UP Visual Artist of the Week: Wise Two- Breaking the Walls of Graffiti

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His art is admirable and takes you through a journey of imagination. Making use of a medium that is not so widely celebrated in the art scene, Wise Two is breaking the global boundaries by spraying walls from continent to continent.

The art of spray paint is unique in its form, whereby it is generally performed on the street in large cities. It sometimes features surreal landscapes of planets, comets, pyramids, cities and nature scenes.

History credits a paint salesman from Illinois who created this tool, which has for a long time been used by rebels, gang members, artists and Anti-Wall Street protesters, who have used it to express themselves, thereby adding a twist to what the tool was initially intended for.

This talented Kenyan began painting at the tender age of 7. Since then, he is most likely to be found painting African masks at international street art festivals. With this, he has managed to collect fans from all around the world, spraying walls from Brooklyn to Vancouver.

His work is mainly influenced by African culture with a touch of Egyptian hieroglyphics and a splash of his Indian Heritage.

His most recent show was (Gallery Itenarrance) in Paris last year. His work has also taken a charitable turn, whereby he was involved in social justice street art campaigns like the Kibera Peace Train during the run-up to 2013 elections in Kenya.

Take a look at some of his work below:

Visit their website on: artofwisetwo.com