Bordallo II (I was lucky. He allowed me to take a photo of him)
Talented Portuguese street artist Artur Bordalo (aka Bordalo II) has been in my neighbourhood, where he has just finished working on an impressive installation on a wall, out of metal scraps and trash. Named 'Big Raccoon', this is a beautiful mind-boggling installation.
His street art is unique because it looks as if it were three-dimensional and is presented in surprisingly tactile formations.
At an art gallery nearby, there is a parallel exhibition 'Panic, Drama, Terror' of some of his works, of much smaller sizes, yet they are interesting, too.
Fish no Fish
Playing Games
Tradition - Inverted roles - barbarian performance to be extinguished soon
Science
Win Ruins
The Panic we may have of being what the society wants us to be, the Drama of a happy life be understood as if the more one owns the happier he is, and the Terror that is hidden behind the curtains of truth.
The raw-material for Bordallo's works is nothing else but the fruit of the unhealthy consumerism - Junk / Waste.
Bordallo tries to create humour out from shameful events and give a new colour to the panic, to the drama and to the terror of the reality.
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~~ Have a wonderful weekend ~~
WoW Belita, he certainly is very talented.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great weekend too. Huggles.
At least, his creativity drives him to a different interpretation of what art can be ...
DeleteMany thanks, Shayna!
How utterly amazing ... a very talented man indeed. All those pieces are fascinating ... what an incredible mind.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend xx
Thanks, Lynne, for the visit and kind comment. As I saw that raccoon, I was in awe...
DeleteWhat a wonderful artist!! I love that raccoon. His other work is quite different (not just in size) but I very much like it, too.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Mitch! If you, could see it, I'm sure you would be impressed... In a different way, I also loved to visit the exhibition of the small-sized artworks...
DeleteThanks, Mitch!
Belita, that raccoon is amazing!! I can't begin to imagine the creativity and planning it took to put it together. I also very much like the sculpture of the people in the cage and what it represents about our modern culture.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Benni, for the visit and comment....
Deletevery interesting art! I have often wondered how artists can imagine all the details that have to come together to produce art on a grand scale... they must have amazing 'vision' for all that... thanks for the show!
ReplyDeleteHi Monica! Their eyes must be different from ours .... perhaps their sight provides them with a king-sized visualization...
DeleteI was glad with your visit and comment... Thanks!