Jana und JS Stencil show

January 16, 2010

Stencil artists Jana and JS first met in a shared apartment in Madrid. At this point in time the City was establishing itself as a real central place for Stencil Art. “This technique seemed like the best way for me to express myself artistically. I started to cut and paint very simple stencils. The following year when I returned to Paris I met many artists, including Artiste-Ouvrier, who in 2005, founded the first French Stencil Crew, “Working Class Art” (WCA). We have since joined the collective, and it is because of this and other encounters that we developed our style which still defines us today.” -JS. Jana began cutting Stencils back in Austria and later moved to Paris in 2006. The two artists began working together and continue to do so in Salzburg.

Jana and JS’ work characterizes itself in a very exact, realistic, and colorful style. Above all Urban space and areas which lay in ruins or are in the process of being demolished interest them. The images in their work reflect the cities where the work is then left, including Paris, Salzburg, Vienna, Madrid, Barcelona.

After a number of successful international exhibitions the artist duo will be doing their first collaborative show in Austria at INOPERAbLE Gallery. The exhibition will open January 16th at 19h, and will hang until February 12th.