About

With his vibrant felt collages, Cape Town artist Jody Paulsen translates contemporary icons, clichés, and slogans of consumerism into his own understanding of popular culture using visual cues. The striking juxtaposition of abstract dramaturgy and sensual lightness takes on a unique role: Wave-like patterns merge with narrative scenes that indulge in a vibrant color composition.
In the solo exhibition Something About the Water, Paulsen bases his large-scale works on fictional ideas that go beyond his previous oeuvre. Allegorical images of bouquets of flowers, the fragments of which are so …