{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Who is Smash 137?","height":2424,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/who-is-smash-137/Smash137-Beautiful-Struggle.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-04-25T15:08:07Z","description":"Who is Smash 137? For his upcoming graffiti art show in Switzerland legendary writer a short 'who is' video was published about Smash 137!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmash 137\u003c/strong\u003e is one of the most prolific graffiti artists in Europe and although some say, he is slightly exaggerating his (I would call it) abstract letter-layer-style, he still is one of my personal heroes when it comes to taking graffiti into galleries!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor his upcoming show \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Struggle\u003c/em\u003e at Speerstra Gallery in Switzerland, a short \u003cem\u003eWho is Smash 137?\u003c/em\u003e video preview was published, presenting not just first views on the new Smash 137 canvas series, but showing also the master himself in action\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful Struggle - An unusual title for an exhibition and for the new paintings of Smash137. Monochrome areas nestle up against each other, to break up unexpectedly. Multicolored lines bind together to lose and find each other again. Beams like handholds create a structure rich in contrast. A blaze of color, exploding right before us in time. And yet the paintings look well-balanced. Some of them have a center, others a counterbalance. For the viewer the works look like a continual coming and going.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paintings and writings of Smash137 are powerful and dynamic operations. Colors are forces and to paint means to be constantly in a high energetic situation and wrestle with these forces. We will understand the correlation of energies better if we know the process of their development.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more on \u003ca href=\"http://www.speerstra.net/exposition.php?language=en\u0026amp;expo=72\"\u003espeerstra.net\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDates:\u003c/strong\u003e 05.05.2012 - 30.06.2012 | \u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e Speerstra Gallery, Chemin des Cerisiers 1, Bursins, Switzerland\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n**Smash 137** is one of the most prolific graffiti artists in Europe and although some say, he is slightly exaggerating his (I would call it) abstract letter-layer-style, he still is one of my personal heroes when it comes to taking graffiti into galleries!\n\nFor his upcoming show *Beautiful Struggle* at Speerstra Gallery in Switzerland, a short *Who is Smash 137?* video preview was published, presenting not just first views on the new Smash 137 canvas series, but showing also the master himself in action...\n\n\u003e Beautiful Struggle - An unusual title for an exhibition and for the new paintings of Smash137. Monochrome areas nestle up against each other, to break up unexpectedly. Multicolored lines bind together to lose and find each other again. Beams like handholds create a structure rich in contrast. A blaze of color, exploding right before us in time. And yet the paintings look well-balanced. Some of them have a center, others a counterbalance. For the viewer the works look like a continual coming and going.\n\n\u003e The paintings and writings of Smash137 are powerful and dynamic operations. Colors are forces and to paint means to be constantly in a high energetic situation and wrestle with these forces. We will understand the correlation of energies better if we know the process of their development.\n\nRead more on [speerstra.net](http://www.speerstra.net/exposition.php?language=en\u0026expo=72)!\n\n**Dates:** 05.05.2012 - 30.06.2012 | **Location:** Speerstra Gallery, Chemin des Cerisiers 1, Bursins, Switzerland\n","tags":["Smash 137","Graffiti Europe","Graffiti Exhibition"],"title":"Who is Smash 137?","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/who-is-smash-137/"}