Walid Shaharul Explores Visual Contradictions in "SAFE SPACE" Exhibition

Brooklyn-based art gallery Synesthesia will soon play host to the first solo exhibition of Indonesian-American artist Walid Shaharul curated by the art collective, roosi. Titled "SAFE SPACE," the presentation will feature 11 oil paintings and several works on paper. Shaharul is a self-taught painter from Queens, NY whose figurative works portray friends, family members and imagined subjects. Oftentimes, the artist imposes geometric and surreal forms in his compositions to introduce varying moods...