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HENRIK ULDALENWandering Intuition

M A L A TJDG A L L E R Y

PA R A L L E L

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Unir, 2020

Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

M A L A TJDG A L L E R Y

HENRIK ULDALENWandering Intuition

PA R A L L E L

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JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present Wandering Intuition, a solo exhibition by leading figurative artist Henrik Aa. Uldalen. Presented on JD Malat Gallery’s virtual exhibition platform, PARALLEL, Wandering Intuition consists of Uldalen’s most experimental body of work to date. Created during the residency project Arthouse 1606 and recently exhibited in Mexico’s leading cultural institution, Museo de Arte de Querétaro, this selection of work marks Uldalen’s ability to draw from a nexus of inspiration to create a distinctive and experimental way of depicting the human figure.

Internationally renowned for his ethereal portraits of figures caught within refined and expressive regions of paint, Uldalen strives to capture liminal and limbo-like states of the human condition, visually translating ideas concerned with the metaphysical rather than a physical conceivable world.

The paintings in Wandering Intuition were made during Uldalen’s participation in last year’s Arthouse 1606 in Tequisquiapan, Mexico, an annual residency project where professional artists are invited to work under one roof for the duration of a month. During this residency, Uldalen was presented with the task of trusting his ‘intuition’ to inspire creativity and experimentation in an effort to authentically reflect a wider cultural context always in flux.

‘The making of Wandering Intuition has been an unexpected and revealing journey for me, allowing me to freely pursue instinct and intuition in my work. To let the road reveal itself whilst walking, with no map, makes for interesting travels, destinations you would never expect to find.’ – Henrik Aa. Uldalen

The goal behind Arthouse 1606 was to strengthen cross-cultural connections between a diverse group of professional artists. During the residency, Uldalen was able to draw from a nexus of inspiration, subsequently sparking a new avenue for his exploration of the human form in paint. The figures in these canvases are bound within abstract and textured flourishes of paint, a technique much more experimental and expressive in its nature when compared to the artist’s previous body of work. Wandering Intuition thus highlights the endless possibilities of figurative representation, and underlines Uldalen’s role as a protagonist in the wider field of contemporary figurative painting.

Born in South Korea in 1986 and raised in Norway, Uldalen has spent time in Barcelona, Florence and Mexico City, before moving to England in 2015. Uldalen gained an immense amount of experience through his travelling, which has allowed him to bring his own perspective to figurative painting. Through his work, Uldalen has made a unique impact on his international audience, helping him reach nearly one million followers on Instagram.

By virtually exhibiting Uldalen’s work on PARALLEL, JD Malat Gallery hopes to strengthen the dialogue between Uldalen and his international audience, as well as emphasise the connective and encompassing force of his art.

Wandering IntuitionHenrik Aa. Uldalen

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Unir, 2020

Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Unir, 2020

Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

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Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Falta, 2020

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Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Fiel, 2020

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Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Mezcla, 2020

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Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Buscar, 2020

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Llegar, 2020

Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

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Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Entrega, 2020

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Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm

Fluir, 2020

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JD Malat Gallery

30 Davies St, Mayfair, London W1K 4NB +44 20 3746 6830

Henrik Aa. Uldalen CV b. 1986 - South Korea Selected Solo Exhibition2019 Lethe, JD Malat Gallery, London,

UK 2018

Metanoia, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2016

Rapture, Last Rites Gallery, NY, USA

2014

Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA

2011

Galerie Contour, Skagen, Denmark

2010 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020 Summer Group Exhibition, 2020, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2020 The Contemporary Human Condition, 2020, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2019 Summer Exhibition 2019, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2017 Supersonic Invitational, Spoke Art, San Francisco CA, USA

2016 Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, AU 2016 Thinkspace, Los Angeles, USA

2015 Les Petit Fours, Friends Of Leon Gallery, Sydney, AU

2015 Unfurl, Gallery 1261, Denver CO, USA

2015 Platinum Blend, Modern Eden, San Francisco CA, USA

2015 20 Years Under The Influence of Juxtapoz, LA Municipal Art Gallery CA, USA

2015 The Moleskine Project 4, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco CA, USA

2014 LA Art Show, Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA

2014 LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles CA, USA

2014 Arcadia Contemporary, NY, USA

2014 Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA 2013 Art Collector Starter Kit, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles CA, USA

2013 Contemporary Realism, Gallery 1261, Denver CO, USA

2013 Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA

2012 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway 2012 Art Basel, J. LeVine Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2012 Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA 2012 Beautiful Maladies, NOo Sphere Arts, NY, USA

JD Malat Gallery

30 Davies St, Mayfair, London W1K 4NB +44 20 3746 6830

Henrik Aa. Uldalen CV b. 1986 - South Korea Selected Solo Exhibition2019 Lethe, JD Malat Gallery, London,

UK 2018

Metanoia, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2016

Rapture, Last Rites Gallery, NY, USA

2014

Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA

2011

Galerie Contour, Skagen, Denmark

2010 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020 Summer Group Exhibition, 2020, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2020 The Contemporary Human Condition, 2020, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2019 Summer Exhibition 2019, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK

2017 Supersonic Invitational, Spoke Art, San Francisco CA, USA

2016 Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, AU 2016 Thinkspace, Los Angeles, USA

2015 Les Petit Fours, Friends Of Leon Gallery, Sydney, AU

2015 Unfurl, Gallery 1261, Denver CO, USA

2015 Platinum Blend, Modern Eden, San Francisco CA, USA

2015 20 Years Under The Influence of Juxtapoz, LA Municipal Art Gallery CA, USA

2015 The Moleskine Project 4, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco CA, USA

2014 LA Art Show, Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA

2014 LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles CA, USA

2014 Arcadia Contemporary, NY, USA

2014 Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA 2013 Art Collector Starter Kit, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles CA, USA

2013 Contemporary Realism, Gallery 1261, Denver CO, USA

2013 Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA

2012 Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway 2012 Art Basel, J. LeVine Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2012 Thinkspace, Los Angeles CA, USA 2012 Beautiful Maladies, NOo Sphere Arts, NY, USA

JD Malat Gallery

30 Davies St, Mayfair, London W1K 4NB +44 20 3746 6830

Art Fairs 2019 Contemporary Istanbul, JD Malat

Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2019 Seattle Art Fair, JD Malat Gallery, Seattle WA, USA

2019 ZONA MACO, JD Malat Gallery, CDMX, Mexico

2018 Art on Paper, Spoke Art, New York, USA

2015 Scope Art Show, Galleri Ramfjord, NY, USA

2014 Scope Art Fair, Arcadia Contemporary, NY, USA

Residencies 2020 Arthouse Pani, Museo de Arte de

Querétaro, Tequisquiapan, Mexico

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Special Thanks: Victoria Aboucaya Rafael BarrosJean-David MalatRichard MorrisseyAnnie PereiraHenrik Aa. UldalenArthouse 1606

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