“Sky Dancer” by DALeast in Borås, Sweden – StreetArtNews
International street artist DALeast recently worked on a project with Artscape Festival in Borås, Sweden. The wall was painted 7 years ago by DALeast himself as part of NoLimit Festival 2015 – but the facade had to be renovated in 2019. Today we have pictures of a newly painted wall by DALeast – a reproduction of the previous mural “Sky Dancer”.
“As far as I can remember, this may be the first time I painted the same wall twice. The previous mural was done 7 years ago, then the city’s university had to repair and cover this library facade with my painting in 2019 due to the building’s renovation. This wall has been empty for the last 3 years and people have been asking their city to bring me back to repaint it. Finally, the conditions have been adjusted this year. So I decided to create a continued version of the same sky dancer who soars and transforms through two stills. The image changes over time as well as the artist. Although it seems like I haven’t done much outside work in recent years, I feel like I’m actually doing a lot for change by not doing much. At least the old habit is peeling off. While this new work continues to call for the openness sparked a decade ago, the divide between subject and object becomes softer and more blurred; the edges blend into each other. The elements continue to transform and dance through the space and become the space.
A big thank you to @Artscape_festival for organizing this project and to everyone who helped make it happen. As well as the love and support from the people in Borås and Sweden. Thank you for opening the sky to possibilities, this really inspires me.” -DAMmin
Check out below for more images of the mural.