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The New Contemporary Art Magazine
The interventions of Vermibus utilize solvents and brushes to transform advertisements, deconstructing beauty standards and consumers. The Spanish artist's process is akin to painting, yet reveals something more human in taking away the flesh of subjects. The artist's "Unveiling Beauty" and “In Absentia” series, in particular, reintroduce these creations in public spaces across the world.
Berlin-based artist Vermibus shocks passersby with haunting public interventions, in which he replaces fashion advertisements with his own manipulated versions. To create the staggering, sometimes startling images, Vermibus splashes a solvent across the printed surface. The chemical reaction causes the faces and flesh of models, as well as the logos and brands they represent, to wash away. This process can be viewed in a video produced by Open Walls Gallery in Berlin.