Artist: Alfred Boman
Exhibition title: New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries)
Venue: Union Pacific, London, UK
Date: October 7 – November 4, 2017
Photography: all images courtesy of the artist and Union Pacific, London
The humans first built the cities to keep the animals out, and later on other humans, and so on and so forth and so on, now you are condemned to walk these streets. Your whole being is marinating in vanity but no one escapes pathetic, under the veil of self-deception awaits depression, even madness.
The hole in your chest where god used to be is the exact same spot as your utter detachment to nature. Not talking about no hike.
And this recent study that claims an average chimp kills a few other chimps during their lifespan took me completely off guard, always seemed to me they were buddies, really makes you think.
If we all only could work as little as possible with fun but meaningful tasks in the same office for the exact same pay wouldn‘t it be fun, safe, and last forever. If you fuck a lot you will stay in shape and live to be 200.
How about that, 200 years, it’s longer than anyone can even remember.
No one can say that it‘s not ok to leave your island, but you‘ve gone too far, you did everything, anything.
Fun fact:
The artist had actually not even seen any of these works before he arrived here, he bought them online, they where made in Spain somewhere by a fabricator (truly favourable price tag. Let us know if you need anything done and we will hook you up with the best contacts.) I believe it‘s meant as some form of criticism towards consumerism etc. , but don‘t ask me how!
And we had a bunch of rad tech guys helping with install, thanx guys, you are savages!
A free man thinks to himself that one day freedom will come.
A rich man thinks that the working classes are afraid of competition.
A proper man is Mr. boiled cauliflower and apparently doesn‘t know if the police are the Nazis or the very reason he is alive at all, he just wants to stay out of trouble and always thinks about himself and his own immediate needs.
Heads up babes: receiving art grants is the exact same thing as getting „daddy money“, there is no difference at all, just feels better because your think you actually had to compete.
My ancestors are smiling at me imperial, can you say the same?
Repent! /Satan
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, The Great Competition, 2017, Metal, ceramics, lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 125 cm x 90 cm x 170 cm
Alfred Boman, The Great Competition, 2017, Metal, ceramics, lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 125 cm x 90 cm x 170 cm
Alfred Boman, The Great Competition, 2017, Metal, ceramics, lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 125 cm x 90 cm x 170 cm
Alfred Boman, The Great Competition, 2017, Metal, ceramics, lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 125 cm x 90 cm x 170 cm
Alfred Boman, The Great Competition, 2017, Metal, ceramics, lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 125 cm x 90 cm x 170 cm
Alfred Boman, The Great Competition, 2017, Metal, ceramics, lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 125 cm x 90 cm x 170 cm
Alfred Boman, Bringer Of Light, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 195 cm x 90 cm x 70 cm
Alfred Boman, Bringer Of Light, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 195 cm x 90 cm x 70 cm
Alfred Boman, Bringer Of Light, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 195 cm x 90 cm x 70 cm
Alfred Boman, Bringer Of Light, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 195 cm x 90 cm x 70 cm
Alfred Boman, Bringer Of Light, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 195 cm x 90 cm x 70 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, Bomber, 2017, Metal, ceramics,lightbulbs, found and bought objects, plaster 120 cm x 300 cm x 60 cm
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, New Paintings Spring 2013 – Fall 2017 (+ The Cranberries), 2017, exhibition view, Union Pacific, London
Alfred Boman, Ghost, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and wood frame 120 cm x 110 cm
Alfred Boman, Cinnamon, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and iron frame 195 cm x 135 cm
Alfred Boman, Swimmer, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and wood frame 120 cm x 110 cm
Alfred Boman, Nasa, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and iron frame 195 cm x 135 cm
Alfred Boman, Midgard Serpent, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and wood frame 100 cm x 80 cm
Alfred Boman, Monstalobsta, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and wood frame 100 cm x 80 cm
Alfred Boman, Fever, 2017, Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and iron frame 195 cm x 135 cm
Alfred Boman, The Faustic Genome, 2017, Midprice Curry Glue emulsion, enamel, varnish, acrylic, spray paint, oil on canvas and wood frame 100 cm x 80 cm