A few new painted wheat-pastes in the urban rubble from Street Artist ROBBBB in Beijing, China today, including this thoughtful, reflective and paunchy Spiderman who may not be able to scale walls quite as readily as he has in the past.
Robbbb. Beijing, China. October 2017. (photo © Robbbb)
It almost looks like these superheroes are having various existential dillemas, ready to fly into a rage of frustration or simply break into hot firey tears. The whole infallibility thing is overrated anyway Spidey, we get what you are saying.
I’m trying to discuss the contradiction between the ideal and the reality from the point of view of human nature,” says ROBBBB, and that is a worthwhile pursuit. It may make you wonder why we need heroes in the first place and examine what need they are filling.
Robbbb. Beijing, China. October 2017. (photo © Robbbb)
Robbbb. Beijing, China. October 2017. (photo © Robbbb)
Robbbb. Beijing, China. October 2017. (photo © Robbbb)
Robbbb. Beijing, China. October 2017. (photo © Robbbb)
Robbbb. Beijing, China. October 2017. (photo © Robbbb)
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