Seventh

Every summer we bring in an artist for a couple weeks to check out Denver and have a show. This year we reached across the globe to Brazil and invited the talented yet elusive Titi Freak for a visit. For the past 3 or 4 years Titi (pronounced Chi-Chi) has been working diligently on his craft, including 2 years apprenticing in Japan. While in Japan, Titi developed and refined an abstract technique that moved him away from his bold illustrative style towards a more organic and gestural approach. “In A Dream” features all new work from Titi filled with Japanese influence both visually and artistically. Vibrant colors and organic textures converge into portraits laced with a multitude of colors and layers. A new series of “nature” portraits based on foliage and natural abstract shapes applies the same techniques within a more confined space. The centerpiece of this exhibit is a large 10 panel wood piece (Fleeing The Storm) featuring a Japanese Koi suspended in time on a white background. The Koi can be found throughout Japanese art history and is considered by Japanese to be a symbol of long life, luck and fortune. Spray paint is a versatile, fast-drying aerosol medium known for vibrant colors, smooth coverage on diverse surfaces (metal, wood, canvas, paper), and its role in street art/graffiti, offering artists speed, portability, and unique control through different nozzles (caps) for detailed or broad applications, often used in mixed media for backgrounds or layering. While historically for graffiti, modern art brands offer low-odor, pigment-rich, water-based options for studio use, demanding practice for technique but enabling quick, large-scale art.