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All about you

a collection of work
affirmation, manifestation, success, life

In an age of publicly sharing opinions on social media and having the need to align oneself with a certain set of opinions, political ideas, etc., it has become rather difficult to truly express what one thinks without risking a backlash of anger, bullying, and humiliation. The capital growth-driven state machineries around the world seem to actively construct and foster a public opinion that supports certain political (power-driven) objectives. 'All about you' aims to show various aspects of this problematic by using a somewhat humoristic usage of language. From spiritual healing, affirmations all the way to submitting artwork to an open call, I explore the relatively complex structure and make-up of the contemporary human mind, as well as a multitude of different realities based on different belief systems.

The work carries a connotation of activism, popular trends, the speed of mass consumption, and hoarding of information. Through the use of printing paper and masking tape, the work embraces the ephemeral nature of material and the longevity of ideas that can be passed down from generation to generation.

In addition, the intentional inclusion of self-portraits poses a crucial layer to this series. By personally engaging with the work through poses, I bring a human element into the narrative, highlighting the intimate connection between the art and the artist. This practice serves as a visual testament to the vulnerability inherent in expressing oneself amidst the complexities of contemporary society.

Although the work carries a strong connotation of activism and (collective and individual) protest, I don't want it to be aligned with such as there would be the risk of it becoming a tool of an ideology or a political movement. Once art becomes such a tool, it ceases to exist as art; it is just a dead hollow husk.

 

 

 

Affirmation

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
50cm x 58cm

 

Affirmations, manifestation

 

 

I am a famous artist

acrylic paint on blackout fabric

 

I am a famous artist

 

 

on Washing line

Flag

;

 

I am a famous artist

 

 

I am a famous artist

 

I am a famous artist

 

 

I am a famous artist

 

My infinitiy list:
All the museums and galleries that are going to show my work.

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
200cm x 150cm
September 2022

galleries and museums

 

Victoria Miro

Lehman Maupin Perrotin

Lisson Gallery

Royal Academy of Arts

Whitechapel Gallery

Museum Tinguely

Leopold Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington

Galerie Johnen & Schöttle

Galleria Paolo Vitolo

Garth Greenan Gallery

The Approach Gallery

Nicolas Krupp Galerie

Thaddaeus Ropac

David Zwirner

Pace Gallery

Tate Modern

Newport Street Gallery

Fondation Beyeler

Château La Coste

KW Institute for Contemporary Art

The Pier Arts Centre

Kunsthaus Pasquart

Gladstone Gallery

C24 Gallery

Chisenhale Gallery

White Cube

The Louvre

MOMA

Barbican

Serpentine Gallery

Houghton Hall

Dallas Museum

Anton Kern Gallery

Mumok

König Galerie

CLEARING

Half Gallery

New Art Projects

Stampa Galerie

Von Bartha

Hauser & Wirth

Gagosian

Uffizi Gallery

Institute of Chicago

Hayward Gallery

South London Gallery

Musée D'Orsay

Turner Contemporary

Galerie Capitain Petzel

Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art

Marianne Boesky Gallery

Michael Werner

Rechsteiner Museum

Galerie Gisèle Linder


 

 

Tom is famous

flag: Tom E. is the most famous artist I have ever met
mateial: shorts from Aldi, wooden stick, acrylic paint
September 2022

 

 

 

Open Gallery Call

painting/ad for an open call for contemporary art galleries
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
166cm x 151cm
September 2022

 

Open Call artist, gallery

 

Jay Rechsteiner in studio with painting

 

Let's be famous

painting
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 133cm
September 2022

 

Let's be famous

 

Let us be famous with Jay Rechsteiner

 

There is so much more

painting
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 166cm
September 2022

 

There is so much more with Jay Rechsteiner

 

Status Quo

painting
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm)r, masking tape
147cm x 124cm
October 2022

Status Quo by Jay Rechsteiner

 

Status Quo with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Artists = Bananas
Bananas = Artists

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
2x 146cm x 148cm
October 2022

 

artists = bananas

artists = bananas with Jay

 

Artists for sale

 

bananas

 

 

Exchange painting for likes

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 179cm
October 2022

exchange painting for likes

 

exchange painting for likes with Jay

 

 

Take back control

I hereby take back control of my position with the art world. I am an essential, fantastic, amazing and successful artist. I am good at what I do. I love myself, my work and you

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
150cm x 182cm
October 2022

 

Take back control

 

take back control

 

 

I shouldn't have gone to Frieze

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
219cm x 149cm
October 2022

 

Frieze Art Fair London

 

Jay Rechsteiner, Frieze Art Fair

 

 

Artists are political

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
117cm x 100cm
October 2022

 

Artists are political

 

Artists are political with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

Follow me

acrylic paint on fabric
168cm x 67cm (without the pole)
October 2022

 

Follow me

 

Follow me with Jay

 

Follow me

 

 

Everything is about you

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
116cm x 100cm
October 2022

 

Everything is about you

 

Everything is about you

 

 

Say yes

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 140cm
October 2022

 

 

 

Clearance Sale
All members of the UK Government must go now. Buy one, get one free.

