[Urban Painting]

artist: LUCAMALEONTE (italy)
Stencil on canvas
100 cm x 90 cm
11 layers each color (red, green, military green, purple, grey)
completely handcut, only stencil.
first attempt with colors.
www.woostercollective.com/2008/12/fear_the_11th_layer_from_lucamaleonte.html

SOLD OUT





canvas detail

[silvermyn]

V Nice. Looks like the makings of a mighty fine salad

[Urban Painting]

A VERY GOOD SALAD.

STENCIL ON CANVAS 350X250CM

[elwheel]

Absolutley flabbergasted at this guys skill. Seriously have a look at that link

www.woostercollective.com/2008/12....camaleonte.html

I didn't know you could be this good with stencils. Anymore links carbone 1500?

[slowmo]

Crap.

[romanywg]

It may be a masterpiece but it does nothing for me. Sometimes something simple says far more.

[Adamski]

Jan 22, 2009 16:07:38 GMT 1 romanywg said:

It may be a masterpiece but it does nothing for me. Sometimes something simple says far more.

Totally agree. Stencils should be about simplifying an image. this just looks like a live trace from Illustrator.

[neale]

Great stencil work an'all but I prefer my veg on a plate

[Deleted]

Jan 22, 2009 16:07:38 GMT 1 romanywg said:

It may be a masterpiece but it does nothing for me. Sometimes something simple says far more.

i agree Less is More but in this case the word Masterpiece is no exaggeration equals anything i've seen in the national gallery

[angel41]

Although I admire the time and skill that must go into work like this there appears to be no reasoning behind it other than repilcating a photograph. Maybe more time should be spent coming up with something which has a point.

These type of stencils just look like low res JPGs to me and it raises a very important question. What is the point?

[Urban Painting]

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

WHAT IS THE POINT?
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
WHAT I'M SURE IS THAT TOO MANY ARTISTS ARE TRYING TO HAVE A BANKSY STYLE.
TRY TO FIND A PERSONAL STYLE ( LIKE BANKSY, SHEPARD FAIREY, C215, ARTIST OUVRIER, BLACK LE RAT, JEF AEROSOL, ETC..) IN THE STENCIL ART IS NOT EASY .
MAYBE THIS PICE BY LUCAMALEONTE IS JUST A LOW RESOLUTION JPG, BUT NOW I'M SURE LUCAMALEONTE HAS HIS OWN STYLE.


fishes and vegetables. I need to eat something.

stencil on canvas 50x70cm 6 colors totally handcutted





cans festival

[romanywg]

Ok. I accept that Lucamaleonte is a master at his craft but now let's see some originality. Who wants a stencil of the cans crowd on their wall? Let's see him use his skills to his advantage and blow us away with the unexpected.

[Urban Painting]

that's true romanywg, it is what i'm waiting for from lucamaleonte. Anyway, the cans crowd canvas in my house with conor harrington on the left and cludio ethos on the right and i can tell you it looks amazing .

[Urban Painting]

I THINK THAT TO UNDERSTAND THE LAST ARTWORK BY LUCMALEONTE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT IS MANNERISM.
IN A RECENT INTERVIEW LUCA SAID: WHO INSPIRE YOUR ART?
"Caravaggio, Bosch, Pontormo, Paolo Uccello, Andrea Pazienza eTC "

Mannerism:
(from maniera, “manner,” or “style”), artistic style that predominated in Italy from the end of the High Renaissance in the 1520s to the beginnings of the Baroque style around 1590. The Mannerist style originated in Florence and Rome and spread to northern Italy and, ultimately, to much of central and northern Europe. The term was first used around the end of the 18th century by the Italian archaeologist Luigi Lanzi to define 16th-century artists who were the followers of major Renaissance masters.
MORE INFO: www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/362538/Mannerism


CARAVAGGIO

[/img]http://www.pages.mi.it/wp-content/img/2006/06/naturamorta.jpg
BOSH


PAOLO UCCELLO

REALLY THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR COMMENTS

[angel41]

Think it's blatantly obvious from the Cans Crowd one that the guy also gets a machine to cut his stencils as well. Athena anyone?

The only style I see is colour separation.

[Urban Painting]

ANGEL41, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL THE LUCAMALEONTE STENCIL ARE HANDCUTTED.

[angel41]

Like the man in the orthopaedic shoes said "I stand corrected". ;D

That's quiet some talent then. Think if he applies this to some meaningful ideas the worlds his oyster.

[stickee]

I can also vouch for Luca that it is all cut by hand, it's the Italian way

[mike hunt]

Technically brilliant, but very pedestrian. I heard a rumour that something called 'photography' might make this kind of art obselete.

[hellothere]

Jan 23, 2009 13:35:38 GMT 1 mike hunt said:

Technically brilliant, but very pedestrian. I heard a rumour that something called 'photography' might make this kind of art obselete.

;D

i agree, really hope he puts his skills to a more original use, that would be amazing.

[romanywg]

What is a MASPERPICE anyway?

[etched]

Jan 23, 2009 14:27:34 GMT 1 romanywg said:

What is a MASPERPICE anyway?

not a masterpiece ;D

[stickee]

Jan 23, 2009 14:27:34 GMT 1 romanywg said:

What is a MASPERPICE anyway?

his english is better than my italian that's for sure

[giiiant]

looks kinda like those old sega genesis graphics

[Urban Painting]

OK. THIS IS NOT A MASTERPIECE, IT'S JUST A good STENCIL ON CANVAS.

[hellothere]

Jan 23, 2009 15:07:45 GMT 1 Urban Painting said:

OK. THIS IS NOT A MASTERPIECE, IT'S JUST A good STENCIL ON CANVAS.

agreed.

is it yours?

[schlomo]

If thats all cut by hand then the guy is RIDICULOUSLY talented, especially the cans crowd piece (which i think i can actually see myself in by the by!) Sorry but does he really cut everything by hand?? he must use a ludicrously thin blade to do things like the tiny bits of text on the signs......

[Urban Painting]

SCHLOMO: THE CANS CROWD TOOK 100 HOURS TO HANDCUTT.

THIS ONE: 31 DAYS . it's 350x250cm


AT THE URBAN PAINTING RECYCLED SHOW (CARUGATE- 16/19JAN09)
PEOPLE WERE SHOCKED ABOUT HIS CANVASES. THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY WERE NOT A PHOTOGRAPHY.

but i don't really care how much time he spend handcutting stencil.
I love his canvases.

ALL THESE LUCAMALEONTE CANVASES ARE MINE AND THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE. THANKS

[schlomo]

Cheers Carbone, i'm really not surprised it takes that long! They're amazing mate, you must be happy to own them.

[romanywg]

I took this pic 7 months ago at the Stencil Festival in Paris. More pics here www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/sets/72157605698753426/


I also prefer his older works. More style IMO.