{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Vhils - Destruction Art Book","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-12-15T10:54:36Z","description":"Vhils is undoubtedly one of the most skilled and talented young artists on the urban art scene. He creates technically masterful, contemporary portraits...This is his book!","html":"\u003cp\u003eWith his technically masterful, contemporary portraits and his sensational art of destruction, including \u003ca href=\"/exploding-walls-vhils/\"\u003eexploding walls\u003c/a\u003e, Alexandre Farto aka \u003cstrong\u003eVhils\u003c/strong\u003e soon became one of the most skilled and talented young artists in today’s urban art scene, for what reason I’m really happy that I did this nice \u003ca href=\"/vhils-act-of-destruction/\"\u003einterview with him\u003c/a\u003e in 2010!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier this year, Gestalten published a fist book about the art of Vhils. Including a preface by \u003cstrong\u003eMarc and Sara Schiller\u003c/strong\u003e (who you probably better know as \u003cem\u003eWooster Collective\u003c/em\u003e), the book presents not just Vhils’ popular wall stencils, but also other projects he worked on between 2007 and 2011, like the \u003cem\u003eNothing lasts Forever\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTo Have or to Be\u003c/em\u003e series, or \u003cem\u003eScratching the Surface\u003c/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eDisintegration\u003c/em\u003e series. It also includes his major exhibitions at Lazarides Gallery in London and Los Angeles\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, the book contains about 150 colorful and high-quality pages and is a perfect x-mas present for those you love artists who not only add paint onto surfaces but also carve, drill, scratch, rip or blast their images out of walls! Get it now \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3899553829/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=3899553829\"\u003evia Amazon\u003c/a\u003e and be impressed\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_17668f265b3c3e2.avif 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_95e612b728a85bf4.avif 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_af66fd8543d091b9.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_42313724a339e8a4.webp 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_d70aa582faa5e995.webp 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_95c3c40936d42e5a.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_90d94d0730bbc9c0.jpg\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_59e5d3c0fa053e85.jpg 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_6b64ad2bddcbbdc9.jpg 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover_hu_90d94d0730bbc9c0.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"vhils book cover\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003evhils book cover\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_bd56918d138f7fee.avif 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_419979fa367832be.avif 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_83260e7ce6e54ebf.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_83024f99c83eb4d6.webp 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_da99fda2f3a3777e.webp 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_86adc592866deea2.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_a0024fb7b79c3a71.jpg\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_a91cee3c4536bb59.jpg 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_32cbed58d0927fc3.jpg 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art_hu_a0024fb7b79c3a71.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"vhils destruction art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003evhils destruction art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_ca92f71fbb96de91.avif 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_5177616bf80153b6.avif 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_3c1b2ae8aeafb49f.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_61fa4fc503e9f9de.webp 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_6dc869265fc0731f.webp 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_c1b50d31a59ea6c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_4f8362f1f0264c10.jpg\" srcset=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_17bd87d57fc5aee2.jpg 480w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_62936ca075362aa2.jpg 960w, /vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface_hu_4f8362f1f0264c10.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"vhils scratching surface\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003evhils scratching surface\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nWith his technically masterful, contemporary portraits and his sensational art of destruction, including [exploding walls](/exploding-walls-vhils/), Alexandre Farto aka **Vhils** soon became one of the most skilled and talented young artists in today’s urban art scene, for what reason I’m really happy that I did this nice [interview with him](/vhils-act-of-destruction/) in 2010!\n\nEarlier this year, Gestalten published a fist book about the art of Vhils. Including a preface by **Marc and Sara Schiller** (who you probably better know as *Wooster Collective*), the book presents not just Vhils’ popular wall stencils, but also other projects he worked on between 2007 and 2011, like the *Nothing lasts Forever* and *To Have or to Be* series, or *Scratching the Surface* and the *Disintegration* series. It also includes his major exhibitions at Lazarides Gallery in London and Los Angeles...\n\nAll in all, the book contains about 150 colorful and high-quality pages and is a perfect x-mas present for those you love artists who not only add paint onto surfaces but also carve, drill, scratch, rip or blast their images out of walls! Get it now [via Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3899553829/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=3899553829) and be impressed...\n\n![vhils book cover](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-book-cover.jpg\u003e)\n\nvhils book cover ![vhils destruction art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-destruction-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nvhils destruction art ![vhils scratching surface](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-destruction-art-book/vhils-scratching-surface.jpg\u003e)\n\nvhils scratching surface ","tags":["Mural Art","Vhils","Destruction Art","Art Book","Explosion Art"],"title":"Vhils - Destruction Art Book","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-destruction-art-book/"}