The Boy Who Became a Monster by Darbotz @ Vivi Yip Art Room, Jakarta (Dec 4 launch)

THE BOY WHO BECAME A MONSTER EXHIBITION is a solo exhibition by Indonesian street attest Darbotz, launching at 5pm at Vivi Yip Art Room in Jakarta, Indonesia. Posted here are a few teaser images and preview-sneaks at the artwork to greet folks at the show, which exhibits thru January 4th, 2012.

PARTIAL-PRESS: "In the spaces of Jakarta, Darbotz works provide a way for us to reconnect with our everyday spaces by bursting open their dull banality with his trademark monochromatic imageries. When we are stuck in traffic, for instance, the momentary pleasure of looking at Darbotz’s images – heads with oversized, sharp teeth, octopuses with tentacles that spread out the length of flyovers – revitalize our experience of the city. When his works are taken out of the context of the urban surrounding to the gallery, the gallery does more than legitimize the status of his art – the status of Darbotz works have already been secured by the streets of Jakarta."

"Rather than legitimizing Darbotz works, this exhibition provides an insight into how these artworks create a space different to that which he produces in the streets of Jakarta. In the flyovers and alleyways, his works create a space in which we escape – however temporarily – the dreariness and alienation of urban living. On canvases hung in the gallery, these works create a space for Darbotz’s storytelling, for the production of a narrative that is not possible in Jakarta’s streets. As the artist says, “What I have with gallery works that I didn’t with graffiti is more time for exploration – of ideas, of materials, of execution. This is one of the biggest difference for me”. More time to explore, more time for Darbotz to tell his story." ~read more via THIS link.