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Art collective Prefab77 take contemporary street art to new heights literally. Their urban artworks to date include awe inspiring paste ups in Newcastle and Brighton, each spanning the size of a three storey building. Their work relies on heavy texture, using collage techniques, thick application of gloss, and bounteous coatings of spray paint, to create bold, busy and beautiful prints. ‘The Savage Garden 5’ depicts the photorealist profile of a woman, surrounded by a kaleidoscopic array of monochrome patterns, type, and graphics. Hints of colour pepper the print, from bright pink lipstick and piercing blue eyes, to scatterings of aerosol pigment and gentle washes of soft hue. It’s a piece that’s rich in texture and design a triumph of contemporary street to canvas aesthetics.
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