BICICLETA SEM FREIO
Brazilian duo Bicecleta Sem Freio’s art is like LSD for your eyes. Trippy and psychedelic, their spellbinding works burst with funky patterns and tropical colors, playing well with We All Scream’s ice cream theme.
Founded in 2005 and composed of artists Douglas de Castro and Renato Reno, the internationally-acclaimed duo went from hand drawing rock posters in Brazil to creating provocative, large-scale murals around the world. Their distinctive work can be seen in Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Hong Kong, Miami, and Jerusalem, among other global destinations. In Las Vegas alone, they’ve created multiple murals dating back to 2013 for the Life is Beautiful festival, curated by our curatorial partners Justkids.
“It feels like home because Vegas, especially downtown, is the place that we come back to the most on the whole planet. I think it’s almost 10 times that we’ve come here to do a mural,” Douglas says.
Bicicleta Sem Freio made their first trip back to the U.S. following the pandemic to paint at We All Scream in 2022, creating a tunnel of melting smiley faces and peering eyeballs in the staircase and wrapping interior walls in vibrant, playful patterns and pop culture iconography.
It’s fitting that Bicicleta Sem Freio translates to “Bicycle Without Brakes” because their art is like bombing down a hill on a fixie — free and limitles
PICHIAVO
If renegade taggers snuck into the Louvre with a backpack full of spray cans, the morning’s aftermath would look like a PichiAvo installation. The Spanish duo of artists Pichi and Avo is known for fusing bubble and wildstyle graffiti with classical art and Greek mythology. It’s less about defacing fine art but, rather, building a bridge between the two worlds and creating a style uniquely their own. Scratch that — it’s more than a style, it’s a language that speaks to those who revere all forms of art, from the classical stylings found in museums to misfit markings on the streets.
Though Pichi and Avo both studied fine art and design, it was the streets of Valencia, Spain where they met and bonded over graffiti, joining forces in 2017. They’ve meticulously honed their style and technique across various mediums, from paintings and sculpture to large-scale murals, like the one that completely envelops the back patio of We All Scream — their first in Las Vegas.
“We like to play with mythology and through mythology, we like to express new themes and new stories for the people,” Avo says. The pair spent time exploring downtown Las Vegas, feeling the city’s pulse for inspiration. “It’s always good to discover new philosophies and new places; it’s important for our work,” Pichi says.
Greek gods descend upon our gritty back-alley landscape. Giant statue-like figures that are most often seen as immobile sculptures are now given life, awakened by brightly colored spray paint. It’s as if they’re dancing or playing in our graffiti-laden backlot. That’s the beauty of PichiAvo’s work; an arresting, awe-inspiring juxtaposition that stretches the imagination to the heavens.