Vamiali’s gallery presents “On the Blocks”, a site specific graffiti project by artists APSET, BLAQK, BOOHAHA, ΜΙΝΤONE and RTMone, curated by Anneta Papadatou. Opening Wednesday February 22nd in Athens, Greece! More informations here:
“The idea came up as a challenge to transfer the initial exterior graffiti action into interior space”.
Within the gallery space, a structure will be specially built with YTONG blocks, a primary building material used in construction, in order to create a double space by partitions and surfaces that will constitute the medium upon which the installation will take place. The artists invited, will create new works on the surfaces of partitions, like they were working on the exterior walls of buildings in the wider urban landscape. Each artist will create a large scale “piece” inspired by his very own signature and visual identity. The result, ephemeral or permanent, will be completed just before the opening of the exhibition to an in situ installation where each “piece” is a proposal that could be examined solely or as an artwork complex.
Artists APSET, BLAQK, BOOHAHA, MINTONE and RTMone, in an individual and collective mode, will be testing their ability of their personal style with humor and creativity while interacting with the space itself. The visitors are invited to explore a new path inside the gallery, where graffiti comes to life as if it was in its’ natural environment, and are called to decode and grant their own meaning on this “illegal” way of expression.
Alongside the main installation and having graffiti as their starting point and source technique, the participating artists will showcase a series of drawings and artwork on different media.
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Opening Wednesday February 22, 20:00
22 February – 24 March 2012
Tuesday- Friday 12.00-18.00 Saturday 12.00-16.00
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