{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-exhibition.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2010-03-02T18:30:40Z","description":"Two days ago, I visited the “Face to Face” exhibition by street artist Pabo in Berlin. What I found were some great portraits of some famous people. Here are some impressions...","html":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePabo\u003c/strong\u003e (\u0026hellip;) isn\u0026rsquo;t the first street artist who represents pop culture icons- but rather for technique. He makes pencil drawing portrays, crowded with signs, with the pale and subtle colours of crayons and of ballpoint pen scratches.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamous ghosts, in absolutely classic style. Jimi Hendrix, baron jacket and maudit neckwear, becomes an alchemist, lighted by acid glares, with strong and tender features like the boys of Caravaggio. Hendrix, in the triptych in which he appears, is flanked by a preacher, Martin Luther King, and a dancer, Cassius Clay. (press release)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026hellip;this is a part of the introduction for \u003cstrong\u003ePabo\u003c/strong\u003e’s “Face to Face” exhibition at \u003ca href=\"http://www.superplan.net/\"\u003eSuperplan Gallery\u003c/a\u003e in berlin, which opened five days ago.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI recently visited the exhibition, was astonished about the filigree lines and detailed eyes of the portrayed people and \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157623416344421/\"\u003etook some photos\u003c/a\u003e. Here they are\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_64c5b3d31bc39e9c.avif 480w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_21c6ff344852c023.avif 960w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_e1e2c4b53feb5b48.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_923f8feb243f27a0.webp 480w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_f7bd74e11d90ee56.webp 960w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_3afeeb5ea3e051c7.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_a6014e3986a56c75.jpg\" srcset=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_27e63f6a1aa1202c.jpg 480w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_dc5c94b0cf0570ad.jpg 960w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2_hu_a6014e3986a56c75.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"pabo urban art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003epabo urban art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_cab9130b357ec0c5.avif 480w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_aaf1c909c737dc1c.avif 960w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_810e15a3d897929b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_5d3fbaedef62070a.webp 480w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_91fe5995de6d7475.webp 960w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_e6eb426165249249.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_d127220794f6ae8e.jpg\" srcset=\"/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_c49924a21d5f069c.jpg 480w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_97c9cf5a28608ade.jpg 960w, /pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art_hu_d127220794f6ae8e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"pabo urban art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003epabo urban art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\u003e **Pabo** (...) isn't the first street artist who represents pop culture icons- but rather for technique. He makes pencil drawing portrays, crowded with signs, with the pale and subtle colours of crayons and of ballpoint pen scratches.\n\u003e\n\u003e Famous ghosts, in absolutely classic style. Jimi Hendrix, baron jacket and maudit neckwear, becomes an alchemist, lighted by acid glares, with strong and tender features like the boys of Caravaggio. Hendrix, in the triptych in which he appears, is flanked by a preacher, Martin Luther King, and a dancer, Cassius Clay. (press release)\n\n...this is a part of the introduction for **Pabo**’s “Face to Face” exhibition at [Superplan Gallery](http://www.superplan.net/) in berlin, which opened five days ago.\n\nI recently visited the exhibition, was astonished about the filigree lines and detailed eyes of the portrayed people and [took some photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157623416344421/). Here they are...\n\n![pabo urban art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art-2.jpg\u003e)\n\npabo urban art ![pabo urban art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/pabo-urban-portraiture/pabo-urban-art.jpg\u003e)\n\npabo urban art ","tags":["Berlin","Gallery","Pabo","Portraiture"],"title":"Urban Portraiture: Pabo Art Show","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/pabo-urban-portraiture/"}