Like Mundano’s characters, Cranio’s impish — mostly blue — Indians seem to surface unexpectedly throughout São Paulo. Here are a few we encountered:
Cranio’s Impish Indians in São Paulo
Mundano’s quasi-monstrous creatures surface throughout São Paulo & more
Often exuding a playful social consciousness, Mundano’s delightful quasi-monsters surface randomly throughout the city. I discovered them in quite a few unlikely places. Here are a few:
- “Sao Paulo is an ashtray.”
The following fun video that Mundano shared with me showcases a social action project that he initiated in which 130 artists — 80% of whom do graffiti, streetart or pixação on the streets of São Paulo — created original houses to raise money to provide temporary housing for the needy: http://vimeo.com/26291598
São Paulo’s Stylish Bombs & Throw-ups: Os Gemeos, Finok, Vlok & More
I continue to be floored by São Paulo’s range and volume of stylish bombs and throw-ups. The most prolific bombers seem to be Os Gemeos, Finok and Vlok.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
Faces in São Paulo: from the Simply Poetic to the Weirdly Surreal
While in São Paulo and now while reviewing my photos, I’m struck by the incredible array of faces that surface on the walls of this amazing city. They range from the dream-like poetic to the weirdly surreal. Here’s a sampling:
- Ethos
- Nunca
- Titi Freak
- Nina
- Ze.fix
Photos by Lois Stavsky
A Cast of Characters from the Streets of São Paulo
Ranging from the playful to the mournful, the cast of characters gracing the walls of São Paulo always intrigues. Here’s a sampling:
More from Vila Madalena’s Beco do Batman
Here are some more images from São Paulo’s amazing ever-evolving open-air gallery in Vila Madalena:
photos by Lois Stavsky; artists to be identified
Vila Madalena’s Beco do Batman (Batman’s Alley): An Open-Air Gallery
Located in the Vila Madalena district of São Paulo, Beco do Batman is a narrow alleyway that’s evolved into an open-air gallery. I discovered it last summer on my first visit to Sao Paulo. When I returned earlier this month, I revisited some of my favorite pieces, but many new ones had surfaced. Here’s a sampling:
Photos by Sara Mozeson; artwork by various artists to be identified
A Visit to São Paulo’s Choque Cultural
São Paulo’s Choque Cultural represents some of my favorite artists — whose work I don’t get to see often enough. Among them are Titi Freak and Daniel Melim. Here are some Titi Freak pieces I discovered on my recent visit to their space in Pinheiros:
Although I had to return to NYC before the opening of Daniel Melim’s solo exhibit, I did get to see some of his earlier pieces:
- Daniel Melim @ Choque Cultural, photo by Sara Mozeson
An exhibit of Daniel Melim’s newest body of work opens this afternoon and continues through August 26 :
Os Gêmeos in São Paulo
Os Gêmeos’s bombs, pieces and characters seem to be just about everywhere in their native city. Here are a few of their characters:
Photos by Lois Stavsky
São Paulo’s Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (MuBE) Presents GRAFFITI FINE ART
In the upscale São Paulo district of Jardim Europa, perhaps the only São Paulo neighborhood whose walls are graffiti-free, the Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (MuBE) is presenting GRAFFITI FINE ART, an exhibit featuring the work of 20 street artists. Thanks to a tip from MUNDANO, we stopped by a few hours before the exhibit officially opened last night and liked what we saw. Curated by Binho Ribeiro, it continues through July 24th at Av. Europa, 218 in SP.
And we discovered the following mural outside MuBE. I later found out that it was created for the 1st International Biennial of Graffiti Fine Art that was held at MuBE in 2010. I took this shot from street level:
