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Established in 2010 and consolidated in its present form in 2013, Underdogs works with a diversified roster of Portuguese and international artists connected with the urban inspired contemporary art universe, fostering the development of close relationships between creators, the public, and the city with the aim of promoting art as an everyday experience.
Os Gemeos is the artistic name of the Brazilian twin‐brothers duo Otávio Pandolfo and Gustavo Pandolfo — “the twins” in Portuguese.
Biography
Bio
Barry McGee was born in 1966 in San Francisco, California. He is an American artist of Chinese and Irish descent, known for his distinctive visual language rooted in street culture.
Academic Carrer
McGee earned a BFA in Painting & Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1991. While his roots are in graffiti and street culture, his formal training provided the foundation for the mix of fine-art and urban practices that define his work.
Professional Carrer
After emerging in the late 1980s/early 1990s graffiti scene in San Francisco (tagged “Twist”), McGee moved into gallery and museum contexts, bridging street art and contemporary fine art. He has exhibited extensively worldwide, created large-scale installations, and is recognized as a key figure in the urban-art to institutional-art crossover.
Influences
His influences include graffiti culture and the urban environment of the Bay Area, American folk arts, sign painting, and everyday objects. McGee’s work often reflects on urban life: its challenges, rhythms, and underlying social dynamics
