{"title":"MIR","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSammen med Dolk og Pøbel, var MIR en av de tidligste gatekunstnerne som ble synlige på den norske scenen i årene fra 2005 til 2008. Arbeidet kjennetegnes av et tydelig sosialpolitisk budskap i uttrykk og idé-univers, samt en to-lags stensilteknikk kjennetegnet av gul\/oransje\/oker i underlaget og et mørkt brunt overlag. \u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMIR ble raskt plukket opp på den internasjonale gatekunstscenen gjennom eksponering på den banebrytende gatekunstfestivalen NuArt i Stavanger i 2006 og 2007 samt omfattende europeisk turnering sammen med kunstnerne DOLK og PØBEL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e“MIR is a difficult artist to pin down, often found globetrotting and working alongside the two other norwegians of note - Dolk and Pøbel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMIR´s work deals with social injusticeand often tackles difficult subject matter with a level of sensitivity rarely used in this medium. He doesn´t simply berate the businessman, but extols him\/us to throw off the shackles of 9 to 5 living with a series of characters that don´t just criticize but offer hope and alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe business man burning his briefcase ala Jimi Hendrix. The sheep-headed briefcase carrying man, stood patiently looking at his watch whilst his life, family and the city slowly slips by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThese thoughts provoking images hopefully lead us to reflect on how we´re living. Like a favorite song lyric or a soul mate, they rouse us to thought. MIR´s work is often more of a gentle nudge, he offers up a mirror to our lives in areas of the city where it´s most needed, in areas where we are often too busy to notice and contemplate those around us. Specifically those in need.” Kurator Martyn Reed NuArt \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEn finner\/fant MIR i perioden 2005-2008 synlig på vegger med svært sentrale spotter i byer som: Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger, Gøteborg, Malmø, København, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona \u0026amp; Lisboa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eKunsthallen Street Art Norge har fått muligheten til å presentere en håndmalt serie med unike postere med et av de tidligste motivene fra MIR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBurning Briefcase, første gang malt på gaten i 2006 er tilgjengelig på Kunsthallen og det kommer flere trykk i tiden fremover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eVerkene viser tydelig malerteknikken til MIR. 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