White Rabbit Festival

Hartberg, Austria. 2023

Quando fui convidado pelo Dácio e Andressa a pintar a lateral do Andardac Hotel logo chegamos a conclusão de que a melhor escolha seria pintar a Ave símbolo (e que dá nome à cidade) de Guaramirim, o Guará ou Ibis Escarlate.

O ibis é um dos pássaros que mais me encanta. Relacionado a Thoth, Deus da magia, escrita e da lua, o ibis existe em uma grande variedade de tipos, cores e tamanhos ao redor do mundo. Os egípcios o relacionavam a lua por conta da curvatura do seu bico, lembrando a forma da lua crescente, e numa feliz coincidência, dança da realidade ou simplesmente magia, finalizei a pintura deste mural logo na chegada da lua cheia.

Que este ibis, criado com muito amor, traga um pouco de magia e seja símbolo de sorte e proteção a linda cidade de Guaramirim.

Photos: Osvaldo Pok©

"Balam-cahob"

Cancun, 2019.

In Mayan mythology one of the most revered gods was the Jaguar, whose symbolism was related to the night and its skin to the some of starry sky. Four jaguars served as important actors in the creation of the universe, holding the sky in each of the corners of the four sacred directions, each representing a cardinal point.

The ancient Maya also believed that jaguar-shaped sorcerers protected crops and fields, and until today Mayan farmers believe in their protection.

Here the four Jaguars arise creating with their own tails a nest of snakes -Cancun in Mayan language - And while this cancun grows and develops, the four jaguars will always be present taking care of and protecting it.

Muchas gracias a todo el equipo Proyecto Panorama ❤ Me encantó convivir estos días con viejos y nuevos amigos.

Guardian of The Yard.
2024
Manchester, UK

Another very special project done in a very special place, São Paulo, the city where I lived and worked for many years. I couldn’t have pulled this off without the support of Colcci©, the production of Luan Cardoso and the help of my assistants Enivo and Alexandre Puga. Thank you fam!

Video: Fábio Meirelles©

Mural for Admiral / Manchester, UK

2024

Good times in Timisoar, Romania, painting this mural in a tunnel for my friends from Fisart. 2019

Mural done in my favorite place on Earth, my dear hometown. Thank you Zicatela Bar for the support. 2020

Mural I did in Oostende, Belgium, with the support from the good people of The Crystal Ship. 2019

"La hora más oscura precede el amanecer"

Ciudad de México, 2019

Gracias por todo @rsescrew / Barreal MX

Inspired by two strong symbols of Portuguese popular culture, The Rooster of Barcelos and the Portuguese tiles, I created this new mural for the amazing people from Quinta do Mocho. The rooster announces the sunrise symbolizing the end of the darkness and that's a better day is about to come. It's also related to courage and wisdom. 
Ah! And according do the Chinese this is the year of the Rooster :)

Muito obrigado pelo convite, Associcero e Loures Arte Pública.

Te Manaia

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Upon our arrival in Whangarei we were welcomed by the local Māori community who shared with us their culture and beliefs, specially the importance of honoring our ancestors and keeping the connection with our roots strong in order to build a bright future for the ones to come.

Our culture is what keep us connected not only with the ones around us but also with our ancestors and ours descendants to come. And with this in mind it made sense to me to respectfully create my version of a strong Māori symbol directly related to ancestry and heritage. The Manaia.

Te Manaia is regarded as a kind deity that protects people and helps them communicate with their ancestors. It's regarded as a mythical being with a bird's head (sky), a body of a man or snake (earth) and the tail of a fish (sea), symbolizing the balance between the realms.

I depicted the Manaia in side profile as it's usually depicted in traditional carving and jewelry symbolizing its role as messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domains of the spirits, and between ancestors and descendants.

Photos: Yoshi Yanagita©

More pictures of some pieces I did in the streets of beautiful Havana.

Video: Yojany Pérez©

After painting my mural for San Isidro DA I spent the rest of my days on the island painting almost everyday. I’m so grateful for all the good moments and love shared with the local community. Here’s a few pictures of the walls I painted in Havana Vieja / San Isidro.

Festival de Murales San Isidro Distrito de Arte. Havana, Cuba

Photos: me and Yojany Pérez©

Video: Derek, Chopem Down Films©

Mural painted during the 2018 edition of Wide Open Walls in Sacramento, California.

Photos: me and Joha Harrison©

When visiting Minas Gerias earlier in 2018 I had the pleasure of meeting the good people from the gallery Quarto Amado / Instituto Amado and they invited me to come and paint in a village up the mountais called Itataia in Ouro Branco, Brazil.

The village, home to the kindest people and the most lovely kids, is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been too. Despite the rain, the waterfalls and the woods were majestic and awe inspiring, and painting there was an experience I’ll never forget.

Mural done with the very good people from RAW Project during 2018’s Miami Art Basel week

Quando eu e a Paola Delfin recebemos o convite para pintar juntos um mural grande como este, nossa primeira colaboração em grande escala, o primeiro sentimento foi de grande alegria, mas o que veio a seguir (junto com todas as mudanças de planos que 2020 trouxe) foi a preocupação com o que gostaríamos de falar sobre nesta obra.

