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Splash and Burn: an art campaign taking aim at Indonesia’s palm oil industry

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For 2017 Art Basel Miami, the Basel House Mural Festival took on an ambitious project in the Wynwood Art District. Inviting 80+ street-artists from around the world, they transformed the legendary walls of the iconic RC Cola Plant into an outdoor gallery. Among the vast array of talent was the South-African based British artist Sonny, …

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Polish born Berlin based artist Igor Dobrowolski recently created an art intervention on the streets of  Berlin aimed at raising awareness of the atrocities committed against the people of Yemen by Saudi Arabia with U.S., British and other Western-supplied weapons. You may not be aware if you watch the mainstream media in the United States, but …

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The Italian street artist Millo recently finished two large-scale murals in Shanghai, China for the MurMur Project, curated by Cao Bin. Entitled “Twist Of Fate” & “Sound Of You”, his signature imagery using simple black and white lines and minimal color are now stunning illustrations that express the inner thoughts and habits within the massive …

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Beguiling Italy is famous for ancient landmarks and classical artworks of the Renaissance period. However, new reasons to explore these historic cities include encountering the vast amount of street-art that’s sprucing-up archaic neighborhoods. Recently, the a.DNA Collective, an organization based in the Province of Salerno, invited the Venetian artist Manuel Di Rita, a.k.a. “Peeta” to …

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The Irish born London based painter Conor Harrington was invited by Mana Urban Arts Project and Juxtapoz Magazine to paint a mural in downtown Miami during Art Basel 2017 to celebrate the opening of the Juztapoz Clubhouse on Flagler street in partnership with Adidas Skateboarding. About The Mural Entitled “The Blind Patriot” Conor’s mural explores …

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Greek artist INO was recently in the Brazilian city Fortaleza to be part of the 4th edition of Festival Concreto to paint his latest mural entitled “Broken” emphasizing the phenomenon of prostitution. About The Mural In a place where disparities between rich and poor are very evident, INO wanted to address the problem of prostitution in his …

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Italian artist Andrea Ravo Mattoni painted a new Caravaggio masterpiece in the Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome, Italy, as part of his project “The recovery of classicism in the contemporary”. About The Mural Latest Caravaggio masterpiece painted by Andrea Ravo Mattoni is in Rome. The artist spent a week in the amazing Italian city to …

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We are exposed to a multitude of distractions on a daily basis. It takes a skilled mindset to accomplish what’s spiritually known as the state of flow: a level of hyper-focus that’s unencumbered by the world around them. Recently Skount completed a new mural for the Urban Art Festival in Amsterdam titled “Home of the …

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Northern Spain’s Vitoria-Gasteiz, home of the Basque parliament and capital of the Basque Country, is a green city, rich in natural areas. Recently, Spanish artist Manolo Mesa visited the Errekaleor neighborhood to paint a new mural titled “La Pagarra” (The Paste) that raises awareness of the struggles of this unique place. About the Mural “La …

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Basel House Mural Festival is a three-day, first-of-its-kind mural festival based around the legendary walls of the iconic RC Cola Plant in Miami’s Wynwood Art District during Miami Art Week 2017. Throughout the festival, local and international artists will transform an often-overlooked section of the neighborhood into an open air art museum. About The Mural …

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“Weird Tales” echoes the meaning of the fictitious artistic name Interesni Kazki, for those who understand Ukrainian and familiar with the work of the famous duo. Initially formed by the duo Waone and Aec, Interesni Kazki translates to Interesting Fairy Tales. After over 15 years of collaborative work, the duo split up. Both artists are …

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The late, legendary writer and singer Leonard Cohen is being celebrated in a number of ways in Canada. For the one-year anniversary of his death, on November 7, a massive portrait of Cohen painted by El Mac and Gene Pendon was inaugurated in downtown Montreal. About The Mural  Located on Crescent Street in the heart …

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