Simon Findlay
Germany • 1990
Presentation
Simon Findlay works on his personal relationship with colour through exhaustive durational visual expression.
He has thrown rocks in a snow storm whilst wearing only short shorts, painted using only blue for a year, used brooms to make paintings, ripped canvases apart to then staple them back together, thrown paint inside a transparent cube with accompanying musicians, performs live techno/performance art music, and builds immersive art experiences.
He is based in Berlin, Germany since 2016. Prior to this he was in Melbourne, Australia where he threw live music events, toured in bands and studied science/psychology.
Exhibitions
2023
90mil, “Tendermeshh", Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Glogauair Studios, “Temple of the Cosmic Beyond" with Phantazonia, Berlin, Germany - Group Installation
Eberswalderstr 30, “Quicky, Why Not?", Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
2022
Retramp, “Light Green, Dark Purple", Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Saalcchen/Holzmarkt, “Parallel Portal" with Phantazonia, Berlin, Germany - Group Installation
2021
Kunsthause KuLe, “Blue, Green, Purple", Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Wilde Mohre, “Cortex Vortex" with Dream World, Cottbus, Germany - Group Installation
2020
Greenhouse Berlin, “Studio Wall 2016-2020, an Exhibition", Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Dream World 3, “Dream World Order", Berlin, Germany - Group Installation
2019
Dream World 1, “Dream World", Berlin, Germany - Group Installation
Retramp, “Large Body Of Water," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
2018
Pandora Untergeschoss, “Berlin Film Festival," Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Retramp, “Simon Findlay," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Pandora Untergeschoss, “Art Kreuzberg Festival," Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Pandora Untergeschoss, “Gallery Opening," Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Berio, “Simon Findlay, Kunst Im Raum," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Expath “Simon Findlay," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
2017
Sixty Degrees “Simon Findlay," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Greenhouse Berlin, “Growing Pains" Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Performances
2022
Retramp “Wrapped Rocks 2," Berlin, Germany - Performance
Loophole “Static" with Makoto Sakamoto, Berlin, Germany - Performance
2021
Kunsthause KuLe, “Wrapped Rocks 1" with Hotte Schulz and Can Winter, Berlin, Germany - Performance
Tempelhofer Field, "Dance With Rocks 1," Berlin, Germany - Performance
Tempelhofer Field, "Dance With Rocks 2," Berlin, Germany - Performance
Tempelhofer Field, "Dance With Rocks 3," Berlin, Germany - Performance
2019
Retramp, “Reconfiguring Gradients" with Kat Austen, Berlin, Germany - Performance
Alte Münze, The Show, Gallery Weekend, “Cube" with Hotte Schulz and Can Winter, Berlin, Germany - Performance
GlogauAir, “Tape Off" with Xiaoer Liu and Sven Hirsch, Berlin, Germany - Performance
2018
La Bettolab, “Hungry For Moonlight" with Xiaoer Liu and Sven Hirsch, Berlin, Germany - Performance
Greenhouse, “Kakariko In Space," Berlin, Germany - Book Launch and Reading
La Bettolab, “Super Fast Blue Ink Expressionist Portraits," Berlin, Germany - Performance
2017
La Bettolab, “Improving One Thing In The Room," Berlin, Germany - Performance
Cafe Kotti “Colours," Berlin, Germany - Performance
Purple Yellow Galaxy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,300
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Who is the artist?
Artist Statement:
I have a practice based approach to painting and performance, which reflects my focus on colour and intense physicality.
I have thrown rocks in a snow storm whilst wearing only short shorts, painted using only blue for a year, used brooms to make paintings, ripped canvases apart to then staple them back together, thrown paint inside a transparent cube with accompanying musicians, perform live techno/performance art music, and build immersive art experiences.
I am based in Berlin, Germany since 2016. Prior to this I was in Melbourne, Australia where I threw live music events, toured in bands and studied science/psychology.
Education:
Self-taught
Exhibitions:
2021
Kunsthause KuLe, “Blue, Green, Purple", Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Wilde Mohre, “Cortex Vortex" with Dream World, Cottbus, Germany - Group Installation
2020
Greenhouse Berlin, “Studio Wall 2016-2020, an Exhibition", Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Dream World, “Dream World Order", Berlin, Germany - Group Installation
2019
Dream World, “Dream World; The Experiment", Berlin, Germany - Group Installation
Retramp, “Large Body Of Water," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
2018
Pandora Untergeschoss, “Berlin Film Festival," Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Retramp, “Simon Findlay," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Pandora Untergeschoss, “Art Kreuzberg Festival," Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Pandora Untergeschoss, “Gallery Opening," Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
Berio, “Simon Findlay, Kunst Im Raum," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Expath “Simon Findlay," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
2017
Sixty Degrees “Simon Findlay," Berlin, Germany - Solo Exhibition
Greenhouse Berlin, “Growing Pains" Berlin, Germany - Group Exhibition
What are his 3 main works?
When was Simon Findlay born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1990