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Work of the series Ethnicities made by Kobra, Wynwood, Miami 2018 and 2019. Brazilian-born artist Eduardo Kobra is a world-renowned mural artist who has created numerous murals in the streets of Wynwood, Miami, and where he had his first exhibition on canvas organized by Goldman Global Artists in December and entitled Kobra-Larger Than Life II, with works ranging from $45,000 to $100,000.
The unmistakable style of Eduardo Kobra is characterized by bright colors and bold lines while remaining faithful to the kaleidoscopic theme that makes his works absolutely recognizable. The chessboard technique of repeating squares and triangles, rich in nuances due to the skillful use of brushes, airbrush and spray cans, allows him to characterize the famous people he portrays in his “bigger than life” images. People who are not chosen at random but who have an important carat in relation to the social impact they have had in the world (they are an example: Gandhi, represented on murals in Mumbai in India or Mandela in Malawi, both in 2017) or specifically in a specific place (they are an example: Oscar Niemeyer in São Paulo, Brazil, 2013 or Alfred Nobel, in Boras, Sweden, 2014).
Over the last thirty years he has created over 500 monumental murals across five continents, in over 40 countries including Italy, Spain, Norway, England, Malawi, India, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The selected work is part of the Ethnicities series, produced in collaboration with the English photographer Jimmy Nelson, who spent thirty years of his life photographing indigenous cultures around the world in the hope that they would learn to love and respect the earth.
Ethnicities, proposed on the walls of Wynwood Walls in 2018 and reproduced in scale on the occasion of the exhibition in December 2019, is composed of the faces of 5 children from five different continents that represent the universal message of the artist: “The future of humanity will only be possible if the world fights in a spirit of brotherhood against violence because our hope is children,” says the artist. Inspired by a life focused on sharing humanitarian messages that also highlights environmental concerns Kobra is at the forefront of good causes: Greenpeace, world peace, pollution. Themes he takes particular care to convey his message of peace through his art, which according to Kobra represents a great means through which to spread messages of peace, love and hope.
Image from title: work from Ethnicities by Kobra, Miami
