READY 4 RIOTS - Graffiti State of Mind: Brasil

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#Eventos: FINOK EXHIBICION / ENTREVISTA (@Ruttkowski68, Colonia, Alemania)

São Paulo, 2002. Raphael Sagarra is 16 years old when he observes some youngsters of his neighborhood Cambuci climbing up to heady heights yet again. They spray and paint leaving their letterings up there at house facades. It isn't the height that intrigues him, but its repeating character and the concomitant circulation of the strokes.

Thus, Raphael Sagarra attends to classic graffiti. He goes by Finok and quickly developes his signature style: big eyes that make his figures remind of cartoon characters and a remarkable color selection that bases on all shades of green. Also with his graffiti crew VLOK, colors inhere a major role. As a matter of fact; it is no less than Brazilian artist twins Os Gêmeos being involved. They are famously known for their yellow characters.

Today, Finok is 26 years old and a renowned graffiti artist in South America and the USA. He exhibits at galleries, realizes large-scale murals and cooperates with such companies as sunglasses manufacturer Ray-Ban and Havaiana, the brand that is famously known for their iconic flip-flop. For all that, Finok states that he still has a long way to go.

The exhibition Finok at Ruttkowski;68 gallery is his first show in Europe. The canvases as well as the so-called pipas - kites with which the kids of the suburbs of São Paulo play - reflect Finok's personal journey; from the favelas to a "better" world - as he says - "without ever forgetting about the starting point."

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Trenes >>> VLOK x TSK (SÃO LUIS-MARANHÃO, BRASIL)

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Graffiti >>> COMBOS REMIX

+ en Beside Colors

#Fotografia >>> BRASIL

Eventos >>> OS GEMEOS presentan 'MISS YOU' @ PRISM (Los Angeles, USA)

+ imágenes >>> aqui|here|ici|hier

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Bombing >>> EXTINTORES EN SAO PAULO (Brasil)

Extintores para todos..!! Mas aquí.

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Video >>> FINOK & GUETO: de Sao Paulo a Barcelona

Accion >>> PIXAÇÃO

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EXPO >>> Fefe Talavera "Heart Breaker" @ Montana Gallery Barcelona

Fefe Talavera (Sao Paulo)
Solo exhibition from July 8th till September 5th 2011.
Opening this Thursday July 7th at 7:30PM

The works of Fefe Talavera are metaphors of the human emotions and subconscious; anger, fear, our dreams, and our desires. Her huge creations of fantastic colors connect with the ‘dark side’, referencing the artist’s cultural roots (Brazil and Mexico) and the primal energy of her work found on streets all over the world.

Interested in underground movements, the artist has an important influence on the typical style of urban art found in San Paulo. Working her art on the streets, Fefe deploys a raw creative energy with touches of Mayan and Aztec tribal influence, combined with collage and typography. The artist can be recognized by the beasts she creates, made from cuttings of letters from posters, and after having put her work on show and participated in events all over the world (Moscow, New York, Seville, Berlin, Basel, Vienna, Amsterdam…), she will now make her way to Montana Gallery Barcelona, with the ‘Heart Breaker’ exhibition which combines installations, drawings in India Ink, and photography, which rotate around the subject of the heart; the ice-cold, hurt, and broken heart which, in the end, represents Love

MONTANA GALLERY
c/Comerç, 6
08003 Barcelona
www.montanagallerybarcelona.com