Original artwork description:

The artwork is inspired by illegal street art on city walls , which are covered with multiple layers of advertisements, posters, flyers, drawings and graffiti tags. The walls are often repainted in order to clean them out, but some layers can still break through the white paint. The wall lives it's own life and never stops changing. It becomes an unending urban piece of art. The artist's goal is to transfer the image of a street art wall onto the canvas. The collage is made by creating many layers that overlap each other. To create the artwork the author uses various materials like acrylic paint, structural gel and scraps of paper ripped out of newspapers and fixed to the canvas. The artist draws inspiration from the heritage of abstract expressionism artists like Robert Rauschenberg or Joan Mitchell, but also adds his own street art layer. The piece has a thick texture and a satin layer finish. The artwork is hand-signed by the artist at the front and back of the canvas.

Materials used:

acrylic paint, marker, ink, paper, oil pastel

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