They say sequels were never good, but the Franco-Swiss artist Saype (Guillaume Legros), with his new large-scale ephemeral painting World in progress II, surprise us again with the genius of him taking up the universal message that he launched a year ago at the UN headquarters in Geneva for the celebration of his 75th anniversary. Those children in the Swiss city who had begun to draw the world of tomorrow of your dreams now develop this idea across the ocean, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, to remember the present generations their duty to future generations.
The gigantic work of art World in progress II –which covers an area of 11,000 m2 and has been made with biodegradable paints made with natural pigments such as charcoal and chalk– constitutes the second step of the project started in 2020 at the European headquarters of the UN and represents two children drawing and building their ideal world with origami, one in which we should never lose sight of the resplendent ideal of peace among nations, nations that must go hand in hand to preserve the global environmental heritage.
World in progress II.
Pencil sketches and folds of paper, that connect the human being with other species, are the visual metaphors chosen by Saype to cover the North Lawn of the United Nations International Headquarters, located in Manhattan's Midtown East.
A symbolism –that of some children busy in the construction of the world of tomorrow– that fits perfectly with the current dynamics of the organization, since the gigantic (and eco-responsible) fresco created by urban artist has been inaugurated in parallel to the launch of the UN Common Agenda, a report by the Secretary-General that addresses recommendations for raise current and future challenges, as well as giving new vitality to multilateralism.
Guillaume Legros alias Saype.
SAYPE, THE ARTIST
Pioneer of artistic movement that links street art and land art, Guillaume Legros alias Saype (short for Say Peace) is internationally known for creating monumental frescoes on grass and earth with an eco-responsible painting invented by himself and composed mainly of chalk and charcoal. In 2019, his innovative approach and technique earned him a nomination by the famous Forbes magazine as one of the 30 most influential personalities under thirty, in the field of art and culture. Their poetic and ephemeral works They travel around the planet to impact mentalities respecting nature, like his Beyond Walls project with which he intends to create the world's largest chain of hands which symbolizes the union, coexistence and cooperation that should exist between countries.
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