Who Is Eduardo Kobra?

Eduardo Kobra is a Brazilian street artist, one of the most well know muralists in the world.  His murals usually depict portraits with a technique of repeating squares and triangles.  Kobra uses bright colors and bold lines, while staying true to a kaleidoscope theme throughout his art.

I first became taken with mural art many years ago.  The freeways in L.A. have been covered with mural art for decades.  Mural art, done by street artists, has become popular throughout the world.  I took a group on a tour of some mural art in downtown L.A. last year, and we all left the tour wanting more.  Eduardo Kobra works mostly in his native Brazil.  Both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have multiple murals on walls and buildings.  But you don't have to go that far to see his work.  There are three murals done by Kobra, all in 2013, in Los Angeles.  One is of Albert Einstein, another is his depiction of Mount Rushmore, and the third is called "Whose eyes are those watching us?"  He likes doing portraits best, and has one in Minneapolis of Bob Dylan and one in Lexington, Ky. of Abraham Lincoln.

Kobra was born in 1976.  He's young, so I expect to hear and see much more of him over the years.  He is involved in an art movement that is sweeping the world.  There's hardly a country you can go to today that doesn't have a strong presence of mural art.  It's my favorite new thing to look for when I travel.  We have quite a bit in San Diego.  Vista, too, has a lot of mural art, and Oceanside has just proposed to have 10 new murals painted throughout the city.  I can't wait.