Pressmeddelande - 19 April 2015 05:10

Logan Hicks brings advanced stencil art to No Limit Borås

Logan Hicks is a New York-based artist known for his photorealistic stenciled paintings. Studying at the Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art in the early 1990s, Hicks cut his teeth as a successful screen printer, before being inspired to branch into stencils. Hicks moved to California to align with the Low Brow movement of the 90s, and concentrate on his fine art stencil work. Hicks relocated to Brooklyn in 2007 to continue his fine art.

- Logan´s got an amazing art style. His photorealistic pieces are created with a stencil technique he has taken to perfection. Most people seeing his work for the first time supposes that it´s a printed photo rather than a stencil piece. As Logan is a great artist and we haven´t had a stencil artist before I´m really happy to have him in our line up for 2015, says curator Shai Dahan.

- I really like that we could add yet another form of street art. We´ve got a great mix and the line up for this years artists is crowned by a real stencil king in Hicks. I´ve seen a lot of his pieces in photos but so looking forward to see work in progress in Borås. I´m totally convinced that Hicks will be admired by many during this years festival, says project manager Stina Hallhagen.

Called a painter with a photographer’s eye, Hicks’ work has largely focused on the perception of the environment, at times humanizing its architectural angles and structures, and at others using its vastness to explore self identity. Hicks’ mastery has gained him world wide respect, and given the artist opportunity to create large scale murals in Istanbul, Miami, Baltimore, New York, Tunisia, Paris and beyond.

No Limit is an outdoor art event inviting artists from around the world to participate in turning public spaces into an outdoor exhibition. The event is about all kinds of street art, from large scale murals to street art sculptures and installations. No Limit first saw the world in September 2014. 2015 we´re doing it again. A warm welcome to Borås, Sweden 3-6^th of September 2015.

Artists line up will be revealed continuously – stay tuned for further artists and more information.

More information about Logan Hicks:
workhorsevisuals.com
facebook.com/loganhickspage
instagram.com/loganhicksny
twitter.com/loganhicksny

More information about No Limit:
nolimitboras.com

- Stina Hallhagen, project manager, 0734-15 36 59
- Shai Dahan, curator, 072-174 85 85

Avancerad stencilkonst till No Limit Borås genom Logan Hicks
Logan Hicks, bosatt i New York är känd för sina fotorealistiska stencilmålningar. I början1990-talet studerade Hicks vid Marylandinstitutet för samtidskonst och fick sina första erfarenheter som framgångsrik screentryckare innan han blev inspirerad av och mot stencilkonsten. Hicks inspirerades att flytta till Kalifornien för att ta del av 90-talets “Low Brow-rörelse” och koncentrerade sig på sin stencilkonst. Hicks flyttade sedemera till Brooklyn 2007 för att fortsätta utveckla sin konst.

- Logan har ett beundransvärt manér. Han skapar sina fotorealistiska stencilmålningar genom en teknik som han tagit till fulländning. De flesta människor som beskådar hans verk första gången tror ofta att det handlar om printade fotografier snarare än stencilmålningar. Eftersom Logan är en riktigt vass konstnär och att vi inte haft någon stencilkonstnär med tidigare är jag riktigt glad att ha med honom bland våra konstnärer för 2015, säger curator Shai Dahan.

- Jag gillar att vi lyckats få in ännu en form av street art. Vi har en riktigt bra mix bland konstnärer och uttryck i år och det kröns med en riktigt stencilkung i Hicks. Jag har sett mängder av Hicks verk i fotoform, men nu ser jag verkligen fram emot att få se hur han skapar dem, live, i Borås. Jag är helt övertygad om att många kommer bli förbluffade över och beundra Hicks konst under årets festival, säger projektledare Stina Hallhagen.

Han brukar kallas för en målare med en fotografs öga. Hicks verk är till stor del inspirerade av uppfattningen av miljön. Ibland mildras verkens arkitektona vinklar och struktur. Ibland använder han verkets omfattning för att utforska självidentitet. Hicks sätt att behärska konstformen har gett honom världsomspännande respekt och han har gjort stora muralmålningar i bl a Istanbul, Miami, Baltimore, New York, Tunisien, Paris m m.

No Limit är en street art festival som bjuder in konstnärer från hela världen att delta i förvandlingen av det offentliga rummet och skapa ett gigantiskt utomhusgalleri. Festivalen innehåller alla typer av gatukonst, från muralmålningar till skulpturer och installationer. No Limit såg dagens ljus första gången i september 2014. 2015 gör vi det igen. Varmt välkommen till Borås 3-6 september 2015.

Konstnärerna för No Limit Street Art Borås kommer att släppas löpande. Håll dig uppdaterad på nolimitboras.com för vidare information.

Mer information om Logan Hicks:
workhorsevisuals.com
facebook.com/loganhickspage
instagram.com/loganhicksny
twitter.com/loganhicksny

Mer information om No Limit:
nolimitboras.com

- Stina Hallhagen, project manager, 0734-15 36 59
- Shai Dahan, curator, 072-174 85 85

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