Vhils Uses Explosives, Chemicals and Power Tools to Create Fine Art | HypeArt Impressions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Alexandre Farto, aka VHILS, is renowned for his monumental relief portraits in locations across the globe. Since the early 2000s, the Portuguese artist has spearheaded countless projects spanning graffiti, street art, site-specific works, installations, and the creation of“destructive” printed materials such as bleach prints coated with acid.
The artist’s relationship with materials is both intuitive and profound. From using the natural decay of rusty metal doors to accentuate his portraits to arranging fluorescent lights in an abstract pattern to evince a human form, the artist champions a natural approach to developing his signature creations. “I never know [how the artwork] is going to end up. I have an image in my head, but when I carve the wall, I never know what I’m going to discover.”
Throughout his boundary-pushing practice, VHILS aims to humanize public spaces with chiseled portraits of random passersby that reside in the region he is working in while experimenting with new materials to expand his artistic worldview. “All your dreams, expectations of life, happiness, and freedom are shaped by everything around us. That’s where a lot of the work started and there is a lot of that connection to humanity and humanizing the public space,” he said to HYPEBEAST.
We connected with VHILS at his studio in Barreiro, Portugal for the latest installment of HYPEBEAST Impressions. Watch the video above to see the entire visit with the artist.
He takes discarded, rotting materials & things others consider trash and turns them into beautiful works of art. We need more people who see the world as he does. He's a true artist.
There are ALOT more, we're all over the world. The problem is most just get arrested for vandalism. What one calls art another calls destruction. Why do you suppose the majority hide their identity?. If you don't see us, it's because you're not looking.
@@suicide19915 I'll never understand how anyone can see what you're doing as that. You take rundown buildings and add something beautiful on the side or take billboards with nothing on them but washed away materials and add to them.
Yeah, same thing basquiat did 35 years ago...super original...
@@TheAcenightcreeper I'm betting you also like banksy too though. 😂
What a true artist. Amazing work, unique materials, and always experimenting.
He has this sad look washed across his face. And the way he uses tools of aggression to peel away layers to find these honest faces trapped within everyday walls is really poetic. Its almost as if he's trapped within himself and he creates to pull back the layers that hide his true self, but he can never really find himself... exhausted and depressed.
He’s one of the greatest street artist with an awesome unique idea
Vhils is amazing. I had the opportunity to assist him on a wall
Hey, some actually quality content on here, nice.
Yep, that’s it Chief. That’s it.
Man. His creativity is inspiring. Really awesome. I want to watch him from beginning to the end of his artworks
I didn't know him, superb work, thanks HB
One could say he was looking for "relief"😉
Walk on Lisbon streets and see this amazing work make me happy 👏
Orgulho em ter um artista português tao bom e capaz de mostrar a sua arte para fora, cumprimentos de uma artista portuguesa para um artista português!
This guy talented af
Love this. Emotive art ❤
His Art is awesome I love the natural decay rusty❤
It's too short 😩
Portugal!
Such a Masterpiece, he is portuguese as well, how great!
Why does his nationality add to the enjoyment? Identity politics are so fucking boring. His print process is cool, not so into the subjects. Oh hypebeast, that explains the comment section.
@@johnsmithington3167 simply because I'm portuguese as well, it's good to get the deserved recognition abroad.
He has a brilliant mind, but he walks about bored, an interesting individual.
Inspiration ✨
I admire his work so much! Thank you for portraying Serhiy Nihoyan in Kyiv dear Vhils!
Who is Serhiy ?
@@jaimedelgado7529, an amazing gentleman who was the first to be shot on Maydan during the Revolution of Dignity in Kyiv (winter 2013-2014).
@@jaimedelgado7529, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serhiy_Nigoyan
@@lady_in_dark_green thank unfor your Reply.
I just saw a piece called "The revolution-inspired graffiti changing the face of Kiev - in pictures" where they showed all these beautiful murals by various artists from all over including the one you mention here by Vhils , can't help but feel sad to think many of these have probably been reduced to rubble by now
@@jaimedelgado7529, well they are all intact now, thank God and Ukrainian Army😅
ORGULHO EM SER PORTUGUÊS
Fools straight up used call of duty for background ambience
BACALHAU CRLH
Wow best
Yea this dude has a crazy style. I’m in love w his work now right on
4:36 I hope the local kids skate that
Its defenetly possible
Ive seen it done with bmx's
But anyways its not popular because of the cobblestone and also thats a portrait of a national hero "Amalia" so people tend to respect it
@@afonsomarto6587 wouldn't say hero but definitely Symbol
@@pedroantonio3909 ela nao ta no panteao nacional?
What would he do in world war 2 ?
Soo much better than Banksy
The plastic guilty early tow because push cranially charge near a sleepy question. abnormal, satisfying island
How is it that fucking guys collecting shoes for a couple months have more views and recognition then these types of people. I give up
he looks somewhat depressed and tired of the world’s bullshit.
i’m happy we share the share the same country
Such creative artist. Amazing work, congrats.
❥❥❥❥❥❥❥
Great story
Why, why... am I not this creative and talented?😢
Realy cool
SICK 👌👌👌
Portugal caralho!
Genius
Fantastic Dude.
Legend 🙏
WOW. THIS GUY IS BAD AZZ 👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼👍👏🏼
Amazing
loooooove!
impresive ! 🙏
Wooooow!!! 🔥👌👑🤜
Portuguese jokes are popular in Hawaii.
What a Studio ❤️
👏Salute
he looks sad
Amazing 👌👌
Cool as fuckkkk but that guy is using a chisel for wood. U need a teeth tool mate
He should do something with window etch
I wonder if he’s damaging the integrity of these structures. Maybe a structural engineer can respond if the physics of these bricks on buildings is now damaging the entire building.
Really? Half inch scratches... Ernie.
@@helenaquinn7480 With how many thousands of pounds of pressure?
@@erniedawg if a buildings structural integrity is ruined by some chips away at the wall i don't wanna be in that building.
@@fraserenglish6226 So lets say theses small chips, lead to small fragments, that when some seismic activity occurs leads to cracks. Since an entire side of the building is chipped away, these cracks meet together. Would your opinion change knowing this could possibly happen? Would you chance being pancaked to jelly?
This is a really good question crack the brick mortar and one shakes loose as your admiring the art then crack a brick in your face
My dad would whoop my ass if id did this to his house
This is amazing. This is the truth.
Mind-blowing talent, beautiful concept
@perfay_official
I can draw a stickman
Why is this hypebeast
First you put a stencil. Then chip away. Not that complicated
Great, let's see some of your work then...
god tier
Gran artista y Novedoso
Very fucking talented
Fantastic !
GOAT
🔥🔥🔥🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
The Don!
First boom cmon
Layers
Nice
Can't take that off with a new coat of paint
Portugal!
Tchaikovsky if he was sculptor
mm its breaking the walls-
Meh. Maybe it’s better in person. Semi original work.
Real smart gas mask for grinding wood no mask for using acids