Rebranding derelict buildings with individual scrawls of graffiti may well be a sight that you have seen many times before, but we suspect you have never seen murals quite like the latest series of work from Nelio.

 

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French street artist Nelio makes his mark on the world in a different way. Instead of idiosyncratic scribbles, Nelio blends influences from abstract art, architecture, cubism and graphic design to create large-scale graffiti murals. Continuing to stay true to the roots of street art, Nelio uses the humble spray-can to build pieces made of cleanly cut symbols, geometric shapes and the occasional human feature. Along with other influences of ancient art and pastel colour palettes, Nelio’s work possesses a mysterious, ineffable language that communicates with its audience on a level similar to that of a hieroglyphics or a piece of contemporary art.

 

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Check out more of Nelio’s enchanting work by following him on Instagram, @_Nelio, and by taking a trip to his website.

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