Evoke: Sao Paulo

The last time we wrote about Sao Paulo’s toy artspace and store Plastik was when we profiled their Munny show, but right now they’re fresh into a new exhibition entitled Evoke that attracted so many people to the opening they spilled onto the street in front of the store. Evoke refers to the name of the Brazilian sunglasses company, which gave out dozens of their shades to a handful of the country’s urban artists and let them loose. One of my favorite graff artists, Boleta (whose work I pass every day on the way to the subway) turned in work featuring his trademark colorful swirls, while others painted scenes, like a burning church and Jesus by exhibition curator Stephan Doitschinoff, and a dude and parrot on headphones by Binho Barreto. These works prove that not everyone sees life through just rose-colored lenses!