The graffiti works of Brazilian artist Zezao, or Titifreak to his fans, is known around the world. He has also worked for Nike and can be seen wearing Nike trainers stamped with his name.
Zezao's latest endeavor is not one easily seen by the world however. BBC reports the artist has started work in San Paolo's sewers. A dangerous task that required several vaccination shots.
His reason to work on this disgusting canvas? "I did this work because I wanted to show the architecture and the conditions of tunnels of Sao Paulo, which is this - degradation, rubbish - everything that the rain brings."
As for the medium that got him famous, beautiful graffiti works are sometimes painted on upon orders of the city. It's not just the ugly writings on the wall that has met some disapproval from the public.
Sao Paolo's Museum of Contemporary Arts, however, displays works of graffiti artists.
I love how the museum's director, Lisbeth Gonvalves, shed some light about this matter,
"If you in fact meet a great artist doing a work of art in your home you would take great care of it. But because it is an anonymous piece of work, people feel a bit hostile about it being on a wall in a public place, but this part of urban life."
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3 comments:
painfully beautiful - thanks for sharing this and for stopping by my blog!
pretty cool !! even though i prefer the graffiti's of jean michel basquiat or andre
Good Blog
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