Street Art Masks by Gregos

Paris artist Gregos is self-taught and has created a series of masks that are placed around cities around the globe. The artist has been creating street art since the mid-2000s, and masks are one of the common; there are over 500 masks pasted up onto walls all over the world. The artist was in London recently, and a few dozen of these masks went up onto the streets within a day or two. However, many of these were removed/stolen very quickly.

The technology used to create the masks is 3D scanning with 3D printing and adjustment of wireframes before a plaster mould is created. These are then painted and pasted onto walls.

I have only managed to spot a few of these masks, but I have seen that there is more out there. However, some of those were taken immediately as I walked to some of the areas looking the same day or the day after they were pasted up. I had a lot of fun looking around Shoreditch and Spitalfields and discovering these.

Gregos' work reminds me of some pieces that appeared around London last summer. The pieces were by Urban Solid (See my published write-up here: Street Art: Urban Solid). 

Sometimes, the masks pop out because they are brightly-coloured. Other times, the masks seemingly blend in to their surrounding.

For more information about the artist and photographs of his work, see http://www.gregosart.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gregos-Art/118749327867

Please tell me if you know where more of the masks are located. I would like to track down all of these.