Guido van Helten
Guido van Helten | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) Brisbane, Australia |
| Alma mater | Southern Cross University |
| Known for | Large-scale photorealistic murals |
| Style | Photorealism |
| Movement | Street art (former graffiti artist) |
Guido van Helten (born 1986)[1] is an Australian artist, known for his photorealistic murals.[2]
Van Helten was raised in Brisbane and was a graffiti artist in his youth. He moved to Lismore, New South Wales to study visual arts at Southern Cross University, majoring in printmaking.[3]
Works
[edit]- Van Helten's work Brim Silo Art project, a large mural painted on the grain silos at Brim, Victoria, an example of the growing genre of silo art, was a finalist in 2016 Sulman Prize.[4]
- Van Helten painted a mural on the former BB&T building in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, "to give voice to traditionally Black communities on the west side of Greenville", after a commission in 2019.[5]
- During the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Van Helten painted of a photograph of the reactor taken in 1986 on the side of a cooling tower.[6]
- In 2021, he was commissioned as the lead artist to paint 16 murals in and around the small Western Australian town of Collie, which included an 8,000-square-metre mural at the Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Guido van Helten". Widewalls. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ Arias, Enriqueta. "Interview: Guido van Helten". Instagrafite. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Graduate Story: Guido Van Helten". Southern Cross University. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Brim silo artist Guido Van Helten a finalist in Sir John Sulman Prize". Wimmera Mail-Times. Fairfax. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ Stamp, Elizabeth, "A Powerful Mural Marks the Desegregation of South Carolina Schools", Architectural Digest, 12 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Chernobyl Cooling Towers". Chernobyl Story. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ↑ Loney, Georgia (20 February 2021). "Massive Wellington Dam wall mural unveiled, boosting economy in Collie". ABC News (Australia).
External links
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Media related to Guido van Helten at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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