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Toulouse (FR): Da Mental Vaporz Opening

May 30, 2011 butterfly 2 Comments

French graffiti artist Dran has returned to his hometown of Toulouse to hold an exhibition with his DMV crew, Da Mental Vaporz. There were many occasions to celebrate. All nine crew members gathered for the first time in ten years: Dran, Bom.K, Sowat, Brusk, Lime, Kan, Iso, Blo and Jaw joined in from Berlin, Toulouse, Paris and Lyon. For the last show of the popular GHP gallery, the entire street was blocked to welcome over 2500 persons to the opening.

The exhibition features in-situ installations, a selection of solo and group canvases, sketches as well as exclusive prints.

A giant pencil has scribbled all over the outside walls and pierces the roof, while an octopus arm coming out of the gutter sprayed DMV in the gallery window. A car from a 70 years old resident also got a DMV makeover much to his delight.

The central piece of the show is an installation showing a train with nine carriages by each of the artists.

Combining their individual and distinctive style, featured group paintings are nothing but spectacular:

Having a closer look, we can see some politically engaged pieces, like “The Virus” by Dran, an official presidential portrait underneath an embroided curtain with N.S. initials.

Live DJ entertained the crowd until midnight and the party turned into a festival atmosphere.

Further pics from the event HERE

The show is due to evolve with future events planned until the end of the exhibition on 31 July 2011.

Da Mental Vaporz Show
Espace GHP
11 Descente de la Halle aux Poissons
31000 Toulouse, France

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Toulouse (FR): Da Mental Vaporz show set up

May 27, 2011 butterfly

From Marseille, Paris, Lyon and Toulouse, all 9 members from the French graffiti crew Da Mental Vaporz (DMV), have come in force to inject their unique style to Toulouse for the last show of the GHP Gallerie.

Featuring Dran, Bom-K, Brusk, Sowat,Gris, Jaw, Kan and Iso, the show is an explosion of creativity.
Like like a flash of lightning, a huge pencil pierces the roof of the gallery.

Following them during the preparation and set up, here are some pics:

Further pics added Here

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Alëxone T’as le look croco in Paris

October 22, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Alexone

Born in 1976, Alëxone lives and works in Paris. Coming from a graffiti background, he rose to fame in the early 90’s with his striking letter-based tags appearing on the streets of Paris, combining graffiti, calligraphy and street installations under the name of Oedipus.

Since then his distinctive work has won him a reputation far beyond France and exhibitions all over Europe, among them Paris with the Fondation Cartier (“Born in the Streets”), Espace Vuitton (“Ecriture Silencieuse”) , Hamburg, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, and London.

Alëxone returns for a second solo show titled “T’as le look croco” at the Galerie LJ with his colorful fantasy world, full of wild animals and strange characters. This new body of work combines work on paper and canvas, presented as part of an interactive installation built in-situ.

Mainly working on paper over the last two years, his painting has become more mature, developing compositions sometimes so dense that they become almost abstract, although still discreetly showing his past as a graffiti writer.

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Interviews/ Studio visits, Paris, Street

C215 Studio Visit

October 31, 2009 butterfly Leave a comment

If you going to Paris, visit Vitry-sur-Seine, or should we say C215-sur-Seine…

The city walls have been refreshed with colourful artworks by C215, showcasing images and portraits from his trips around the world as well as his daughter Nina. “I wanted to bring my travel memories back to my new hometown. People from all generations have been very supportive and local feedback has been overwelming.” mentioned Christian Guemy aka C215.

Wandering through the streets you can see an impressive and evergrowing display of works.

In the city center, you can contemplate this extremely detailed stencil of Chinatown, inspired by a picture from Logan Hicks. Show & Tell Gallery is hosting the first joint exhibition between Logan Hicks and C215 in Canada on 7th November. “Parallel Universe” will feature several collaborative works as well as pieces that are inspired by one another.

We were lucky to have a sneak pic into C215 studio before getting ready for an improvised live painting session.