Samuel Beckett - Street Art - Francis Street

The View from my Store is an empty building so I was Happy to See What Jeff Aerosol did on his visit to Dublin when he exhibted in Gallery Zozimus

Jef Aerosol is a legend of the Street Art. He started his career stencilling in 1982 in France. With other French artists like Blek Le Rat and Miss Tic, he has pioneered a new way of artistic expression - breaking the limits of gallery spaces and canvas format. Streets have become a free and open exhibition arena. Artists could connect directly with the masses and shake public opinion with humour and provocation. Jef Aerosol initially explored ‘copy-art’ in the late 70s, i.e. creating collages and distortions of photos using all the possibilities of a photocopier. He gradually moved to stencils, influenced by ideas and atmospheres put forward by 70s-80s underground rock bands. Characters are the focal point of Jef Aerosol’s art. Whether they are cultural icons or anonymous people, their attitudes carry a genuine emotion, magnified by texture effects, contrasted colours and provoking wording. Jef Aerosol masters the use of stencil. Like the best photographers, he can catch the truth of an instant to reveal its universality. (Gallery Zozimus)

Jeff painted this on an unused door and its a much photographed feature on Francis Street Now