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Portuguese visual artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils (1987) has developed a unique visual language based on the removal of the surface layers of walls and other media with nonconventional tools and techniques, establishing symbolic reflections on identity, the relationship of interdependence between people and the surrounding environment, and life in contemporary urban societies, as well as the impact of development, the passage of time, and material transformation.

Having begun to interact with the urban environment through the practice of graf fiti in the early 2000s, Vhils has been hailed as one of the most innovative artists of his generation. His poignant, poetic portraits chiselled into flaking walls can be seen adorning cityscapes around the world. Based on his aesthetics of vandalism, Vhils destroys as a means to create. He carves, cuts, drills, etches and blasts his way through the layers of materials. Yet, like an archaeologist, he removes in order to expose, bringing to light the beauty that lies trapped beneath the surface of things.

Since 2005, he has presented his work in over 30 countries around the world in solo and group exhibitions, site-speci fic art interventions, artistic events and projects in various contexts – from working with communities in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, to collaborations with well-reputed artistic and museological institutions such as the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati (2020); Le Centquatre-Paris, Paris (2018); CAFA Art Museum, Beijing (2017); Hong Kong Contemporary Art Foundation, Hong Kong (2016); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2014); EDP Foundation, Lisbon (2014); and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego (2010), among others. An avid experimentalist, besides his groundbreaking bas-relief carving technique – which forms the basis of the “Scratching the Surface” project –, Vhils has been developing his personal aesthetics in a plurality of media: from stencil painting to metal etching, from pyrotechnic explosions and video to sculptural installations. He has also directed several music videos, short films, and two stage productions.

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L'artista portoghese Alexandre Farto aka Vhils (1987) ha sviluppato un linguaggio visivo unico, basato sulla rimozione degli strati superficiali di pareti e altri media, con strumenti e tecniche non convenzionali, definendo riflessioni simboliche sull'identità, il rapporto di interdipendenza tra persone ed ambiente circostante, la vita nelle società urbane contemporanee, nonché l'impatto dello sviluppo, il passaggio del tempo e la trasformazione del materiale. Avendo iniziato a interagire con l'ambiente urbano attraverso la pratica dei graf fiti nei primi anni ' 2000, Vhils è stato accolto come uno degli artisti più innovativi della sua generazione. I suoi commoventi ritratti poetici, cesellati in mura fiorenti, decorano paesaggi urbani n tutto il mondo. Sulla base della sua estetica di vandalismo, Vhils distrugge come mezzo per creare. Intaglia, taglia, fora, incide e fa esplodere gli strati dei materiali a modo suo. Eppure, come un archeologo, rimuove per esporre, portando alla luce la bellezza che si trova intrappolata sotto la superficie delle cose.

Dal 2005 presenta i suoi lavori in oltre 30 paesi del mondo in mostre solitarie e di gruppo, interventi artistici, progetti artistici in vari contesti - dal lavoro con le comunità nelle favelas di Rio de Janeiro, alle collaborazioni con istituzioni artistiche e musologiche di buona reputazioe, come il Centro Arti Contemporanee, Cincinnati (2020); Le Centre-Paris, Parigi (2018); Museo d'Arte CAFA, Pechino (2017); Fondazione d'Arte Contemporanea di Hong Kong (2016); Palais de Tokyo, Parigi (2014); Fondazione EDP, Lisbona (2014); e il Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di San Diego (2010), tra altri. Un appassionato sperimentalista, oltre alla sua innovativa tecnica d'intaglio di bassorilievo - che forma la base del progetto ′Scratching the surface" (grattando la superficie) -, Vhils sviluppa la sua estetica personale in una pluralità di media: dalla pittura a stencil all'incisione metallica, dall'esplosione pirotecnica e video alle installazioni scultoree. Ha anche diretto diversi video musicali, cortometraggi e due produzioni di scena.

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