Veli & Amos Live on the Streets, Veli & Amos Live in Galleries … Veli & Amos live on Art Fair.
Veli & Amos work with painting, drawing, text, music, sculpture, photography, graffiti and video. Their works are poetic homages peppered with cross-references, play with words and codes, and are romantic and playful in their unmistakably naive style. With humour and (self-)irony, Veli & Amos cite the history of hip-hop culture and street style, positioning themselves in the art context.
The artists Veli Silver and Amos Angeles first appeared as a duo in 2006 under the name Veli & Amos. Their friendship developed in the context of the international graffiti and writing scene, which is the background and starting point for their joint art.
List of works Kunst11 Zurich
“Fair Trade” 2011, spray, plastic
“Jewbox and Sheeps (Keenwood, Pioneer, Alpine)” 2010/11, interactive installation. Three sheep with loudspeakers. Safe as jukebox with coin slot (please insert a coin and dial a number on the safe. You will hear rap, pop, Bellevue Boys).
“Youtube” 2011, videos, peep glasses, counters, video screens, headphones. Seven artist friends show a YouTube clip. As on the Internet, the “views” are counted, but with an analogue counter. Videos by Soren Berner, Boštjan Čadež, Christian Falsneas, Frederik Gruyaert, Lars Holdhus, Filippo Minelli, Lina Rica.
Veli & Amos ZKB Art Prize 2011: The artist with the most clicks will be invited as a guest to the next Veli & Amos exhibition “Presents” at message salon in December.