Manaia by Brazilian artist Mateus Bailon @mateusbailon at Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei 0110, New Zealand in February 2019 for Street Prints Manaia, International Art Festival @street_prints which had the theme “Weaving the Thread of Humanity.” Photos taken February 2025. Thanks to @streetartcities app for leading me to Whangārei.
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"Our culture is what keep us connected not only with the ones around us but also with our ancestors and ours descendants to come. And with this in mind it made sense to me to respectfully create my version of a strong Māori symbol directly related to ancestry and heritage. The Manaia.
Te Manaia is regarded as a kind deity that protects people and helps them communicate with their ancestors. It's regarded as a mythical being with a bird's head (sky), a body of a man or snake (earth) and the tail of a fish (sea), symbolizing the balance between the realms.
I depicted the Manaia in side profile as it's usually depicted in traditional carving and jewelry symbolizing its role as messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domains of the spirits, and between ancestors and descendants." @mateusbailon Feb 20, 2019
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Artist website: https://mateusbailon.art
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By Brazilian artists Thiago Furtado aka Valdi-Valdi @thiagovaldi and Liam Bononi @liambononi at Värmdövägen 121, 131 37 Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden in May 2019 for @streetcorner.se and the Nacka municipality before the inauguration of the construction of the subway to Nacka. Photos taken September 2025.
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Artist websites: https://thiagovaldi.com.br/ and https://liambononi.com
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By Brazilian artists (Otavio Pandolfo and Gustavo Pandolfo aka Os Gêmeos @osgemeos at Fiskargatan 8, Stockholm, Sweden in June 2017 in collaboration with Stockholm Konst @stockholmkonst. Photos taken August 2025.
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"The piece carries a special significance both for the artists and the city as it's the first official mural of Stockholm since the 1970s. The city council of the Swedish capital had a zero tolerance towards anything graffiti related for over 20 years, and even though the policy was removed two years ago, it wasn't until this year that the Stockholm Mayor economically backed such a project. Aware of the importance of this occasion, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, aka Os Gêmeos, made sure they created something special. Using the buildings structure as a frame of their work, the artists created a simple illusion of depth as the background for the image. Within this space they placed their signature yellow characters that were accessorized with their recognizable and recurring symbols, patterns and imagery. From phantom mask/messenger bag over a subtle nod to graffiti train bombing, all the way to a nod to their beloved dog Pinky, the finished mural is a classic Os Gemeos piece that shows the raw power of their endless imagination, massive talent and years and years of spray painting experience."
https://streetartcities.com/markers/05b94a1b-6679-4e60-96a9-555a69bd0c0d
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In-process photos
https://streetartnews.net/2017/06/os-gemeos-in-stockholm-sweden.html
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2024 Slideshow video about Os Gêmeos and their year-long exhibit at Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC. (36m30s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrIms21eZvI
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2024 interview in Portuguese (29m33s) https://youtu.be/U4KlJObG5fI?si=OGZTE1g7Joeu5ygC
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Artist website: https://facebook.com/osgemeos
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