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Nice is making moves to bring Brazilian artists Yusk and Horoiwa, along with Miss G to Australia for 6 months to take part in and contribute to the Melbourne art scene.
Details are still shakey at this point, but until more is locked in, enjoy some of this stunning work by Sao Paulo artist Horoiwa.
At the age of fifteen the young Dante Horoiwa began his career as a commercial illustrator.
Being from a city with such a strong and unique graffiti movement as Sao Paulo, it wasn’t long before Horoiwa, under the name Musta, started becoming actively involved in street art.
The rawness and innovation of the Brazilian street art scene has since become one of the main influences on his work, both on and off the streets.
His other main influence comes from the culture, philosophy, history and art of his Japanese ancestry.
Drawing from his heritage, Horoiwa tries to follow the samurai philosophy and the pursuit of enlightenment. The difficulty and loneliness of which, given the state of the modern world, is a predominant theme in his artwork.
Australian Low Brow Art Dirtbag Kid Zoom, now residing in Sydney town has been killing it lately. Make sure you check out his site right here.
Check out these dope timepieces by Japanese watchmaker Haruo Suekichi.
An extensive interview with Harou is here on Chief Magazine, it tells a story of the organic development of the artists style and career. can buy them here, (tough if you can’t speak Japanese)
A new print by Malasian / Melbourne artist Drew, other wise knows as the beer downing rasta has gone up on Niceproduce.com. Limited 1/20, signed and numbered only $100aus. Here to buy and for details.
Blending surrealism and graffiti, Cycle has been graff innovator for the better part of two decades.
Here’s shots from his latest show at AdHoc Gallery in NYC along side Morning Breath, on display until the 22nd.
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Today I went out to 5 Pointz in Queens and took a bunch of photos, met a few writers and had good chats about the differences between Australia and America. This place is insane. I didn’t see any Australian pieces, however the Youtube clip below shows off some Aussie action, guess who… 😉
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Meeting up with KR this week, so shots from that later. Enjoy these.
Cognitive Dissident.