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A striking mural by Hyuro addressing the Patriarchy Based Juridicial System in Vila-Real, Spain
Recently in Spain a sentence was issued regarding a trial for a gang rape of five young men to an 18-year-old girl. The sentence declares them guilty of sexual abuse. According to the judges there was no rape since they did not perceive violence or intimidation, so they refused to condemn them for sexual assault …
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 …
NEVERCREW Mural in Berlin for Urban Nation
The urban art initiative Urban Nation – known for their One Wall project and most recently for the opening of the first contemporary urban art museum in Schöneberg invited the Swiss duo Nevercrew to Berlin to paint a new mural titled “Reification.” About the Mural This work takes direct inspiration from the architectonic structure on …
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 …
Blek Le Rat Paints Four New Murals and Launches Solo Show in San Francisco
Blek Le Rat, known as the “Father of stencil graffiti” visited San Francisco for his new solo exhibition “Lets Get Romantic” at the Weinstein Gallery. Ending on May 19th, the title is based on his feelings about San Francisco, which he feels is the most romantic city in the US. Although to Blek, the word …
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 …