Wall Works by Farto in Shanghai in 2016

The Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto (Aka Vhils) is famous for his unique creation on the canvas of walls and with his drill as his brush. Such art creation was witnessed in the exhibition titled “Imprint” organized by Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and Mural Painting Department of CAFA from June 30 till July 23. In this event in Beijing, this bold artist continued his typical visual narration on walls along the clue from his series Scratching the Surface project in 2007. the exhibited set of works consisted of walls of 70 carved figures and each figure was presented in an independent way, and thus became a particular installation. As an important narration and a dialogue with cities, this exhibition intended to highlight its basic condition—wall, the very fundamental substance of a city, and focus on the concept of two-way creation.