits of Absence ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Beat Magazine, December 28, 2014, accessed November 18, 2016. The original text of the quote reads: “Absence is constant in what I present, or at least the lack of belonging. My heritage and history is filled with a sense of not belonging. Not necessarily in a way that is sad but more so in a position that is constantly standing outside, there's a lot of freedom in being an outsider. "