{"id":450735,"date":"2025-02-20T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=450735"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:19:16","slug":"amanda-lobos-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/02\/amanda-lobos-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos&#8217; Murals and Installations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-4-e1740061171133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an aerial view of the rear of an inflatable public installation of a fantastical, brightly-colored figure perched on the edge of a city building, illuminated at night\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-4-e1740061171133.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-4-e1740061171133-640x465.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-4-e1740061171133-960x697.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-4-e1740061171133-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-4-e1740061171133-1536x1116.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Ventura&#8221; (2024), Festa da Luz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. All images courtesy of Amanda Lobos, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos&#8217; Murals and Installations<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-20T14:18:00-06:00\">February 20, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Illustration<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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Based in Vila Velha, about an eight-hour drive up the coast from Rio de Janeiro, Lobos works extensively across a range of mediums, from graphic and product design to murals and public installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large-scale inflatable work titled &#8220;Ventura&#8221; was installed last year on the top of a building in the city of Belo Horizonte. Lobos calls upon the philosophy of Indigenous Brazilian environmentalist and philosopher Ailton Krenak, who posits that humankind should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1007953\/ailton-krenak-instead-of-operating-in-the-landscape-we-should-blend-in-with-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">live in harmony<\/a> with nature rather than trying to control it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-3-960x514.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of a large mural on the side of a one-story building, depicting cartoonish, fantastical characters drinking and reveling, while a large serpent-like creature approaches from the side\" class=\"wp-image-450738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-3-960x514.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-3-640x342.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-3-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-3-1536x822.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mural for Festival Nalata (2023), 5 x 8 meters. Av. Faria Lima n\u00ba822, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobos&#8217; all-seeing &#8220;Ventura,&#8221; which translates to &#8220;fortune,&#8221; perches on a corner of a tall building and oversees its domain, double-faced with two eyes on each side and one of its legs curled up casually on the ledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work &#8220;is about the agony and dilemma of returning a star to the sky,&#8221; Lobos says in a statement, describing &#8220;Ventura&#8221; as &#8220;condemned to the duality of the fantastic and the real.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of the artist&#8217;s work is intentionally left open to interpretation. &#8220;I believe that what I want to communicate to viewers is already embedded in my work visually, allowing them to interpret it however they wish\u2014that\u2019s the beauty of it!&#8221; Lobos tells Colossal. &#8220;I don\u2019t like to be too literal or overly serious with my concepts; I enjoy the creative process and the freedom it gives me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In vivid murals, Lobos applies a similar juxtaposition of mystery and play, as coy characters dance within colorful panels or long walls illuminate the joys of learning. An expansive mural at a school in the Jardim Limoeiro neighborhood of Serra celebrates science, art, curiosity, and play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-9-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"a long mural on the side of a school building in Brazil depicting flowers, a painting palette, a red dinosaur, a rainbow, and other joyful motifs\" class=\"wp-image-450743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-9-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-9-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-9.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MC.Arte mural for the Pen\u00e9lope Municipal Early Childhood Education Center in Jardim Limoeiro, Serra, Esp\u00edrito Santo, Brazil (2023). Photo by Ana Luzes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My favorite thing about painting murals\u2014besides seeing them come to life on a large scale from an initial sketch on paper or a 30-centimeter canvas\u2014is the process itself,&#8221; Lobos tells Colossal. She adds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Executing the piece and watching it unfold is truly special. The feeling of applying paint with no &#8220;Ctrl+Z&#8221; is humbling, and working on such a large surface teaches you to embrace mistakes and adapt in new ways. Every wall is a fresh learning experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobos is soon heading to Mexico to paint her first mural outside of Brazil looking forward to collaborating with two other artists on a pair of murals for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/movimento.cidade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Movimento Cidade<\/a> festival in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve shared a handful of public art projects here, but you can head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/maisdeumlobo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behance<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maisdeumlobo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> to see a wide range of the designer&#8217;s vibrant product collaborations and commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-5-960x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-5-960x544.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-5-640x363.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-5-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-5-1536x871.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-5.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three illustrated tarot cards created for the publishing company TAG Livros, referencing iconic authors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-1-960x816.jpg\" alt=\"an aerial view of an inflatable public installation of a fantastical, brightly-colored figure perched on the edge of a city building, illuminated at night\" class=\"wp-image-450736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-1-960x816.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-1-640x544.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-1-768x652.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-1-1536x1305.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Ventura&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-2-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"a brightly colored, geometric mural along a stepped walkway with a tree in the foreground\" class=\"wp-image-450737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Tropical Transformation&#8221; mural for brand activation of Devassa beer at the Casa7 event venue, Vit\u00f3ria, Espirito Santo, Brazil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6-960x1021.jpg\" alt=\"six designs for vibrantly illustrated tarot cards with fantastical creatures and human figures depicting iconic authors\" class=\"wp-image-450740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6-960x1021.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6-640x681.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6-768x817.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6-1444x1536.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6-1926x2048.jpg 1926w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Six illustrated tarot cards created for the publishing company TAG Livros, referencing iconic authors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-7-960x640.jpeg\" alt=\"a mural on an interior wall of a gathering space with tables and chairs in the foreground. the mural has three panels showing a fantastical fish, a person, and a wolf\" class=\"wp-image-450741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-7-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-7-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-7-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-7.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Interior mural for CASACOR Esp\u00edrito Santo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-8-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"artists working on a long, colorful mural on the side of a building\" class=\"wp-image-450742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-8-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-8-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lobos-8.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MC.Arte mural in progress for the Pen\u00e9lope Municipal Early Childhood Education Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eye-opening patterns and mischievous creatures are just a few of the characteristics of the Brazilian artist&#8217;s beguiling scenes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2306,"featured_media":450739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[493,494,1327],"tags":[3676,151,1785,31,386,1462,2264,677],"class_list":["post-450735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-design","category-illustration","tag-amanda-lobos","tag-brazil","tag-inflatable","tag-installation","tag-murals","tag-public-art","tag-tarot","tag-urban"],"acf":{"acf_sponsor_post":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos&#039; 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