Saype

Saype, pseudonym of Guillaume Legros, born on February 17, 1989, in Belfort, France is a fresco painter specialising in ephemeral (short term life) urban art and land art using biodegradable paint.

Saype
Saype in 2019
Born
Guillaume Legros

(1989-02-17)February 17, 1989
Belfort, France
NationalityFrench-Swiss
Known forBiodegradable land art painting

Biography

Guillaume Legros is known under the pseudonym Saype, which is formed from the contraction of "Say" and "Peace", two words he used in graffiti from an early age.[1] As an artist, Saype is self-taught, he began painting graffiti in the street,[2] at the age of fourteen in Évette-Salbert, a commune in the department of Territoire de Belfort.[2] His first works, made in his studio, were exhibited in Galerie d'art at the age of sixteen.[3] Saype specialises in grass painting, and ephemeral land art.[4][5] using 100% biodegradable paint[6] and is composed of water, chalk, coal and casein.[2][7] The artwork disappears after a month due to regrowth of the grass, the weather and the passage of visitors.[8]

  • Saype (Guillaume Legros) painting grass for the ArtiChoke festival 2019
  • Saype (Guillaume Legros) at work for the ArtiChoke festival 2019
  • Beyond Walls by Saype, au Parc des Bastions à Genève, 201

References
  1. "Ephemeral art for lasting peace". eda.admin.ch. September 17, 2021.
  2. "Saype's worldwide 'Beyond walls Project' extends his symbolic human chain to Benin, West Africa 2021". graffitistreet.com. March 12, 2021.
  3. "Tribute to artist Saype 2018". France 3. 2019-01-03.
  4. "The artist Saype creates a fresco for the 30th anniversary of the Eurockéennes de Belfort". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 2018-07-03.
  5. "Switzerland: a record fresco in bio". leparisien.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. "Switzerland a record fresco in bio". la Croix. August 5, 2016.
  7. "Beyond walls: Behind the scenes of the artist Saype". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. June 14, 2019.
  8. "Passage on LCI of Saype". Saype Artist. 2015-08-17.
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