{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Os Gêmeos Interview","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/os-gemeos-interview/os-gemeos-interview.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-10-28T09:57:08Z","description":"The Os Gêmeos twins are famous around the world for their fine graffiti characters and their pixação-influenced writing style. This is an interview with them...","html":"\u003cp\u003eI already wrote about the \u003ca href=\"/diy-america-graffiti-series/\"\u003estreet art, skateboard and punk documentary series \u003cem\u003e“DIY America”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e earlier this year, but yesterday I found that interesting \u003cstrong\u003eOs Gêmeos\u003c/strong\u003e interview you have to watch!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe identical twin brothers from São Paulo talk about their art and their Sunday painting trips as well as about the consistent further development of graffiti.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a major influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil’s own style. Stylistically, Os Gêmeos are heavily influenced by the cryptic art of the São Paulo–based pixação graffiti movement as well as American hip-hop, which the twins grew up with in Brazil. The brothers have gained international fame, displaying their work in exhibitions in major cities in the US and Europe.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery time I see \u003ca href=\"/os-gemeos/\"\u003enew artworks by them\u003c/a\u003e, my heart beats faster. For me both are still on top of the international urban art scene\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nI already wrote about the [street art, skateboard and punk documentary series *“DIY America”*](/diy-america-graffiti-series/) earlier this year, but yesterday I found that interesting **Os Gêmeos** interview you have to watch!\n\nThe identical twin brothers from São Paulo talk about their art and their Sunday painting trips as well as about the consistent further development of graffiti.\n\n*They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a major influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil’s own style. Stylistically, Os Gêmeos are heavily influenced by the cryptic art of the São Paulo–based pixação graffiti movement as well as American hip-hop, which the twins grew up with in Brazil. The brothers have gained international fame, displaying their work in exhibitions in major cities in the US and Europe.*\n\nEvery time I see [new artworks by them](/os-gemeos/), my heart beats faster. For me both are still on top of the international urban art scene...\n","tags":["Interview","DIY","Os Gêmeos","Graffiti America"],"title":"Os Gêmeos Interview","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/os-gemeos-interview/"}