Vhils (1987) - Ephemeral Ethernal

来自广受欢迎的艺术家 Alexander Farto（更广为人知的名字是 VHILS）的一幅原作手工完成艺术品。

这幅丝网印刷品由艺术家逐件手工完成，使用包括 quink 墨、水性漂白剂和酸等多种材料，打造出独一无二的艺术品。

属于总量为100件的限量版之一

尺寸为70cm x 50cm，由艺术家签名并编号。

品相极佳 - 将被装入一个大型坚固的圆筒中进行妥善包装，以确保安全运输。

艺术家：VHILS（Alexander Farto）

创作/发行日期：2024

尺寸：70cm x 50cm

版数：100

品相：全新

关于艺术家：
Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto (b. 1987) has been interacting visually with the urban environment under the name of Vhils since his days as a prolific graffiti writer in the early-to-mid 2000s.

His groundbreaking bas-relief carving technique – which forms the basis of the Scratching the Surface project and was first presented to the public at the VSP group exhibition in Lisbon in 2007 and at the Cans Festival in London the following year –, has been hailed as one of the most compelling approaches to art created in the streets in the last decade.

This striking form of visual poetry, showcased around the world in both indoor and outdoor settings, has been described as brutal and complex, yet imbued with a simplicity that speaks to the core of human emotions. An ongoing reflection on identity, on life in contemporary urban societies and their saturated environments, it explores themes such as the struggle between the aspirations of the individual and the demands of everyday life, or the erosion of cultural uniqueness in the face of the dominant model of globalised development and the increasingly uniform reality it has been imposing around the world. It speaks of effacement but also of resistance, of destruction yet also of beauty in this overwhelming setting, exploring the connections and contrasts, similarities and differences, between global and local realities.

Vhils grew up in Seixal, an industrialised suburb across the river from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, and was deeply influenced by the transformations brought on by the intensive urban development the country underwent in the 1980s and 1990s. He was particularly inspired by the way city walls absorb the social and historical changes that take place around them. Applying his original methods of creative destruction, Vhils digs into the surface layers of our material culture like a contemporary urban archaeologist, exposing what lies beyond the superficiality of things, making visible the invisible and restoring meaning and beauty to the discarded dimensions buried beneath.

Since 2005, he has presented his work in over 30 countries around the world in solo and group exhibitions, site-specific art interventions, artistic events and projects in various contexts – from working with communities in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, to collaborations with reputed art institutions such as MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (Lisbon), Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati), Le Centquatre-Paris (Paris), Centre Pompidou (Paris), CAFA Art Museum (Beijing), or the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego), among others. An avid experimentalist, Vhils has been developing his personal aesthetics in a plurality of media besides his signature carving technique: from stencil painting to metal etching, from pyrotechnic explosions and video to sculptural installations. He has also directed several music videos, short films, and two stage productions.

His unique approach and artwork have been garnering critical acclaim around the globe.

VHILS is one of the big names in street art, like Banksy / Bordalo II / D*Face / Paul Insect / GOIN / Keith Haring / Dran / JR / Murakami / Seth / Martin Whatson / Mr Brainwash / Shepard 'Obey' Fairey / Snik / Stik / Cleon Peterson / JonOne / Nasty / Ernest Pignon-Ernest / Pejac / PEZ / Kaws / Invader / Daniel Arsham / Thierry Noir / Damien Hirst / Sandra Chevrier...