With these portraits, presented for the first time in June 2011 at Carhartt Gallery in Basel, I chose to elaborate the fundamental concept which defines the status of a Graffiti Artist.
Being a writer consists of stating one's individuality (by producing tags, pieces etc) within a global, mass-centered society, without ever being directly ascribable to such productions. Names are "shouted" in the streets, indirectly seeking the masses' attention, simultaneously affirming and denying one's own personality.
My portraits seek to represent this contradiction, revealing and hiding these modern urban spectres.
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Pixelpancho, oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm
Galo, oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm
Wens, oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm
Reser, oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm
Piove, oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm
Corn, oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm
BR1 oil and Spray Paint on canvas, 80x100cm