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Vhils
about the book
Vhils is undoubtedly one of the most skilled and talented young artists on
the urban art scene today. He creates technically masterful, contemporary
portraits by not only adding paint or other materials onto surfaces, but also
carving, drilling, scratching, ripping, or blasting his images out of walls. With
nothing less than archeological meticulousness, Vhils penetrates through
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Scratching the surface PROJECT
LOS ANgELES, USA
collaBoration with jr
Brad Downey
Spontaneous
about the book
With the element of surprise firmly on his side, the American artist Brad
Downey creates powerful interventions that visually disrupt the routine of
our urban perceptions. Downey’s art discourages quick glances and celebrates
the double take. Using elements from film, sculpture, painting, and
drawing, he creates remarkable work ranging from the spectacular and
title
Vhils
category features
Art
title
160
isbn
Sculptures 128
pages size
24 × 32 cm
978-3-89955-382-6
countless layers of posters, dirt, and plaster to set free the unsettlingly
poetic images hidden in urban spaces. The monograph Vhils is the most
extensive collection of his personal and commissioned work to date, much
of which is published here for the first time. The introduction is written by
Marc and Sara Schiller of Wooster Collective.
subtitle features
category
Art
by
full color, hardcover
price
€ 39.90 (D) £ 37.50 $ 60
by
Brad Downey
full color, hardcover
pages size
isbn
17 × 24 cm
price
€ 25 (D) £ 23 $ 40
978-3-89955-379-6
headline-making to the small, delicate, and almost hidden. This book is the
most comprehensive collection of what Brad Downey calls his Spontaneous
Sculptures. It brings together attractive, provocative, and clever urban
interventions by a master of the genre—many of which are documented
for the first time.
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