"SHADOW SKIPPER" is a mixed-media street art work on canvas.
The concrete-look texture of the background consists of paint residue, old paper scraps, and fragments of removed tiles, creating a raw, urban atmosphere.
This layered background, full of subtle texts and lettering, suggests a wall that tells limitless stories through time.
The girl contrasts sharply with the raw, street art-like layer behind her. The background bears traces of time, melancholy, and decay; the girl brings movement, lightness, and a moment of escape.
Materials used:
Canvas, plaster, collage, acrylic paint, pencil, pastel chalk
Tools used:
Paint roller, brush, utility knife, putty knife
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…