Oli EPP Chewing, Listening, Thinking - 2020 Oil and acrylic on canvas Signed and dated on the back 80, 5 x 70, 5 x 4,5 cm Oil and acrylic on canvas ; signed and dated on the reverse 31, 69 x 27,75 x 1,77 in. Provenance: Carl Kostyal, London Acquired directly from the latter by the current owner FR Born in London in 1994, Oli Epp lives and works in London. His paintings are autobiographical, sometimes in the tone of a confession, irreverent and frequently wielding a tragicomic sense. Oli Epp focuses on situations he has observed, in public and in private, which often go unnoticed, in a flash. His aim is to reveal the ridiculous comedy of certain rituals and collective behaviours, by reducing himself to the essence of a situation and creating simplified human silhouettes that lend themselves to a kind of parody of the real world, in the manner of comic strips. These avatars have oversized heads, hermetically sealed by the absence of any facial features, to the point of becoming an exaggerated reflection of human interaction in the post-digital age - these figures are stupidly isolated, but adorned with headphones, branded clothes and objects important for consumption and communication. Oli Epp uses the visual language of brands and oscillates between graphics and painted surfaces to create an optical confusion, echoing the way in which our real and digital lives merge. EN Born in London in 1994, Oli Epp lives and works in London. His paintings are autobiographical, sometimes in a confessional, irreverent tone, and frequently wielding a tragic-comic sense. Oli Epp focuses on situations he has observed, in public and in private, which often pass unnoticed, in a flash. He aims to reveal the ridiculous comedy of certain rituals and collective behaviors, by reducing himself to the essence of a situation and creating simplified human silhouettes that lend themselves to a kind of comic-book parody of the real world. These avatars have oversized heads, hermetically sealed by the absence of any facial features, to the point of becoming an exaggerated reflection of human interaction in the post-digital age - these figures are stupidly isolated, but adorned with headphones, branded clothes and objects important for consumption and communication. Oli Epp uses the visual language of brands and oscillates between graphics and painted surfaces to create an optical confusion, echoing the way our real and digital lives merge. Oli EPP FR Born in London in 1994, Oli Epp lives and works in London. His paintings are autobiographical, sometimes in the tone of a confession, irreverent and frequently wielding a tragicomic sense. Oli Epp focuses on situations he has observed, in public and in private, which often go unnoticed, in a flash. His aim is to reveal the ridiculous comedy of certain rituals and collective behaviours, by reducing himself to the essence of a situation and creating simplified human silhouettes that lend themselves to a kind of parody of the real world, in the manner of comic strips. These avatars have oversized heads, hermetically sealed by the absence of any facial features, to the point of becoming an exaggerated reflection of human interaction in the post-digital age - these figures are stupidly isolated, but adorned with headphones, branded clothes and objects important for consumption and communication. Oli Epp uses the visual language of brands and oscillates between graphics and painted surfaces to create an optical confusion, echoing the way in which our real and digital lives merge. EN Born in London in 1994, Oli Epp lives and works in London. His paintings are autobiographical, sometimes in a confessional, irreverent tone, and frequently wielding a tragic-comic sense. Oli Epp focuses on situations he has observed, in public and in private, which often pass unnoticed, in a flash. He aims to reveal the ridiculous comedy of certain rituals and collective behaviors, by reducing himself to the essence of a situation and creating simplified human silhouettes that lend themselves to a kind of comic-book parody of the real world. These avatars have oversized heads, hermetically sealed by the absence of any facial features, to the point of becoming an exaggerated reflection of human interaction in the post-digital age - these figures are stupidly isolated, but adorned with headphones, branded clothes and objects important for consumption and communication. Oli Epp uses the visual language of brands and oscillates between graphics and painted surfaces to create an optical confusion, echoing the way our real and digital lives merge.