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from Avenues, May 2022

by Twenty Seven Publishers

from Avenues, May 2022 , page 22

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My, but that’s a nice fat sandwich you’ve made… Artist Cape of Storms Date 2020 Location Central City

“My, but that’s a nice fat sandwich you’ve made…” Cape of Storms’ retro-inspired collaged paste-ups have become a common sight across central Ōtatutahi, pasted onto surfaces from brickwork to utility boxes, like winking jokes for the passing audience to overhear. Bringing a sense of humorous absurdity to the streets, the artist searches through vintage magazines and publications, snipping anything of interest with a magpie-like curiosity before compiling disparate pieces together in playful juxtapositions. As part of the Slap City creative collective, Cape of Storms is part of the new wave of urban artists that have emerged in Christchurch over the last few years; creatives who favour stickers, posters, and wheat paste as their materials of choice. The resulting cacophony of styles and images across the urban landscape has ensured a greater sense of diversity in the city’s urban art profile, where anyone can participate. Regardless of whether they draw digitally or in pen, whether they paint, stencil, collage or remix, the possibilities are endless. “Everyone agreed.”