Tokyo

Some cities feel like they are a part of you.

ArtistOscar Oiwahas this punch in of special attachment to different cities across the globe.

Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Paris, and New York deeply inform his work.

Zeus Drawing by Oscar Oiwa

Tokyo

Oiwa captures these places in a hyperrealistic style where the sprawling drawings encapsulate a flow of disparate imagery.

His triptych work titledZeusis at the center of theMetropolisshow.

The Olympics bridge the gap between history because of their connection to both ancient Greece and the contemporary world.

Zeus Drawing by Oscar Oiwa

Paris

There are positive and negative effects when the Olympics come to a metropolis.

The impact of major sporting events like the Olympics on big cities is far-reaching, Oiwa explains.

Oiwa captures these contrasts in his monumental work.

Zeus Drawing by Oscar Oiwa

Rio de Janeiro

At 22 feet long, there is a lot to see inZeus.

Rio de Janeiro

The massive work is 22 feet long.

Zeus in its entirety

Zeus Drawing by Oscar Oiwa

“Zeus” in its entirety