Vivemos um momento único na história. Um ano em que uma pandemia global nos paralisou, nos limitou, isolou e assim, forçosamente, nos fez olhar pra dentro de nós mesmos e refletir. E o próprio edifício por si só já trazia um simbolismo, afinal estariamos pintando juntos ao mesmo tempo que separados, em duas torres, dois artistas, um só mural.

Não existe novo normal. O que era considerado normal há 1 ano atrás não era normal 10 anos antes, muito menos há 100. Tudo está em constante movimento, em mutação. Também não há como voltar no tempo. E o futuro? Tampouco é real.

O passado é memória e nos ajuda a entender o presente, enquanto o futuro é uma ilusão intangível. Tudo que de fato existe é um presente contínuo. O agora. E é sobre o agora que nossa obra fala.

Do que realmente nos importa trabalhar no presente. De darmos conta de que a união entre a humanidade é possível apesar do isolamento físico, de aprender que há hora de agir assim como há hora para estar parado, de ter sabedoria ao olhar para atrás e entender de onde viemos e tudo que passamos, e também contar com a intuição e esperança de que dias melhores virão. E, mais importante de tudo, da força, resiliência e atitude positiva para no agora construir o mundo em que queremos viver.

Meu muito obrigado a todos que fizeram possível a realização deste mural, mas em especial a minha taletosíssima parceira @paola_delfin por todo amor, dedicação e força, sem os quais esta obra não seria possível.

Deixo aqui também um feliz 2021 a todos. Nos encontraremos do outro lado mais fortes, sábios e com muita vontade de viver! Muita luz e força a todos que infelizmente perderam um ente querido ou que estão enfrentando um momento difícil!

Obrigado pelo suporte Luan Cardoso, Nalata e todos envolvidos.

Photos: Luan Cardoso©

"Home of the Jaguars"

Wynwood, Miami 2019

By some sort of coincidence or star alignment right after finishing a mural with 4 Jaguars in Cancun and seeing jaguars everywhere (dreams included) I was about to paint a wall at Jose de Diego Middle School, a school that after the hard work and passion of the good people from Raw Project has become an amazing sort of mural museum for the local kids who study there and those visiting Wynwood.

Jose de Diego has the Jaguar as their mascot. An animal that's a strong symbol of strength, respect and resistance, which is very appropriate in a neighborhood that has changed so much in such a short period of time.

Despite all those changes in its surroundings JDD middle school is and will still be for a long time the home of the Jaguars.

After painting my wall for Fisart in Timisoara I had the opportunity of releasing this beast in Resita. Many thanks to Sergio Morariu, Ami, Dorinel, Maria & Helena, Ovidiu, Dan and everyone else who made this possible.

I had such a great time painting a serie of pieces for the lovely people from The Yard. Love you guys! Go Manchester City!!

Mural for the beautiful project Mural Harbor in Linz, Austria. Good times!

Love this little piece I did with Urban Nation in Berlin back in 2018. Sadly it’s no longer up.

Photos: Nika Kramer©

Little mural painted with URBAN NATION Berlin for their UNity Project, 2018

Curated by: Yasha Young

Photos: Nika Kramer©

Mural painted for Associação O Saltarico in Santo António dos Cavaleiros, Portugal, 2018. Invited by my good friends from Loures Arte Urbana.

Mural painted in Natal, Brazil, 2018. Thank you for inviting me Inarte/Urbana! I had such a great time!

Always a pleasure to paint at home.

Did this wall in my hometown in between projects back in March, 2018

"The Longline in between"

Longline fishing is a commercial fishing technique. It uses a long line, called the main line, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods.
This fishing technique is quite controversial because of bycatch, fish caught while seeking another species or immature juveniles of the target species. This can cause many issues, such as the killing of many other marine animals while seeking certain commercial fish. Seabirds can be particularly vulnerable during the setting of the line.
As my work has been heavily focused on birds in the past years I decided to use a pelican as the key element of this mural. While this pelican is already trapped in the longline others are about to face the same destiny as they're getting prepared to dive into the ocean. 
Besides seabirds and fish, longline fishing also victimizes other sea species such as dolphins, sharks and turtles, also depicted in the bottom of the mural getting attracted by the baited hooks.
The cables in front of the wall were incorporated to the artwork representing more fishing lines in the foreground, the heavy human intervention in the natural food chain and the consequently lack of sustainability in certain fishing techniques.

Thanks for all the support Pangeaseed and Proyecto Panorama!

Mural in collaboration with Mr. Zadok for CMMNTY in Cambridge. 

Photos: Adam Riozzi and Andrew Morris

In 2015 I had the pleasure of coming to MCR and painting one of the most important murals I've ever done. The Guardian of Ancoats became a landmark in Manchester but sadly this year the building was demolished. Thanks to Rob and Kath from TMLF I came back to "relocate" the Guardian painting this big fellow now nesting in Didsbury.  

A very special wall, done with love under critic weather conditions. Thank you Ben Barsky for making this happen and thank you to all Manchester community for all the love. This wall got knocked down a couple of years ago but it’s still pretty much alive in my heart.

Photo: Adam Riozzi©