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 140cm x 153cm October 2022


Clearance Sale

 

Clerance sale with Jay

 

 

No free money

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 144cm x 150cm October 2022

 

No free money

 

No free money with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Emphemeral Construct

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 140cm x 150cm October 2022

 

emphemeral construct

 

Emphemeral construct with Jay Rechsteiner

 

Attempt of dialogue

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 148cm x 150cm October 2022

 

attempt of dialogue

 

Attempt dialogue with Jay

 

 

Unauthorised artists / The Margate Nepotisitc Art Society

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 89cm x 100cm October 2022

unauthorised artists

 

 

Rishi swallows condoms

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 100cm x 109cm October 2022

 

Rishi Sunak

 

Rishi Sunak

 

 

Let's cross the line

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 137cm x 150cm October 2022

 

Let's cross the line

 

Let's cross the line

 

 

 

Ghost

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 100cm x 127cm October 2022

 

ghost

 

 

ghost with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Value

acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape 146cm x 158cm November 2022

value by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Value

 

 

Once you're in, you're in

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 127cm x 150cm November 2022

 

Once you are in, you are in

 

 

 

How much do you want for your self?

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 131 cm x 150cm November 2022

 

Your self

 

 

 

I am not racist, but...

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 152cm x 179cm November 2022

I am not racist but

 

I am not racist but

 

You look so much better without makeup

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 178cm x 152cm November 2022

She came into the lounge with a big smile.
He turned around and said:'' Oh, honey, you look so much better without makeup. You look great for your age.''
Her smile vanished. ''Oh, come on. What's wrong with you? Give us a smile.''
She looked at him for a few seconds, grabbed her grandmother's chair
and smashed his head in.

 

You look so much better without makeup

 

You look so much better with Jay

 

 

 

Fake Cake

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 102m x 112cm November 2022

 

Fake Cake by Jay Rechsteiner

 

Fake Cake with Jay

 

 

Heal or steal

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 101cm x 115cm November 2022

 

heal or steal by Jay Rechsteiner

 

heal or steal with Jay

 

 

Artists are Prophets

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 152cm x 132cm November 2022

 

artsits are prophets

 

Artists are prophets

 

 

The Government is always right

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 101cm x 105cm November 2022

 

The Government is always right

 

The government is always right

 

 

The Truth for Sale

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 151cm x 125cm December 2022

 

The Truth is for sale

 

 

the truth is for sale

 

 

We come. We pay. You leave.

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 151cm x 130cm December 2022

 

We come. We pay. We leave.

 

 

 

 

Colonial Housing Plans in Margate

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 100cm x 123cm December 2022

 

Colonial housing plans in Margate

 

 

Colonial Business (as usual)

acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape 169cm x 200cm December 2022

 

colonial business

 

 

 

 

sycophant alert

acrylic paint on cloth 76cm x 98cm July 2023

 

sycophant alert by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

sycophant ladder

wood 28cm x 10 x 117cm July 2023

 

sycophant ladder

 

 

 

sycophant spiral

acrylic paint on cardboard (layered) 155cm x 140cm July 2023

 

sycophant spiral

 

 

 

 

The Birthplace of all Art

wood 196cm x 151cm July 2023

 

The Birthplace of all art by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

The Birthplace of all art by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

So, which is your favourite genocide?

acrylic on sugar paper 76cm x 51cm October 2023

 

So, which is your favourite genocide?

 

 

 

So, which is your favourite right-wing politician?

acrylic on sugar paper 76cm x 51cm October 2023

 

right-wing politician by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

A deep state of mind

acrylic on sugar paper 51cm x 70 cm October 2023

 

a deep state of mind

 

 

 

A deep state of mind

1 min loop October 2023

 

 

 

 

So, which racist prepostition are you most comfortable with?

acrylic on sugar paper 76cm x 51cm November 2023

 

question

 

 

 

 

Make meaningful work

acrylic on sugar paper 200cm x 145cm January 2024

 

make meaningful work by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Make Meaningful work studio with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

 

Post meaningful content

acrylic on sugar paper 150cm x 148cm January 2024

 

post meaningful content by Jay Rechsteiner

 

post meaningful content by and with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

The White Man's Idea of Peace

acrylic on fabric 140cm x 100cm January 2024

 

The White Man's Idea of Peace by Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

 

Find Poetry in the Mundane, vomit horoscopes on Tuesdays

acrylic on sugar paper 101cm x 86cm February 2024

 

Find poetry in the mundane

 

 

Find poetry in the mundane

 

 

 

Stop feeding the rich.

acrylic on sugar paper and regular paper 101cm x 91cm June 2024

 

Stop feeding the Rich

 

 

Stop feeding the rich with Jay Rechsteiner in his studio

 

 

