Exhibition

USEUM has partnered with Le Dame Art Gallery operating between London (UK) and Capri (Italy), to bring emerging talent in the areas of painting and illustration to the heart of the Art World in London. Le Dame Art Gallery will be exhibiting in various events the best of USEUM’s thousands of contemporary artists from 100 countries around the world. We are hosting USEUM's first ever gallery event on Tuesday the 6th of October at 6.30pm and the exhibition will be on display for one month on the first floor of the prestigious Meliã White House 5-star hotel in Regent’s Park.

This collection is comprised by the 23 artworks exhibited by USEUM and Le Dame Art Gallery, on the first floor of Meliã White House from the 7th of October to the 7th of November and by many more artworks that were very close to be selected.

 

Fran Recache from Spain - Thesseus and the Minotaur

Thesseus and the Minotaur 2008

Oil on canvas · 100 x 100 cm

£1,800

As part of a series about Greek mythology, ‘Thesseus and the Minotaur’ is Recacha’s interpretation of the classic myth of Theseus in the heat of the moment as he fights against the Minotaur within the labyrinth of Knossos, Crete. Theseus was sent into the maze in order to battle the Minotaur, a mythical creature with a human body and a bull’s head and tail. The artist decided for this remarkable position of the painting in order to enhance the dynamic of the work. It produces a more dramatic and aggressive sense to the artwork, according to Recacha.

About the Artist: Francisco José Recacha (1976) graduat- ed with a degree in Arts from the University of Barcelona and has been working as a figurative and contemporary painter since 2001. Recurring themes in his work are Greek mythology and legends or fairy tales, which the artist reinterprets through contemporary society. Recacha manages to successfully bring these widely used stories into the present in a thrilling and daring manner. His dynamic paintings are edgy, sometimes satirical and full of imagination. Recacha’s paintings are included in collections in Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as in exhibitions throughout Spain and internationally. 

text by Jesse Voetman