​​⚫️ New Exhibition at South London Gallery｜Leonardo Drew​​

⚫️ ​​Leonardo Drew​​ is an ​​American artist​​ renowned for his ​​large-scale sculptures​​ crafted from materials like ​​wood, metal, and cotton​​. His latest work, Number 436, 2025, explores the ​​relationship between order and chaos​​, probing the invisible boundary between them. Drew is deeply fascinated by the concept of ​​entropy​​—the natural tendency of all things to move from order to disorder. But what truly shapes his art is a ​​philosophical belief in cyclical existence​​: "You never really leave. You always come back in another form. I feel like my work exists within the same framework—it just gets reborn, reshaped, always on its way to becoming something else." 🔄🎨 ⚫️ Drew’s creative process is ​​highly ritualistic​​—he often ​​incorporates fragments of older works into new pieces​​. His sculptures resemble ​​monumental ruins​​, as if weathered by time, decay, or natural disasters. This aesthetic powerfully ​​echoes contemporary concerns about destruction, decline, and the climate crisis​​. 🌪️🏛️ ⚫️ The exhibition at ​​South London Gallery​​ presents works that appear like ​​explosions of raw material​​, yet upon closer inspection, reveal ​​meticulously crafted structures​​. Drew assembles ​​hand-carved and treated plywood​​ in a process he calls "weathering." He explains: "To unlock a material’s power, you must wrestle with it, engage deeply until it transforms you, and you transform it. You become the ‘weather.’" 🌧️⚒️ Though his pieces seem ​​monochromatic (black, white, gray) from afar​​, each wooden panel is ​​individually painted and arranged​​, some even forming ​​fragmented imagery​​. ​​#ArtLover #UKExhibitions #ContemporaryArt #ArtistSpotlight #CuratorialDesign #MuseumRecommendations #ExhibitionDesign #ArtExhibitions #SouthLondonGallery #SculptureArt​​