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Vhils

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2024

Purpose Risografia sobre papel nºXX/250 Dimensão: 42 x 30 cm Dimensão com moldura: 65 x 53 cm Risografia finalizada à mão pelo artista com lixivia

42 × 30 cm

Ed. /250

Location: LISBOA, Portugal

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About the artwork

This composition, created in 2024, presents a dense, monochromatic landscape that appears to depict an urban or semi-urban environment. The image is characterized by a high contrast between dark, textured areas and lighter, more defined architectural forms, suggesting a settlement nestled within a rugged or overgrown terrain. The risograph technique contributes to the granular texture and stark visual quality of the piece. The artwork's surface has been hand-finished by the artist using bleach, a subtractive process that aligns with Vhils' broader artistic methodology of "creative destruction" and revealing hidden layers. This intervention introduces subtle variations and unique marks to each impression within the edition, enhancing the visual depth and materiality of the printed image. The interplay of the printed risograph and the applied bleach creates a dynamic tension between mechanical reproduction and manual alteration.

Expert opinion

Vhils holds a prominent position within the contemporary art market, particularly in the Street Art and Urban Art categories. His innovative use of subtractive techniques, such as carving into walls and applying corrosive agents like bleach to prints, distinguishes his practice. The market for his works, especially prints and multiples, is consistent, with a significant number of pieces appearing in both gallery sales and auctions. His editions, particularly those that are hand-finished, are sought after by collectors interested in the intersection of urban intervention and fine art printmaking.

About the artist

Alexandre Farto, alias Vhils, Portuguese artist born in 1987. Lives and works in Lisbon (Portugal). He became active in Lisbon's graffiti scene in the early 2000s. In 2008, Banksy invited him to take part in London's Cans Festival, where his work was immediately recognized and celebrated as one of the most innovative on the urban scene in recent years. Today, he exhibits at major institutions around the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the CAFA Art Museum in Beijing, and the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, which is devoting its first monographic exhibition to him in the United States in 2020. Until September 2022, the MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology) in Lisbon is dedicating a monumental, immersive exhibition to him, entirely focused on video. In it, the artist develops a new language, presenting an image of the city in slow motion.

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