number one is that i updated my artist statement.

and number two:

is that i want to say thanks to all the lovely people who came to my opening. expecially
to ♥♥♥ luisa, kiki, ango, sara, alma, teresa, annaluna(^^), kola, martina, lorena, anna, giula, clacchio, warbear, oryane and so on….. ♥♥♥

and go visit my show in Berlin, at Cell63 art gallery, it’ll last ’till July 30!

ANIMAL WISDOM

a solo exhibition by NICOZ BALBOA

4 June – 30 July

Vernissage Friday 4th July 19h00-22h30
performances by:
THE SEWING MACHINE (a sweet body performance)
3BARBARAE (improvisation dance)
FENIA KOTSOPOULOU, MARIELLA CELIA & TBGUANDA (improvisation dance & music)

ANIMAL WISDOM

In Nicoz Balboa’s Illustrations there are living girlies with red airs, vintage-style boots and balloon-sleeved dresses and skirts and SM leather masks. This Girlies are mysterious, silent and quite often good friends with anthropomorphic animals, also very silent. Nicoz likes to create a world which doesn’t exist, but in which she would like to live in..and also many of us. She imagines herself travelling on the back of a magic three-eyed white bear or with a deer of the Enchanted Forest, she sees these Girlies, dressed like a bunch of SadoMaso Alices in Wonderland going to the King’s ball.

for further infos or for consulting the price list, please fell free to contact
Cell63 artgallery
Allerstr 38
U8 Leinestr – Berlin
Wed-Fri 14:00-19:00+2nd and 4th Sat of the month
info@cell63.com
www.cell63.com

(and I updated the artworks section. go and see )

may 16 @ Angel Art Gallery (Milano) “MICROPOP & NIPPOSUGGESTIONI“

may 22 @ MF Gallery (Brooklyn) for “I want your skull“

june 4 @ Cell63 gallery (Berlin) for my solo exhibition “Animal Wisdom”

july 3 @ Mondo Bizzarro gallery (Roma) for  “Art Shake“

september 11 @ gallery Nucleus (Los Angeles) for “Sweet Street“

(in september i should have another show, in Rome. but i’ll let you know as soon as i’ll be sure)
i’d like to be at every opening, but i can’t. so, i’ll be for sure in Berlin. and i’d like to go to rome. we’ll see. :)

(and i updated the artworks section, go take a look)

few week ago i received KULT MAGAZINE. from italy to france it took a long way to fall directly in my mail box. the real mail box, and i love it! i love to receive real mail.

the waiting, the surpise, the smell of paper freshly printed, the glacée-pages’s sensation under my fingers. the action of tourning a real page, and not just the action of scrollingf  it.

and with this KULT MAGAZINE febrary issue, cames another news:

i’ll be also in the march issue!

and my work will illustrate the Isabella Santacroce‘s interview. she’s one of the most talented italian writers. her words are like gold blades in a little red velvet purse, they make you bleed but they’re irresistible. 

the works they used is an old one i made just for  Isabella (and it was inspired by her book VM 18) so i’m very proud they choose it.

here’s a litte preview of the double page:

but you’ll find it also in the presse/review section.

L’arte e la moda non sono mai state così vicine. A partire dai primi anni Novanta sempre più brand hanno dato vita ad omonime fondazioni e spazi dedicati alla creatività, sostengono premi importanti, aprono al pubblico le proprie collezioni o supportano eventi temporanei e collaborazioni con artisti. Ma come vedono la moda di oggi e di domani i giovani artisti? KULT ha chiesto a 10 talenti dell’arte contemporanea, che usano mezzi disparati, dal video all’installazione, dalla pittura all’illustrazione, di interpretare la moda e realizzare in esclusiva 10 copertine per il numero di febbraio 2010.

È nata una straordinaria galleria inedita di immagini presentate in esclusiva nazionale nella cornice della prestigiosa manifestazione Pitti Uomo, presso l’Armeria: dalla ragazzina mascherata di Nicoz Balboa (sorta di “Alice nel paese del sadomaso durante una festa a Versailles”) al gioco linguistico di Letizia Cariello (Headache), dalle metamorfosi di Tamara Ferioli e di Michael Fliri ai cut up di Andrea Mastrovito e Jacopo Miliani, dall’erotismo sintetico di Elena Nemkova alla dark lady che indossa un paio di scarpe col tacco a forma di banana (di warholiana memoria) di Valerio Rocco Orlando, dall’ironia tagliente di Laurina Paperina fino alla “seconda pelle” nell’autoritratto di Sissi.

Dopo la presentazione in anteprima delle 10 copertine a Firenze (Pitti Uomo), il numero speciale di febbraio sarà lanciato in due eventi al Museo Madre di Napoli e al Teatro Litta di Milano.

KULT è un mensile distribuito in edicola, nei bookstore, nelle Accademie e nei principali concept store delle maggiori città italiane.

www.kultmagazine.it

MEKANEKO est la toute première sortie du label “art pop” VENUSDEA.

Conçu par l’artiste italien MATTEO DE LONGIS, MEKANEKO est un chat mécanique articulé qui semble s’être échappé d’un Tokyo futuriste hyper-urbain.

MEKANEKO se dévoilera sur différents supports originaux imaginés par son créateur. Il sera également revisité et personnalisé par quelques artistes internationaux.

À propos de VENUSDEA
Créé par Barbara Canepa, VENUSDEA est un label d’art international – “Artpop label” – un espace d’expression dédié aux illustrateurs, designers, photographes et peintres issus des quatre coins du monde. Ces artistes, influencés par la culture « pop surréaliste » américaine, l’illustration et l’art de rue européen, et les mangas « new pop », forment une véritable communauté internationale mêlant artistes reconnus et jeunes talents : Junko Mizuno, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Ciou, Lilidoll…Nicoz Balboa

VENUSDEA s’adresse à tous les esprits créatifs et ouverts, en quête de curiosités artistiques et de nouvelles énergies visuelles.

…you can contact directly STRYCHNIN GALLERY by cliking here.

and i’ve just started a work in progress section on my blog (clik on the link to be redirected. and remember that my blog is here: nicozbalboa.blogspot.com)

cheers.

I’ve just update the artworks section with some new  pencils on paper.  go have a look and tell me what do you think about them.

…uh!! i was almost about to  forget  it:  happy new year!^^