Pokras Lampas - Kazan Rooftop Calligraphy

Long time no Pokras. It’s been a while since our last encounter, and I am glad to cover his new giant piece again.

Pokras Lampas writes cities into existence — this time, in two languages at once.

The calligraphy artist has spent years scaling up letterforms to architectural proportions, but the rooftop of Barkli DAN Residence demanded something more than spectacle. Here, Russian and Tatar interweave across 177 square metres — three concepts, six words, two languages — each stroke a negotiation between heritage and horizon.

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Three months of preparation, 14 days of painting. A 15-metre circle of contemporary Cyrillic calligraphy, read best from above — a message written for the sky, or perhaps for the city looking back at itself.

Artist: Pokras Lampas

Location: Kazan, Tatarstan

Project: Barkli DAN Residence rooftop mural

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We are happy to announce our friend Pokras Lampas is dropping his debut NFT on Superrare Platform

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{Guild of the Fallen} is the upcoming NFT project dedicated to the artistic view on myths and legends of a fallen angels.⠀The first angel is Gaderel and all other angels to be released later this year. Gaderel cast down from the heaven to earth by higher powers, and is frozen in the atmosphere in a dramatic moment of the triumph when some Gods win over others.

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“We decided to move away from the existing religious overtones and create our own story, changing both the looks of the characters and their characters, but preserving the eternal concept of the struggle between Good and Evil, Light and Dark.”

— Pokras Lampas

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Project created in collaboration with @melnukoff
Sound design: @ivankomelskikh

Silk Art Installation by Pokras Lampas

Pokras Lampas performed large silk-based calligraphy art installation presented in the Old House in Shanghai, China

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“CHINA, as the epicenter of work with silk, has historically been a place of strength, knowledge and inspiration associated with silk-based arts and crafts, therefore it is symbolic for me to present my first project with this material there.

Working with fashion 5 recent years, I’ve often seen great works with fabrics: prints, patterns, color, rhythm, texture — which is connected with creating bold images and connected not only with art or fashion, but also with non-verbal communication in the new environments, because the artwork speaks of itself better than any words”

— Pokras Lampas

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Photo: @Denbych \ Denis Bychkovsky, 2019

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Pokras Lampas ╳ Comme des Garcons at Dover Street Market, London

Fashion label Comme des Garcons (@commedesgarcons) unveiled a colossal mural on the facade of Dover Street Market’s as a part of Dover Street Market’s 15th anniversary (@doverstreetmarketlondon). Designed by Rei Kawakubo and illustrated by Pokras Lampas, the monumental installation is the largest of a series of collaborations between Lampas and "Comme des Garçons" in Dover Street Market’s many international locations including Beijing, New York and Tokyo.

Pokras Lampas ╳ DLT

World leading calligraphy artist Pokras Lampas breaks fashion frontiers with his new capsule collection made in collaboration with Saint-Petersburg Fashion Store “DLT” (formal store of Russian Empire Guards Society, 1908-1916). For this case, Pokras, famous for his love to huge scales, live-painted a 30sq meters of denim and cloth during the fully packed event. The concept of collection lays in the intersection of ready-made thing, brush strokes, the work of artist and the high tempo of modern time. No doubts exclusive hoodies and cardigans are going to be sold out in a few hours today. To show the connection with a place, in his case - Saint-Petersburg, Pokras denied online sales for this collection. But world-wide fan base can still purchase his merch on @pokrasofficial

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Photos: Danil Yaroshuk @yaroshuk

Largest Calligraphy in the World by Pokras Lampas

World leading calligraphy artist Pokras Lampas has just beat his own record on doing the largest calligraphy ever drawn by one person. You can see his previous biggest roofs done for FENDI or Red October but here is another story

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The new record was set within the framework of collaboration with Lokomotiv football club — the artist painted the square in front of RZD Arena (team’s home ground in Cherkizovo) in red and green — the reigningchampions’ club colors. The painting covers the area of 11,000 square meters.

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The choice of location for the new art object was deliberate. Back in the Soviet days Cherkizovsky Parkused to bring art and sport together. The Stalinets stadium built here in 1935, was lavishly decorated with sculptures. The most famous among them was, perhaps, “The girl with an Oar” by Romuald Iodko — its four-meter copy printed on a 3D printer this simmer was painted by Pokras Lampas for Gorky Park. The new stadium built on the site of Stalinets has become a well-known arena for not just football games but also for first rate entertainment, art performances and concerts, it is used for shooting episodes about football.

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According to Pokras Lampas, his new artwork brings together sport and art, taking up such topics as pushing the limits and conquering new peaks. As usual, Pokras encrypts a hidden message in his massive calligraffiti to be found and revealed by the audience. A shining example of profound symbolism and powerful meaning to be recognized is the installation “18 words about Vasily Vereshchagin” at the entrance to the New Tretyakov Gallery. The art object nearby RZD Arena has been no exception, as it implies a new slogan of Locomotiv which is “We go our (own) way”.

