Eduardo Kobra: Wall of Memories

Sao Paulo artist Eduardo Kobra shares a hip-hop influence in his graffiti training, but beyond that, forget about drawing any other similarities between him and his contemporaries. While they’re bombing the town with imaginary characters, Kobra has been working on his Wall of Memories project, (spray)painting incredibly realistic city scenes all over Sao Paulo completely on his own accord (read: without any commission). It’s his gift, he says, “to bring the good old days to the residents and the visitors of the city.” Kobra sources public-domain photographs taken in the beginning of the century from the Department of Historical Patrimony in Sao Paulo for his murals and gets to work with an airbrush, using graffiti technique to add dimension. This guy, with the help of a team, works super-fast: Twelve pictures have been finished so far with another six planned for the pipeline this year. While he’s not so interested in making money off the project, he is open to sponsors helping him pay for materials. Click on the ‘Wall of Memories’ link to see this stunning, unusual street art series so far.