Without a doubt, DMV are one of our favourite graffiti/street art/art collective’s… Which makes this even harder to write about, because it looks like they will only be traveling to Melbourne.
Bom-K, Blo, Brusk, Dran, Gris, ISO, Jaw, Kan and Sowat.
If you haven’t heard of these guys, click the links above and be amazed. Otherwise, if you’re in Melbourne get down to RTIST gallery to see for yourself. Hopefully we’ll see some DMV walls popping up too…
RTIST Gallery
Thursday the 16th of February 2012
29 St Edmonds Road
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
www.rtistgallery.com
More about DMV:
The French graffiti crew Da Mental Vaporz was created in 1999 by Bom.k and Iso within the Paris suburbs. Soon joined by Kan, they stood out by making huge murals in sordid lands within the southern suburbs, showcasing different subjects from traditional graffiti (previously confined to either block letters or cartoon characters and bubbles). Thus, their artworks can span over tens of meters high and wide, depicting monstrous characters, madness and the imminent end of times. In the 2000s, Jaw from South of France joined the collective with his crazy contorted characters and lettering. Gris1 came to strengthen the crew with his expertise of old school graffiti codes and madness vectors. Brusk from Lyon, vandal master with “3D honour” followed shortly and brought Dran’s touch of cynicism and childlike characters to the collective. Eventually in 2008 Sowat successfully managed to join the crew with his flops and calligraffiti … and discreetly integrate Blo with his dislocated dolls to darken the whole scenery.
Da Mental Vaporz surprises by its creativity and combination of styles. Internationally known for its large scale spectacular murals, the DMV successfully manages to maintain the unity of the group while strengthening each individuality. Regular feature of magazines, festivals, and exhibitions across Europe, Latin America, New York, Moscow or Hong-Kong, the Da Mental Vaporz crew members are both known collectively and individually. In 2010 Dran was invited by elusive artist Banksy for two simultaneous solos shows at POW in London, “Marks & Stencils” and “I have Chalks”.
OH. An here’s an example of the type of walls they paint……
