{"id":1658,"date":"2025-08-04T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:14:00","slug":"acrobatic-poses-invigorate-urban-buildings-in-monumental-murals-by-artez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"Acrobatic Poses Invigorate Urban Buildings in Monumental Murals by Artez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Acrobatic<\/p>\n

With acrobatic finesse, the figures in Artez<\/a>\u2019s large-scale murals interpret the boundaries of the walls themselves through contemporary dance and moments of repose.<\/p>\n

Currently working on an ongoing series titled Simple Acrobatics, the artist explains that he aims to \u201cbreak away from the conventional approach of depicting the human figure on a mural and offer a fresh perspective on how the human form can be portrayed in public spaces.\u201d Dancers fill the sides of buildings, sometimes using a chair as a prop, stretching around the confines of the wall as if challenging its boundaries.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSimple Acrobatics\u201d (2025), Wuppertal, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another recent theme, Thirst, <\/em>portrays people drinking from vases of flowers. The unusual gesture nods to a sense of awareness, inviting viewers to consider society\u2014its conventions and expectations\u2014and contemplate the world around them anew.<\/p>\n

Artez is currently in Gothenburg, Sweden, working on a new Simple Acrobatics<\/em> mural. Find more on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Patras (2024). Photo by KLE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cThirst (Milena)\u201d (2024), Aalborg, Denmark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cerzeto, Italy (2024)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSimple Acrobatics\u201d (2024), Bristol, U.K.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSimple Acrobatics\u201d (2024), Boulogne Sur Mer, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSleepers\u201d (2023), Cacak, Serbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSimple Acrobatics\u201d (2024), Zagreb, Croatia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cThirst For Nature \u201c(2024), Belgrade, Serbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSimple Acrobatics\u201d (2024), Cheltenham, U.K.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cMoving Residents\u201d (2023), Deventer, The Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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