Vhils

Street Artist Biography

Etching and Carving

Alexandre Farto (Also known as Vhils) was born in 1987 and raised in Portugal- which was deeply affected by the revolution at the time. It was then that he witnessed much destruction and the effects of the war on the walls.

Explosives, projectiles, and demolition- sounds like scenes from the civil war of a third world country. Truth is, Alexandre Farto is leading a revolution on his own. His technique has, without a doubt, changed the face of street art forever! Vhils is a very young artist who has already engraved a permanent mark in street art history. He divides his carvings into layers of images and then begins by destroying to create. His work consists of faces of individuals, often unknown beings within a community.

This man believes that destruction is a form of construction. You read that right. As crazy as it sounds he has found a very impressive method and that is by etching, scratching, carving and even exploding walls! Of course, much graffiti can be labeled destructive, but his work is truly pushing the boundaries. He believes change is necessary to communicate with the mass public, and this includes society.

One of Vhils most popular forms of media is his relief portraits. These portraits are chiseled into plaster and brick walls all over the world. Other forms of media are collage, wheat paste, wood, metal, installations, and more.

Source: http://alexandrefarto.com/