Os Gemeos

Brazilian twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, best known as Os Gemeos, are credited as leaders of graffiti and urban art in Brazil. Quirky, yellow, oblong-headed figures have become their visual signature. Their narrative paintings and drawings synthesize their everyday lives, one defined by the color and chaos of urban Brazil, as well as rural festivals,music and folk artall of which inspire fantastical portraits. Os Gemeos is published on the occasion of their exhibition at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, August 1-November 25, 2012. Paintings from the Exhibition at ICABoston are of course featured, but the chapters Studio Work, Drawings and Outdoor Work make evident why Otavioand Gustavo have risen to international prominence, both in the gallery and the streets. The oversize format allows thereader to fully enjoy the colors and forms that have endeared The Twins to street art aficionados and gallery-goers alike. Despite being intimately linked to the international graffiti scene and its practitioners, Os Gemeos unabashedlypaint for the people. Their murals, which grace cities around the world, critique social inequity and aspire to createhope. Os Gemeos poetic vision of the world is difficult to label: they are not solely graffiti artists, but unpredictable andvisionary figurative artists who share their intimate world with the public through painting, sculpture and installations.