Window down

Graffiti that has been painted below the window borders, almost always covering the whole surface in its length. The term is commonly used as a prefix with whole car, although other variations are possible, too. Can be used as a more precise alternative to end-to-end, but not in addition to top-to-bottom as that will exceed the definition of the term

Window-down acrylic and markers on canvas 80×80 cm – 2025

The work depicted depicts the letter “G,” DutyGorn’s distinctive symbol, and explicitly recalls graffiti made by the artist in the past. Through this choice, DutyGorn performs an operation of memory and reworking, bringing an element of his creative past back to the present day. The letter, however, is not simply repurposed: it is revisited, reinterpreted and embedded within a face, thus merging the symbolic dimension of the graphic sign with the more intimate and identity-driven dimension of the portrait. In this way, the artist creates a bridge between his own personal history in the world of writing and contemporary research. The gesture of repainting on canvas what was once traced on walls or train cars also becomes an affirmation of continuity and transformation: the past is not repudiated, but assimilated and enhanced through new languages and media.

A bridge between memory and the present, where the past is not erased but transformed on a new surface.

– DutyGorn