The strange figures and fantasy murals of the artist Phlegm are unique in the street art world. His murals looks like huge black and white pencil drawings. And yes, many of his spray painted murals orginates from his illustrations and comics.
Phlegm is born in North Wales and is now based in Sheffield UK. In the greek language Phlegm means "inflammation, humour caused by heat" and refers to the thick and sticky mucus secreted by the respiratory tract. In other words, snot. In ancient and medieval physiology, phlegm was reagarded as one of the four humours of the body (together with blood, black bile and yellow bile), thought to cause sluggishness and apathy. See more Phlegm art work here.
I took this picture in Stavanger, Norway. Phlegms surreal murals makes me think about life in a different, weird and slow civilization of ideas and dreams. A gentle world. His figures often looks like they concentrate on something important, something basic and "larger than life" at the same time.
Together with Phlegm comes "Breathe me" with Sia (play the song by clicking on the link or "play" button in the box below).
