前言：
今天小U為大家介紹一位Urban Art United 城市藝術聯盟的合作藝術家，葡萄牙知名視覺藝術家Vhils。
於巴西里約熱內盧的一副作品前的Vhils攝影: João Pedro Moreira.
Vhils
葡萄牙知名視覺藝術家
原創牆壁雕鑿技巧創作大型牆面藝術
Vhils 真名為 Alexandre Farto，是葡萄牙知名視覺藝術家，以原創牆壁雕鑿技巧成為街頭藝術家，作品遍佈全世界30+個國家；擅長鑿刻、剪除、鑽開、刻蝕、火藥技法，用多元媒材製作“具創意的破壞”視覺藝術，曾為里約熱內盧貧民區社區、EDP基金會（里斯本）, 蓬皮杜中心（巴黎）, 巴比肯藝術博物館（倫敦）, 中央美術學院藝術博物館（北京）, 和聖地亞哥當代藝術博物館（聖地亞哥）合作藝術家。
Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils (b. 1987) has become renowned for developing a unique visual language based on the removal of the surface layers of walls and other media with non-conventional tools and techniques, establishing symbolic reflections on identity, the relationship of interdependence between people and the surrounding environment, and life in contemporary urban societies, as well as the impact of the passage of time, material transformation and development. Since 2005, he has presented his work in over 30 countries around the world in solo and group exhibitions, site-specific art interventions, artistic events and projects in various contexts – from working with communities in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, to collaborations with reputed art institutions such as the EDP Foundation (Lisbon), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Barbican Centre (London), CAFA Art Museum (Beijing), or the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego), among others.
牆面藝術
某天你閒逛在街上，無意間看到了一面斑駁牆壁上刻著一副陌生的面孔，遙遠地被一雙深邃的眼睛凝視，你一定會好奇其中的故事，而Vhils正式是這個故事講述者。來自葡萄牙的視覺藝術家Vhils，最初以塗鴉藝術家身份，在家鄉塞沙爾 (位於葡萄牙首都里斯本附近) 展開他的藝術生涯。經過幾年徒手塗鴉後，他憑藉原創牆壁雕鑿技巧，成為最具個人風格的街頭藝術家之一。
Vhils透過去除多層的牆身創作不同作品，同時充分利用有別於傳統的材料和工具，他會鑿刻、剪除、鑽開、刻蝕以至用火藥炸出各種層次。Vhils稱之為「具創意的破壞」，這手法與考古學家將泥土撥開發掘埋藏於底下的事物類近，令歲月留在牆上的痕跡重見天日是一種富有詩意的美感。這項計畫Scratching the Surface這項已製作超過220幅作品，遍佈全球多達80個國家及地區。
His groundbreaking bas-relief carving technique – which forms the basis of the Scratching the Surface project and was first presented to the public at the VSP group exhibition in Lisbon in 2007 and at the Cans Festival in London the following year –, has been hailed as one of the most compelling approaches to art created in the streets in the last decade.
Hong Kong, 2016
Dubai, UAE, 2016
Lisboa, Portugal, 2014
Vhils相信城市的牆壁攝取一個地方的特質及歷史痕跡，因而在每個城市都各有特性。本著這個信念，Vhils更把關注點落在城市和市民之間的聯繫，通過近乎嚴苛的的雕琢，一幅幅陌生的面孔浮現於牆上。整個創作過程亦尋求反映城市的身份、其居民以及過往的故事，突顯人生百態在各個大城小鎮裡皆存有同異，反映著大眾的身份及現今城市的面貌如何受到全球化影響，正逐漸趨向統一。
Vhils與特定社區有連續的創作，例如在上海或里約熱內盧等城市，有關強制搬遷、中產階級化和社會分化的議題，這些Scratching the Surface 系列即便帶著淡淡憂傷的人像雕刻卻為城市帶來生氣，為公共空間添置一份人文氣息與關懷。
This striking form of visual poetry, showcased around the world in both indoor and outdoor settings, has been described as brutal and complex, yet imbued with a simplicity that speaks to the core of human emotions. An ongoing reflection on identity, on life in contemporary urban societies and their saturated environments, it explores themes such as the struggle between the aspirations of the individual and the demands of everyday life, or the erosion of cultural uniqueness in the face of the dominant model of globalised development and the increasingly uniform reality it has been imposing around the world. It speaks of effacement but also of resistance, of destruction yet also of beauty in this overwhelming setting, exploring the connections and contrasts, similarities and differences, between global and local realities. （Credit from official website, Text: Miguel Moore）
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2014
Los Angeles, USA, 2010 (collaboration with JR) 33
Lisbon, Portugal, 2014
其他素材
牆面不是Vhils的唯一載體。Vhils痴迷於對媒材本質的探索，木頭、金屬塊、泡沫、視頻、裝置、LED屏幕等等都已成為他的藝術實驗玩具。而Vhils的創作手法也大膽突破，不拿畫筆拿電鑽，時不時還用炸藥和鹽酸創作“具有創意的破壞”藝術 。例如Metal系列金屬板作品，Vhils用具有腐蝕性材料（如充滿硝酸的筆）進行創作，經歷無數次實驗和耐心的調劑配比，熟練地以其獨創的蝕刻金屬板技法，讓硬朗的金屬呈現出“隨機性”的美感。且在排列重組中探索身份認同和城市視覺影響的主題。
“破壞”不能重來，而藝術在Vhils這裡也不是一板一眼的玩兒法。即便媒材各班不同，對社會、對居民、對環境的深層次關懷自始自終都貫穿在作品裡。這一副副面孔，一雙雙眼神都是真實存在的，Vhils懷揣著善良細膩的心用藝術講述著平凡人的故事，並用藝術記錄和見證著時代的改變。
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