This event is in the past.It took place on January 10, 2026 at Ryan Graff Contemporary.


David Deweerdt paints roiling, obscured bodies that function as containers for primitive fears and desires. His dark, turbulent figures challenge Western beauty norms through physical deformity, rendered simultaneously alluring and repulsive.
Belgian contemporary art
Challenging figurative work
Visceral painting
Opening reception
Tips
🖼️"see the work in person... textures don't translate digitally"
💬gallery owner encourages questions about the work
David DeWeerdt: Excessive Body
Lower Nob Hill


David Deweerdt paints roiling, obscured bodies that function as containers for primitive fears and desires. His dark, turbulent figures challenge Western beauty norms through physical deformity, rendered simultaneously alluring and repulsive.
Belgian contemporary art
Challenging figurative work
Visceral painting
Opening reception
Tips
🖼️"see the work in person... textures don't translate digitally"
💬gallery owner encourages questions about the work
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