Matthias Schoenaerts Instagram – Fissures and flaws. Surface cracks and deep scars. Tangible pangs: Our world is riddled with them. It hints at breaking, splitting, snapping, but this giant rock never caves to its torment. This is an homage to our home and the infinite stone it’s yielded us. I’ve photographed these so-called defects all over the world, then magnified and painted them somewhere else on the planet. This is a form of gratitude, announcing there’s glory in imperfection, triumph in pain and echoed connections everywhere.
The sixth wall in the series is called
“No pressure, no diamonds”
Last months the world and people went crazy. So it was time for an antidote. A colourful and vibrant expression of a desire for life.
No matter the weather it’s up to us to learn and dance in the rain.
This wall is also an hommage to the Hip-Hop culture, a culture risen out of pressure just like jazz and blues….. those artforms are not just genres….. they are socio-hystorical movements that document the lives of countless people in any kind of struglle… they are also a manifestation of commitment, discipline and creativity.
With this wall @digitaldoes and myself wanted to translate that energy and vibrance into our painting. We wanted to make something fresh.
get fresh
The term “fresh” as it is used here originates from the early 1980’s Hip-Hop/Breakdance/graffiti culture. For lack of better words it means “awe inspiringly original”. To, “get fresh” or “getfresh,” is the act of doing something fresh, something never done before and done in a way that radiates energy and life.
The crack in the wall was photographed in the street where @jr and myself made a mural in Paris. Every new place where I paint gives me a new present, as if I’m granted unepxected gifts permanently to keep sharing this energy. Cracks and scars everywhere. Beauty to share anywhere.
Let’s dance in the rain.
Thanks again to @nansschonkeren for you relentless support and thanks to @digitaldoes for your amazingly powerful contribution to the project. And thanks to @streetartantwerp for all your assistance and help.
We ll be back soon! Keep dancing
#graffiti #antwerp #hiphop #culture #history | Posted on 25/Aug/2020 00:29:28
