Brasil
Akuma Santos was one of the first “graffiteros” in Rio de Janeiro. He often shows figurative symbols which have a political or socio-cultural narrative.
Coming from Rio’s suburb “Niteroi” he critically examines socio-political thoughts in his colorful and often photorealistic murals. He concentrates not only on painting with spray cans and brushes, but his oeuvre also shows a strong sculpture influence.
Austria
Graffiti writer and designer BUSK gained local recognition through his endlessly reproduced symbol of a monkey head. He then turned his focus to intervention and installation within the urban sphere under the name of CMOD (City Modification). For the last 20 years, he has been active and followed his passion for typography, fonts, throw ups and design. He exhibited in galleries all over the world and has worked in other fields such as merchandise, skateboard or CD designs.
Chinagirl Tile, Austria, likes to touch political and feminist topics with her work. Working exclusively with tile her artwork must be prepared days in advance and include a three-dimensional aspect to her application on different surfaces. At Calle Libre she also created several drones that were equipped with grenades and bombs, ironically referring to questions of surveillance, war and peoples insecurities.
What else is there to say about Loomit, Germany. He is a legend, a pioneer and one of Germanys best writers. He has done everything from big wall productions to exhibitions and his ingenious redefinition of modern lettering and typography. He reinvented the depiction of three dimensional letters and has painted in almost every corner around the world.
Zagreb-based Lunar began spraying in the early days of Croatian writing culture. He is a well-known figure within the international graffiti scene and has also worked on numerous collaborations with corporate clients and companies. His cat signature symbol shows his comic-inspired and often humorous way of painting in public spaces.
Brasil/Mexico
Fefe Talavera gained international recognition through her unique collage technique in which she uses cut out letters to produce oversized “monster paintings”. Her aim is to show the parallels and contrasts between graffiti culture and advertisements. Fefe has been painting the streets of São Paulo since the 1990s and she developed an expressive style that integrates cultural allegories from her Mexican heritage.
Knarf is not your average Joe graffiti writer. His often abstract black-and- white drawings emanated from spontaneous thoughts and a playful approach. With his academic background of studying fine art under Austrian artist Gunther Damisch, he has been developing his unique, distinctive style of painting the streets as well as on canvas and other materials. Knarf doesn’t follow any rules of classical graffiti writing and often creates glyphs and geometric elements which allows the recipient to find their own interpretation.
The artist lives and works in Vienna.
Austria
Argentina & Austria
Marina Zumi was one of the first female artists who started painting the streets in Buenos Aires. Her subjects are often inspired by nature: they come across as dreamlike landscapes in an outer space environment. With her murals, she invites the passer-by to take o for a minute, breathe and dive into her increasingly immersive universe.
Marina Zumi believes in natural wisdom, symmetry, quantum theory and the power of color. Her favorite places to work are the streets and large walls that she turns into colorful murals.
Nychos (AUT) is well known for his anatomically dissected depictions of animals, pop-cultural objects and well-known personalities like Sigmund Freud. Born in the rural area of Styria he used to live and work in Vienna, where he also runs his own Gallery and Art Space under the name of Rabbit Eye Movement. The Artist lives and works in Los Angeles.
Greek Artist Wake (GRC) speaks about his experience in his home country within his colorful illustrations. He tries to remember actual stories and carries them out to the exact point of telling them in his distinctive way.
Greece
& Other
Baby Olmec
Baby Olmec
Knarf
Falcone
Marina Zumi