In two weeks OLEK and SELEK, who have combined themselves under the label Fashionkills, open up their exhibition New York at the Pretty Portal.

Fashionkills is the label of the two Graffiti- and Streetartists Olek and Selek.
Both artists are active as graphic artists, photographers and graffiti artists since early 1990s.
Since 2002  OLEK and SELEK work together under the label fashionkills.de .

Fashionkills represents a rough streetstyle as stylistic element to reflect a feeling of life as it really is.

OLEK on "fashion kills personality": fashion, with its multiplicity of possible trends, which people run after, kills personality. To copy trends hinders the progression of personality and development of an unique, individual style. If people let themselves be influenced by outwardness and lambency too strongly, they can't develop selfconfidence and personality in any way.

Including the exhibitions:"run the line" , "invisible spray" and "hidden places" Fashionkills was featured in galleries in Cologne, Düren, Aachen, Siegen and Bonn.
In 2005 and 2006 they were also represented with their exhibitions at the Urban Artclash.

For their exhibition at the Pretty Portal they chose the topic "New York" and therefore compiled a mixture including graphic art, illustrations and photographies.

More info about the two Cologne based artists at fashionkills.de.

At the vernissage on 18th January Hulk Hodn will accompany the artworks musically.
Here is a little teaser.