Guido van Helten

Guido van Helten
Born	1986 (age 38–39) Brisbane, Australia
Alma mater	Southern Cross University
Known for	Large-scale photorealistic murals
Style	Photorealism
Movement	Street art (former graffiti artist)

Brim Silo Art project (2015)

Guido van Helten (born 1986) ^[1] is an Australian artist, known for his photorealistic murals. ^[2]

Van Helten was raised in Brisbane and was a graffiti artist in his youth. He moved to Lismore, New South Wales to study visual arts at Southern Cross University, majoring in printmaking. ^[3]

Works

• Van Helten's work Brim Silo Art project, a large mural painted on the grain silos at Brim, Victoria, an example of the growing genre of silo art, was a finalist in 2016 Sulman Prize. ^[4]

• Van Helten painted a mural on the former BB&T building in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, "to give voice to traditionally Black communities on the west side of Greenville", after a commission in 2019. ^[5]

• During the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Van Helten painted of a photograph of the reactor taken in 1986 on the side of a cooling tower. ^[6]

• In 2021, he was commissioned as lead artist to paint 16 murals in and around the small Western Australian town of Collie, which included an 8,000-square-metre mural at the Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station. ^[7]

References

1. "Guido van Helten". Widewalls. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
2. Arias, Enriqueta. "Interview: Guido van Helten". Instagrafite. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
3. "Graduate Story: Guido Van Helten". Southern Cross University. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
4. "Brim silo artist Guido Van Helten a finalist in Sir John Sulman Prize". Wimmera Mail-Times. Fairfax. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
5. Stamp, Elizabeth, "A Powerful Mural Marks the Desegregation of South Carolina Schools", Architectural Digest, 12 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
6. "Chernobyl Cooling Towers". Chernobyl Story. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
7. Loney, Georgia (20 February 2021). "Massive Wellington Dam wall mural unveiled, boosting economy in Collie". ABC News (Australia) .

External links

• Media related to Guido van Helten at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website