Os Gemeos, Bode and The Warfield

 Posted by on January 27, 2014
Jan 272014
 

Taylor and Turk
The Tenderloin

Os Gemeos and Mark Bode

This fun mural was finished in September of 2013.  It is a collaboration between Os Gemeos and Mark Bode, both whom have been in this site before.

This whimsical piece sits on the back of the Warfield Theater on Market street.  The two cousins from Brazil and San Francisco artist Mark Bode  painted this mural which includes one of Os Gemeos’ characters and the iconic comic character “Cheech Wizard” created by Mark’s father Vaughn Bodé in 1957.

Cheech WizaardCheech Wizard

The wall was organized by the Luggage Store Gallery and Wallspace SF.

Os Gemeos and Mark Bode Collaborate at the Warfield in San Francisco

Herakut and Rusk Paint the Tenderloin

 Posted by on August 16, 2012
Aug 162012
 
The Tenderloin / Polk Gulch
Hemlock and Polk
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The area under this fire escape in Hemlock Alley has been the home to many worldwide known graffiti artists. Roa was featured here not too long ago.

This piece is by Arkut, Hera (who often paint as Herakut) and Rusk, all from Germany.

HERA, 27 years of age, born in Frankfurt, is looking back on a straight and classic art education with taking lessons from old weirdo artists, starting from when she was eight. That plus her never-ending years of studying Graphic Design account for her preferences today: she says, she would rather paint in the rain than do work at a desk. Even though that kind of weather might get you sick and makes it hard to foresee the final result of your piece because it keeps washing all pigments off the wall – it is still better than doing some tedious office work.

AKUT, 31 years, decided to take a ride when the graffiti wave reached his hometown Schmalkalden. Together with CASE, TASSO and RUSK, he formed the MA’CLAIM Crew, which is nowadays worldwide renowned for their photorealistic style in graffiti. AKUT studied Visual Communications at the Bauhaus University in Weimar.

RUSK is from Berlin.

MA’CLAIM has a wonderful blog if you are interested in seeing other works.

Stylefile interviewed Arkut and Hera, the interview is very enlightening and what I found interesting is that Hera mentioned that she was especially fond of Os Gemeos, whose work you can see here.

Os Gemeos First Go Around

 Posted by on March 11, 2001
Mar 112001
 
Mid Market
near 6th

Untitled by Os Gemeos

Os Gemeos means “the twins” in Portuguese and is pronouced “Ose Zhe’-mee-ose.”  These two identical twin brothers (born 1974) hail from São Paulo, Brazil.  Their real names are Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo. They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a main influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil’s own style. Their work often features yellow-skinned characters but is otherwise diverse and ranges from tags to complicated murals. Subjects range from family portraits to commentary on São Paulo’s social and political circumstances, as well as Brazilian folklore. Their graffiti style was influenced by both traditional hip hop style and the Brazilian pixação movement.

There is a rather long, but great interview with the cousins and a wonderful collection of their work here.

Os Gemeos on Market Street

 Posted by on March 11, 2001
Mar 112001
 

1007 Market Street
Mid Market

This piece, sponsored by The Luggage Store Gallery and Funded by the Graue Family Fund for Public Art was done by Os Gemeos in September of 2013.

os gemeos

Os Gemeos have been in this website before.  They are twin brothers from Sao Paulo with a wonderful and very distinctive style.

According to Juxtapoz: Many years ago, the Brazilian twin art duo, painted this exact roof. It was an impressive piece, but upon their recent return to San Francisco, the two decided to revamp with something new. In this new version, local graffiti martyr, Tie and the recently passed, Jade make special guest appearances on the attire of their fashionable spray painting character.

I wrote about their original piece quite a while ago and you can see it here.

Os Gemeos on Market StreetPhoto Courtesy of Juxtapoz Website

To see what this piece looked like before its upgrade click here

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