These well-thought-up porcelain goodies are from the wacky imagination of Sao Paulo artist Buia, who made these when he went to spend time in Japan (he's Japanese-Brazilian) and reflect his approach to art through organic and geometric forms. One is…
Continue Reading →We've always loved lifestyle product company Poketo's usable art goods, which began five years ago as a project to promote the artists they felt were right on the money through the creation of vinyl wallets with artists' designs available to…
Continue Reading →As Brazil's totally unofficial pop culture diplomat, I thought it would be appropriate to dedicate a post to telling you about some of the Brazilian bands playing at South by Southwest that no doubt a few of you will be…
Continue Reading →After Sao Paulo's mayor implemented its yay-worthy Clean City law in 2007 that prohibits egregiously large signage and advertising in public and was heralded around the world, Tony de Marco went around photographing the empty spaces formerly occupied by these…
Continue Reading →Our friends at Friends With You are being super productive lately. Their "Tickle Party" made us giggle a few weeks ago, and now they're getting ready to launch a new line of toys at the end of the month called…
Continue Reading →Managing talent is big business that keeps getting more specialized the more creative people get. Some say it's not possible to push your name to the top level without an agency to back you up, and the more niche, the…
Continue Reading →For a while now, I've been seeing in various stores around Sao Paulo acrylic pins in the shape of a half-adult/half-kid human, looking soporific. Then when I saw a drawn version of him on tags hanging from clothes in the…
Continue Reading →Kayone is the tag name of Italy's Marco Montavani, a pioneer in Milan's graf scene who has been bombing like mad more canvas than concrete in the past year. He's moved on to develop a beautiful fine art style using…
Continue Reading →There's more to life in a favela than oppressive poverty, guns and crime, but that non-scintillating side doesn't get enough play. It's what Colombian photographer Joaquin Sarmiento is pushing to promote through his heartfelt Paradise City exhibit in Sao Paulo,…
Continue Reading →For more years than you can count on one hand, heads have been turning the pages of the Wax Poetics music magazine to read about lost heroes and found classics in hip-hop, funk, soul and jazz written by the most…
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