Belgian based urban artist creating in a variety of mediums and supports including spray paint, acrylics, ballpoint, paint markers, collages, hand-cut paper and stencils.
Studied art history and advertising art at the academy of Leuven (SLAC).
Versatile and experimental approach to stencil, inspired by traditional Japanese papercuts (kiri-e), anti-pop culture in the eighties and the arts & crafts movement of the 19th century.
Stencil and papercut design is based on small intricate ink drawings, often the stencil is used just once (as opposed to serigraphy), afterwards the pochoir is colored with acrylics and ttransforms into a decorative artwork itself. This cycle forces the artist to continuously come up with new designs and run through the cycle again.
The process from drawing to finished work is completely analogue, without the use of software or photo filters. Some designs involve more geometrics, resulting in analog halftone designs with a 'trompe l'oeil' effect.
Latest works are built up with up to forty layers of spray paint, resulting in softened lines and exploring the limits of the stencil medium towards photorealism.
Work was presented in group shows with artists like C215, Jef Aerosol, Blek Le Rat, Vhils, Banksy, Miss Tic and Shepard Fairey.

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Name:
Kris Trappeniers
Joined:
April 2007
Currently:
Belgium
I am:
Male
Occupation:
Urban crafts
Email:
kris.trappeniers [at] pandora.be