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Dak Pak: Vacation Forever
Nowadays, Chiapas-born graffiti writer and tattoo artist Dak Pak makes his home in the resort town of Playa del Carmen. He travels the world tagging from Budapest to Pittsburgh, and his lifestyle of doing murals, live painting, and tattooing has him on a sort of permanent vacation.
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UP5 Preview – Akumal Arts Fest 2022 Gallery
Photos from the 2022 Akumal Arts Festival from issue 5.
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Artists, Ex-Pats, and Waves of Change: Akumal Arts Festival 2018 [Part 1]
T.K. recounts his time at the inaugural Akumal Arts Festival in 2018, interviewing artists and organizers to learn how the festival came to be.
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Spiritual Communication: The Message of JoDo the Bee
JoDo the bee is a communicator – of the power of repetition. Every time the artist goes out and paints, it’s like a performance, a ritual intention that manifests into wings and eyes. Graffiti artists are the ones who wonder and wander by night, scrawling their symbols on the city walls. And among the many, JoDo the bee stands out as one of the most iconic tags in New York.