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“Only by remaining independent, believing in your own values and overcoming difficulties, you can leave a mark on history. In sports the same laws apply, and only those who remain committed to their goals, no matter what, reach the highest level. “We go our way” is a vector of development which is very close to me as an artist. The line is written in numerous languages — it emphasizes multiculturalism of modern sport.”

— Pokras Lampas

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Pokras Lampas: The Life of an Artist

World leading artist Pokras Lampas (who is 27 today) taking his regal over the hype recently by delivering an Olympic amount of project one can handle with such a grace and inner manifesto.

His ongoing personal exhibition in Moscow Manege “The Life of an Artist” gathering a huge amount of millennials and those who understand that art is a “perpetuum mobile” neither a pillar of a history.

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Pokras Lampas for Vogue Russia

Pokras Lampas for IKEA

Pokras Lampas for Tretyakov Gallery

Pokras Lampas for WYNWOOD Hotel

Pokras Lampas for ARTRIUM Pedestrian tunnel in Moscow

and this is only a half of project release by the artist this year!

Д ¥ Ā Л И З М : Pokras Lampas ╳ WYNWOOD Hotel

We are creating a New Visual Culture. We are the future.
We are the creators of a new visual culture. We are the future.

The mural «Д ¥ Ā Л И З М» (Dualism) has appeared on the inner wall of the WYNWOOD design hotel at the very heart of St. Petersburg. The artist’s lecture will take a place there on August 2, 2018.

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Collaboration between POKRAS LAMPAS and the WYNWOOD design hotel is not accidental. Modern musicians and artists from all over the world stay here, fashionable St. Petersburg citizens go for breakfasts or brunches. The main sights of the city, clubs and bars, museums are just nearby.

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“WYNWOOD hotel is located at the very heart of the city and is literally surrounded by the art.
Half of the rooms have a magnificent view of the Kazan Cathedral and the Griboyedov Canal,
and the second part of the rooms overlook the courtyard on the brandmauer (firewall) with a
typical for St. Petersburg “gray” view. So, there was an idea to turn this wall into an art object
and entrust its execution to the most famous street artist in Russia.”

— Anastasia Baranova, head manager of WYNWOOD design hotel

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Lampas’s work «Д ¥ Ā Л И З М» is a Manifesto, dedicated to the duality of the perception of contemporary art. Its text in two languages, helping the viewer to explore both differences between alphabets and cultural references in the forms of letters, and combining them into the context of calligraphy of the future. Dualism also reflects in the choice of color: the left part of the work is closer to the original range of the facade, while the right part is more contrast. Together they form the complete picture. The text itself is a Manifesto of Millennials with the values of past generations, made by borrowing the forms of letters from western and eastern, ancient and modern calligraphy. «Д ¥ Ā Л И З М» is the largest mural by Pokras Lampas in St.Petersburg — it covers an area of more than 250 square meters.

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One of the most brightest representatives of contemporary calligraphy, the founder of a new artistic movement — Calligrafuturism – Pokras Lampas combines work on art projects around  the world with exhibitions, street art performances and festivals. He creates large-scale compositions in the urban environment and interior, constantly experimenting with the forms and possibilities of fonts. In recent years Pokras Lampas was a member of the street art
projects, solo and group exhibitions in Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, China, South Korea and UAE, and among his clients you can find brands such as: Lamborghini, FENDI, Dries van Noten, Nike, Pirelli, Yves Saint Laurent and AlfaBank

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Sport Calligrafuturism by Pokras Lampas

It was not even a week since a beastie boy of Russian art calligraphy Pokras Lampas shares a new worldwide collaboration he made for Reebok. The company commissioned artist to create a print with a hidden message "Cross Fit" he did in his own style "calligrafuturism".

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YSL Beautē ╳ Pokras Lampas: Calligraffiti Performance

To present their recent fragrance for men  YSL Beauté asked the renowned Russian calligraphy master Pokras Lampas to set a performance during their Moscow leg of the international Y campaign. The challenge was not new for Pokras - 2 Hours, 5 Meters "Y" letter and 1 Artist in made his own epic #calligrafuturism manner

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“Performance Arts — a special mix of skills, emotions and unpredicted things.
I love to challenge myself with the projects where randomness replaces any boundaries of comfort.

Climb up 5 meters to paint a huge letter “ Y “ ?
Why not. Keep it on tight timings? Great, there is gonna be a lot of paint splashes.
Any experiments is an invaluable experience and emotions from the result and the process of creation.”

— Pokras Lampas

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Shortcut Racing Car customised by Pokras Lampas

Leading calligraphy artist Pokras Lampas spent 30 hours to customise Shortcut Racing car in collaboration with DK Racing Team Russia. By applying his personal "Calligrafuturism" style Arseny (Pokras Lampas) brings dynamics of streets to typography patterns applied across the buggy car body.

