Sao Paulo's concrete jungle gets more colorful thanks to massive grafitti project

Record ID: 1437951

  • Title: Sao Paulo's concrete jungle gets more colorful thanks to massive grafitti project
  • Date: 21st October 2019
  • Summary: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (RECENT - OCTOBER 10, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS, GIANT WORK OF GRAFFITI ART PAINTED ON SIDE OF BUILDINGS SQUID MURAL VARIOUS, ARTISTS PAINTING MURALS (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN GRAFFITI ARTIST, FELIPE "FLIP" YUNG, SAYING: "We intend to turn the Urban Aquarium into the biggest work of urban art in the world. There are 15 interconnected buildings, so it's a painting of more than 10,000 square meters (107,639 square feet) that are interconnected forming this complex, this work, which is immersive. It's a privileged location in the centre of Sao Paulo." VARIOUS, PROJECTION ON SIDE OF BUILDINGS TO OUTLINE MURALS TO BE PAINTED YUNG TAKING PHOTO WITH MOBILE PHONE ARTISTS BY PROJECTOR PROJECTION ON BUILDING ARTISTS OUTLINING PROJECTION IN PAINT ON SIDE OF BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN GRAFFITI ARTIST, FELIPE "FLIP" YUNG, SAYING: "The grandiose (size) of the project brings with it the importance of preserving bodies of water and preserving species. Aside from bringing colour and life to the centre of Sao Paulo, which is made of concrete and steel, that ash (colour) that is tiring in people's day to day lives." SAO PAULO SKYLINE / MURAL ON BUILDING VARIOUS, PERSON LOOKING AT MURALS WITH AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES
  • Embargoed: 4th November 2019 19:43
  • Keywords: grafitti Brazil Urban Aquarium buildings giant art murals massive urban
  • Location: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
  • City: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
  • Country: Brazil
  • Topics: Art,Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Editors' Choice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B21HQ9V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: What a better way to brighten your day than to look up and see fantastic and colourful squids, jellyfish and other sea creatures on the side of a city skyscraper?
    Right in the middle of Brazil's megacity of Sao Paulo, a group of artists are creating what they hope will be the world's largest work of urban art.
    Sprawling across 15 interconnected buildings is the Urban Aquarium Project (Projeto Aquario Urbano), a massive graffiti-style mural brightening up the dull days of passers-by.
    Brazilian Graffiti artist Felipe "Flip" Yung says the project is a painting of over 10,000 square meters (107,639 square feet) in size, and is not only a colourful work of art, but meant to raise awareness of "the importance of preserving bodies of water, and preserving species."
    (Production: Pablo Garcia)
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