FRAMED #32 Yuphoric – Sedrik Perry & Yuval Gantz / Exhibition Boyan

MUSIC – Yuphoric (Sedrik Perry & Yuval Gantz)

“Performing in FRAMED was a really empowering experience. In times like this, where artists almost “forget” what the power of live music is and what it's like to perform in front of a live audience, FRAMED gave us the opportunity to rejoice and be able to share our music with other people face-to-face. We would like to thank the staff for being kind and hosting us, and allowing us to use your platform.” – Yuphoric

Sedric Perry traces his soulful sound back to Philadelphia. After living in New York City, he has incorporated that sound into a blend of jazzy, groovy R&B. He now resides in Berlin and makes up one half of FHAT Music, constantly providing innovative and unapologetic soundscapes. As a queer artist, he finds it important to make the message of love and self-acceptance abundantly clear. Featured in Complex, Gay Times, Earmilk, and High Snobiety.

Yuval Gantz is a guitar player, composer, and producer from Tel-Aviv. In his musical journey, he gathers tools from the worlds of R&B, Hip Hop, and Jazz to create a fresh new sound. After residing in Tel-Aviv gathering influences from the local beat making scene and touring with his project Alaska Snack Time, He relocated to Berlin, where he takes an active part in the local art scene, working with various artists as a session musician and songwriter.

Combining the energies of Berlin, New York, and Tel Aviv, Sedric, Yuval, and Phøn are creating a deeply emotional but extremely groovy realm.

ART EXHIBITION – Boyan 

Born in 1975 in Bulgaria, emigrated to Israel in 1997, and lives and works in Bulgaria and Israel. Working predominantly in painting, Boyan focuses on real and fantastic characters, while his painterly work virtuously skips between various genres and styles. Boyan graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 2003. He has had solo shows at Andrea Meislin Gallery in New York, Gallery 39, and Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery in Tel Aviv, as well as at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art.

“I started to make those paintings after moving to a large studio at an old cinema, which was converted to carpentry. Everything was covered in thick dust. I put the raw canvas on the floor to use as a carpet. Soon, I started to notice different shapes that appeared on the canvas made by footprints, cigarette ash, and dripped paint. Some of the shapes were very clear, so I tried to paint them using wood paint. The wood paint is like watercolor, it’s hard to control or erase. Once you make a mark, it’s there to stay. I try to find images hidden in the canvas by following shapes or making marks, trying to create a painting based on an accident.”