Grady Wallace: Rad Life
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Udell Xhibitions 10332 124 St, Edmonton, Alberta T5N 1R2
Grady Wallace, "Rad Life," 2018
Grady Wallace is a stencil and spray paint artist, born in Kamloops, BC. He first started stenciling in 2014 and has been using this technique to create his artwork ever since. Going from basic stencils to heavily detailed layers, with each artwork ranging from 3 to 27 stencils on a single piece. Each layer Grady creates is hand cut. Gathering inspiration from Canadian wildlife, urban textures, and the streetwear culture are some things that contribute to his unique style of art. Using unconventional canvases is also a trait that Wallace is well known for. Over the last year, Grady has been commissioned to paint multiple murals in Edmonton, AB. He was also selected to design a themed room at Crash Hotel located adjacent to Rogers Place.
“New York street art is really what started my obsessions with stencils. Simple layered stencils rapidly turned into complex multilayered pieces. Through the rigidity of cities and the calm of the wild, I explore the contrasting effects of merging the two together. Achieving this by incorporating unconventional styles of canvases, such as vintage car doors, brick and wood slabs. Growing up in British Columbia, and traveling around the world inspired new textures and colors within my work. My art has manifested into building my fashion line, Rad Originals. My latest release was focused on bringing awareness to endangered species from around the world, tying streetwear and wildlife together.”