Gothica by Jaylon Israel Hicks at Maximillian William.
Mentioning supporting brand-new creative skill, Maximillian William is quick turning into one of our preferred “artist-centric” galleries in London for doing simply that. (We have actually liked going to previous programs here, which have actually consisted of those committed to painters Somaya Critchlow and Reginald Sylvester II, in addition to fabric designer Tom Atton Moore.) Beside takeover the Fitzrovia-based area is Texan-born artist Jaylon Israel Hicks with his very first solo UK exhibit entitled ‘Gothica’, which opens 9 March.
” I believe artists are naturally poetic,” states Jaylon, musing over this specific body of work, produced in between 2015 and 2023. Through photography, painting, sculpture and mixed-media works, Jaylon utilizes imaginative mastery and painterly ability to analyze the future of the world around us. Trained in product science, he pays very close attention to the environment, and plastic in specific is a repeating style in his work, which discuss concepts behind consumerism, waste and contamination. Till 29 April.
Pictured: Jaylon Israel Hicks, Ex (Skull), 2022 © Jaylon Israel Hicks. Image courtesy the artist and Maximillian William, London. Photography: Eric Mueller
