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Guido van Helten (born 1986)[1] is an Australian artist, known for his photorealistic murals.[2]

Brim Silo Art project (2015)
Brim Silo Art project (2015)

Van Helten was raised in Brisbane and was a graffiti artist in his youth. He moved to Lismore, New South Wales to study visual arts at Southern Cross University, majoring in printmaking.[3]

Van Helten's work Brim Silo Art project, a large mural painted on the grain silos at Brim, Victoria, an example of the growing genre of silo art, was a finalist in 2016 Sulman Prize.[4]

Van Helten painted a mural on the former BB&T building in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, "to give voice to traditionally Black communities on the west side of Greenville", after a commission in 2019.[5]

Wall painting in Tallinn, Estonia (2015)
Wall painting in Tallinn, Estonia (2015)

References


  1. "Guido van Helten". Widewalls. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. Arias, Enriqueta. "Interview: Guido van Helten". Instagrafite. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "Graduate Story: Guido Van Helten". Southern Cross University. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. "Brim silo artist Guido Van Helten a finalist in Sir John Sulman Prize". Wimmera Mail-Times. Fairfax. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. Stamp, Elizabeth, "A Powerful Mural Marks the Desegregation of South Carolina Schools", Architectural Digest, 12 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2021.






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