DOTMASTERS (born in 1968) - Tulips, 2019 - Spray paint stencil on paper signed in the lower right hand corner, numbered 1/3 in the lower left hand region, from the « Stick em up » series - 76,5 x 57 cm

DOTMASTERS (born in 1968) - Pinks, 2019 - Spray paint stencil on paper signed in the lower right hand corner, numbered 1/3 in the lower left hand region, from the « Stick em up » series - 76,5 x 57 cm

DOTMASTERS (born in 1968) - Gaffadils, 2019 - Spray paint stencil on paper signed in the lower right hand corner, numbered 1/3 in the lower left hand region, from the « Stick em up » series - 76,5 x 57 cm

DZIA (born in 1979) - Flamingo dreams, 2019 - Ink on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 29,7 x 21 cm

DZIA (born in 1979) - The other ivory, 2019 - Ink on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 21 x 29,7 cm

ETNIK (born in 1972) - Urban Alphabet, 2019 - Acrylic and marker on paper signed in the bottom region - 100 x 70 cm

ETNIK (born in 1972) - This/Equilibrium, 2019 - Acrylic and marker on paper signed in the bottom region - 100 x 70 cm

ETNIK (born in 1972) - Suspended balance, 2019 - Acrylic and marker on paper signed in the bottom region - 100 x 70 cm

Greg Jager (born in 1982) - Struttura 01, 2018 - Acrylic on paper signed, dated and titled on the back - 50 x 40 cm

Greg Jager (born in 1982) - Struttura 02, 2018 - Acrylic on paper signed, dated and titled on the back - 50 x 40 cm

Greg Jager (born in 1982) - Struttura 03, 2018 - Acrylic on paper signed, dated and titled on the back - 50 x 40 cm

Greg Jager (né en 1982) - Struttura 04, 2018 - Acrylic on paper signed, dated and titled on the back - 50 x 40 cm

KURAR (né en 1983) - Just for oil, 2017 - Oil and spray paint on paper, signed and dated in the lower right hand corner - 70 x 100 cm

KURAR (né en 1983) - Overbuilt, 2017 - Oil and spray paint on paper, signed and dated in the lower right hand corner - 70 x 100 cm

KURAR (né en 1983) - Surpass the war, 2017 - Oil and spray paint on paper, signed and dated in the lower right hand corner - 70 x 100 cm

MALAKKAI (born in 1981) - Balance is impossible X, temptation and vice, 2019 - Watercolour on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 60 x 40 cm

MALAKKAI (born in 1981) - Balance is impossible XI, direct witness, 2019 - Watercolour on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 60 x 40 cm

MALAKKAI (born in 1981) - Balance is impossible XII, Night romance, 2019 - Watercolour on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 60 x 40 cm

MALAKKAI (born in 1981) - Balance is impossible XIII, parenting, 2019 - Watercolour on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 60 x 40 cm

MOMIES (born in 1976) - Lignes abstraites 2, 2018 - Acrylic on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 50 x 50 cm

MOMIES (born in 1976) - Modules 19.21, 2019 - Acrylic and spray paint on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 50 x 50 cm

MOMIES (born in 1976) - Modules 19.22, 2019 - Acrylic and spray paint on paper signed in the lower right hand corner - 50 x 50 cm

Mr JUNE (born in 1971) - Untitled, 2018 - Digital print on paper signed, dated and numbered 16/50 - 40 x 40 cm

Mr JUNE (born in 1971) - Untitled, 2018 - Digital print on paper signed, dated and numbered 36/50 - 40 x 40 cm

OTTO SCHADE (born in 1971) - Ying-Yang style, 2019 - Ink and acrylic on paper signed and dated in the bottom region - 40 x 40 cm

OTTO SCHADE (born in 1971) - Never give up, 2019 - Ink and acrylic on paper signed and dated in the bottom region - 56 x 37,5 cm


Equilibrium is the state of what is subjected to countervailing forces where the parts are equal, where no force surpasses the others. It is the fair distribution, the right proportion, the stability between opposite elements. It must result from balance, a harmony. The distribution of the lines, masses, solids and voids of a composition must ensure that the overall arrangement of a work is coherent.

The GCA Gallery Paris, presents a group exhibition with 9 artists: Dotmasters, Dzia, Etnik, Greg Jager, Kurar, Malakkai, Momies, Mr June and Otto Schade.

These artists have studied the question of equilibrium/balance and have produced for this exhibition, works exclusively on paper.

Balance is also a dynamic state, a subject in its own right. The rhythm or movement of the subject of a work sometimes leads the viewer to ask questions about the composition of the work as a whole. Etnik’s pieces perfectly illustrate this idea with their floating geometric shapes whose energy starts from a central point and extends outwards.

Kurar traps our gaze by binding in the air, by simple fluorescent threads, heavy objects. In his works, he defies the laws of Newtonian physics to which we are accustomed, to transport us in his infantile and contesting imagination.

Momies, by mixing different pictorial techniques and different mediums, by a painting that is both gestural and meticulous, harmonizes its abstract composition of its modules. The rhythm of the movements calms down or accelerates, the transparencies and superimpositions participate in the good reading of the works.

The precarious balances of Malakkai challenge us in his drawings. There is a surrealist influence in which poetry, precarious equilibrium and dreamlikeness mingle.

The structure of a work is very important if it is to be legible and coherent while being original. Otto Schade combines and fuses distinct animal forms, the result of which is a different interpretation of the subject. The precision of his lines and the perfect proportion of his proportions invite the eye to wander both above and in the work.

Dzia also handles the idea of ​​the bestiary very well; here his compositions speak to us in a much more direct way. The delicacy and the poetry of his drawings reside mainly in his so identifiable treatment of the fauna. He achieves a certain balance of his arrangements with simple and abstract pictorial artifices that harmonize all his works.

Wanting to pay homage to the inventor of a certain type of tape, Dotmasters, in his series “Stick em up” consciously composes images that would be incoherent outside the artistic framework. He uses his technical prowess in realism, which he achieves with his precisely cut stencils, to “stick” vertically, using tape, various objects – here carnations, daffodils or tulips. The life that emerges from his paintings on paper, these bouquets in balance on a wall, pushes the spectator to wonder if he is not in front of a photography.

Finally, Greg Jager, seeks a balance of shapes and colors according to the influences of the suprematist and constructivist painters. By using simple geometric shapes and a limited chromatic scale, he structures his work around a flat and deep dynamism.

The notion of balance in a plastic work is inseparable from the physical experience of our everyday life. Artists, with their creativity and sensitivity, succeed in blurring our senses in a subtle way.

“The details are perfection, and perfection is not a detail.” Leonardo da Vinci