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 407. Strong enough / Forte o Bastante  

Strength and size. The Brazilian fashion designer Baixo Ribeiro helped Speto with the soft furnishings for his room, but did all the wall-spraying and drawing himself. Although he calls himself a “big child” and says his art is “naïve and innocent”, there is an acute sense of history, politics and the art of survival in his work. “This is a satire about the desire to be strong – like a bear or another animal. The colours transmit this idea and reflect my particular taste for corny and kitsch stuff.”


Speto – Brazil: Speto was born and raised in São Paulo. His creative background is one of urban art and graffiti but his illustrations also have a “woodcut” feel, showing variations on distinctive South American folklore motifs. Speto cites his influences as being: “Cordels, painted calabashes, Russian puppets, Chinese paper cut-outs, black magic Orishas, Catholic icons, Japanese mangas and Polynesian deities.” He also works in animation, motion graphics and video and is a self-confessed workaholic with client list as varied as his influences.
www.speto.com.br

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