ROA

Roa, a Belgium street artist from Ghent who paints unbelievable illustrations of animals, dissected, whole, craniums and the body or just some organs hanging out on big murals. We are back at semiotics again; it is so hard to get away from…

“FC: What's the idea behind showing animals organs?                 

Organs are the vital substances of our body and they represent a lot of symbolism which i like! Painters like Rembrandt did it ages before me, slaughter paintings!”

Quote from an interview with ROA on http://www.fatcap.com/article/roa.html

He is currently active with a solo exhibition and book launch at Stolen Space gallery in Brick Lane called “Hypnagogia” “a 2 space exhibition features installation work and originals on found objects” – Stolen Space.

I have since long followed ROA’s work online but on Sunday last week when I was meeting up my cousin who came and visiting from (funny enough) Belgium I ran into one of ROA’s painting session on a mural in the outskirts of Brick Lane. I couldn’t resist stopping and taking some pictures and talking some shit with ROA as well.

Later on that evening when me and my girlfriend went to his exhibition at Stolen Space we ran into him again. This time I was being cleverer and handed out one of me t-shirts, my contact details and 3 screen printed postcards. He promised to wear my t-shirt while he was painting to make some PR for me. You never know if it’s going to go anywhere but it’s worth a shot. 




References: 


Stolen Space http://www.stolenspace.com/section.php?xSec=505
Street Art London http://streetartlondon.co.uk/artists/roa/
Fat Cap http://www.fatcap.com/article/roa.html
photos: Rios, Sandra (c) 2012
image: http://www.stolenspace.com/shopimages/products/normal/roa/roa_fs_2.jpg