Pentimento by Vhils, the Portuguese artist also known as Alexandre Farto, reflects the distinctive visual language that has made him one of the leading figures of contemporary street art. At the centre of the composition, a female face emerges through layers of architectural fragments, graphic elements and urban textures, as though gradually revealed from beneath the surface.
This superimposition of images echoes Vhils’ ongoing exploration of urban memory, identity and the passage of time. Known for carving, eroding and transforming surfaces to uncover hidden portraits, the artist examines the relationship between people and the constantly changing environments that surround them.
In Pentimento, portraiture and the urban landscape merge into a complex and dynamic composition. The work embodies Vhils’ ability to transform traces of the city into powerful reflections on memory, disappearance and human identity.
The artwork is available at Galerie De Medicis in Paris.
