DALATA - Abstract Street Art from Brazil

Brazilian artist Andre Muniz Gonzaga aka Dalata has taken street art to another level. His artwork revolves around the idea of broken and forgotten pieces of nature, but puts a positive spin on it by creating abstract art.

He breathes a new life into these broken and forgotten pieces by using their brokenness to show their fragile yet strong potential for beauty.

For Dalata, street art is not just drawing on the walls of buildings or on concrete. Street art is more than that. It gives him a chance to showcase the idea that art can be found anywhere -even in the worst and most broken conditions. With his art work, Dalata has certainly given a new meaning to “a whole new world”.

BINHO - Pioneer of Brazilian Graffiti

Fabio Ribeiro, better known as Binho, is one of the pioneers of graffiti in Brazil and South America.

When he started painting in 1984 he was a b-boy (breakdancer) and skater; it was natural for him to express himself through graffiti. He learned drawing and painting techniques and in school when he was 12 and he started seeing classic graffiti.

The artist conquest respect wherever he goes: San Thiago, Buenos Aires, Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles, and almost all Brazilian states have been the scene of his talent. He develops a singular appeal of expression, giving life to all elements of its creation. No wonder that his bold style illustrated Nescau packaging, advertising campaigns from Ford, Brazil Telecom, Motorola, Red Bull, Nestle, Nike, Skol, Ecko, Guarana Antarctica, Sony, Colorgin, Bob Burniquist, among other Spoleto.

TITI FREAK - A Street Art Style combining Brazilian & Japanese culture

Hamilton Yokota aka Titi Freak was born in 1974. He's a São Paulo native with Japanese ancestry, resulting in a mixture of personal qualities that stem from his combined cultural backgrounds. 

The artist has created illustration work for International ad agencies and several brands including Adidas, Ecko and Nike. He has painted in the streets of cities around the world, and his fine art has been exhibited in galleries throughout Asia, South America and Europe. 

Titi Freak first began writing graffiti in 1995 on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. His style fuses Eastern and Western cultures, with fashion, pop imagery, illustration, graffiti and comic influences.

STREET ART BY MAKATRON

 Mike Maka is a painter who works in a variety of media including street art, canvas and illustration. He has travelled and created work around the world, painting the Berlin Wall to the River Ganges. He received a scholarship at 20 to study art in New York, which lead to working as a bike messenger for 10 years in 10 cities, and leaving his mark on many walls.  Mike has exhibited extensively through Australia as well as group shows in Brazil, Japan and New York,  and has works in private and public collections locally and abroad, including aquisitions by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

His work is preoccupied with the interface between man, beast and machine. Presenting a visual riot that stimulates the mind, Mike’s art conveys an imperative message to those confined in the concrete jungle to stay connected to the animal within them that lives in the natural world.

He is based in Melbourne Australia.