Saype
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 Saype in 2019 | |
| Born | Guillaume Legros February 17, 1989 Belfort, France |
| Nationality | French-Swiss |
| Known for | Biodegradable land art painting |
Saype, pseudonym of Guillaume Legros, born on February 17, 1989, in Belfort, France is a fresco painter specialising in ephemeral (short term life) urban art and land art using biodegradable paint.
Biography[]
Guillaume Legros is known under the pseudonym Saype, which is formed from the contraction of "Say" and "Peace", two words he used in graffiti from an early age.[1] As an artist, Saype is self-taught, he began painting graffiti in the street,[2] at the age of fourteen in Évette-Salbert, a commune in the department of Territoire de Belfort.[2] His first works, made in his studio, were exhibited in Galerie d'art at the age of sixteen.[3] Saype specialises in grass painting, and ephemeral land art.[4][5] using 100% biodegradable paint[6] and is composed of water, chalk, coal and casein.[2][7] The artwork disappears after a month due to regrowth of the grass, the weather and the passage of visitors.[8]
Gallery[]
Saype (Guillaume Legros) painting grass for the ArtiChoke festival 2019
Saype (Guillaume Legros) at work for the ArtiChoke festival 2019
Beyond Walls by Saype, au Parc des Bastions à Genève, 201
References[]
- ^ "Ephemeral art for lasting peace". eda.admin.ch. September 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Saype's worldwide 'Beyond walls Project' extends his symbolic human chain to Benin, West Africa 2021". graffitistreet.com. March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Tribute to artist Saype 2018". France 3. 2019-01-03.
- ^ "The artist Saype creates a fresco for the 30th anniversary of the Eurockéennes de Belfort". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Switzerland: a record fresco in bio". leparisien.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Switzerland a record fresco in bio". la Croix. August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Beyond walls: Behind the scenes of the artist Saype". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Passage on LCI of Saype". Saype Artist. 2015-08-17.
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