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Rinkveld Tore

Berlin-based Tore Rinkveld, ,aka Evol is perhaps best known for transforming everyday features of our cityscape into miniature concrete tower blocks through the medium of paint. Inspired by architecture which he seeas as a mirror for society he paints directly onto the surface of electric enclosures, concrete planters and other familiar element sof the modern city as well as working on found materials such as cardboard. Drawing on his background in graffiti he uses his artistic skills to explore the inner workings of the city and makes us look at our surroundings in a new light. Many of the buildings Evol depicts are grey. functional and in a style that has fallen out of favour, yet the have a brutalist monumental appearl. The artist draws our attention to the tstriking geometry of the architecutre and everyday details we sometimes take for granted: a billowing tarpaulin hung from a scaffoliding, shadows dast from a balcony or light falling on a curtain. Unpopulated by figures, these works contain signs of life- the exteriors of compartments in whcih people live and work- but are eerily quiet.

Books by Rinkveld Tore