Politics and Culture
Large-scale works from Australian street artist Guido van Helten:
On the outskirts of Mexico City, a response to high rates of violence towards women.
Jacksonville, Florida
Kiev, Ukraine.
Grudziądz, Poland.
Ostend, Belgium.
Minsk, Belarus.
Aalborg, Denmark.
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
[Photos: Guido van Helten]
The size and location of these portraits are interesting but the pictures themselves aren’t (to me).
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How on earth do they do those paintings?!
Is there a special painters DIY IKEA scaffolding kit?
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Scaffolding and cranes. That second link shows works in progress.
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It’s incredible. The cost of the equipment (hire, whatever), knowing how to use it, the time and space it must take. And what about dealing with the building owners! Do they get a say in it!
That’s before the painting starts. Getting everything right, perspective, dimensions, in those huge spaces while working a few feet (?) from the surface shows amazing skill.
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Mick Hartley 
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