Stick It With Vinil Colante

Brazil seakan tidak habis akan sumber daya manusia dalam dunia gambar tempel. Kali ini kami kedatangan tamu agung dari kota Santos yaitu Vinil Colante yang bersedia bercerita tentang skena disana. Simak!

Please introduce yourself.

My name is Vlaidner known as Colante. I’m from Santos-SP/Brazil and I run Urban ArtProject named Vinil Colante Arte Ataque Manifesto.

What’s the story behind your street art name?

I’ve been acting in the streets for more than 22 years (started with wall writings) and Vinil Colante project was created in 2006 when I started to produce sticker art. The project doesn’t  limit itself to spray painting or sticker art. It embraces urban art as something wide and open, without limits of material, technique or any creative restriction.

How is the sticker scene in your city or country?

The sticker movement in Brazil is quite similar to what’s happening around the world. This branch of urban art was always stronger in countries like Germany, USA, Mexico and the whole Europe, but  it’s just like the waves. It has its ups-several artists workings- and downs – stop being trendy and a lot of people stop doing it. since I don’t care about trend it doesn’t matter to me. I’ve never stopped since I started. In my town Santos- SP, for instance, I’m the only one doing it. There were other artists acting but they start and don’t stick to the scene and stopping soon. But we have many artists spread through Brazil mainly in Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and the south of the country.

How you make your artworks, using what kind of technique?

Every single technique I can reach. For my stickers I use silkscreen, stencil, free hand on paper, vinyl, customized tags from political advertising labels, mail labels etc. Limitless.

How did you play with your stickers on the streets, did you quite often make a collaboration?

I always stick on my own stickers in the streets. I also stick the work of other artist that I’m corresponding with by mail. I’ve collaborated with artist from a lot of places and countries. we exchange stickers. It’s been more than 40 countries.

What’s the most important? Quantity or quality?

Quality and concept for sure. I receiving amazing works but some of the mailed works are so horrible that they look like shitty works.

Can you share us your opinion about sticker art?

Sticker art in my opinion is the evolution (or mix with urban art) of postal art from the70’s and 80’s. It’s wider now-thanks to the means of communication-and expanded to the streets where it has developed to this format due to the evolution and expansion of types of industrial reproduction and the access to graphic material like printers, paint and sticker support. It’s a very special way to get an original work of art from an artist you love and lives far from you. It’s also a way to have your art reaching a different and distant public. It’s a new kind of art and it will grow more and more. It’s history is under construction. I sporadically organize a sticker art exhibition here in Brazil called Expo Colex where people can see urban art stickers from several places of the globe free of charge. It’s one of the biggest in Brazil. It’s worth knowing.

Terima kasih banyak kawan. Kapan-kapan kita berjumpa lagi di jalanan dalam satu frame tentunya. Maju terus skena di Santos. Salam tempel!

Foto: Dokumentasi pribadi Vinil Colante