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Antiga mente nova
ADD FUEL2012-11-01
WOOL | Covilhã Urban Art Festival
Lisbon | Covilhã , Portugal
WOOL | Covilhã Urban Art Festival _ WOOL ON TOUR _ 2nd edition | ADD FUEL
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- Title: Antiga mente nova
- Creator: ADD FUEL
- Creator Lifespan: 1980
- Creator Nationality: Portuguese
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: Portugal
- Date: 2012-11-01
- Location Created: Rua Rodrigues de Faria, LXFactory, Lisboa, District - Lisboa; Country - Portugal
- location:lon: -9.177711
- location:lat: 38.704000
- Technique: stencil
- Physical Dimensions: w20,00 x h2,10 x d0 m (complete)
- Map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213433614628918665172.0004c6b4f652c100ea4be&msa=0&dg=feature
- Details: WOOL – Covilhã Urban Art Festival, that merged in 2011 in Covilhã, for various reasons beyond our control, didn’t get more support or funding for a second edition, so obviously we searched for other geographies, new projects and new formats. The first place that welcome us was LXFactory in Lisbon (as Rua Rodrigues Faria, 103 – www.lxfactory.com), undeniably the most creative and artistic center of the capital, which was installed in an old flourmill and later printer industry, a place filled with old and gray facades. This is a piece from the second group of artists that were featured at LXFactory, for WOOL ON TOUR 02. A piece by Add Fuel, a reinterpretation of the traditional Portuguese tile, with a stencil technique. And leaving a strong message, with 'Antiga Mente Nova' (in english 'Old mind New')
- Biography: Diogo Machado excels in creating imaginary worlds, where he combines fictional characters, decorative elements, a distinctive trait, an omnipresent humor and a remarkable sense of symmetry. In the series of tiles that he stencils and/or lays on the walls, he creates the idea of a trompe l'oeil, leading us to believe that these are scenes inspired in a medieval universe; such is the rigor with which he draws. However, when we're closer and see the tiles carefully, we discover a completely contemporary composition of figures and creatures. It's a pop world, strange, were irony is always present.
- Provenance: WOOL Fest
- Type: street art
- Rights: WOOL Fest
- External Link: www.facebook.com/woolfest
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