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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 …
TWOONE mural inaugurates the 2018 Wall Street Art Festival in Lieusaint, France
The 2018 Wall Street Art festival in the south of Paris just kicked off with a new mural by the Japanese artist Hiroyasu Tsuri aka TWOONE. The Berlin-based muralist brought to life a remarkably large Egret, which once inhabited a nearby lake but within the last year has vanished. About the Mural Made possible with …
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 …
Mural by Udatxo for Project 12+1 in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
Project 12 + 1, a public arts initiative commissioned by Contorno Urbano invited Udane Juaristi aka Udatxo, as one of their rotating artists to paint a mural in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona). The result is a delightful new work, titled “Llum y Color” (Light and color) that is indefinitely a brilliant urban portrait created by …
5 Murals By Sonny to Celebrate His Exhibition “To The Bone” in NYC This May
South African artist Sonny returns to New York City this month, exhibiting his first body of large-scale canvas works, as well as a series of hand painted sculptures. The exhibition, entitled “To The Bone,” will open May 17th at 393 Broadway, two blocks below Canal Street, and will remain until May 19th. RSVP is required …
5 Brilliant Murals by WASP ELDER to Commemorate “CRAZE,” His First Show in the USA This May
Wasp Elder will be making his first trip to the United States for an eclectic group exhibition titled “CRAZE,” held at The Whole 9 Gallery at 3830 Main St in Culver City, CA. The exhibition, which runs from May 12 until June 2, is curated by Meryem Dipdere of the creative initiative Art no Cube, and celebrates a …
Kevin Ledo New Show “The Impeccable Brunch” Opens at GO Gallery in Amsterdam this May
The Canadian artist Kevin Ledo, best known for creating large scale murals like the 12-story high wall in Montreal that he painted depicting Leonard Cohen and his Facing the Future mural in Lebanon, curates a new show titled “The Impeccable Brunch” on May 12th at the GO Gallery in Amsterdam. Ledo, who’s recognized for having …
5 Phenomenal Murals by NEVERCREW to Commemorate “Incidence,” New Solo Show in Paris
The Swiss street-artist duo NEVERCREW have been creating murals, sculptures and installations all over the world. As animal activists, their work observes endangered species illustrated by painting wildlife trapped or destroyed by the human attitude. On May 4th, they’ll unveil a new series of work for their solo exhibition “Incidence,” at the GCA Gallery in Paris that focuses on the …
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 …
Fabio Petani Paints a Mural in Naples, Italy
“o sciore cchiù felice,” translated from Italian as “The Happiest Flower,” is the most recent work by Piedmont artist Fabio Petani. The mural is the seventh work of art in the Parco dei Murales of Ponticelli, a project of artistic redevelopment and social regeneration conceived and curated by INWARD in Naples, Italy. About the Mural …
Hyuro paints a Mural on Conflict and Union in Aberdeen
For this year’s Nuart Aberdeen theme ‘A Revolution of the Ordinary’, Spanish street artist Hyuro painted a mural commemorating the conflict and Union of Scotland and England. About The Mural “An affective bond” is inspired by the union between Scotland and England, two countries sharing a border and are part of the Great Britain along with …