WK Interact
2.5 - New York Street Life
- ISBN: 978-88-88493-44-2
- Format: Softcover, 17x24cm, 96pp
- Published: 2009 - Series: 36 Chambers
- Price: 20 €
In his work WK Interact creates figures in motion which serve as a synonym to the haste and frenzied pace of the New Yorker lifestyle. His images are as forceful and energetic as a tornado and just like a force majeure these figures leave a lasting impression on anyone who has happened across their paths. The subjects are vigorous and unyielding in their action, yet despite their powerful motion and strength of presence there remains something eerie, an ephemeral quality, that is almost ghost-like. WK demonstrates the ability to capture the most pertinent moment of the figures’ gesture and it is that specific aptitude which translates for the viewer what logically is a transient moment into an interminable memory.
The “canvas” for each image is carefully chosen with the intention to optimize the synergy between the location, the artwork, and the passersby. Each figure is life size or larger, not only to interact with its viewers, but to engage the given location, generate a response, and make an impact. These flash moments in time are from the perspective of someone who sees life from 360 degrees at all time and now WK has given New Yorkers the opportunity to see more, from more angles, even if they can’t slow down.
WK Interact has a very unique signature art on the walls of streets and institutions “now I bring the street indoors via the media I choose in order to charge the subject with enough energy to generate the same effect it would have had outdoors”.
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