I paint to taste life twice: in the moment and in the retrospection.
— Oh de Laval
The work of Polish-Thai artist Oh de Laval is concerned with human behaviour: the decisions we make, why we make them and how we feel as a result. These decisions are windows into our very personalities. In this spirit, each of de Laval’s paintings acts as a window into her character, her pleasures and her imaginings.
Among de Laval’s varied inspirations are Francis Bacon’s hedonistic lifestyle, sociologist Émile Durkheim’s theory that deviance is necessary to a functioning, successful society, and her love for the French New Wave, Italian cinema, and Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, 1990
Works and lives in Paris, France
Solo Exhibition
| 2023 |
Galerie Marguo, 'Take Your Pleasure Seriously', Paris, France |
| 2021 |
Unit London,‘Wild Things Happen in Stillness’, London, UK |
Group Exhibitions
| 2023 |
Galerie Marguo, 'Art Paris 2023', Paris, France |
| 2022 |
Brigade Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2021 |
Galerie Droste, ‘Chronicles 3 at KPM Berlin’, Berlin, Germany |
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Asia Art Centre, ‘My Secret Garden,’ curated by Melanie Lum, Taipei, Taiwan |
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Xiao Foundation, Group Exhibition curated by Hans Werner Holzwarth, Hong Kong |
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Villa Merkel, ‘Ein Museum auf Probe’, Esslingen, Germany |
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| 2020 |
Galerie Droste, ‘Watchlist’, Paris, France |
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Unit London, ‘Drawn Together’(online), London, UK |
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Unit London, ‘Alter Ego’, London, UK |
Collections
Fundación AMMA, Mexico City, Mexico
Dib Museum, Bangkok, Thailand
Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, USA
Studio Berkhain Museum, Berlin, Germany
Emergentes Art Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon
Xiao Foundation, Hong Kong
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Oh de LavalLust has no mercy, 2023Glass51.5 x 75 x 48 cm (20 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 18 7/8 in) -
Oh de LavalAll my friends drive like we have extra lives, 2021Acrylic on canvas170 x 150 cm
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Oh de LavalForbidden fruit tastes the sweetest, 2021Acrylic on canvas150 x 170 cm
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Oh de LavalKiss on the cheek but close to the lips, 2021Acrylic on canvas150 x 170 cm
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Oh de LavalLive life like a dog when someone left the gate open, 2021Acrylic on canvas50 x 70 cm
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Oh de LavalYou’ll never meet right people at the wrong time, because right people are timeless, 2021Acrylic on canvas200 x 200 cm
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Oh de LavalDimanche Soir a Paris, 2020Acrylic on canvas120 x 150 cm
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Oh de LavalHere comes a feeling you though you’d forgotten, 2020Acrylic on canvas80 x 70 cm
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Oh de LavalThe end of the world, acrylic on canvas, 2020Acrylic on canvas150 x 120 cm
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Oh de LavalThe slower the kiss the faster the heartbeat, 2020Acrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm
