Henrik Aa. Uldalen METANOIA MALAT. Flutter 180x120cm Oil on wood, 2018

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1 Henrik Aa. Uldalen METANOIA JD G MALAT A L L E R Y Flutter 180x120cm 1

2 PREFACE It is with great pleasure and pride that JD Malat Gallery opens its doors to the public for the first time with a solo exhibition by Henrik Aa. Uldalen. This will be the first show not only for the gallery, but also for the artist himself, who has enjoyed internal social media success, but has yet to physically display his paintings. Thanks to Jean David Malat, the founder of JD Malat Gallery, Uldalen s entry into the fine art world officially begins. Metanoia is born. Malat has been watching the self-taught artist for years, watching his technique grow and develop. The power of his pieces and their portrayal of the innermost emotion felt by his angst-ridden subjects instantly caught Malat s eye. Indeed, the poignancy of his paintings achieved through the striking application of paint is one that cannot be forgotten. The existentialist nature of his realist canvases appears like a breath of fresh air in a contemporary art world saturated with abstraction and concept. Uldalen draws us back to the figure in its pure state leaving it to the viewer to build a narrative. Uldalen has described the creation of his work taking place with no limitations, pure expression, a rare approach combining both gesture and intellect, two actions never before synchronised. The result is fascinating. We hope that you appreciate the power of Metanoia as much as we do. We sincerely wish this to be the first of many exhibitions by our talented artists whom we expect to hold true status in today s art world and beyond. The same goes with JD Malat Gallery, a timeless space of discovery and innovation. FOUNDER 4 Jean-David Malat 5

3 6 Flutter 7 180x120cm

4 8 Devour 180x120cm

5 10 Flutter 180x120cm

6 12 Fuse 180x120cm

7 Trance 120x180cm 15

8 16 Inhale 180x120cm

9 Emit 180x120cm 19

10 20 Solace 150x120cm

11 22 Cede 180x120cm

12 Bliss 180x120cm 25

13 26 Exhale 150x300cm

14 28 Adrift 180x120cm

15 30 Flood 180x120cm

16 32 Sink 180x120cm

17 Advent 180x120cm 35

18 36 Dilate 50x50cm

19 38 Part 50x50cm

20 40 Surge 50x50cm

21 42 Haze 50x50cm

22 44 Gush 50x50cm

23 46 Dole 50x50cm

24 48 Demit 50x50cm

25 50 Latent 50x50cm

26 52 Flare 50x50cm

27 BIOGRAPHY Henrik Aa. Uldalen B South Korea Selected Solo Exhibitions 2016 Last Rites. New York City, USA 2014 Thinkspace. Los Angeles, USA 2011 Galerie Contour. Skagen, Denmark 2010 Galleri Ramfjord. Oslo, Norway Selected Group Exhibitions 2017 Supersonic Invitational. Spoke Art. San Francisco, USA 2016 Beinart Gallery. Melbourne, AU Thinkspace. Los Angeles, USA 2015 Friends Of Leon Gallery. Les Petit Fours. Sydney, AU Gallery Unfurl. Denver, USA Galleri Ramfjord. Scope Art Show. New York, USA LA Muncipal Art Gallery. 20 Years Under The Influence of Juxtapoz., USA J. LeVine Gallery. Art Basel, Switzerland Thinkspace. Los Angeles, USA Modern Eden. Platinum Blend. San Francisco, USA Hashimoto Contemporary. The Moleskine Project 4. San Francisco, USA 2014 Arcadia Contemporary. Scope Art Fair. New York, USA Thinkspace. LA Art Show. Los Angeles, USA Arcadia Contemporary. LA Art Show. Los Angeles, USA Arcadia Contemporary. New York, USA Thinkspace. Los Angeles, USA 2013 Corey Helford Gallery. Art Collector Starter Kit. Los Angeles, USA Gallery Contemporary Realism. Denver, USA Thinkspace. Los Angeles, USA 2012 Galleri Ramfjord. Oslo, Norway NOo Spere Arts. Beautiful Maladies New York, USA 2012 Spoke Art. San Francisco, USA J. LeVine Gallery. Art Basel, Switzerland Thinkspace. Los Angeles, USA 54 55

28 SPECIAL THANKS Lara Ustunberk Victoria Aboucaya Rafael Barros Henrik Aa. Uldalen Jean-David Malat 30 Davies Street, London W1K 4NB

29 58 Flutter 180x120cm JD G MALAT A L L E R Y