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 …
Milu Correch Paints 2 Murals Honoring Witches in Aberdeen
Argentinian street artist Milu Correch has painted two murals for Nuart Aberdeen that reference North East Scotland’s witch hunts of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Drawing on one of the darker aspects of The Granite City’s rich cultural heritage. About The Mural Correch depicted two witches in two separate murals in tribute to the many women who …
Requiem for Migrants, Requiem for the Liberal Order by Gaia in Ostend
Baltimore based street artist GAIA, just completed a striking mural in Ostend (Belgium) for the 3 edition of the brilliant mural festival The Crystal Ship. GAIA along with other artists left behind them works of art that will become permanent additions to the ever growing street art scene that resulted from the two prior editions. About the …
Martin Ron Paints Second Mural in La Boca in Buenos Aires
Last March, Argentinian street-artist Martin Ron painted the second installment of the “Proyecto Casa Amarilla” project, consisting of four continuous mural in the popular and colorful neighborhood of La Boca, in Buenos Aires. A destination for tourists and locals to enjoy a cluster of attractions. The project is a tribute to the culture and history of the neighborhood. …
Together We Rise by aptART in Portland, OR
After spending time with the refugee kids in Schisto refugee camp in Greece, aptART (Awareness & Prevention Through Art) wasted no time and brought the amazing talents of Ernesto Maranje and Jordanian artist Suhaib Attar stateside to Portland (Oregon). Together with refugees and immigrants, the artists created 2 murals to celebrate diversity and power in unity. …
Nuart Aberdeen Festival – April 12-15, 2018
Nuart Aberdeen Festival kicks off this coming Thursday, April 12th and runs through Sunday April 15th, and will be supplemented by a program of talks, presentations, film screenings, walking tours and workshops over the course of the Weekend. The talks program includes contributions from artists Ernest Zacharevic, Hyuro, Carrie Reichardt, Ciaran Glöbel and Bordalo II …
In Conversation With Martyn Reed of Nuart
Martyn Reed is a British artist, writer, curator & exhibition organizer based in Stavanger Norway. He is the founder and artistic director of the Nuart Festivals. Much of Reed’s work and the platforms he creates are collaborative events that revolve around promoting art as part of everyday life using counter cultural strategies, values and thinking. …
Pejac Paints 2 murals in New York on Human Relationship with Nature
Spanish artist Pejac recently visited NYC for the first time with a goal to spread his concerns about through two new public interventions in Bushwick and Chinatown. Due to city’s size, density, public transportation infrastructure, and location, The Big Apple has been battling major environmental issues over the years, mirroring the problems of modern civilization worldwide. With …
Louis Masai Exhibiton at Crypt Gallery, London
In his latest exhibition, aptly titled, Missing, the profoundly proactive and environmentally engaged artist, Louis Masai will be showing a selection of brand new works that touches on poignant endangerment issues, questioning our relationship to the wildlife we share our earth with. Held in the one of the most atmospheric exhibition spaces in London, Euston’s Crypt Gallery, …