XOOOOX was the first German street artist to come to prominence on the international art market. Now he is regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative urban artists worldwide. His works have been shown in numerous international exhibitions and sold at auctions .
Creating delicate stenciled works and installations on found objects such as wood, metal and stone, XOOOOX distinctly contrasts the glamour of fashion culture with existentialist themes such as vulnerability and transience. The life-size stencils of professionally styled photo models form the leitmotif of the figurative studies and scrutinize the worship cult and seduction techniques of haute couture. Beguilingly beautiful, XOOOOX’s women convey a sense of melancholy and introversion and allude to the growing displeasure with the uniform, consumption-driven hype of the fashion industry.
Using transitory media such as exposed building facades, worm-eaten wood, rotting fabric and rusty metal, XOOOOX grounds this apparently glamorous theme in the street, however the artist’s aim is not to deconstruct fashion culture. XOOOOX pays homage to traditional haute couture while leveling criticism at the over industrialization of fashion as a cultural artifact of our time. For example he morphs an H&M logo into the letters HIV as a statement against the leveling effect of global clothing brands that are spreading around the world like a virus.
XOOOOX lives and works in Berlin.
XOOOOX will have a solo show in London at Mead Carney Fine Art 12.09-13.10.2012