About

Since 2007 Thierry Furger has been researching the transience and aesthetics of illegal tags and pieces. During his research on the ephemeral phenomenon, the series Buffed Paintings developed. As an artist and observer of society, Furger explores the aesthetic forms of graffiti culture.
During Furger’s long-term observations of the aesthetics of graffiti the cleaning traces inspired Furger’s own formal aesthetic characteristics. Furger’s artistic practice is explained as follow- ing. First, he sprays tags, throw up and pieces on metal or aluminium boards. Afterwards, they are cleaned or …