C215, a French artist who deals with stencils is another artist who I love. I have found his work really clever with how the stencils have been made. Compared to other artists I have mentioned such as Snik, this artist uses the bridges of the stencil in his work. The bridges are the card that is there to connect different parts of the stencil together. Rather than trying to get rid of these ridges he has Incorporated them, which add a different element to his work.
from a book I own called ‘Graffiti’ by ‘Jay “J.son” Edlin. There is a paragraph about C215 which states:
‘C215 is quoted as saying “I don’t think like is funny. so when I go paint on the street, I don’t want to joke.” That spirit is embodied in his melancholy works. He claims to paint “Mostly homeless people, refugees, street kids . . . people who really belong to the streets.” calling his work “contextual art,” he intends to draw attention to the darkness of life for people living on the streets. Although C215 doesn’t reveal whether he himself was ever homeless, his work leaves the viewerr wondering what it was that made this particular subject so close to his heart.
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Edin, J. (2011) Graffiti. China:Abrams.
