Twin brothers and Brazilian artists Octavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, known together as Os Gemeos, just finished their latest project – a colossal mural covering six industrial silos on Granville Island in Vancouver, Canada. The mural, which is part of the Vancouver Biennale, depicts six vividly colored 70 foot (23 meter) tall characters. The six silos are wrapped all the way around,giving it a total area of 23,500 square feet (7,200 sq meters).
The twin brothers took almost the whole month to finish the piece – the grandest one of their career so far. These cartoonish giants are also a part of Os Gemeos’ on-going “Giants” mural project, parts of which have already brought life and color to many other major cities around the world.
This really did make what were boring dull silos well worth seeing!
Great capture -- these make such a fantastic contrast to the gorgeous scenery in the mountains and take us into the array of beauty in industrial areas. Very cool capture.
what a thrill to have seen this in person and thank you for sharing such a cool sight !!! Lovely shot - you must have been in heaven to have come across this with camera in hand !
How very cool! I've seen a lot of silos - my husband is from Kansas - and I never would have considered this. What a treat to see and to have a camera with you.
I love this kind of thing. We have abstracts on the Oil tanks in South Portland. I love them and am trying to find a place to photograph them. I see them from the highway. But these are just so much fun.
Wow, what an amazing project!! Love these "gentle giants", and especially the additional faces peeking out from the patterns in their shirts! What a colorful addition to the landscape! I could imagine quite a few places that would benefit from this kind of "beautification"!
