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Os Gemeos Paint “Giants,” Their Largest Mural to Date at the Vancouver Bienalle

Brazilian twin artists Os Gemeos are always taking it up a notch. Last May, they adorned a Boeing 737 with the character-driven art to escort the Brazilian team to the FIFA World Cup (see our coverage here). In August, the brothers took on their biggest project to date: an enormous 75-foot-tall, 360-degree mural that measures a total of 23,500 square feet. Envisioned as a non-profit public artwork for the Vancouver Biennale, the piece is intended to leave a lasting mark on the Ocean Cement silos amid the industrial landscape of Vancouver's Granville Island. The project was funded via a crowd funding campaign and is included in the Vancouver Biennale's 2014-2016 programming as part of a series of large-scale public works they're calling an Open Air Museum. Granville Island attracts over 10 million annual visitors and the Biennale's organizers hope that the scale of this project will make it a major art destination for years to come.

Brazilian twin artists Os Gemeos are always taking it up a notch. Last May, they adorned a Boeing 737 with the character-driven art to escort the Brazilian team to the FIFA World Cup (see our coverage here). In August, the brothers took on their biggest project to date: an enormous 75-foot-tall, 360-degree mural that measures a total of 23,500 square feet. Envisioned as a non-profit public artwork for the Vancouver Biennale, the piece is intended to leave a lasting mark on the Ocean Cement silos amid the industrial landscape of Vancouver’s Granville Island. The project was funded via a crowd funding campaign and is included in the Vancouver Biennale’s 2014-2016 programming as part of a series of large-scale public works they’re calling an Open Air Museum. Granville Island attracts over 10 million annual visitors and the Biennale’s organizers hope that the scale of this project will make it a major art destination for years to come.

Images via Street Art News and the Vancouver Biennale.

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Giants, Open Air Museum, Os Gemeos, Public art, Vancouver Biennale

Fete le Vin, Jeff Soto, Public art

July 1, 2014

Jeff Soto's (HF Vol. 16 cover artist) enigmatic creations contain both friendly creatures and personifications of the forces of the Earth, balancing a sense of innocence with the suggestion of a deeper power below the surface. The otherworldly characters skip spryly through his canvases and murals, their bodies and limbs composed of bubbling mud, mighty tree trunks and light tufts of moss. The artist recently traveled to Bordeaux, France for a public art project for the Fête le Vin 2014. The Bernard Magrez Cultural Institute invited Soto as a special guest in partnership with Spacejunk, an urban art gallery with locations all over France. While he was in the area, Soto painted a large wall at Darwin, an interdisciplinary cultural center and co-working space focused on sustainability.

Brian Goggin’s “Defenestration” Installation Comes Down After 17 Years

Brian Goggin, Defenestration, Hugo Hotel, Public art, San Francisco, Varnish Fine Art

May 29, 2014

San Francisco's notoriously sky-high rents have made headlines in recent months, and the avant-garde mecca of yore is rapidly becoming a poster child for gentrification and income inequality. A testament to the city's rapid transformation and out-with-the-old mentality, Brian Goggin's site-specific installation "Defenestration" will be taken down from Hugo Hotel on June 3 to make way for the building's demolition this fall. Seventeen years of display time is much longer than the artist expected when he created the piece with the help of 100 volunteers in 1997. The installation became a beloved landmark for San Francisco residents and many donors, including Banksy, have contributed to preserve the work.

Os Gemeos Paint a Plane for the World Cup

Brazil, FIFA World Cup, Os Gemeos, plane

May 28, 2014

Known for their quick work flow and nearly telepathic communication, Brazilian twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, collectively known as Os Gemeos, recently took their work to new heights — quite literally. The artists painted a Boeing 737, which took flight for the fist time yesterday between Belo Horizonte and Sao Paolo. The plane was painted to carry the Brazilian team to the FIFA World Cup, which starts on June 12, and will eventually be incorporated into the fleet of Brazil's GOL Airlines. The plane was as much a collaboration between the twins as it was with local engineers. To ensure that the paint would be protected from UVA and UVB rays and weather conditions at high altitudes, a special varnish had to be applied. The wings were left purposely unpainted for safety reasons, so that leaks and other hazards could be easily detected. Painted in Os Gemeos's signature style, the portraiture-driven piece will pay homage to the diversity of Brazil as it flies through the sky for years to come.

London’s “Sculpture in the City” Presents Public Art by Damien Hirst, Ai Weiwei, and More

Ai Weiwei, damien hirst, Public art, sculpture, tomoaki suzuki

July 6, 2015

For five years in a row, the open air exhibition "Sculpture in the City" has brought some of the best contemporary artists to the public in London. Opening this week on July 9th, this year's installment will feature new works by Ekkehard Altenburger, Bruce Beasley, Adam Chodzko, Ceal Floyer, Laura Ford, Damien Hirst, Shan Hur, Folkert de Jong, Sigalit Landau, Kris Martin, Keita Miyazaki, Tomoaki Suzuki, Xavier Veilhan, and Ai Weiwei. The exhibit merges the new with the old as their works are set against the city's most historic landmarks. Take a look at more photos of Sculpture in the City 2015 as it comes together, after the jump.

Os Gemeos Paint “Giants,” Their Largest Mural to Date at the Vancouver Bienalle

Jeff Soto’s New Mural and Public Art Installation in France

Brian Goggin’s “Defenestration” Installation Comes Down After 17 Years

Os Gemeos Paint a Plane for the World Cup

London’s “Sculpture in the City” Presents Public Art by Damien Hirst, Ai Weiwei, and More

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