8×10 Collective “BIO vs NANO”
White Train is excited to announce that “BIO VS. NANO” has been extended until September 21st, 2011. The exhibition not only features new works by Gigi Bio, but it also features new works from her brother Leo Angelo Bio and her sister Grace Bio. The idea behind “BIO VS. NANO” is to take the viewer on a visual journey through the integration of the natural world and the digital world.
A unifying theme in this exhibition is the true to life artistic strength of the Bio family also known as 8×10 COLLECTIVE. The Bio family combines their individual styles for the first time to create a series of digital paintings titled “The Element Series”. This show will also feature a special live performance from Melo-X & world premiers of new music video premiere of Melo-X’s new single “Mirrors on my Mind” – Directed by Gigi Bio.
You will also find influences of Life, architecture, nature, graffiti, fashion and the city streets. Today, Gigi’s inspiration comes from the changing landscapes of New York and its architectural evolution.
Bio vs Nano is set to show Gigi’s current series “Urban Reconstructionist” and “Character Studies” a reflection of life in the streets. Each piece represents a world full of life, energy and movement. Gigi Bio aims to recreate life & build the world through multiple perspectives while encouraging the viewer to fully experience
the environment by creating a sense of extreme awareness of the world. To appreciate beauty in the mundane and find order through chaos.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
GIGI BIO is a child of the ever-changing urban world; a product of bustling streets, flowing traffic and the seemingly instantaneous alteration of the skyline as old buildings fall and new monoliths erected. Spawning from this dynamic soul, her world view centers on the past colliding with the present, as she aims to expose the emotional side of the city streets and pushes the final image to abstraction. More on Gigi Bio>
GRACE BIO the younger sister of Gigi and Leo Bio, has been blessed with the divine right to a creative life. Growing up with an unquestionable love for the urban art world. She developed belief that any form of creative expression is a translation of our souls. A gift from god, and it would be her job to act as his conduit through her paintings and illustrations.
LEO BIO is a painter and graffiti artist. His work is heavily shaped by his graffiti background and deep appreciation for the the hip hop culture. Like his sisters, Leo believes painting is a force drawn from inside of your soul. He views art, or any form of creative expression, as a spiritual act. The color, shape and form come from with in his imagination: the illusion provokes thought into the viewer. It is an extension of your Devine self.
