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Saype, the French artist known for creating his massive works on grass, has unveiled a stunning 3,000m2 fresco in the Swiss Alps to inspire the world with more solidarity and more humanity.
Artist Saype creates giant Alpine work inspired by COVID-19 crisis
An artist known for creating huge pieces on grass has unveiled a project in the Swiss Alps inspired by the coronavirus crisis.Guillaume Legros, better known as French artist Saype, has painted images in cities across the world, including Paris, Buenos Aires and Liverpool. His latest work is entitled Beyond Crisis and shows a girl looking out towards the horizon with a chain of stick figures holding hands. Scroll down for gallery and to hear Saype explain the meaning behind the work.
Beyond Crisis covers over 3,000 square metres. “The fresco of more than 3,000 square metres evokes the building of a world with more solidarity and more humanity,” Saype said in a statement. The artwork was created on a clearing near the resort town of Leysin, in western Switzerland, using spray paint derived from coal and chalk. Source: Facebook/SaypeArtiste Guillaume Legros, aka Saype, At work. Saype painted the piece using spray paint derived from coal and chalk. Source: Facebook/SaypeArtiste Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Saype’s latest work is in western Switzerland Saype often paints children or close-ups of people’s hands gripping each other’s forearms and like his previous pieces Beyond Crisis is biodegradable and temporary. Source: Facebook/SaypeArtiste Spot the artist: Born in 1989, Saype (real name Guillaume Legros) currently lives and works in Moutier, Switzerland. A self-taught artist, he began painting at the age of fourteen through graffiti. He split his time between the street and his studio, and exhibited his first works in a gallery at the age of sixteen. Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Fascinated by philosophy and the questions which we could call “existential”, his painting explore, most of the time, problems concerning the human being. His work is for him a way to share his vision of the world and invites us to wonder about our deep nature, our spirit, our place on earth and in the society. Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Saype is a pioneer in the “field” of painting on grass, artistic movement between the land art and graffiti. Since 2013 he has been painting gigantic short-lived faces in the landscapes, with a 100% biodegradable paint which he prepares himself. Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Saype exhibits his works in several international art fairs. He has also been invited to participate in numerous exhibitions and projects in France and in Switzerland. Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste A sense of scale.Source: Instagram/SaypeArtiste
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