SHINE
Artist: Hoxxoh, Photo: by Edel Mohr

Low Bros

About Low Bros

Based out of: Germany
Christoph and Florin Schmidt, Berlin-based brothers known as the Low Bros, bring their Retro Futuristic style to St. Petersburg. Highly influenced by 80’s and 90’s culture, Low Bros’ work explores the juxtaposition of identity in the digital age. Easily recognizable by the soft retro color palette and multi-dimensional geometric shapes, the art of Low Bros remains deeply personal while simultaneously captures a shared cultural experience.

About the Mural

Post Internet Explorers

This mural by the Low Bros [“Low Brohs”] is called Post Internet Explorers, at 535 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Street North. The mural faces north beside a narrow parking lot, directly across from Drew Merrit’s close-up of a woman’s face, and an alligator.

The mural covers the entire wall, 120 feet wide and 25 feet high. The wall is built in seven sections, each a couple feet higher than the other, giving the top a jagged edge. That structure inspired the design, which is framed as a series of open internet browser windows and based on the development of the internet – from the initial idea of an open source community to the takeover of big corporations.

Each section is framed in light blue, with a black X in the top left corner – the kind of X that would close a website.

The left-most section is a detailed black-on-white bar code as tall as the wall, with 2019 in large black letters at the bottom. Spilling from the top left in a curve across the first three sections are a series of yellow emoji faces with crossed-out eyes and a circle for a mouth, the kind that used to appear as an error response, in early Microsoft Windows computers.

The next panel features a pyramid in shades of purple, with grey sides. It’s painted on a dark grey, angled floor against a blue sky with white clouds.

The panel to the right, features what looks like the round white-on-blue F of the standard Facebook logo, but with a white cross in place of the letter F. The background of this section is white, cut away like a puzzle piece, revealing the sky and clouds from the image on the left, spreading around the logo.

To the right of the altered Facebook logo is an American flag. Where the stars would be, are 20 squares with a white letter X against the blue.

From the center of this section, extending to the right into the next panel, is a can of soda, laying on its side with a translucent light green drink pouring out. The can is silvery white, with “Spirit” in blue letters over a red logo, and a blue and red yin and yang symbol. It resembles a Sprite or Pepsi can. The artists say this explores the intersection of art and advertising.

To the right of the flag, is a longer section of wall with a white background and a blue inverted triangle with two white curving quarter moons that form a circle. It looks like the AOL logo, but with “LOL,” below the triangle.

The next panel to the right is bursting with a boxy, grey, abstract 3-D wolf head, as tall as the wall. It’s squared-off and angular, as if it’s made of metal. The wolf’s long, rectangular muzzle is as big as a car, pointed up and to the left, and crossing over the AOL parody. The underside of his head is open, and pink, an empty space cut by dark shadows.

The lower edge of his muzzle curves like waves, also open so it’s clear that nothing is inside but shadowed pink.

The tips of its sharp, triangular ears are cut off by the edge of the roof. The wolf wears round, mirrored sunglasses with blue lenses. Only the eye on the right is visible, the left eye is blocked by the wolf’s upturned nose. The glasses frames are sharply triangular, and pink.

The wall behind the wolf is a blue sky with white clouds and three scattered yellow file folder icons, as on a computer desktop. This wolf is a recurring image in the Low Bros’ work.

The ear to our right mirrors the purple pyramid on the left side of the wall. Below that ear, a rounded cut-out opening lets a series of yellow tennis balls rimmed in gold flow out, curve up and continue to the top right of the mural. The balls are connected closely, like a caterpillar. They look like simple yellow faces with two dots for eyes.

The Low Bros feature tennis balls in much of their work, as an example of a sport that isn’t accessible to many people and explores white privilege.

The final section on the right runs into the brick edge of the building, beside the sidewalk. It’s painted like a white puzzle-piece with “LOW BROS” in red capital letters, stacked vertically, beside the brick. The puzzle piece has cut-outs that reveal the wolf’s blue sky section below, and a brown and green pattern resembling forest camouflage underneath, and below the puzzle piece.

The row of tennis balls emerging from the wolf’s skull crosses through the puzzle and curls up, like a worm emerging from a hole.

The artists say this work is, “Questioning whether the convenience and benefits, through homogenized platforms and algorithms, are worth the price we all need to pay.”

The Low Bros are two brothers from Germany. They completed this mural entirely in Montana spray cans, using a range of techniques including freehand, stencils, masking tape and vinyl foil.

