W+K Exp brings graffiti art to India

The opening evening of the exhibition saw some of the prominent Delhi faces.

W+K Exp,Wieden+Kennedys art gallery,presented a first-of-its-kind graffiti art exhibition,Butterflies,Birds + Spray Cans.

In collaboration with British Council,the exhibition features works of one of the traditional urban art forms,aerosol art or graffiti art by prominent UK artist,Xenz aka Graeme Brusby,who is a major figure to emerge from the infamous Bristol street art scene. Curated by W+K Exp,the exhibition will be held from September 6th to October 8th 2010.

The opening evening of the exhibition saw some of the prominent Delhi faces including – Manish Arora,Malini Ramani,Sumant Jaikishan,Aparna Chandra,Joey Matthews,Vyom Mehta,George Martin,Tarun Pal,Anurag Batra and many more.

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Within W+K Exp,the works displayed will include paintings,on recovered and recycled metal surfaces,discarded objects found on the streets of London,a multi-layered screen print,traditional canvas and a Mosaic made of 64 canvas tiles.

Xenz explains,”My aim is to develop a community around these mosaics,where people who come to the show are the only ones to ever see it in its complete state – a bit like seeing graffiti before it’s buffed or destroyed. Each participant becomes part-owner of the mural – almost like buying shares.”

In his latest works which will be on display at the exhibition at W+K Exp,Xenz explores the romance of nature captured through a series of paintings that explore an enchanted forest in search of mythical birds.

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