Building in São Paulo
This print is a limited edition of 20 artworks (sizes A4 and A3). Each piece is signed, numbered and authenticated by Murilo Jorge. Frame is not included.
Inspiration and history behind:
Walking down Rebouças Avenue in São Paulo (2017), this building caught my attention, and I took a photo to keep in my visual archive. That photo later became the basis for this experiment with multi-layer stencil. Instead of replicating the building’s original colors, I chose to highlight the contrast it creates amid the sea of gray and pastel tones of the surrounding structures.
At the first glance seems like a random colorful building but it is more than that.
It is actually a well-known hotel in the area, and in 2013, had the façade renovated by the Guto Requena Studio as a research project exploring the concept of hacked city.
By the end of the project, they had transformed an ordinary high-rise into an iconic 30-floor interactive piece of art. Using technology, they collected sounds from the surrounding area and created graphic patterns, which were then applied as a pixelated skin over the entire facade. Additionally, the building became interactive with both people and the weather, allowing its facade to change adding animations with LEDs.
Having worked as a User Experience Designer for over a decade, I was especially fascinated by how technology was used in this project.This painting represents a piece of the city where I lived and worked for most of my life. A city weirdly chaotic, contrasting, technological, huge and full of layers.
Original artwork description:
Mixed media with acrylic paint and spray on canvas. Multi-layer stencil, the original size is 29.7 × 21 cm.
To acquire the original artwork, please send an inquiry via the contact form.
This print is a limited edition of 20 artworks (sizes A4 and A3). Each piece is signed, numbered and authenticated by Murilo Jorge. Frame is not included.
Inspiration and history behind:
Walking down Rebouças Avenue in São Paulo (2017), this building caught my attention, and I took a photo to keep in my visual archive. That photo later became the basis for this experiment with multi-layer stencil. Instead of replicating the building’s original colors, I chose to highlight the contrast it creates amid the sea of gray and pastel tones of the surrounding structures.
At the first glance seems like a random colorful building but it is more than that.
It is actually a well-known hotel in the area, and in 2013, had the façade renovated by the Guto Requena Studio as a research project exploring the concept of hacked city.
By the end of the project, they had transformed an ordinary high-rise into an iconic 30-floor interactive piece of art. Using technology, they collected sounds from the surrounding area and created graphic patterns, which were then applied as a pixelated skin over the entire facade. Additionally, the building became interactive with both people and the weather, allowing its facade to change adding animations with LEDs.
Having worked as a User Experience Designer for over a decade, I was especially fascinated by how technology was used in this project.This painting represents a piece of the city where I lived and worked for most of my life. A city weirdly chaotic, contrasting, technological, huge and full of layers.
Original artwork description:
Mixed media with acrylic paint and spray on canvas. Multi-layer stencil, the original size is 29.7 × 21 cm.
To acquire the original artwork, please send an inquiry via the contact form.
This print is a limited edition of 20 artworks (sizes A4 and A3). Each piece is signed, numbered and authenticated by Murilo Jorge. Frame is not included.
Inspiration and history behind:
Walking down Rebouças Avenue in São Paulo (2017), this building caught my attention, and I took a photo to keep in my visual archive. That photo later became the basis for this experiment with multi-layer stencil. Instead of replicating the building’s original colors, I chose to highlight the contrast it creates amid the sea of gray and pastel tones of the surrounding structures.
At the first glance seems like a random colorful building but it is more than that.
It is actually a well-known hotel in the area, and in 2013, had the façade renovated by the Guto Requena Studio as a research project exploring the concept of hacked city.
By the end of the project, they had transformed an ordinary high-rise into an iconic 30-floor interactive piece of art. Using technology, they collected sounds from the surrounding area and created graphic patterns, which were then applied as a pixelated skin over the entire facade. Additionally, the building became interactive with both people and the weather, allowing its facade to change adding animations with LEDs.
Having worked as a User Experience Designer for over a decade, I was especially fascinated by how technology was used in this project.This painting represents a piece of the city where I lived and worked for most of my life. A city weirdly chaotic, contrasting, technological, huge and full of layers.
Original artwork description:
Mixed media with acrylic paint and spray on canvas. Multi-layer stencil, the original size is 29.7 × 21 cm.
To acquire the original artwork, please send an inquiry via the contact form.
