Artist Feature: Vinz Feel Free
...hybrid subjects with a system of symbols...
Vinz uses a multi-step process to create his unique imagery. He first photographs nude models, either isolated or orchestrated in small groups. He then paints animal heads onto large-scale prints of the human figures, creating hybrid subjects with a system of symbols attached to various species. These are applied to walls with wheat paste throughout European cities.
Taking a more delicate approach to his studio work, Vinz collages paper ephemera into a background texture, as a base to print the figures onto, before painting details in enamel or gouache.
Birds signify freedom, fish represent consumerism, frogs convey authority and lizards represent oppression.
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