Andrew Birk

Andrew Birk

(Corvallis, Oregon, USA, 1985)
Lives in Espinavessa, Alt Empordà, Spain.

Andrew approaches painting as a multi-faceted contemporary medium, where materials—always common and accessible in other facets outside of art—are used in an indivisible relationship with the subject matter. Each of his consecutive bodies of work are conceived as specific projects, with their own distinctive logic about context, gesture, and matter. Ranging from the observation of the apparent inconsequential moments of quotidian life, to an exploration of untrained aesthetics, from an almost archival look at urban and digital imagery, to the perception of the body moving through space and the imprint of nature on it. His latest body of paintings is being produced from the projected vantage of his baby daughter.

Andrew has exhibited in 27 countries, including solo and group shows in Paris, Berlin, London, New York, Lisbon, Vienna, and widely in Mexico. Recent presentations include: Children Drawings, publication edited by Ecuador (Lisbon, Portugal, 2021); Greatest Hits (presenting collaborative works with Jordi Mitjà), Bombon Projects (Fonteta, Spain, 2020); Ebullición, Kunnstraum am Schauplatz (Vienna, 2019); Unsupported Message Format, Galerie Valeria Cetraro (Paris, 2019); Dwelling Poetically: Mexico City, A Case Study, curated by Chris Sharp, Australian Center for Contemporary Art (Melbourne, 2018); A Finger Pointing to the Moon, SORT (Vienna ,2018); I Am The Body Of A Human, Malta Contemporary Art (Valletta, 2017); Callejero, Anonymous Gallery (Mexico City, 2016) and TRU AF, Johannes Vogt Gallery (New York, 2015).

In fall 2019, Andrew had simultaneous shows at The Court (Pescara); Riña (Guatemala City);Galería Karen Huber (Mexico City) and LAND (Kansas City). In 2020, he had his second solo exhibition Para Mi Hija at Galería Karen Huber in Mexico City.

His work has been reviewed in publications such as Parnass, Proceso, Reforma, El Economista, Terremoto, Flash Art, Artspace, O Fluxo, Tzvetnik, Art Viewer, AQNB, Aujourd’Hui, Vice, I-D, and Huffington Post, among others.

Andrew co-directs Spirit Vessel, a newborn vehicle for contemporary art in Espinavessa, Spain.

(Corvallis, Oregon, EE. UU, 1985)
Vive y trabaja en Espinavessa, Alt Empordà, España.

Andrew aborda la pintura como un medio contemporáneo multifacético, donde los materiales – siempre comunes y accesibles en otras facetas fuera del arte – se utilizan en una relación indivisible con el tema. Cada uno de sus cuerpos de obra se conciben como un proyecto específico, con su propia lógica sobre el contexto, el gesto y la materia. Oscilando entre la observación de los momentos aparentemente intrascendentes de la vida cotidiana, hasta la exploración de una estética inexperta; o desde una mirada casi archivística hacia las imágenes urbanas y digitales, hasta la percepción del cuerpo moviéndose a través del espacio y la huella de la naturaleza en él. Su última serie de pinturas se produce a partir de imaginar el descubrimiento del mundo desde los ojos de su bebé recién nacida.

Andrew ha expuesto en más de 27 países, incluyendo exposiciones individuales y colectivas en París, Berlín, Londres, Nueva York, Lisboa, Viena y ampliamente en México. Los proyectos más recientes incluyen: Children Drawings, publicación con Ecuador (Lisbon, Portugal, 2021); Greatest Hits (presentando obras colaborativas con Jordi Mitjà), Bombon Projects (Fonteta, Spain, 2020); Ebullición, Kunstraum am Schauplatz (Viena, 2019); Unsupported Message Format, Galerie Valeria Cetraro (París, 2019); Dwelling Poetically, Mexico City, A Case Study, curada por Chris Sharp en el Australian Center for Contemporary Art (Melbourne, 2018); A Finger Pointing to the Moon, SORT (Viena, 2018); I Am The Body Of A Human, Malta Contemporary Art (Valletta, 2017); Callejero, Anonymous Gallery (CDMX, 2016) y TRU AF, Johannes Vogt Gallery (Nueva York, 2015).

Durante el otoño de 2019, Andrew tuvo exposiciones colectivas simultáneas en The Court (Pescara, IT); Riña (Ciudad de Guatemala); Galería Karen Huber (CDMX) y LAND (Kansas City). En 2020 inauguró Para Mi Hija, su segunda exposición individual en Galería Karen Huber (CDMX).

Su trabajo ha sido mencionado en publicaciones como Parnass, Proceso, Reforma, Economista, Terremoto, Flash Art, Artspace, OFLUXO, Tzvetnik, Art Viewer, AQNB, Aujourd’Hui, Vice, I-D, y Huffington Post, entre otras.

Andrew codirige Spirit Vessel, un vehículo recién nacido para el arte contemporáneo en Espinavessa, España.

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