Thursday, April 13, 2023

In Theatrical Murals and Dioramas by Aryz, Dramatic Scenarios Unfold in Vivid Color

A large-scale, diorama-like painting of lions and circus performers inside of a church.

“La Causa” (2020), Saint-Merri Church, Paris, France. All images © Aryz

In vibrant blocks of color, Catalan artist Aryz creates multistory murals and diorama-like artworks that radiate within their surroundings. Known for his saturated chromatic installations (previously) that fill the sides of apartment blocks or stand as panels in grand interiors, the artist emphasizes an outsized sketchy style as if the pigment were applied with giant crayons or pastels.

Aryz often reveals a grid-like structure redolent of paintings’ underdrawings, but rather than cover the structure, he creates distinct compartments containing a variety of textural and compositional elements. While much of his work emphasizes a flat two-dimensional plane, murals like “El Entreacto” expand the grid and incorporate three-dimensional depth with shadows and cartoonish details that glitch or cut off.

Often featuring figures in early 20th-century garments, Aryz’s dramatic scenes involve lions and circus performers, airplanes, or injured figures, evoking associations with early cinema and the First and Second World Wars. The murals’ locations provide incredible backdrops for the artist’s theatrical interior scenes, nodding to the rich history of crumbling old chapels or cavernous sites like Saint-Merri Church in Paris that have been damaged and reconstructed over many centuries.

Find more on his website, and see videos of his process on Instagram. (via Booooooom)

 

A colorful mural of a lion on the side of a building.

“El Entreacto” (2022), Mannheim, Germany

A colorful mural of a rooster on the side of a building.

“Cocorico” (2022), Clermont-Ferrand, France

A large-scale, diorama-like painting of a dramatic scene of a woman lying in a man's arms flanked by two other women, inside of a decaying church.

“La Muerte del Color” (2020), 19th-century abandoned chapel, Spain

A colorful mural of a woman holding a flower on the end of an apartment block.

“Violeta” (2020), Versailles, France

A colorful diorama installed inside of an old theatre or swimming pool depicting a uniformed man carrying an unconscious woman and calling for help.

“El Auxilio” (2020), Conservatorium aan Zee, Oostende, Belgium

A large-scale, diorama-like painting of planes flying over buildings and plumes of smoke rising, installed inside of a church.

“La Ruina” (2021), Església de Sant Pere, Corbera d’Ebre, Spain

A large-scale, diorama-like painting of planes flying over buildings and plumes of smoke rising, installed inside of a church.

Installation view of “La Ruina” (2021)

A large-scale, diorama-like painting of a woman covering her face with her hands, installed inside of a church.

“El Festejo” (2022), Ex Chiesa San Mattia, Bologna, Italy

A mural of a woman on the side of a building.

“Descanso” (2021), Alcoy, Spain

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