Visible actions

Nowadays Spike very rarely paints in halls of fame. Helping to build up and actually paint the Hollerich hall of fame (at the former abattoir) really helped to develop his style. But painting over other people’s work only to himself get painted over again on the same walls was part of the deal. The visible actions Spike does today are mostly commissioned work. For example, the City of Luxembourg commissioned him to paint a wall on the Place des Capucins by incorporating an existing mural from 1984 on the site. For the maison des citoyens in Esch-Alzette, his artwork shrinks and extends, depending on the shifting of the shutters. Now and then he will pull a surprise by painting wooden fences on very visible spots in the city centre, in black and white. But whatever he does, Spike stays true to his unique, iconic shapes.

Actions

Hidden actions

This is where Spike feels at home. The experience is not only the action itself, but the discovery of a location, scouting out and defining the places to paint. We are talking about abandoned buildings and forgotten places. Deserted or soon to be demolished buildings and industrial sites packed with history and oozing with traces of time. If the spot allows it, Spike might consider taking on an entire project, or he may just paint some individual pieces at the site. He likes the fact that these pieces will disappear with the demolition of the building and that only those who had the guts to scout out the place will physically get to see his pieces in situ. In the majority of cases, the photos of the pieces Spike does are the last visual memories of the place.