City Of Poets by Pat Perry in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
In the midst of the first parliamentary elections since the defeat of ISIS, with tangled up political flags strewn across the streets and power lines, youth in Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) helped aptART and Pat Perry craft a message that lifts up the city’s notorious history as the region’s center of protest, of poets, and the outcry …
Artez Paints a Mural in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands
The Serbian Street Artist Artez just wrapped up his trip to Santa Cruz de La Palma (Canary Islands), leaving behind a wonderful new mural. Curated by Santa Cruz, Capital del Color, the initiative aims to beautify parts of the Capital by restorations of buildings and by bringing colors and vibrancy to the city walls. About The Mural Artez’s style …
The Future Is Female By Case Maclaim in Berlin
To celebrate Berlin’s oldest and historic mural at Tiergarten S-Bahn station, Berlin Mural Festival invited street artists and crews to add vibrancy and colors to the Mecca of Street Art. Among these artists who left behind them 13 stunning murals was non other than Germany’s own Case Maclaim. About the Mural Entitled “The Future Is …
Martin Ron Paints a Mural in Moscow For The World Cup
In preparations for the 2018 World Cup that is kicking off June 14, Moscow Street Art Festival aka MOST invited Argentinean street artist Martin Ron among other artists to paint murals related to Football in the Russian Capital. About The Mural What more could Martin Ron ask for? Combining the 2 passions he loves the …
Killing Gaza: A documentary film about life under siege
Independent journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen documented Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza during the war, and chronicled its horrific aftermath. As they waded through the rubble of Gaza’s destroyed border regions, they turned a camera onto the survivors of the slaughter and let them speak for themselves. While giving voice to the pain of …
Power to the People – Nuart RAD International Street Art Conference
Oslo Municipality and the world’s leading street art festival, Nuart Festival, have collaborated on a joint project that deals with art in public spaces. As a mark of the 50th anniversary of the student riots in Paris, the first phase of the project will culminate in a two-day event from 25-26 May in Oslo that investigates the …
Hyuro tackles the educational system in Spain with her mural in Sagunto
The Valencia based street-artist Hyuro recently painted a mural as part of the “Més Que Murs – Sagunt” mural project in Sagunto, Spain. Titled “Education“, the mural is located in the courtyard of a primary public school, where the artist had the pleasure to talk with children and answer their questions, motivated by an inexhaustible longing …
Interview With Paola Delfin
Paola Delfin is an artist born in Mexico City, and is mainly influenced by illustrations, organic forms and a mixture of unusual materials. The topic she endeavors to explore relates to beauty and feminine sensibility. Through these female characteristics Delfin is able to depict a vast range of incredible changes and contrasts where she attempts …
How Superheroes Have Gone from the Big Screen to the Streets
Superheroes have truly been embraced by street artists. Apart from the natural appeal of comic books to the visually-inclined, this global phenomenon can also be attributed to the still rising popularity of superhero films. In a 2014 report by The Telegraph, an inspired piece of graffiti appeared on one of the walls in the cobbled …
Interview With Doug Gillen of the Fifth Wall
Doug Gillen is the man behind Fifth Wall TV, a London based production channel, and digital platform that investigates all aspects of graffiti and street art. Originally from Scotland, Doug moved to London 10 years ago where he experimented with various different broadcasting projects in radio, as well as television. However, it didn’t quite fit until he …
Void One Hijacks Birmingham City Billboard With Anti-War Protest Mural
On April 16, Birmingham street artist Void One set out to paste up a 20ft x 10ft painting on a billboard in the heart of Digbeth, Birmingham, UK, highlighting a topical anti-war theme with undercurrents to the recent events in Syria. About the Painting Entitled “Death From A Dove”, the painting satirizes the oxymoron fighting for …
Bordalo II Adorned Aberdeen with Trash
Portugese Artist Bordalo II was one of the artists that participated in this year’s Nuart Aberdeen festival, and ‘ironically’ he adorned one of the city’s walls with collected trash. The artist continued his ‘Big Trash Animals’ series of sculptures with a nod to Scotland’s national animal – the Unicorn. About the Sculpture The piece, which is made entirely …