ARMA GALLERY Presents: Lucid Dreams Curated by Victoria Rivers
Victoria Rivers curated the new group show at Arma Gallery. Luzid Dreams dives into the intersection of reality and the subconscious.
Bold New Group Show at ARMA GALLERY Featuring Jiri Hauschka, Madison Tyrell, Luis Olasso, Kyte Tatt, and Emanuele Tozzoli
Arma Gallery: LUCID DREAMS Group Exhibition is featuring a captivating lineup of contemporary artists—Jiri Hauschka, Madison Tyrell, Luis Olasso, Kyte Tatt, and Emanuele Tozzoli—this group show explores the boundaries between reality and the subconscious.
From abstract explorations to surreal landscapes, these artists bring their unique visions to life, offering an immersive experience into the dreamlike realms of the mind.
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Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious, don’t miss the chance to discover these stunning works—explore them in person at the gallery or check out their highlights online for a sneak peek.
Arma Gallery in its faithful commitment to contemporary languages, inaugurates in its season opening, the group exhibition “Lucid Dreams” curated by Victoria Rivers, a window to the most avant-garde trends where it celebrates international creative diversity.
Through innovative exhibitions and collaborations with artists, the space not only presents the most audacious proposals of current art, but also fosters an intercultural dialogue that enriches the understanding and appreciation of art in a global context.
LUCID DREAMS
As real and vivid as life itself, sometimes the uncertain realm of dreams can be.
At times, it is a world so intense and tangible that it leaves an indelible mark.
In the realm of lucid dreams, where we are conscious, we wander at will through dimensions, among signs and oracles that manifest as prophecies.
In the eternal quest for inspiration, creators turn to the dream world, knowing it offers the chance to materialize concepts that might otherwise remain inarticulate.
As Gustave Moreau noted in the 19th century, "The artist's task is to create concepts that do not exist in the tangible world, forging unprecedented symbols and imbuing them with unheard-of meanings."
Poets, musicians, and artists have sought and continue to seek the coveted laurel crowns through this exploration of dreams that "opens doors to new dimensions of artistic expression, thereby expanding the boundaries of imagination and interpretation" (2).
A notable example of this connection is Un Chien Andalou (3), 1929, which emerged from the union of two dreams of its creators, Buñuel and Dalí, and illustrates how dreams can be decoded through dreamlike images, challenging established conventions.
Freud (4) interpreted dreams as a release of the repressed, while Jung (5) saw lucid dreams as a gateway for artists to connect with the collective unconscious, facilitating the emergence of archetypes and symbols in the conscious mind.
“Lucid Dreams” invites us to explore the territory of the “unknown,” a limbo between the earthly and the ethereal, where the uncertain takes on renewed significance in the contemporary artistic process.
In this exhibition, we witness the serendipity of the unexpected, as international artists develop their works from the truth of their practice, using the psyche and impulses as their starting point.
We observe how these avant-garde creators approach their dreams firsthand, seeking to materialize the immaterial by taking control of the subconscious and crafting their own narratives.
In this dreamlike state of creation, the dreamscapes offer a reservoir of images and concepts that, though they escape everyday logic, resonate within our world.
The forms, strokes, and nebulas emerging from this expanded consciousness translate abstract visions into tangible manifestations, creating a work that serves as a bridge between different dimensions, revealing the richness of subjectivity and the symbolic codes that reflect and transcend human experience.
Sleeping artists who rewrite the world through these dreams... thus, artistic creation becomes a manifestation of suprasensible freedom, straddling the material and the subtle, opening new avenues of understanding. The visions make sense before they dissipate, before we open our eyes.
“Lucid Dreams” seeks to transform this space into a melting pot of experimentation and dialogue, capturing the dynamism and constant evolution of contemporary art through new techniques and perspectives found in the most international talent.
In this context of questions and discoveries, this series of works fosters a deep interaction between the artists' approaches, promoting an enriching exchange of ideas that expands our understanding of art in its most innovative and transformative forms.
In essence, it highlights the inherent ability of every human being to be a co-creator of their own life, thereby manifesting a profound connection between individual creativity and the spirit of our time.
Victoria Rivers - Art curator & Writer
Munchies Art Club Magazine
Victoria Rivers
(1) Quoted by Gustave Moreau, 1864. Source: Hofstätter, Hans H.: Gustave Moreau, (1980).(2) The Committee of Sleep, Dr. Deirdre Barrett, (2001).(3) Buñuel and Dalí, Un chien andalou, (1929).(4) Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, (1899).(5) Carl Jung, The Psychology of Dreams, (1964).
