In returning stateside, I’m thumbing through images of the fantastically colorful work of French artist turned Barcelonesta Miss Van. I first got turned onto her fairytale-esque outdoor and exhibit work by Nicholas Ganz’s book “Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Women” and was reminded that she’s been working in Spain recently when stumbling upon large-scale renditions of her work in a gallery/clothing store in the the Raval neighborhood.
As Ganz explains, I looked at (quite expensive) prints of her notable work longingly: “Miss Van’s exquisite taste and her impeccable sense of style let you know that this work was done by a woman’s hand. With each piece, she deftly balances the playful and the alluring with a precision and skill that allows her characters to be insightful, multi-dimensional and fully realized.” Yet the Euro does me wrong on the ownership front.
