Vhils
Vhils (born Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto, 1987) is a Portuguese visual artist associated with urban art and public interventions. He is best known for producing portraits and relief-like images by carving, etching, and removing material from walls and other surfaces.
Overview
Vhils (born Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto, 1987) is a Portuguese visual artist associated with urban art and public interventions. He is best known for producing portraits and relief-like images by carving, etching, and removing material from walls and other surfaces.
His work often emphasizes the physical texture of the wall itself, using subtraction as a technique to reveal layered histories of place. Vhils has produced projects across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Artwork feed
Tip: when you spot a signature or crew name, search it on this wiki—many artists appear in multiple cities and countries.
For the best finds, visit in daylight, look up (rooftop-scale murals hide in plain sight), and treat every piece as temporary—fresh paint can erase a classic overnight.
If you’re exploring street art in Vhils, start with the areas where walls change fast: train corridors, underpasses, industrial edges, and the neighborhoods that host legal mural programs.
Getting oriented
References
- Vhils (overview)
- Street art (context)