{"id":1592,"date":"2012-02-28T06:05:05","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T06:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2012-02-28T09:02:06","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T09:02:06","slug":"1592","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=1592","title":{"rendered":"ZES and RETNA “Excavated Encounters” at Known Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Known Gallery<\/a> was packed to capacity last weekend for the opening of the show \u201cExcavated Encounters,\u201d which featured new works by ZES and RETNA, members of the legendary MSK graffiti crew, and frontrunners of what is being called the \u201ccontemporary graffiti movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The front gallery space was filled with large canvases painted by ZES. He densely layered applied paint in sweeping\u00a0circular and geometric strokes to create hypnotic abstractions. Many of them popped with a spectrum of vibrant colors, while the pieces with a more subtle color palate allowed you to completely get lost in the painting.<\/p>\n

Tucked in the back room of the gallery were two of the most outstanding works in the show, RETNA\u2019s signature calligraphic letters engraved with precision into wood panels from a demolished home. RENTA also debuted a number of elegant etchings \u2013 one of the oldest printmaking methods.\u00a0During the printing process he applied a number of additional layers to create a texture on the prints that is similar to the walls he traditionally paints on.<\/p>\n

This show emphasizes the evolution of RETNA and ZES as artists, as they continue to bridge the gap between art in the streets and the world of white walls.<\/p>\n

-Alexis W.<\/p>\n

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Photos by Jenny B.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Known Gallery was packed to capacity last weekend for the opening of the show \u201cExcavated Encounters,\u201d which featured new works by ZES and RETNA, members of the legendary MSK graffiti crew, and frontrunners of what is being called the \u201ccontemporary graffiti movement.\u201d The front gallery space was filled with large canvases painted by ZES. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1592"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1592"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1620,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1592\/revisions\/1620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}