{"title":"MOTELSEVEN","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"151\" width=\"227\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0179\/6929\/files\/Motel_Johannesburg_2025_0553.jpg?v=1773420478\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMOTELSEVEN (b. 1987, Cape Town, South Africa) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, muralism, design, and object-based work. Emerging from Cape Town’s graffiti scene in the early 2000s, MOTELSEVEN began painting at the age of fourteen, developing a visual language rooted in street culture and personal storytelling. After studying animation and briefly attending art school, they presented their first solo exhibition at the age of twenty-one. Their work has since been exhibited internationally in cities including London, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Berlin, Hong Kong, Oslo, Johannesburg and Cape Town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, MOTELSEVEN stepped away from exhibiting to pursue a career as a pastry chef, returning to painting in 2020 during the global lockdown. This period marked a renewed phase in their practice, leading to mural and design collaborations with a variety of international brands. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent highlights include exhibiting with Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles and Worldart in Cape Town in 2022, as well as a collaboration with Shelflife in 2024 that resulted in a limited-edition clothing line and collectible toy. In the same year, MOTELSEVEN was invited to participate in The Crystal Ship mural festival in Belgium. Their work has also been presented at international art fairs including Basel and Scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking across a wide range of materials, MOTELSEVEN’s imagery balances humour and unease, often combining vibrant colour with darker emotional undercurrents. Their work has been described as melancholic, playful, and quietly menacing—reflecting a visual world that is both introspective and disarmingly light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease email info@paradigm-gallery.com to request to receive future digital collector preview emails for MOTELSEVEN. You may also submit your request \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Delights, Co-curated with Antler \u0026amp; Talon Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/paradigm-gallery\/delights\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMOTELSEVEN's newest collection is now available for purchase below.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daydreamer","title":"Daydreamer","description":"\u003cp\u003e16.5\"h x 12\"w x 1.25\"d\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eacrylic and crayon on wooden board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esigned en verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MOTELSEVEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43801575686278,"sku":"22194","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0179\/6929\/files\/Daydreamer_0000.jpg?v=1775219819"},{"product_id":"beach-day","title":"Beach Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e16.5\"h x 12\"w x 1.25\"d\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eacrylic and crayon on wooden board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esigned en verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MOTELSEVEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43801576833158,"sku":"22193","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0179\/6929\/files\/BeachDay_0000.jpg?v=1775219856"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0179\/6929\/collections\/MOTELSEVEN-collection-image.jpg?v=1773421045","url":"https:\/\/www.paradigmarts.org\/collections\/motelseven.oembed","provider":"Paradigm Gallery + Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}