Os Gêmeos

Octavio and Gustavo Pandolfo - Os Gêmeos

Since the late 1980s the twin brothers have been working under the name Os Gêmeos, which means "twin brothers" and stands for "one world, one voice" among other associations they make. 

As children, the street and studio artists would find themselves drawing on the same sheet of paper and seamlessly completing one another’s work. At the age of 12, the brothers used many different kinds of materials for their graffiti projects – just what they had available, including car paint, latex and spray cans.

Later they were influenced by hip-hop and breakdancing and their little knowledge about graffiti culture helped them to develop their own visual vocabulary.

Os Gêmeos are no strangers to mural work; their colorful images adorn buildings in cities like Berlin, Lisbon, New York, Moscow, Athens.
In their native country Brazil they have even painted whole trains - after successfully persuading the authorities to let them do it. 

Painting graffiti on the streets of their home country São Paulo, they first imitate the styles of New York City, but slowly both discovered their own style and embedding it to their work.

Today Os Gemeos' individual characters with their yellow skin and colorful clothing appear on public walls, galleries and museums around the world.

The Wynwood Walls (go to source)

For the Wynwood Walls, Os Gêmeos collaborated with Nina and Finok, two Brazilian artists they have worked with many times before, so it was an easy and comfortable process to decide what to paint. They discussed all the details and made a lot of sketches before coming to the final composition. 

To understand the work of Os Gêmeos, it is necessary to allow reason to be replaced by the imaginary – so allowing ourselves to realize the fineness in the world around us. That means: to feel first and to understand later.