Os Gemeos hits Lisbon

If you never heard of Os Gêmeos (Otavio and Augusto Pandolfo), they are graffiti artists who are also identical twin brothers from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I would rank them on the same level as Banksy (Stencil Artist) but not as great as Shepard Fairey (Obey Propaganda). Hip hop culture reached Brazil in the late 80s to early 90s and it really attracted them at the time. They started out as breaker dancers, however they got more involved with graffiti. One of their most recent pieces was done on a multi story building in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.

Most recent work in Lisbon, Portuguese.

Older work.

They held a solo show in Madrid called “Sonhei Que Tinha Sonhado” or “I dreamed that I had dreamed”. A multimedia installation of makeshift building facades and audio soundscapes.

Finally, meet the twins.