Exhibition on view: 04 September - 16 October 2010, Galerie Heike Strelow (Frankfurt).

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Patterns of Hatred explores the relationship between life and death, destruction and rebirth. Marco Evaristti's interest in opposing yet complimentary forces is not only seen in the subjects he chooses for the exhibition, but in the pieces he displays as well; the artist opts to incorporate new, never-been-seen paintings with bronze-cast sculptural forms from his own collection.

Evaristti's own 'wonderland' includes pieces from his latest project, Black/White, a series of paintings in varying sizes which, as their title suggests, are rendered primarily in shades of black and white. This is a new approach for Evaristti, who is known for his expressive use of colors and materials – including blood, semen, and heroin – in his works. Black/white draws upon imagery used for Imploded Worlds, a series of apocalyptic globes cast in silver patinated bronze that are also included in the exhibition. Here, the viewer sees the forms of destroyed buildings, skulls, and ladders leading up from, and down into, an unknown and terrifying abyss, resulting in an interesting dichotomy between total obliteration and the emergence of a new and altered reality.