Studio ZEPA

StudioZEPA's purposefully counter intuitive use of color often disguises their subject matter in abstract forms.
Inspired by cubism and fauvism, their color application has become representative of more than diversity of cultures, but of beliefs, stereotypes, paradigms, as well as attempting to unify humans though a stained glass-esque lens.
Their patterns play with how certain colors interact with each other, and the eye. From a distance colors mix and up close the eye over compensates creating optical illusions or glitches.
The shapes are often inspired the movements and feeling used to create graffiti lettering, emphatic flow and form.

Preferring to work free hand, the duo combines vivid colors with detailed, illustrative line work, and spray paint techniques resulting in powerful and unique artworks.

Combining these all these elements symbolizes the diversity, and complexity, of today's society.

StudioZEPA comprises of ZestaOnline and Page33. Before meeting they were both interested in graffiti and mural art.
ZestaOnline  started with graffiti in 2000, focused on lettering which evolved to characters and then realism.
Page33  studied fine art, fashion and dance. She was working at one of South Africa's most prestigious galleries when they met in Johannesburg, in 2011.

Having worked in South Africa successfully as full time artists for many years they wanted to develop further to grow and develop their art, they realized it was necessary to relocate to participate in a much larger community to do so.

Now based in The Netherlands and they travel around the world to produce and share their artworks.

Brands that have worked with the artists include: Heineken, STRAAT Museum, Deutsche Hospitality, Deloitte, Supreme Being, Saatchi & Saatchi, Netflix, T Mobile, HKLM, to name a few.