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Kinetic Playground - 30+ Years of Play as Process by Ephraim Cruz Eusebio


  • Modus Locus Epansion 3338 University Ave SE, Suite 220 Minneapolis United States (map)

Immersed in the enchanting world of Modus Locus Expansion, Kinetic Playground is a journey through three decades of artistic evolution—an excavation of color, rhythm, and emotion drawn from both the streets and the studio. This retrospective showcases works made across time, alongside a new body of work that threads past and present through a common language: fluidity, immediacy, rhythm, and composition.

Much of the work draws from the gestural urgency of street art—where time is short, and the canvas is often a wall, a doorway, or a live event. That same freshness and vibrancy is mirrored in studio pieces, where Ephraim embraces spontaneity while navigating deliberate design.

At the heart of the process is a practice of rescue and reinvention. Working with found and forgotten materials—window panes, wood panels, cast-off paints and canvases—Eusebio transforms the overlooked into the iconic. His process is both a physical and spiritual excavation, where what’s available becomes what’s essential, and chance becomes part of the composition. The act of hunting and gathering these overlooked materials becomes a vital part of the process, often informing the direction, feel, and the story of each piece.

Ephraim’s influences are eclectic and deeply rooted in movements that push the boundaries of perception and form: psychedelic art, abstract expressionism, pop art, cubism, scenic painting, live action painting, graffiti, and street art. His work pulses with that tension between chaos and control—vivid marks meeting clean design, vibrant improvisation meeting structured rhythm.

Kinetic Playground is a living map of moments, styles, materials, and stories, intersecting and colliding across decades. This collection invites viewers to feel the beat of an artist in motion—always collecting, always composing, always responding to the world in real time.

Additional Events Include:

Art Lounge/Talk

Listening  Lounge

Interactive Community Gatherings