on what we would call a canvas,
this canvas is huge, at 3,000-square
meters! all images © Valentin Flauraud and Saype,
French
artist Guillaume Legros, who’s better known as Saype, has painted a
hopeful new work on a grassy hillside that’s best seen from the air at Leysin,
Switzerland,
,he
expansive piece is Saype’s encouraging response to the ongoing threat of
COVID-19 worldwide. “During these times of pandemic, a majority of the world
population is confined. Although we are all affected, we live different
challenges or struggles and I choose to paint this fresco entitled ‘BEYOND
CRISIS’ close to home to share with you an optimistic message and a breath of
fresh air,” the self-taught artist wrote on Instagram,
yes you read that correctly, self taught!
he
said in a
statement, by inviting “us to wonder about our deep nature, our spirit, our
place on earth and in the society.”
it must be pointed out that Saype uses paint derived from natural materials like coal and chalk, to purchase a lithograph of the artist’s ephemeral artworks, check out what’s available in his shop, I just cannot imagine how to even start any canvas, never mind one this size!
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