http://freshome.com/2011/04/28/breathtaking-urban-art-wall-sculptures-by-alexandre-farto/
Alexandre Farto (also presently referred to as Vhils) formulates prevalently recognized formations of art alongside buildings within cities engrossed by entrepreneurs and excursionists. He manipulates various surfaces in order to constitute his extraordinary vision.
Vhils has always been one of my favorite "graffiti artists". His work pops up on building, billboards, in museums, etc. He has tedious methods in which he peels off layers of "flyposters", drills into brick, or digs into sheet rock. He also works with prints and metals. I think that his works have so much appeal and emotion in them. Each face has an expressive feature and draws you to it. He doesn't create these pieces on well used buildings (He doesn't destroy anything valuable). He takes old abandoned buildings and gives them a new and beautiful aspect. I've posted a great video and a link that shows a few more of his works.
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Thank you so much. One of those artists where you've seen a few of his pieces and mean to look more into it, but you can never quite remember his name when the time comes. I think its beautiful, not only in the sense that its a fine piece of work, but also in the sense that he's taking something old and rundown and turning it into something breathtaking.
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