assume vivid astro focus (avaf)  

Carnival Freakamaly, 2007
Decal on CD
Dimensions vary with installation
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Courtesy of John Connelly Presents, New York
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This stylistically promiscuous artist collaborative, headed by the Brazilian-born installation artist Eli Sudbrack, purveys its psychedelic imagery on everything from decals to t-shirts to full museum walls. The works’ over-the-top patterning and pastiche allows for a remarkably wide range of references, and its high energy often edges toward delirium.  Incorporated in the fun, yet menacing, Carnival Freakamaly, are bits of Eastern and Western cultural references and pop design elements from several decades. Here, a multi-eyed mask/head spews and eats its own utterances, which are in turn recycled elements of other avaf works.

avaf is currently based in New York and Paris. Recent exhibitions include The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Whitney Museum (New York), The Barbican (London), The Bronx Museum of the Arts (Bronx), Massimo de Carlo Gallery (Milan), Hiromi Yoshii Gallery (Tokyo) Galeria Triangulo (Sao Paulo) and Deitch Projects (New York). avaf is represented by John Connelly Presents (New York) and Peres Projects (Los Anegels/Berlin).