International Visual Artist
Large scale public muralist
Two visual story tellers, individually known as Bruno Smoky and Shalak Attack, started their journey together as Clandestinos Art in 2010. Together they are dedicated to painting murals around the world by creating colourful narratives that unify both real and imaginary dimensions. Clandestinos manifest their creative expression through highly detailed and rendered compositions that combine landscapes, portraiture, and design elements.
Emerging as visual artists about a decade before they met, they had each developed their own unique artistic voice. Shalak was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up across Canada. Her parents immigrated to Canada from Chile during the dictatorship, and their social and cultural values were fundamental in her upbringing, and inspire her artistic expression to this day. Smoky was born in Itanhaem, on the coast surrounded by the Atlantic jungle and raised in the megacity Sao Paulo, Brazil. His inspirations stem from his mixed cultural background, watching his fathers ingenuity in creating artisanal crafts, as well as participated in urban subcultures such as Pixaçao, graffiti, kites, hot air balloons, motorcycle and tattoo.
Shalak and Smoky met in Rio de Janeiro through mutual friends within the graffiti scene, and right away started painting together. Very shortly after they moved in together in Sao Paulo, where they married and lived until 2013 before moving to Toronto, Canada. Their passion for art and each other as human beings has united them since the very first days of meeting and continues to bloom 14 years later. They each have a unique artistic approach, but when they collaborate as the Clandestinos, they manifest a third creative voice that has its own visual personality.
This award winning duo has gained international recognition with their unique artistic approach, techniques, and distinct subject matter. They have had the honour of participating in several art and cultural projects in Canada, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Senegal, Spain, Belgium, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Sweden, USA, Paraguay, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany.
