Belgian born and Hong Kong based artist Phil Akashi is currently working on a Street Art project called Legend of the Dragon / “龍的傳說” that should be completed during this year. The idea behind the project is the representation of the dragon as a spiritual symbol for Chinese unity and pride for the country.
Each piece is composed of traditional seals imprints with Chinese characters “龍的傳人“ / descendants of the dragon using traditional Chinese paper cutting technique (or “剪纸“／Jianzhi) and aerosol spray to build a bridge between tradition and modernity and by choosing colours like black and blue, and black and white to express the idea of diversity in the contemporary Chinese unity. Interesting work.
Author: Fran
Founder and editor of Urbanite. Street Art lover who after the finishing her MA thesis on the Mexican and Norwegian muralist movement in the 1920-50s, developed a fascination for street art and graffiti that eventually led to collaborations with different art blogs, including the creation of this one.
