Popasna’s Swing
by Seth*.
Limited Edition of 250Seth is inspired by his travels and popular culture to create colourful and poetic walls. A true "Globe Painter", he offers street art spectators a journey around the world...
Seth travelled to Popasna, to a school known as the War Window, located in the zone of conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists.
While there, he set up several artistic workshops to reveal life in a conflict zone; the traumas, but especially the children’s incredible resilience.
Popasna’s Swing is a symbol of hope for all the children livong in this area.
‘Continuer à rêver’ (Keep on dreaming) has been added by Seth at the bottom of this print only.
*French Touch“I painted this little girl in 2017, on a wall of the school in Popasna, located about ten kilometers from the front line of the war in Donbas. The school had been bombed in 2014. All the students had witnessed the battle. Despite the conflict at their doorstep and the trauma it caused them, they found their way back to school and were trying to live and grow up like every child should.
They are the ones who inspired me for this painting.
This little girl represents their resilience.
Today their world is once again destroyed.”
— SETH
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YEAR
2017
TECHNIQUE
Lithograph
EDITION SIZE
250
DIMENSIONS
60x45 cm | 23.6x17.1 in
PAPER
170 GSM on paper Rives tradition extra-white
SIGNATURE
Handsigned and numbered
CONDITION
Work sold in excellent condition
SHIPPING
Will be extremely well packed in a large sturdy tube to ensuere safe delivery
PRICE
On demand
Bio
Born in Paris, Seth began to express himself on the walls of his city in the mid-90s.
Graduate of the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, he published alongside Gautier Bischoff in 2000 the book Kapital, which to this day remains one of the best-selling books about French graffiti.
Starting from 2003, he went on a trip around the world to exchange with artists from different cultures, and to open up to new ways of living and painting in urban areas. This experience culminated in the book Globe Painter published in 2007 following with the documentary series Les Nouveaux Explorateurs where Seth proposed to discover a country through the prism of its urban arts.
During the course of his artistic explorations, Seth developed his distinct painting style, working often with the theme of childhood. The child becomes a spokesperson, a messenger of his investigations. He puts into play his image of innocence, and places his character in difficult social, political and geographical contexts.
An approach that often has a dual meaning yet is never cynical; an urban painting that is engaged in alerting on the state of the world as a means to advance it.