Bicicleta Sem Freio [1]Prints on PaperMarie-Therese Wisniowski

Introduction [1]
Art, design and rock 'n' roll, might sound like a cliché, but this is the simplest, most honest and coherent way of trying to explain this power trio of Brazillian illustrators who answer to the name of Bicicleta Sem Freio ('Bicycle Without Brakes').

Title (Year): Fruit Head (2012).
Media: Screen print.


Douglas de Castro, Victor Rocha and Renato Pereira met in the Visual Arts course at the Federal University of Goias. Bicicleta Sem Freio (BSF) came together as class colleagues who just wanted to have fun, create, draw and animate - whatever came into their minds. Most of their early work comprised of posters for rock concerts and cultural events. In a way this experience would directly influence the birth of the band - Black Drawing Chalks. Of the three, only Renato isn't in the band.

The main characteristics of this group are manual work, the care of typography and the drawings of girls - a lot of girls! With influences that go from Edward Mucha to James Dean, the boys explore, in a masterly way, the colors, shapes and curves of a variety of girls, always with a dose of unique psychedelic humour.

It perhaps wouldn't be exaggerating to say that they live what they draw. Sometimes that doesn't quite work, but most of the time the result is outstanding. The team effort has raised awareness on all continents, with the group lending their unique touch to customers around the world - not bad for three boys riding a bike at full speed without any kind of brakes.

Bicicleta Sem Freio [1]

Title (Year): Go Skate (2011).
Media: Screen print.

Title (Year): Alien Invasion (2013).
Media: Screen print.

Title (Year): Wolf (2013).
Media: Screen print.

Title (Year): Alien Invasion (2013).
Media: Screen print.

Title (Year): Fruit Head (2012).
Media: Screen print.

Title (Year): Go Skate (2011).
Media: Screen print.

Reference:
[1] M.Smith, People of Print, Thames & Hudson, London (2017).