Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Water Portraits Drawings: Self-taught artist Sean Yoro, also known under the pseudonym Hula, broke into the world of best street art in 2015, when photos of his unusual works began to spread rapidly through social networks. Growing up in the east of the island of Oahu, Sean spent most of his time surfing. Later, he had a craving for graffiti and the art of tattooing. For his career, Sean moved to New York, where he continued to work under the pseudonym Hula.

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro


Unlimited respect for nature, love of the ocean and the desire for art has done their work. Sean began to draw human figures, and use nature as a complementary part of the paintings. Instead of a closed workshop, the young man chose real freedom, and his canvas was concrete walls, trees, a sunken ship and even icebergs.

According to Sean, the painting is preceded by a large preparatory work. Given every nuance, he carefully studies the surface, selects oil, non-toxic to nature, paint, and contours. All the “water” portraits of Sean draw balancing on the surfboard.

Places for their work Hula choose for the good reason. Drawing paintings on concrete walls of abandoned buildings, bridges and embankments, he tries to revive empty, invisible spaces. When Shawn creates portraits on icebergs and trees, he thus expresses himself on the theme of the planet’s environmental problem.

The work that you can observe below, Hula painted on an eight-meter wall in St. John’s harbor in Canada. Over the portrait, he worked for several months, as he had to change the schedule due to constant ebb and flow. But this was the idea – to make a drawing that would hide and appear from the water. Sean believes that the portrait will last about two years, but will be covered with cracks and seaweed.

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

Graffiti Aesthetics: Amazingly Fantastic Water Portraits and Street Art by Sean Yoro

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