The streets of Brooklyn are a little brighter these days with
the addition of two new pieces by Spanish street artist Pejac,
including one that appears to be chiseled out of a brick
facade. Both reflect on the impact of cities on nature; one
comments on conspicuously absent greenery while the other
illustrates Jeff Goldblum’s infamous Jurrasic Park line, “Life…
uh… finds a way.” One is a little bleak, suggesting that trees
might someday go the way of dinosaurs, while the other is a tad
more hopeful.
Though it may look like bricks were removed to create the
piece, it’s actually just clever shading created with some
spray paint and a cardboard stencil.
“‘Fossil’ works as a harbinger of a hypothetical fatal future
where the only memory we have of nature is the fosilized form
of a tree in a brick wall,” says Pejac. “This work can be found
at 27 Scott Ave, Brooklyn.”
On ‘Inner Strength,’ Pejac says “In opposition to the previous
work here I speak of a future where nature breaks the barriers
imposed by the hand of man and recovering the lost ground. Man
loses but we all win.”Unfortunately, ‘Fossil’ was quickly vandalized with the
spray-painted question ‘Is this art?’ while Pejac responded on
Instagram, “Quite an effective way to ask a question. But next
time just send me a DM.”Previously, Pejac created
a series of bird silhouettes in a Croatian window,
‘cleaned’ the paint off a brick building to reveal the
shape of flourishing vines, and
painted convincing illusions of keyholes and windows on
cement.
