{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"New Vhils Murals in Shanghai","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-murals-shanghai/Vhils-in-Shanghai-2012.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-03-06T11:17:56Z","description":"Famous Portuguese urban artist Vhils is in China right now, preparing a new exhibition and creating spectacular Vhils murals in Shanghai...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAlexandre Farto aka \u003cstrong\u003eVhils\u003c/strong\u003e is probably one of the most influencing urban artists for the last two or three years. With his unique \u003ca href=\"/exploding-walls-vhils/\"\u003eexplosion wall art\u003c/a\u003e technique (I would call it 3D stenciling) he is travelling the world\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vhils Interview:\u003c/strong\u003e\nImpressed after looking at this amazing artworks? If you wanna know some more details about \u003ca href=\"/vhils-act-of-destruction/\"\u003eVhils and his story\u003c/a\u003e, read the interview we did with him before he became that famous! And now watch this amazing exhibition trailer\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis latest stop is Shanghai, where he already stayed for a longer period, created several new murals showing portraits of locals and now got the chance to exhibit at \u003ca href=\"http://www.magda-gallery.com/en/node/3753\"\u003eGallery Magda Danysz\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVhils’s artwork is a revolution in the stencil technique in its use of unusual tools. Through the destruction of walls, he explores the layers of urban space and its history. Old papers, worn out posters, wood panels, brick walls are attacked with chisels, jackhammer, acid, or explosives, in order to sculpt his stencil on the wall.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylBst6mufrE\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ylBst6mufrE\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by New Vhils Murals in Shanghai\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_92b29774211ec961.avif 480w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_9292068ca39f1cb3.avif 960w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_618bee2a1b602b16.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_6f31f8e919198dcb.webp 480w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_467f87da123d2cdf.webp 960w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_7665466aa9498c51.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_bc66549025370f37.jpg\" srcset=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_8271dd3b61fbd7b0.jpg 480w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_3d048d9ca64ca44e.jpg 960w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai_hu_bc66549025370f37.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"vhils mural shanghai\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003evhils mural shanghai\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-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_ceb74b0cc45cf240.avif 480w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_c655704aeca895e9.avif 960w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_c79e614870481379.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_7502ca54025fdd88.webp 480w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_b7b11b555ec81eed.webp 960w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_526c10a6e68539a9.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_4666407afda7f6a4.jpg\" srcset=\"/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_b127030f517ca7e6.jpg 480w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_53cf07c7c817f550.jpg 960w, /vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai_hu_4666407afda7f6a4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"3D stencils by Vhils\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003e3D stencils by Vhils\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.stick2target.com/vhils-in-shanghai\"\u003estick2target.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\nAlexandre Farto aka **Vhils** is probably one of the most influencing urban artists for the last two or three years. With his unique [explosion wall art](/exploding-walls-vhils/) technique (I would call it 3D stenciling) he is travelling the world...\n\n**The Vhils Interview:**\nImpressed after looking at this amazing artworks? If you wanna know some more details about [Vhils and his story](/vhils-act-of-destruction/), read the interview we did with him before he became that famous! And now watch this amazing exhibition trailer...\n\nHis latest stop is Shanghai, where he already stayed for a longer period, created several new murals showing portraits of locals and now got the chance to exhibit at [Gallery Magda Danysz](http://www.magda-gallery.com/en/node/3753):\n\n*Vhils’s artwork is a revolution in the stencil technique in its use of unusual tools. Through the destruction of walls, he explores the layers of urban space and its history. Old papers, worn out posters, wood panels, brick walls are attacked with chisels, jackhammer, acid, or explosives, in order to sculpt his stencil on the wall.*\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylBst6mufrE)\n\n![vhils mural shanghai](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-mural-shanghai.jpg\u003e)\n\nvhils mural shanghai ![3D stencils by Vhils](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-murals-shanghai/vhils-shanghai.jpg\u003e)\n\n3D stencils by Vhils\n\nVia [stick2target.com](http://www.stick2target.com/vhils-in-shanghai).\n","tags":["Mural Art","Vhils","Stencil Art","Asian Street Art"],"title":"New Vhils Murals in Shanghai","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-murals-shanghai/"}