Spraying Fine Art with C215

UBW would like to take this opportunity to spotlight a Street Art legend, French artist, C215. This is the working moniker of Christian Guémy, whose work draws from his skillset of a classically trained artist combined with a well-developed modern street art flair.

C215 is known for his fine art portraits done on walls, as well as gallery offerings on wood and canvas. His unmatched works are created using a trademark combination of hand-cut stencils and freehand spray work. He likes to portray “things and people that society aims at keeping hidden”, like homeless people, street kids, smokers and lovers.

Guémy’s undeniable talent gained him immediate respect of fellow artists and success throughout the art world. Shepard Fairey (of Obey) gave the following quote:  

"C215's art captures a light, depth, and humanity that is difficult, and rare using stencils, his chosen medium. Stencils tend to flatten images and make them static, but C215 has

developed a style of illustrating and stenciling that yields an impressionistic illumination of his subject's character. Even though his technique is meticulously refined, C215's work transcends the formal and seems to get to the core of compassion and belief in the human spirit. Encountering C215's pieces on the street is always makes me happy"

Check out a short video on this amazing artist: 5 MINUTES WITH C215 by Estelle Beauvais at:   https://vimeo.com/71808026