D.I.Y. America
Episode 5: Os Gemeos
Episode 5 of D.I.Y. America features Os Gêmeos (Portuguese for “The Twins”). These identical twin brothers are from São Paulo, Brazil. They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a major influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil’s own style. Stylistically, Os Gêmeos are heavily influenced by the cryptic art of the São Paulo–based pixação graffiti movement as well as American hip-hop, which the twins grew up with in Brazil. The brothers have gained international fame, displaying their work in exhibitions in major cities in the U.S. and Europe, including Deitch Projects in New York and Tate Modern in London.
DON’T MOVE HERE
Episode 5: Marriage Records & Rob Walmart
Episode 5 of Don’t Move Here focuses on the community of artists that surround the Portland-based music label Marriage Records. We interview label owners Curtis Knapp and Adam Forkner about how the label began, and about the family ethics behind its operation. Then we talk to Adam about his solo project, White Rainbow, and catch a guerrilla-style street performance by the Marriage-related collective group Rob Walmart.
FEATURE OF THE WEEK
“You Came Out” by We Have Band
WKE’s Feature of the Week is available for viewing for seven days.
This week we have the ground-breaking pop promo for We Have Band’s single, “You Came Out,” from Blinkink Productions and Wieden+Kennedy London.
The music video was created by W+K creatives Fabian Berglund and Ida Gronblom and Blinkink director David Wilson. The animated film is made up of 4,816 separate stills, featuring the faces of the members of the band—their eyes, lips and skin made up in varying, colorful ways. Each and every frame is hand-painted, shot, wiped off and redrawn slightly differently for the next frame to create a seamless sequence. This time-consuming process required the band members to lie still for two consecutive days in a studio.
Check out the video this week, then come back next week to see a behind-the-scenes video on how it was created.
Also new this week, DJ Safi’s Hits & Misses featuring Surfer Blood, Daptone’s newest compilation, and Corinne Bailey Rae; DJ Uppercut’s “What You Standin’ For” from Tokyo Lab; How to Fold Spacetime; and tons of other gems at WKE.
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