Vue Privée Meets 83

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For the first time, four talented contemporary artists curated by Vue Privée will be unveiled in 83 as giant wall paste-ups.

83 will not only showcase the artists, limited edition prints of these art pieces are also available for sale with prices starting from $200.

Peep this! #9 – Burton Machen

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American photographer and artist, Burton Machen, was born in Ashville, Alabama in 1970; seduced by the television show Fame, he ran away from home to New York at the young age of 16, and has since lived in Washington DC, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Rio de Janeiro. Nowadays, he divides his time between Los Angeles and New York photographing street art and urban decadence.

Burtonʼs affection for Street Art lies with the collage-like masterpieces in urban terrains that are manifested through the collective efforts of contingent artists and incidental elements feeding-off and adding-on to each other. Thus, fuelling his conviction that street art is a compelling model for expression, perfectly capable of infiltrating and affecting our thoughts and attitudes without our awareness or consciousness.

Recently, Burton was included in ‘The Whitney Art Party’ and ‘The Warholian’, honored by Eric Shiner, the Director of The Andy Warhol Museum alongside other great artists like Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol.

Check out Burton’s artwork for the ‘Vue Privée meet 83’ exhibition.

More of Burton’s art at www.burtonmachen.com

Peep this! #8 – Kim Xu

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Kim Xu was born and raised in Suzhou, China and moved to Shanghai to pursue his passion for art and fashion at the age of nineteen.

Kim’s art very much reflects his personality and life experiences, fusing both traditional Chinese watercolour techniques – a skill he learned from his grandfather – and Western- style oil-based techniques. This combination creates truly unique pieces that speak of beauty, passion, love and despair. He is regularly praised as one of China’s most important up-and-coming artists.

Kim’s work has been the focus of a number of high profile events and editorials, capturing the attention of the fashion world. In 2007, Kim was commissioned by Vogue magazine to do a special edition feature named “Fashion meets Art”. In 2008, Kim was also asked to form a collaboration with Hong Kong luxury brand Joyce to celebrate the first anniversary of their operation in mainland China. Later that year, Kim was also invited to contribute to London fashion publication Wound, for which he produced a series of works inspired by the designs of Alexander McQueen, Fendi, Dolce&Gabbana and Peter Pilotto. Kim Xu was born and raised in Suzhou, China and moved to Shanghai to pursue his passion for art and fashion at the age of nineteen.

Check out Kim’s artwork for the ‘Vue Privée meet 83’ exhibition.

More of Kim’s art at www.kimxustyle.com