{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Vintage Futurism: Kofie One Exhibition","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/retrofitted-kofie1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-10-08T13:55:34Z","description":"One of my favourite urban artists will exhibit in San Francisco in the near future! Augustine Kofie’s “Vintage Futurism” opens tomorrow at White Walls Gallery with a lot of new artworks!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExhibition\u003c/em\u003e | What I like about \u003ca href=\"/augustine-kofie-artist-profile/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugustine Kofie\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e’s art is rather easy to explain - I like everything! The abstract forms, the colors, \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbanart-photography.eu/urban-art-show/augustine-kofie-painting-berlin\"\u003ethe way he creates his artworks\u003c/a\u003e, the astonishing details, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently his upcoming show, entitled \u003cem\u003e“Retrofitted and Other Forms of Vintage Futurism”\u003c/em\u003e, at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco was announced. The exhibition will include a series of wood triangle collages, medium-sized assemblages on wood, acrylic paintings and an installation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a deep interest in process and structure, Augustine Kofie creates works of intense detail centered on the order of balance. The precision of Kofie’s “drafted” art is strongly inspired by modern architecture as well as the form and shape of typography.\nIn his quest for balance, Kofie harmonizes opposing and contradictory dynamics in his work by setting futuristic compositions against vintage earth-toned palettes, and creating organically complex formations through meticulously structured line-work and layering. (\u003ca href=\"http://whitewallssf.com/events/\"\u003epress release\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m totally anxious to see first photos of his latest artworks and I’m sure, the show will be quite impressing!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1996\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1996\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1996\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_1b40a133931e9b48.avif 480w, /vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_1d02e09e2c1165b9.avif 960w, /vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_7a46cb898fc6aa28.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_2c264221864b02a2.webp 480w, /vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_2dd82d60efab119c.webp 960w, /vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_8cc37120d819929c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_1fde4cec13ba2c44.jpg\" srcset=\"/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_3d1c452509093e08.jpg 480w, /vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_3fc5f2e5e571ce95.jpg 960w, /vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition_hu_1fde4cec13ba2c44.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1562\" alt=\"augustine kofie exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eaugustine kofie exhibition\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecitrusreport.com/2010/headlines/kofie-one-white-walls-this-saturday-retrofitted-and-other-forms-of-vintage-futurism/\"\u003ethecitrusreport.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Exhibition* | What I like about [**Augustine Kofie**](/augustine-kofie-artist-profile/)’s art is rather easy to explain - I like everything! The abstract forms, the colors, [the way he creates his artworks](http://www.urbanart-photography.eu/urban-art-show/augustine-kofie-painting-berlin), the astonishing details, etc.\n\nRecently his upcoming show, entitled *“Retrofitted and Other Forms of Vintage Futurism”*, at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco was announced. The exhibition will include a series of wood triangle collages, medium-sized assemblages on wood, acrylic paintings and an installation.\n\n\u003e With a deep interest in process and structure, Augustine Kofie creates works of intense detail centered on the order of balance. The precision of Kofie’s “drafted” art is strongly inspired by modern architecture as well as the form and shape of typography.\n\u003e In his quest for balance, Kofie harmonizes opposing and contradictory dynamics in his work by setting futuristic compositions against vintage earth-toned palettes, and creating organically complex formations through meticulously structured line-work and layering. ([press release](http://whitewallssf.com/events/))\n\nI’m totally anxious to see first photos of his latest artworks and I’m sure, the show will be quite impressing!\n\n![augustine kofie exhibition](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/augustine-kofie-exhibition.jpg\u003e)\n\naugustine kofie exhibition \nVia [thecitrusreport.com](http://www.thecitrusreport.com/2010/headlines/kofie-one-white-walls-this-saturday-retrofitted-and-other-forms-of-vintage-futurism/).\n","tags":["Art Installation","Augustine Kofie","Wood Art","Painting"],"title":"Vintage Futurism: Kofie One Exhibition","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vintage-futurism-kofie-exhibition/"}