Sten Lex SCOPE MIAMI BEACH DECEMBER 1 - 6
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Sten Le x
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Sten (Rome, 1982) Lex (Taranto, 1982) are among the most internationally
This year, they had their first solo show in Mexico City at Celaya Brothers
renowned Italian street artists to date. They began working on the
Gallery entitled Paesaggi Industriali. The duo exhibited a collection
streets of Rome in 2001, and since then, their work has been in constant
of dark silhouettes created from free-hand cut outs drawn on paper
evolution. The duo is best know in the stencil making community for
and contained in glass, working with the idea of a shadow-stencil
creating the halftone stencil technique, where the main parts of their
with organic images altered by the changing light. This show
portraits are composed of thousands of lines and strips of paper.
represented their introduction to the American scene.
These images appear abstract from up close and only reveal their representational nature when seen from far away. In 2008, Sten Lex exhibited at the Banksy Cans Festival along with 39 international artists including Prism, Blek Le Rat, Faile, Vhils and Vexta. It was in 2010, for their solo show in Co2 Gallery, that Sten Lex developed their technique combining collage, stencil and op art, creating unique works, both poetic and powerful. Their 2013 solo show in Shanghai at Magda Danysz Gallery marked a turning point in their career because this was the first time they exhibited abstract pieces. In this work, made with the same technique but inspired by pencil sketches, Sten Lex decided to use the lines in a chaotic manner. In doing so, they pushed the medium to convey a different meaning than that of the common stencil in street art.
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BIO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015
2010
Pa e s agg i I n d u s t r i a l i , Matrici Distr utte,
C e l a y a B r o t h e r s G a l l e r y, M e x i c o C i t y, M e x i c o
permanent work. Caradente Museum, Spoleto, Italy
W u n d e r k a m m e r n G a l l e r y, R o m e , I t a l y
F E S T I VA L S
2013
M a g d a D a n y s z G a l l e r y,
Shanghai, China
2015
2012
M a g d a D a n y s z G a l l e r y,
P a e s a g g i o U r b a n o V,
Paris, France
A LT r o v e Fe s t i v a l ,
2010
C o 2 G a l l e r y,
Danah,
Catanzaro, Italy
Project Locomotiva,
Rome, Italy
Nuvens, Porto, Italy
2013
O u t d o o r Fe s t i v a l ,
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Garbatella, Italy
C i t y L e a k s Fe s t i v a l , 2015
Co-lab,
Arezzo, Italy
permanent wall. Cologne, Germany
K a t o w i c e S t r e e t A r t Fe s t i v a l , A t h e n B . G a l l e r y, O a k l a n d , U S A
Cuatro Igual a Uno,
2012
C e l a y a B r o t h e r s G a l l e r y, M e x i c o C i t y, M e x i c o
2014
F r e s h F l a n e u r,
p e r m a n e n t w a l l . P i e k a r y, P o l a n d
O u t e r S p a c e s,
Poznan, Poland
O p e n Wa l l s Fe s t i v a l ,
permanent wall. Baltimore, USA
D o p p e l g ä n g e r G a l l e r y, B a r i , I t a l y
S t r e e t A r t U m Pa n o r a m a U r b a n o,
Caixa Cultural Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
2011
Wa l k t h i s w a y, Sleeping Kid,
MUSEUM INTERVENTIONS
Koge, Denmark
S t e n c i l P o s t e r. A t t a c k F e s t i v a l , F o l i g n o , I t a l y
2010 2013
MACO Museum,
Miss Nortronic,
Oaxaca, Mexico
2008
2012
Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image imprimée, M AC RO M u s e u m o f C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t ,
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Foligno, Italy
La Louvière, Belgium
Rome, Italy
N u a r t Fe s t i v a l , C a n ’ s Fe s t i v a l ,
S t a v a n g e r, N o r w a y temporary wall. London, UK
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Sten Lex
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OTHER WORKS 2011
2015
Montagne,
Draw the line,
L i c e o B a f i l e , L ’A q u i l a , I t a l y
C o m m i s s i o n e d b y Wu n d e r k a m m e r n G a l l e r y,
Via Baracca, Rome,Italy
2014
Fo r o I t a l i c o ,
S t e n c i l P o s t e r. G d y n i a , P o l a n d
Arazzo, Italy S t e n c i l P o s t e r. S h a n g h a i , C h i n a
2013
E x Po r n C i n e m a Vo l t u r n o , S t e n c i l Po s t e r, Alfred,
Pa l a z z o D e l l ’ E c o n o m i a , Hecho en Oaxaca, Salone del Libro,
Bari, Italy
Oaxaca, Mexico To r i n o , I t a l y
Convent of Mentena, Italy
Rue de Betagne,
Paris, France
Colosseum,
Via Reggio Emilia, Rome, Italy
2008
Lucamaleonte,
P a i n t e d P o s t e r, V i a N u o r d , R o m e , I t a l y
2007
Ve n i c e , I t a l y
2006
Lex,
Via Merulana, Rome, Italy
Embrace,
Paris, France
Brancaleone,
Rome, Italy
S t e n c i l P o s t e r. C o m m i s s i o n e d b y C O 2 G a l l e r y, R o m e , I t a l y
S a l e d o c k s,
2012
The Church,
Via Prenestina, Rome, Italy
2010
Vu l c a n o . T h e f i r e m o u n t a i n ,
P a i n t e d P o s t e r. P i c n e t o , I t a l y
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
Sala Vittorio Arriogoni,
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S t e n c i l P o s t e r. V i a D e l l e C o n c e , R o m e , I t a l y
Space Metropoliz,
F i r e Wo r k s . T r a f f i c D e s i g n ,
Bellevile,
Alber to,
Associazione Malatesta, Rome, Italy
Ex Cinema Palazzo, Rome, Italy
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Sten Lex
ARTWORKS
DECEMBER 1 - 6
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Ve t r o 1 Paper on glass 9 6 x 9 8 c m I 3 7. 7 5 x 3 8 . 5 i n $ 8,800 USD
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ARTWORKS
Ve t r o 2
Untitled 1
Paper on glass
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
90 x 93 cm I 35.5 x 36.5 in
1 2 0 x 9 0 c m I 4 7. 2 5 x 3 5 . 5 i n
$ 8,300 USD
$ 8,400 USD
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Untitled 2
Untitled 3
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
9 0 x 1 2 0 c m I 3 5 . 5 x 4 7. 2 5 i n
80 x 80 cm I 31.5 x 31.5 in
$ 8,400 USD
$ 6,400 USD
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Untitled 4
Untitled 5
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
80 x 90 cm I 31.5 x 35.5 in
30.5 x 40.5 cm I 12 x 16 in
$ 6,000 USD
$ 2,800 USD
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ARTWORKS
Untitled 6
Untitled 7
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
30.5 x 40.5 cm I 12 x 16 in
30.5 x 50 cm I 12 x 19.75 in
$ 2,800 USD
$ 3,200 USD
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DECEMBER 1 - 6
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ARTWORKS
Notturno
Mare industriale
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood)
98 x 157 cm I 38 x 62 in
20 x 40 cm I 8 x 16 in
$ 10,200 USD
$ 2,400 USD
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Sten Lex
ARTWORKS
DECEMBER 1 - 6
SCOPE MIAMI BEACH
Nave Stencil Poster (acrylic and paper on wood) 20 x 40 cm I 8 x 16 in $ 2,400 USD
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