Gaia blew through San Francisco in May for his show at Heist Gallery. Never one to be shy, Gaia spread his pieces all over the city. It was exciting to see a Gaia piece suddenly appear on my walk up 6th street to Mission for coffee. Notoriously a hectic environment, and when I say hectic I mean crack, squalor and over all unbelievable depths in which the human psyche can sink to everywhere you look, despite the city's attempt at a 'beautification' program. But to be greeted by this piece, still groggy and ducking panhandlers trying to make your way to get coffee was a nice change of pace.
I wonder if the folks in Seoul, South Korea felt the same about Gaia's latest domination. Gaia recently spent time in there through an exchange program. He hit 4 parts of the city, dipping into Korean folklore, religion and his own perception of the state of the nation within his latest paste-ups. Each piece has an accompanying video with an explanation behind Gaia's inspiration. Check em out on Gaia's vimeo page. They're all pretty diverse and beautiful. I can't decide which is my fave. Can you?
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