It's a Stick-Up

PABLO DELGADO

THE CONCEPT IS TO USE PUBLIC IMAGES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS. I USE THE PUBLIC SPACE AS A CANVAS AND LEAVE THE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OUTSIDE. WITH TIME, SOME OF THE PIECES HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR BIRTHPLACE ON THE INTERNET AFTER BEING PHOTOGRAPHED ON THE STREET.

Although he started using paste-ups just a little more than one year ago, the miniaturized paste-ups of Mexican-born and London-based Pablo Delgado have already gained recognition. Delgado links the choice of working in small scale to his playful spirit: ‘I’ve always liked games of hiding things.’ But he also confesses: ‘I wasn’t sure how seriously I was doing paste-ups. To minimize them meant I didn’t want to interfere with the graffiti or street art that was out there. It shouldn’t ...