Title: Post Internet Explorers

Address: 535 Dr ML King Jr St N

Building: Nova 535

Installation Date: 2019

Abys2024

Cristi López2024

Emmanuel Jarus2024

Fintan Magee2024

Frankie Gonzalez2024

George F Baker III2024

Kris Markovich & Johnny Vitale2024

NeSpoon2024

Quinn Cale2024

Stevie Shao2024

Up & Over2024

Ya La'Ford2024

Zulu Painter2024

Naomi Haverland2024

Dwayne Shepherd & Brian McAllister2024

Artist Jones2023

Rhys Meatyard2023

Greater Public Studio2023

Andrea Wan2023

The Happy Mural Project2023

Kelly Quinn2023

Bunnie Reiss2023

HOXXOH2023

Chris Dyer2023

Max Sansing2023

Dave Bonzai2023

Fabstraq2023

Michael Vasquez2023

Chenlin Cai / 蔡陈林2023

Loretta Lizzio2023

Sarah Sheppard2023

Bryan Beyung & James Lee Chiahan2023

Hannah Eddy2023

James Bullough2022

MadC2022

Ben Johnston2022

Imagine2022

Marina Capdevila2022

123Klan2022

Reginald O'Neal 2022

Van Der Luc2022

Jeff Williams2022

Dream Weaver2022

Sydney Prusso2022

Ashley Cantero2022

Egypt Hagan2022

Tasko2022

Baghead2022

Nneka Jones2022

Amy Ilic-Volpe2022

Jason Harvin2022

Vitale Bros2022

Chad Mize2022

The Happy Mural Project2022

Greg Mike2021

Mwanel Pierre-Louis2021

Jenipher Chandley2021

Case Maclaim2021

Jared Wright2021

Bakpak Durden2021

Nicole Salgar2021

Ricky Watts2021

Gleo2021

Woes Martin2021

Jason Harvin2021

Miss Crit2021

Michael Fatutoa2021

Emily Ding2021

Reid Jenkins2021

Aurailieus Artist2021

Jujmo2021

Leo Gomez2021

Ya La'Ford2021

iBOMS2021

Chad Mize 2021

Brain Storm2020

Brian Butler2020

Lili Yuan2020

Happy Mural Project2020

BASK2020

Tatiana Suarez2020

Elle LeBlanc2020

Mason Schwacke2020

Alex Yanes2020

Kenny Coil and Marc Berenguer2020

Nneka Jones and Bianca Burrows2020

IBOMS2020

Cecilia Lueza2019

George Rose2019

Morning Breath2019

Vitale Brothers2019

Cory Robinson-CLEAN Campaign2019

SHOK-12019

Taylor White2019

Reda3sb2019

Princess Smith2019

Brian McAllister, Gibbs High Mural Club and Boys & Girls Club Members2019

JR-Inside Out2019

Paola Delfin2019

Jimmy Breen and Anthony Freese2019

Drew Merritt2019

Low Bros2019

Jay Hoff2019

Taj Tenfold2019

Leo Gomez2019

Palehorse2019

Blaine Fontana and Plastic Birdie2019

David Charlton2019

Todd Frain and Creative Clay2019

Haider Ali2018

Ya La Ford2018

Gibbs Rounsavall2018

Angela Faustina2018

Bekky Beukes2018

LOOK The Weird2018

Belin2018

Melanie Posner2018

Illsol2018

J and S Signs2018

Sarah Page2018

Nomad Clan2018

Tasko2018

Cecilia Lueza2018

Matt Kress2018

Michael Vahl2018

Noirs One2018

DAAS2018

Justin Wagher2018

ZuluPainter2018

Matthew Hoffman2018

Hueman2017

Joram Roukes2017

Jose Mertz2017

Stephen Palladino2017

Yok and Shero2017

Herbert Scott Davis2017

Jujmo2017

Lauren YS2017

Mikael B2017

ZuluPainter and Thirst2017

Axel Void and L.E.O.2017

Suarez Art2017

Cryptik2017

Daniel "R5" Barojas2017

Sam Yong2017

Ali Vasquez and Todd Frain2016

Angela Delaplane2016

Apexer2016

Arlin Graff2016

Pep Rally Inc.-The CLEAN Campaign2016

Daniel Mrgan2016

Pixel Pancho2016

Michael Reeder2016

Alex Pardee2016

Cecilia Lueza2016

Jade2016

Pantonio2016

Nosego2016

ZuluPainter2016

Dasic Fernandez2016

Caratoes2016

Mark Gmehling2016

Ya La Ford2016

Ink Werkz Crew2016

Andrew Spear2015

Chad Mize, James Oleson and Pinellas County Center for the Arts2015

Erik Jones2015

Hitnes2015

Hoxxoh2015

Michael Vasquez2015

Shark Toof2015

Morning Breath2015

Ricky Watts2015

Evoca2015

Carrie Jadus2015

BASK2015

Greg Mike2015

Tes One and Palehorse2015

123Klan2015

Ya La Ford2015

Carrie Jadus2015

Vitale Brothers2015

Support SHINE®

If you’re interested in supporting St. Pete’s most vibrant event, sponsorship at all levels is still available. Please contact Jenee Priebe at [email protected] or visit our SHINE Sponsorship page