Ingo Maurer

JR

JR is an artist whose work is hard to classify, however he calls himself a “Pervasive Artist”, and touches on topics such a poverty, politics, and culture. He pastes large scale, full frame portraits of every day citizens from countries all over the world on buildings, bridges, walls, and a variety of different structures. He wants to create interaction between the subject of the photograph and the many people coming in contact with, and viewing said photograph. JR’s work is all about raising questions, causing discussions, and making people think more about what they see when they come across his projects.   What inspired JR to organize and put together such larger-than-life photography projects? JR’s pasting streek all started with his project Portrait of a…