Ambani wedding guest list

acrylic on canvas 214cm x 153cm August 2024

Top Celebrities:

- Kim Kardashian: 361 million
- Khloé Kardashian: 307 million

Sports Persons:

- Mike Tyson: 30.6 million
- Hardik Pandya: 31.7 million
- Suryakumar Yadav: 16.2 million
- MS Dhoni: 49.7 million
- Rohit Sharma: 41.4 million

Foreign Politicians:

- Former UK PM Boris Johnson: 1.7 million
- Former UK PM Tony Blair
- Ex-Italian PM Matteo Renzi: 284K
- Ex-Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed
- Tanzania President HE Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Ex-Austrian PM Sebastian Kurz: 295K
- Former Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper
- Ex-Swedish PM Carl Bildt

Indian Politicians:

- Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu: 696K
- His Deputy Pawan Kalyan: 3.5M
- Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh: 380K
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee: 418K
- Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath: 12.8M
- Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin: 1.5 million
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: 1.6 million
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan: 4.6M
- Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind: 1.7M

Global Business Tycoons:

- Mark Zuckerberg (Meta): 14.5M
- Bill Gates (Microsoft): 11.2M
- Larry Fink (BlackRock)
- Sundar Pichai (Alphabet): 3.3M
- Yasir Al Rumayyan (Saudi Aramco)
- Mark Tucker (HSBC Holdings plc)
- Jay Lee (Samsung Electronics)
- Amin Nasser (Saudi Aramco)
- Murray Auchincloss (BP)
- Emma Walmsley (GSK Plc)
- Jim Taiclet (Lockheed Martin)
- Gianni Infantino (FIFA President): 2.5M
- Borje Ekholm (Ericsson)
- Enrique Lores (HP)
- Dilhan Pillay (Temasek)
- Khaldoon Al Mubarak (Mubadala)
- Khalil Mohd Sharif Foulathi (ADIA)
- Bader Mohammad Al-Saad (Kuwait Investment Authority)
- Gautam Adani (Indian Business Tycoon): 828K

International Dignitaries and Influencers:

- Peter Diamandis (Futurist): 224K
- Jeff Koons (Artist): 518K
- Jay Shetty (Self-help Coach): 15.7M
- John Kerry (Former US Secretary of State)
- Stephen Harper (Former Canadian PM): 24.7K

Bollywood Stars:

- Salman Khan: 69.2M
- Shah Rukh Khan: 47.3M
- Akshay Kumar: 67.8M
- Deepika Padukone: 79.8M
- Alia Bhatt: 85.1 million
- Amitabh Bachchan (Veteran Actor): 37.5M
- Aamir Khan (Veteran Actor)
- Priyanka Chopra-Jonas: 91.7 million
- Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan: 14.2M
- Janhvi Kapoor: 25.2M
- Sara Ali Khan: 45.7M

Performers

- Rihanna: 151M
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- Andrea Bocelli: 3.2M
- Justin Bieber: 294M


sources:

https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2024/07/12/anant-ambani-radhika-merchant-wedding-itinerary-guest-list-performances.html

Instagram follower count per account: 13.08.2024

Ambani wedding guest list

 

Ambani wedding with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Cristiano Ronaldo Instagram portrait
635M 15 August 2024

oil on canvas 46cm x 56cm August 2024

selling price:635M Euro (1 Euro per IG follower), 90% of the sellling price goes to 1 or more charities in Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo Instagram

 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Benjamin Netanyahu: 1.3M
Kamala Harris: 17.6M
avg: 9.45M
IG 19 August 2024

oil on canvas 40cm x 50cm 19 August 2024

selling price 9.45M USD (1 USD per IG follower), 90% of the sellling price goes to 1 or more charities in Palestine

Benjamin Netanyahu and Kamala Harris

 

Benjamin Netanyahu, Kamala Harris and Jay Rechsteiner

 

Mike Tyson: 30.6M
Jake Paul: 26.7M
avg: 28.65M
IG 19 August 2024

oil on canvas 40cm x 50cm 19 August 2024

selling price 28.65 Euro(1 Euro per IG follower), 90% of the sellling price goes to 1 or more charities in the USA

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul

 

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul and Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

So, who do you fear more: Refugees or Nazis?

acrylic on sugar paper 76cm x 51cm August 2024

 

So, who do you fear more: Nazis or refugees? by Jay Rechsteiner, textbased art

 

Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

Racism is not about skin colour. Anyone can be a racist.

acrylic on sugar paper 78cm x 52cm August 2024

 

Anyone can be a racist

 

Anyone can be a racist

 

 

 

Hey, check me out!

acrylic, PVA on canvas 180cm x 119cm September 2024

 

Hey, check me out

 

Hey, check me out. Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

Warning, you think you are thinking

acrylic, PVA on canvas 104cm x 92cm September 2024

 

You think you are thinking

 

 

Warning, you think you are thinking with Jay Rechsteiner

 

 

 

 

 

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