C215
INFO
C215
BIOGRAPHY
Christian Guémy alias C215 is a major French artist of the street art scene.
Aged forty, he lives in Vitry-sur-Seine where he has his workshop.
He works mainly in stencil with a very recognizable style. Apart from its activities in the streets of worldwide, it presents works painted on recycling objects in many galleries in France and abroad.
Christian Guémy starts the stencil in 2006. He participated in the MUR in 2007 and realized in 2013 a painted wall of 25 meters in Paris, National Underground, representing a cat.
In 2013, he also painted the face of the justice minister, Christiane Taubira, while targets of racist attacks. Known internationally, Christian Guémy presents works painted on recycling of objects in galleries in France and worldwide.
In 2014 he was asked to create 20 illustrations for the game Far Cry 4 Ubisoft.
His favorite subjects are children, the have-account, anonymous, lovers, but also animals (dogs, cats and birds), particularly in its present urban paintings. Its main model is his daughter Nina, born in 2003.
His style ranges from the most duotone color compositions. The dimensions of his works remain on a human scale, not realizing that rarely painted walls very large.
A fervent admirer of Caravaggio, C215 wants to put poetry and emotion in the heart disembodied cities. His anonymous faces with expressive features reflect his need to regain some humanity.
“My works put invisible among the celebrities. Through these faces, I wish that passersby are confronted with their own humanity. ”
“The art of C215 is to capture light, depth and humanity. It is very difficult to
perform stencil – his favorite medium – and rarely successful. This technique has indeed tend to flatten images and make them static.In contrast, C215 has developed a style of illustration and cutting that reveals the underlying personality of its subjects, giving them an impressionistic lighting. Although his technique is meticulous, in the most refined sense, the art of C215 transcends pure form and seems touch the essence of the human soul. It’s always a great joy for me to cross C215 works in the street. ”
Shepard Fairey aka OBEY
From July 10 to October 8, 2018, the urban artist C215 gives faces to the great honored figures at the Pantheon with the “Illustrious ! “C215 around the Pantheon “.
Take a route in the Crypt of the Pantheon and then in the streets of the 5th arrondissement! You will go behind the scenes of creation of C215 before leaving the monument to discover the portraits of 28 personalities.
Amoureux
Technique 70x55 cm
Edith
Technique mixte 40x40 cm
Maitre Yoda
Technique mixte 85x125 cm
Vagabond acier rouillé
Sculpture H 55 cm
Pompe à essence Steve Mcqueen
Technique mixte H125 cm
KID acier rouillé
Sculpture H 60 cm
Kid acier bleu
Sculpture acier H 60 cm
Boîte aux lettres Star Wars
Technique mixte H125cm
Vagabond
Sculpture acier H 68 cm
The Cat
Toile 100x70 cm
RIHANA
Technique mixte sur toile 65x50
Pure Evil
Technique mixte 133x66 cm
Basquiat
Technique mixte 150x100 cm
LEMMY KILMISTER
Gilet Technique mixte 92x80
LAWLESS
Technique mixte 180x180 cm
