street art
A Mural By JDL Street Art Paying Tribute To A Creative Soul
Internationally-acclaimed and notoriously innovative street artist Judith de Leeuw, who goes by the moniker JDL Street Art, recently completed a breathtaking new mural at the Mjölby Central Station in Sweden. Her new work, titled A beautiful pile of trash & connections stands proud amongst all four stories of the facade it occupies, facing the adjacent …
Collapse: A Mural by Nevercrew in Grenoble
Swiss artists Christian Rebecchi & Pablo Togni AKA Nevercrew have created a new mural in Grenoble (situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France). The mural was impeccably timed seeing that life is soon to grind to a halt once again in many parts of the world. This new work is titled ‘Collapse’ and curated …
Mural On The Importance Of Recycling By Murmure Street In Bayonne, France
Dung Beetle is the latest mural created by French duo Murmure Street for the Point de Vue Festival in Bayonne (France), organized by SpaceJunk Bayonne. This monumental mural is part of their “Garb-age” series which is based on dreamlike and poetic twists of the garbage bag. This object, symbol of our era and our consumerist civilization, …
Seth adorns La Cité des Enfants With A Stunning Mural
As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has obviously put new constraints on the international mural festivals which populate our site through warmer months, it’s interesting to witness how each institution has manipulated their former model to accommodate the new normal. Even better than interesting, it’s a source of ebullience to understand that art persists at all …
Strength By Pejac In Santander, Spain
Marking the historic moment in global history, a pandemic that strongly affected his homeland taking over 50,000 lives so far, Pejac recently created 3 interventions at University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla in his hometown Santander. Entitled after the quality of being strong, much needed in the world we live today, and especially within the walls …
Street Art for Mankind Teams Up With The UN & Kashi On The First UN75 Mural In NYC
Canadian street artist Emmanuel Jarus recently completed a new mural in midtown Manhattan for a joint endeavor by Street Art for Mankind (SAM) and the United Nations to honor the latter’s 75th anniversary. His work is the first in the worldwide UN75 mural series, which will “amplify the voices of the over 1 million people …
Current Conversations in Inhambane, Mozambique
In May 2019, One Blue Sky, a street art project founded and funded by The Good Works Foundation in partnership with aptARTS, celebrated the completion of its first global endeavor. This year, in September 2020, the organization celebrated an important milestone in the completion of its second endeavor, with a new mural painted by Jonathan …
The 5th International Street Art Festival of Patras – ArtWalk 5
Non-profit cultural organization Art in Progress has just held its 5th International Street Art Festival of Patras | ArtWalk furthering the city’s significance as a street art destination. The first mural of this year’s festival was to mark the 100th birthday of Greek icon and activist Melina Mercouri. An intense and much-discussed powerhouse; Melina’s life …
Concrete Jungle by Xenz In Oslo
This month, British street artist Xenz completed the second urban art intervention of his month-long sojourn in Norway. Under the direction of James Finucane, arts organization Street Art Oslo has played host to this world-renowned talent, touring him through the Oslo metropolitan area to bring his distinct style to facades in need. The latest work …
Martin Whatson’s ’Passé’ mural in Aalborg, Denmark
Norwegian artist Martin Whatson certainly maximized his time during his latest Aalborg trip by completing two stellar murals for this year’s ‘Out in the Open’ series at KIRK Gallery. The big lift had to go for quite an awkward ride to reach a little green house from the 1930’s situated in a pretty Aalborg street …
Renate Hermansen Paints a Mural In Ålgård, Norway
Nuart, as an organization, offers a buffet for the intellectually ravenous mind. Nuart’s team has their hand in the each of the multitudinous pots conjuring delectable concoctions for their audience; from the documentaries this team supports to their esteemed journal, Nuart constantly seeks new manners to engage and contend with culture. Murals have historically proven …
‘Rock Climber’ by Martin Whatson in Aalborg, Denmark
It’s an honor to once again cover Kirk Gallery’s ‘Out in the Open’ series in downtown Aalborg, now in its 6th year and featuring work from a stable of some of the world’s most prolific muralists. KIRK gallerist and curator Lene Kirk expressed her joy of watching Norwegian artist Martin Whatson get to work on …