--- 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... tags: - Mural Art - Vhils - Stencil Art - Asian Street Art title: New Vhils Murals in Shanghai url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-murals-shanghai/ --- # New Vhils Murals in Shanghai Alexandre 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... **The Vhils Interview:** Impressed 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... His 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): *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.* [Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylBst6mufrE) ![vhils mural shanghai]() vhils mural shanghai ![3D stencils by Vhils]() 3D stencils by Vhils Via [stick2target.com](http://www.stick2target.com/vhils-in-shanghai).