Japanese street artist Twoone creates mural at Osimo market
Japanese street artist Twoone, born Hiroyasu Tsuri in Yokohama, has completed a mural titled 'New dawn, New day, New life' at the covered market in Osimo, Italy, built in the 1930s by architect Carlo Morelli. The work was produced during an artist residency promoted by the municipality of Osimo with artistic direction by PopUp Studio, which has produced over 40 works by international artists in unconventional locations across the Marche region. Twoone, who began making graffiti as a teenager and later moved to Melbourne, Australia, where he learned from local writers and street artists, drew inspiration from the local landscape and the Museo di Scienze Naturali Luigi Paolucci in Offagna. The mural features a peregrine falcon on the ceiling, with goldfinches and swallows on side walls, all rendered in a pixelated effect due to the coffered ceiling. The artist described his style as gestural and positive, emphasizing collaboration with PopUp Studio and the MAC team. The project is part of POPUP! Arte Contemporanea nello spazio urbano, an open-air museum in the Marche that now includes over forty works. A video documenting the creative process was made by director Mattia Fiumani.
Key facts
- Twoone is a Japanese street artist known globally from New York to Melbourne, Bangkok to Hong Kong, Tokyo to Milan.
- He created a mural at the covered market in Osimo, built in the 1930s by architect Carlo Morelli.
- The residency was promoted by the Comune di Osimo with artistic direction by PopUp Studio.
- PopUp Studio has produced over 40 works by international artists in unconventional locations in the Marche.
- Twoone was born Hiroyasu Tsuri in Yokohama, Japan, and became passionate about graffiti as a teenager.
- He moved to Melbourne after high school, where he learned from many writers and street artists.
- The mural is titled 'New dawn, New day, New life' and features a peregrine falcon, goldfinch, and swallow.
- Inspiration came from the Museo di Scienze Naturali Luigi Paolucci in Offagna and local flora.
- The pixelated effect is due to the coffered ceiling structure.
- The artist worked closely with PopUp Studio and the MAC team.
- A video of the creative process was made by director Mattia Fiumani.
- The project is part of POPUP! Arte Contemporanea nello spazio urbano, an open-air museum in the Marche.
Entities
Artists
- Twoone
- Hiroyasu Tsuri
- Carlo Morelli
- Mattia Fiumani
- Annalisa Filonzi
- Federica Mariani
Institutions
- PopUp Studio
- Comune di Osimo
- MAC Manifestazioni Artistiche Contemporanee
- Museo di Scienze Naturali Luigi Paolucci
- POPUP! Arte Contemporanea nello spazio urbano
- Artribune
Locations
- Osimo
- Ancona
- Marche
- Italy
- Yokohama
- Japan
- Melbourne
- Australia
- New York
- Bangkok
- Hong Kong
- Tokyo
- Milan
- Offagna