Description

In this unique work, Lasveguix repurposes a real road sign, transforming it into an artistic medium rich in meaning and contrasts. At the heart of the sign, a fragmented collage reveals an iconic image of Charlot, the legendary character portrayed by Charlie Chaplin, sitting with a small dog. This emblematic figure of silent cinema emerges through layers of torn posters, partially legible typography, and overlapping urban motifs.

The reflective background of the sign, still visible in places, creates a striking dialogue between the regulated world of road signs and the raw energy of street art. The blackened edges, scratches, and tags added by the artist reinforce the impression of an object taken from the street and reinvented.

The layering of textures—torn paper, traces of glue, natural wear and tear, and painted interventions—lends the piece an almost archaeological dimension. Like a fragment of the urban landscape frozen in time, the panel tells the story of the street while paying homage to Chaplin, a timeless symbol of humanity, poetry, and melancholy.

By using a medium as codified and functional as the traffic sign, Lasveguix blurs the lines between art, street furniture, and poetic subversion. The work then becomes a hybrid object, both familiar and subversive, where iconic tradition and urban chaos meet to form a piece with a powerful and evocative aesthetic.