It's a Stick-Up

MONSIEUR QUI

SOME PEOPLE ARE SEDUCED BY THE PASTE-UP AESTHETIC AND TAKE PICTURES OF IT, TALK ABOUT IT, SAY ‘THIS IS WONDERFUL’. BUT MY FAVOURITE PART IS WHEN THE WHEAT PASTE GETS OLD AND ITS ASPECT CHANGES WITH TIME AND WITHIN THE PLACE.

French Monsieur Qui was actively involved in the graffiti and skateboarding scene, when – between 2004 and 2006 – he grew interested in paste-up art. ‘When a friend of mine showed me pictures of street art from New York, I was struck by a sudden love for wheat paste and the impact it could have. At that time, I used to draw a lot of fashion illustrations, so I decided to paste big vintage-like portraits of women.’ Since 2006 Monsieur Qui has developed different ways of working with wheat paste. Sometimes he photocopies ...