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Photography: Denis Bychkovskiy /  @denbych

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Pokras Lampas x FENDI

Russian Calligrafiturism artist Pokras Lampas spent 500 l of yellow paint, 1250 sq.m of calligraphy for the fabulous "F.. is for Fendi" campaign performed on the top of monumental HQ of Fendi in Rome at Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (Colosseo Quadrato)

An official Calligraffiti ambassador (and freak), Pokras Lampas is blurring the frontiers with his brushes and paint buckets. He is one of the most talented modern artists, and is totally rewriting stuff through Calligrafuturism, his personal way of expressing his version of our uber-global and sometimes-crazy world. This globetrotter is also spreading the word about modern calligraphy and collaborating with crazy cool brands and artists.

He realized the biggest Calligraffiti in Italy on FENDI rooftop at Palazzo Della Civiltà Italiana, reinterpreting the F IS FOR…manifesto throughout freedom of expression, art, culture and optimism all around!

Not only he’s a super fly freak – who happens to love Kanye West – but he is also an incredible masterpiece machine. Pokras Lampas captures, creates, interprets and simply makes magic magic.

Totally goosebumps-worthy, his time in Rome with the F is For… crew was so rad, filled with an intense, gigantic-lettered poem, shapes and lines that basically set the standard once again for what we label as authentic talent.

Three Dimensional Calligrafuturism

Rising star of Russian street, fashion and calligraphy art scene Pokras Lampas shared one of his numerous commercial projects he did for Russian flagman Nike store

Photography: Den Bychkobvsky

Pokras Lampas makes Caligraffiti on the Frozen Baltic Sea

What do you know about crazy Russians?! The last project of Pokras Lampas in 2015 year was Calligraffiti on the frozen Baltic sea, 2 km far away from the snowy beach. Unstoppable young artist from Russia did it on ice

Live Calligraphy Performance at Aurora Fashion Week by Pokras Lampas

Enjoy the latest abstract modern "calligrafuturism" performance led by Pokras Lampas in collaboration with Lena Maksimova. The whole thing was shot live from drones at Aurora Fashion Week 2015, Saint Petersburg, Russia. View more on Behance

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Epic Roof Calligraphy made by Pokras Lampas

I just presented the best Russian talents on Argentinian festival Trimarchi today. The last project I talked about was the biggest calligraphy work we've ever seen made by Russian talent Pokras Lampas: Calligroof

The artist and his team spent nearly a ton of paint to create this work, its height equals to twenty-two storey building. Work's text dedicated to the moments of inspiration and creativity

"This project breaks records on the complexity and scale in Russia. It was a real challenge for me and my team. We designed a brush with an ink surface of 1 meter using four big brooms specifically for this event. We could fail this project many times due to the rains and problems with the delivery of hundreds of liters of paint from another city." says Pokras

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Dairy Branding went street style with Pokras Lampas

It happens in Russia when Dairy Brands got Cannes Lions or request leading street artist to complete their branding. This time leading Russian modern calligraphy artist (and Calligraffiti Ambassador) Pokras Lampas was commissioned by "Molochnaya Kultura" ("Milk Culture") to create packaging for their eco-product dairy line. We salute companies that take a huge challenges to stand out by involving modern artists - that's a good way to develop the best customer relationship.

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The Digital Decade III

It was an intensive few months we prepared and exhibited the results of our digital art Battle "His Majesty the Glitch" at OFFF Festival in Barcelona. Many positive things happened as well as our exhibition got a real glitches starting from inverted printing ended with posters falling down from the walls. That was cool to see and meet a lot of like-minded people at OFFF Festival and inviting some of them to vote with a special sticker for the best of the best at The Digital Decade wall. Please enjoy the results of our collaboration on Behance now, were appreciations and sharings are welcome!

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The Digital Decade III - Last Chapter

It was an intensive few months we prepared and exhibited the results of our digital art Battle "His Majesty the Glitch" at OFFF Festival in Barcelona. Many positive things happened as well as our exhibition got a real glitches starting from inverted printing ended with posters falling down from the walls. That was cool to see and meet a lot of like-minded people at OFFF Festival and inviting some of them to vote with a special sticker for the best of the best at The Digital Decade wall. Please enjoy the results of our collaboration on Behance now, were appreciations and sharings are welcome!

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Classics Vs Plastics

There is a tendency in today's world, associated with plastic surgery craze. Many people have a severe psychological dependence chasing the elusive perception of beauty. A person falls under the plastic surgeon's scalpel again and again. It seems that we have forgotten the simple truth that each of us is perfect and unique from birth.

CLASSICS VS PLASTICS is non-profit social project reminding the public about the problem of depence from the plastic surgery. Because the natural beauty is more important than imaginary aestetic standarts. How we are bringing this idea? Quoting the truly great men — the classics of their time.

Project team:
Pokras Lampas Calligraphy artist
Alexey Kuzin make-up artist
Alex Tsvetkov photographer
Artem Sanin model
Chris Strange model
Igor Duibanov brand-designer
Ilya Tekhlikidi creative producer
Zaal Danelia director & cameraman

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