The Cyklop public arena by diverting furniture. The metal stakes inhabiting areas Urban became a medium of expression which he set his characters in one eye, with reference to the fantastical creatures of Greek mythology.
This new iconic character and singular inspired by folk art, manga, toys and take the most fantastic forms. The sidewalks of the city become a new territory to explore. By using the city as material and as a theater of its operations, The Cyklop transforms poles and endearing characters play: wild animals, African totems, toys ...
He established his territory in the heart of the city and enter into dialogue with passersby, his eye scans and questions the eye. It gives the town its human dimension and brings a touch sensitive and surprising. On the margins of the panels of signage or advertising which the city is full, it s'inscritdans public space in an original way, by offering free and universal in relation to each. It operates in a legal or illegal, but the public is always won, regardless of age or social class. A draft invasive, where the multiplicity generates a new minority to which everyone can relate to. It
footprint as the world of toys (Lego, Playmobil ...) that African art, the animal kingdom or popular mythologies ... Its graphically reminds Medam Oyaji's character Gegege no Kitaro (a manga created in 1959 by Shigeru Mizuki), whose head is reduced to a big eyeball. This form also recalls the musical group The Residents in the 80s.
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