Taher Jaoui

The Answer is There is No Answer / Large Colorful Abstract Painting / Multicolor

2022

"The Clock is Ticking" 64X58 inches Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas Large scale painting influenced by abstract expressionism and urban art and graffiti. Blue, green, yellow, red and white color scheme create a warm and inviting work that will lighten and provide dimension to any space. Taher Jaoui (b.1978) is a French Neo-Abstract Expressionist painter, who was born in Tunisia and currently works in Germany. Jaoui graduated from the world-renowned Sorbonne University in Paris in 2007, where he studied Mathematics and Engineering. This education continues to inform Jaoui’s compositions which blend formulas and calculations with abstract forms and colors. Along with his personal experiences, Jaoui’s inspiration comes from many sources, including abstract expressionism, cartoons, graffiti, street art, and primitivism. Jaoui’s work mixes painting and drawing in ways that are both abstract and figurative. His colorful compositions stimulate the viewers’ feelings and imagination, allowing them to build their own interpretations. Without any formal art education, his artistic practice is influenced by African art, graffiti, glitch art, the COBRA art movement, as well as the philosophy and attitude of post-war abstract expressionism...

Punk Me Tender (b. 1982) is a French street artist whose brightly colored work explores themes of love, beauty, sensuality, and desire. Born Romain Lefebvre in Paris, France, he immigrated to Los Angeles at the age of 18. There, he was introduced to street art by fellow artist, Mr. Brainwash. The pair worked together creating art for over 15 years. Today, Punk Me Tender’s work melds techniques of street art, graffiti, photography, and fashion. His bold three-dimensional mixed media creations often use a silhouette of a butterfly as his focal point amid explosions of color and texture. Spun art is one of the major techniques the artist employs in the work. On his work he explains “the technique I use is itself a transformation: I lay down colors over white butterflies, and watch them transform.” “The same way a butterfly is born, and how it transforms itself from a chrysalis– my whole body of work is based on that” Inspired by the anonymity of Mr. Brainwash and Banksy, Romain began to work under the pseudonym, Punk Me Tender, a name derived from his great love for the legendary singer Elvis Presley and electronic duo Daft Punk. He has held residencies at the SLS Hotel South Beach, Nobu, Astra, Club MIami, and the Kiss Kiss...

Exhibition history: 1. Solo Exhibition: Infinite Flight Dates: 30 Jul 2023 - 18 Aug 2023 Venue: Bilous Gallery, Rampersttorfergasse 2, Vienna 2. Group Exhibition: Tutto é Chimica Da...

Exhibition history: Solo Exhibition: Infinite Flight Dates: 30 Jul 2023 - 18 Aug 2023 Venue: Bilous Gallery, Rampersttorfergasse 2, Vienna My new work from the series "Infinite Flig...