Giants: Os Gemeos Convert Six Enormous Silos into Awesome Works of Art in Vancouver

Two brothers from Brazil are turning a dark industrial area of Vancouver, Canada into an incredible open-air street art exhibition. <a href="http://www.osgemeos.com.br/pt" target="_blank">Os Gemeos</a> have begun work on six large silos in Granville Island using their distinctive, flamboyant style. Working with <a href="http://www.vancouverbiennale.com" target="_blank">Vancouver Biennale</a>, a local charitable organization that exhibits art in public space, Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo are converting the 75-foot-tall cylinders into a massive <a href="http://inhabitat.com/art/" target="_blank">art</a> installation that completely transforms the area.

In what will be the Brazilian street artists' largest work yet and their first in Canada, the project is part of their international series, Giants.

Similar to previous works in the series, the makeover of the six industrial silos will be large and ultra-colorful.

Upon completion, the silos will be converted into an amazing 360 degree public art mural, measuring 23,500 square feet.

The art initiative is part of Vancouver Biennale's city-wide effort to transform urban landscapes into open air exhibitions across the city.

The large silos, former cement manufacturing plants, are surrounded by a bustling market and a heavily trafficked boat harbor.

The Pandolfo brothers’ signature style of giant cartoon characters and vivid colors are key to their works and will certainly breathe a new vibrancy to the formerly grey industrial area.

The completed mural is set to be unveiled on September 7, 2014.