The 5th International Street Art Festival of Patras – ArtWalk 5
Non-profit cultural organization Art in Progress has just held its 5th International Street Art Festival of Patras | ArtWalk furthering the city’s significance as a street art destination. The first mural of this year’s festival was to mark the 100th birthday of Greek icon and activist Melina Mercouri. An intense and much-discussed powerhouse; Melina’s life …
Martin Whatson’s ’Passé’ mural in Aalborg, Denmark
Norwegian artist Martin Whatson certainly maximized his time during his latest Aalborg trip by completing two stellar murals for this year’s ‘Out in the Open’ series at KIRK Gallery. The big lift had to go for quite an awkward ride to reach a little green house from the 1930’s situated in a pretty Aalborg street …
‘Rock Climber’ by Martin Whatson in Aalborg, Denmark
It’s an honor to once again cover Kirk Gallery’s ‘Out in the Open’ series in downtown Aalborg, now in its 6th year and featuring work from a stable of some of the world’s most prolific muralists. KIRK gallerist and curator Lene Kirk expressed her joy of watching Norwegian artist Martin Whatson get to work on …
‘Gardien de Crécerelle’ mural by TelmoMiel in Boulogne, France
The second new Boulogne mural by Dutch duo TelmoMiel in is titled ‘Gardien de Crécerelle’, French for ‘Guardian of the Kestrels’. Sadly, Kestrel Falcons are endangered in France, and the city of Boulogne asked the artists to create a mural as a call to action to protect this beautiful species before it’s too late. The artists say of the piece, …
“Close Up” A Mural By Nevercrew For Arte Urbana Lugano, Switzerland
Nevercrew has created a magnificent new mural titled “Close Up” for Arte Urbana Lugano, Switzerland. The artists say, “This work wants to evoke at the same time an estrangement and a focus on a little part of the balance in which we’re all involved. A perceptual estrangement from the overall balance, from the awareness of …
‘Le Pêcheur’ A Mural By TelmoMiel In Boulogne, France
The Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann duo TelmoMiel (who joke that they look like Dutch Viking brothers) have just completed two breathtaking murals in Boulogne, France. Their beautiful hyper-realistic pieces grace many epic walls around the globe, and these ultra-talented artists are recognized as some of the greatest in their field. The ingenuity of fusing their independent visions to work as a single …
‘TAIÑ MAPU’ A Mural By INTI At Kirk Gallery In Aalborg, Denmark
Inti Castro, artistically known as INTI (meaning sun in Quechua), is one of Latin America’s foremost street artists. He has just completed a stunning mural in Aalborg, Denmark as part of the 6th edition of the mural project ‘Out in the Open’ series by KIRK Gallery. This striking new mural titled ‘TAIÑ MAPU / Our Land’, …
‘Carnival is Cancelled’ The Latest Mural by Case Maclaim in Aalborg, Denmark
The “carnival” has been cancelled globally in the spring of 2020. As we are all painfully aware, the whole world has been locked down and the Covid 19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all lives, businesses and events. Within this context, German artist Andreas Von Chrzanowski, aka Case Maclaim, has recently completed a large …
Kirk Gallery’s ‘Inside Out’ show in Aalborg, Denmark
As with many other galleries around the world, Kirk Gallery has been closed to the public and only open by appointment for the past month and a half due to Covid-19. Since the situation has rapidly improved in Denmark and the authorities have decided to start opening up again, so will the gallery, with a stellar …
Martin Ron’s Latest Mural In Banfield, Buenos Aires
39 year old Argentinian born street artist Martin Ron is widely considered to be one of the top ten muralists in the world, and to my mind, he is right up there. I’m personally in awe of his vast scale hyper realistic urban surrealist murals around the globe (one of my old favorites being in Hackney …
Bordalo II creates a new sculpture in Nancy, France for ADN
Portuguese Artist Bordalo II has just completed a new wall in the city of Nancy, France. His polar bear and two cubs have been created on the wall of a nursery school. I don’t think he could possibly find a better audience for the message about environmental emergency awareness. The artist states, “This is the first time …
Yoseba MP paints a large mural in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Galician artist Yoseba MP spent two weeks creating a large mural “Un castell, moltes llengües” in the Plaza de Guernica in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona). The project is part of one of the actions undertaken by the City Council of L’Hospitalet to establish an artistic circuit in the city’s public space. In 2012, Yoseba MP won …