Martin Ron Mural to Celebrate the 10th Year Anniversary of Kirk Gallery’s ‘Out in the Open’ Series
The series has been off to a flying start with the mighty Martin Ron and his assistant Matt Gorrick working on the 600 m2 ‘Olivia and her Heart of Gold’. The creation of this spectacular piece saw the pair work from early morning to late into the night for 16 days. The long Scandinavian summer …
NUART ABERDEEN 2023 ROUND UP
It’d been 4 years since my last Nuart Aberdeen experience, and this time I had the luxury of being on the scene prior to the festival starting in full. This year’s festival theme was Rewilding, and as always, the line up of artists and speakers was impressive, as was their commitment to the exploration of …
Nuart Aberdeen ‘23 Line-up Revealed
Nuart Aberdeen is back in full force this year with yet another stellar line up to grace the streets of Scotland’s “Granite City.” The theme for this year’s festival is “Rewilding,” a subject that touches on many issues related to “Trespass and Transgression,” a topic extensively explored by the ingenious Nuart Journal associates during the …
Mural By Robert Montgomery In Trondeheim Airport, Norway
The latest public work by British contemporary artist Robert Montgomery has just been completed in the city of Trondheim (situated where the River Nidelva meets Trondheim Fjord) in Central Norway. Montgomery is well known for his work in public space and billboard poems. He also makes light works, fire poems, woodcuts, paintings and watercolours. His …
KIRK Gallery’s 9th edition of the ‘Out in the Open’ mural project in Aalborg, Denmark
Case Maclaim has just completed a mural titled ‘Heart Is Aching’ for the 9th edition of KIRK Gallery’s ‘Out in the Open’ series. This is his second mural in Aalborg following ‘Carnival is Cancelled’ which he created back in 2020. And as an extraordinary feat, Case Maclaim managed to paint this latest mural whilst simultaneously …
BARRIER’ by Helen Bur for KIRK Gallery’s 8th edition of the ‘Out in the Open’ mural project
KIRK Gallery’s 8th edition of the ‘Out in the Open’ mural project is off to a flying start with an epic masterpiece titled ‘Barrier’ from British artist Helen Bur. After ten days of tireless work, Helen Bur added her magnificent mark to the streets of Aalborg, Denmark. ‘Barrier’ now joins 70 stellar ‘Out in the …
Interview With TelmoMiel on their 10-Year Anniversary
Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann met in 2007. But the official start of the collaboration, however dates later in 2012, after both had completed the Academy of Art. The two artists work with a photo-realistic style with lots of contrasts. They work separately on ideas for murals and come together with the sketches to see …
INSIDE (We shelter here sometimes) by My Dog Sighs in Portsmouth, England
Internationally renowned artist My Dog Sighs has been secretly beavering away on a project for the best part of 18 months. He has been transforming a large derelict building into an immersive, alternative world inhabited by his ‘Quiet Little Voices’. INSIDE is on the scale of which the artist had never even contemplated before and …
Fintan Magee ‘Days Grow Longer’ Solo Show at KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
Internationally acclaimed Australian artist Fintan Magee has been working hard during times of lockdown and is gearing up for a new solo show, Days Grow Longer at KIRK Gallery. From working-class subjects to environmentally-focused commentary, Sydney based Magee has emerged as a unique figurehead for the socially-conscious twenty-first century muralist community and is often referred to as a social realistic …
Herakut’s ‘Mixed Feelings’ Solo Show at KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
The pandemic situation is thankfully now clearing up in Denmark and after a long period of closed doors; KIRK Gallery is happy to present the return of Herakut. The internationally acclaimed artist duo from Germany will premiere their upcoming solo show Mixed Feelings from March 6th. Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) and Akut (Falk Lehmann) formed in 2004. …
Another Mural On Pollution by Murmure Street in Martinique
‘Garbage Tail’ is the latest creation by French duo Murmure Street for the IPAF Festival organized by Milsmurs (in the Terres Sainville district of Fort-de-France) in Martinique. This monumental wall is part of Murmure Street’s ‘Garb-age’ series which centers on dreamlike and poetic twists of the garbage bag. This object is symbolic of our era and …
Collapse: A Mural by Nevercrew in Grenoble
Swiss artists Christian Rebecchi & Pablo Togni AKA Nevercrew have created a new mural in Grenoble (situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France). The mural was impeccably timed seeing that life is soon to grind to a halt once again in many parts of the world. This new work is titled ‘Collapse’ and curated …