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Good Guy Boris | 'The Paradigm Shift', by Feral Things on Nov 12, 2014 22:38:29 GMT 1, Good Guy Boris of 'The Grifters' fame has an exhibition entitled 'The Paradigm Shift' opening on 6 December at 'Le Paris Urbain' Gallery in Paris.  For those that don't know Boris, he started off documenting the hustlers, dealers and graffiti writers that made up the criminal underworld in his native Bulgaria.  Boris relocated to Paris and has made some blistering short films with the likes of Peach and Utah & Ether before being recently held on remand for four months on conspiracy and vandalism charges.  There's more about Good Guy Boris, The Grifters and The Paradigm Shift here and it looks like it's going to be a really interesting show.



"The Paradigm Shift is a visual confrontation that engages the viewer to assess how they perceive their own reality, by highlighting their perception of reality from a different vantage point. The exhibition will encourage the viewer to question their perceptions and preconceptions, and how we absorb scenarios through a filter of personal prejudices. The artist takes us on a journey of virtue and vice, illustrating the ambiance and the energy found in one of the most rebellious and popular movements today - Graffiti. These artworks effectively transmit to the viewer the experience, the same divine combination of thrill and delightfulness that Boris discovered while working with some of the world's most dedicated graffiti writers, the ones that society had previously labelled as vandals and outlaws. Their artworks are accomplished with an unconditional enthusiasm, in places where others would not dare to approach. They create these with no financial gain in mind, only for the sake of the personal ‘eyegasm’; a ceremonious celebration of the ego, to which society only awards a penalty, and time behind bars."

Good Guy Boris of 'The Grifters' fame has an exhibition entitled 'The Paradigm Shift' opening on 6 December at 'Le Paris Urbain' Gallery in Paris.  For those that don't know Boris, he started off documenting the hustlers, dealers and graffiti writers that made up the criminal underworld in his native Bulgaria.  Boris relocated to Paris and has made some blistering short films with the likes of Peach and Utah & Ether before being recently held on remand for four months on conspiracy and vandalism charges.  There's more about Good Guy Boris, The Grifters and The Paradigm Shift here and it looks like it's going to be a really interesting show.



"The Paradigm Shift is a visual confrontation that engages the viewer to assess how they perceive their own reality, by highlighting their perception of reality from a different vantage point. The exhibition will encourage the viewer to question their perceptions and preconceptions, and how we absorb scenarios through a filter of personal prejudices. The artist takes us on a journey of virtue and vice, illustrating the ambiance and the energy found in one of the most rebellious and popular movements today - Graffiti. These artworks effectively transmit to the viewer the experience, the same divine combination of thrill and delightfulness that Boris discovered while working with some of the world's most dedicated graffiti writers, the ones that society had previously labelled as vandals and outlaws. Their artworks are accomplished with an unconditional enthusiasm, in places where others would not dare to approach. They create these with no financial gain in mind, only for the sake of the personal ‘eyegasm’; a ceremonious celebration of the ego, to which society only awards a penalty, and time behind bars."