Solo show Zurich

SPEEDY GRAPHITO

14.12.2020 – 19.12.2020

THE URBAN ART SHOP AT STREET CORNER

What do you think of when you see a spray can?

Speedy Graphito’s new series dedicates its attention to the most used tool and most associated symbol to graffiti and street art, which is – the spray can. Kolly Gallery is excited to present the outstanding series entitled The Urban Art Shop at the Street Corner from 14th to 19th December 2020.

With the significant title The Urban Art Shop at the Street Corner Speedy Graphito points out the importance and intimacy of urban art shops for the creative community, which is still utterly necessary today. Nowadays there are still just a few local suppliers for cans and paint equipment for graffiti and street art, which mostly represent places of all desires, of all creative projections for artists of this particular field.

Kings wear crowns and bishops carry a crosier. Throughout history insignia and attributes have been assigned to clearly identify certain functions, positions and professions. Just as iconic figures but also crafts men and women had their attributes, probably the most unequivocal and iconic attribute in the graffiti and street art universe is – the spray can.

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„ I associate this aesthetic with the world of luxury which makes it a point of honor to present things in a spectacular and unexpected way.“

NASTY, 2020.

Speedy Graphito’s creative practice is multi-layered and rich in content and visual elements. Starting with portraits of icons such as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Speedy Graphito, Obey and Banksy, who certainly paved the way for the urban arts movement. The portraits serve not only as a homage but also as a connection to the consumer product “urban art”, which has established itself strongly in recent years but has also become extremely commercialized. Adapting the concept of Andy Warhol’s Cambell’s Soup series, the arrangement of Graphito’s canvases suggests the shelves filled with spray cans of an urban art shop. As ordinary soups are in Warhol’s eyes, so are spray cans for sprayers in Graphito’s artworks.

Speedy Graphito’s artistic and cultural references from the different artists underline the connection and concept of Graphito’s his artistic practice. The inspiration by these urban art icons is predominantly evident from the aesthetic implementation of the references.

The trinity of the artist, the art work and the tool are represented as unity on Speedy Graphito’s canvases.

Tania di Brita

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