Here's a collaborative piece between myself DYOX JUAN2 PIWA and TONY RIFF.
It's unfortunately quite rare that I get to team up with so many artists and get a collaboration done, but it's starting to happen more frequently thankfully. The day after StreetFest I slugged my way out to meet these guys for a paint. Being a long term fan of DYOX work, I really wanted to take the opportunity to get something done with him. It was my first time meeting JUAN2 and also PIWA, who's work I had seen before but managed to hold down my excitement! You still turn into a little fan boy over these things, it's ridiculous!!
DYOX pretty much came up with the concept, which worked very well. JUAN was pulling out letters I rarely see these days. PIWA's female form's are actually amazing, the rhythm she captures within the figures and the balance in the face is so well considering the scale. I had to sit and watch her do the lips, it was brilliant. Then to finally see DYOX work was mind-blowing, the way he layers colour and blends in and out, reworking layers, is something that I can only akin to photoshop painting, which I respect so much. You think it looks great and almost finished at one point, and then he just keeps on adding and adding. As for RIFF… well you can see all my posts about this dude! Always amazing!
A great day and a pleasure to work with all these guys.
