Streetart: New “Mediocre” Mural by Axel Void in Arecibo // Puerto Rico (8 Pictures)

Sahjah | Abgelegt: Art & Design, Paintings, Streetart / Urban, Streetstyle | 13. Januar 2015 um 09:30 | Keine Kommentare

Ähnlich wie das gigantische “Papa“-Mural, welches im Rahmen der letztjährigen Art Basel an den Wynwood Walls in Miami/Florida entstand, wird auch das aktuellste Artwork von Alejandro Hugo Dora Mets aka Axel Void, Bestandteil des Films “Mediokre” sein, an dem der Street Artist bereits seit geraumer Zeit arbeitet. Das neuste Piece des Künstlers, der seine Zelte nach Stationen in Sevilla und Berlin mittlerweile in Miami aufgeschlagen hat, lässt sich in Arecibo/Puerto Rico finden. Als Vorlage diente dem 29-jährigen eine alte Fotoaufnahme eines Boxers, welches er in einem Gym der kleinen Hafenstadt fand. Void selbst hat über sein Artwork in Arecibo folgendes zu sagen:

This wall is part of the “Mediocre” series. It’s an old photo that is hanging on the wall of a gym of the town. Arecibo is a small town on the north coast of the island. In the past years the states built shopping centers around the area. This closed all the small businesses of the area and forced people to leave the town because there were no more job opportunities. Now the town is practically a ghost town with a very beautiful and strong feeling of home from those who still remain there. It is surrounded by water with the sea on one side and a large river on the other and a beautiful reminiscent mix of architecture. I felt like the boxer represents a similar feeling, the local hero that at the moment gained popularity and perhaps signified pride but with time is forgotten and remains in the memory of some photo hanging on the wall. – Axel Void

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