The works of Dion Rosina and Sophie Steengracht will be shown by GoMulan Gallery at Art Rotterdam 2023 from 8 to 12 February in booth 77.
Dion Rosina (1991) makes oil paintings based on images he collects and manipulates and from which he makes collages. By drawing existing images and carefully sampling them, Rosina makes his work into a harmonious ensemble. For instance, in his work references can be found to works by Albrecht Dürer and Emory Douglas. Rosina is inspired by various subjects such as spirituality, alienation and history. His work balances between figuration and abstraction.
After graduating from the Breitner Academy in 2021 (2016-2021), Rosina got off to a flying start. He was nominated for the Graduation Prize 2021, exhibited at the Rembrandt House in the exhibition 'Hier. Zwart in Rembrandts tijd' and was represented by the Black Archives at Documenta 15. Shortly afterwards, Rosina was nominated for the Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst 2022. His work can be seen in several museums, for example in the group exhibition 'More en meer' at Museum More in Gorssel and this year in a solo exhibition at Kunsthal Light in Rotterdam.
During her childhood, Sophie Steengracht (1991) was surrounded by animals and nature. Transformations and the symbolic relationships between humans and nature are a common thread in her work. She is inspired by nature's processes. In 2021, Steengracht created a biodynamic garden in which she grows and studies plants, draws and photographs. She also uses pigments out of this garden. Sophie Steengracht: "I use plants - all their parts - in works of art in which an animistic perspective is important. In the drawings, I depict landscapes in which the plants, stones, water and planets have a soul. I long for a general perception, in which man is a link in processes of nature, rather than ruler of his environment."
In 2018, Steengracht won a grant from the van Vlissingen Art Foundation. Her work was shown at the Singer Laren Museum and at Art Rotterdam 2022 at Prospects & Concepts. Steengrachts work can be found in various private and corporate collections. Currently, her work can be seen in the exhibition ‘Spirituele Urgentie’ at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.