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The American Dream By Jofre Oliveras
One’s relationship to the place where they live largely depends upon their privilege, stemming either from the environment they were born into or the circumstances affecting their life. Either way, the experience of any one place is different for every person inhabiting that place. Rankings like those provided by US News incorporate metrics considering cost …
Edoardo Tresoldi presents Gharfa installation in Riyadh
Studio Studio Studio, the new interdisciplinary lab founded by Edoardo Tresoldi, presents Gharfa: an experiential pavilion installation within the temporary creative project “Diriyah Oasis“, designed and curated by Dubai-based studio Designlab Experience, and located in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. About the Installation This project, commissioned by the Diriyah Season Committee, is situated in …
Akumal Arts Festival 2019 Themes
This year, Akumal Arts Festival (AAF) invited 130 artists to adorn the town’s many surfaces with murals. In providing inspiration and guidance, they offered the formal theme ‘Climate Change,’ a fitting focus for a festival that takes place in town ripe with natural life. Some artists followed the guidelines, others came armed with their own …
Mural by Jerico Cabrera Carandang in Naples, Italy
In November the Rome-based Phillpean artist Jerico Cabrera Carandang traveled to Naples to create a majestic mural in the heart of the historic city center of Rione Sanità. The mural, titled in Neapolitan dialect “Tieneme Ca’ Te Tengo,” Holding Me Holding You is the result of a collaboration between the department of welfare and the …
Three Murals By Artez In Eastern Europe
This fall, street artist Artez toured Eastern Europe, completing three new murals in Belarus and Serbia. Artez, who originally hails from Serbia himself, took the opportunity to explore some new topics and techniques with his work. Fall is a time of transition, and only time will tell if these new attributes become permanent fixtures in …
Lebanon’s Grassroots Protests Inspired A Street Art Revolution
According to Wikipedia, a resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives through either the use of nonviolent resistance (sometimes called civil resistance,) or the use of force, …
An Overview Of The Second Edition Of Akumal Arts Festival in Akumal, Mexico
November 11th, 2019 concluded the second edition of the annual Akumal Arts Festival (AAF) in Akumal, Mexico. By strict facts, the festival lasted four days and hosted over 130 international artists who painted murals, taught workshops, and participated in both an opening and closing ceremony. Weeks before I disembarked to cover the festival in person, …
The Story Behind Evoca1’s Huge Mural in Erie, PA
Miami-based, Dominican-born street artist Evoca1 recently completed his latest mural in Erie, PA. Erie Arts & Culture facilitated this massive endeavor, which is the latest chapter in their mission to revitalize the urban landscape with fresh public art painted by world-class talent. Evoca1’s photorealistic mural occupies the towering residential complex of Methodist Towers, and depicts one …
A Neglected Part Of Eerie (Pennsylvania) Got A Makeover
The international artist Zedz painted for the first time in the United States transforming a commercial property in downtown Erie, PA into an impressive public artwork, adding to the cultural vibrancy that can be found around the city. This project, organized by the Erie Arts & Culture agency is located at 121 W 12th Street …
L7Matrix In Moissy-Cramayel, France
Wall Street Art Festival completed this year’s annual edition September 2nd-6th. This year’s iteration of the event took place in Moissy-Cramayel, a small town located in Grand Paris Sud (GPS), France. The festival’s website explains that it “has welcomed street artists from all over the world since 2015,” to the region. It intends to “embellish …
A Mural by Nevercrew On Human Act Of Compressing Nature Through Exploitation
Swiss street art duo Nevercrew have continued to elaborate upon their passionate exploration of nature and humanity with their latest work, titled “Tide.” The pair completed their newest mural earlier this month for the third edition of the Points Du Vue street art festival in Bayonne, France. They were the only representatives among the event’s …
NRNY Artsy Murals, New Rochelle, NY. November, 2019
Street Art for Mankind (SAM) is a nonprofit organization which strongly believes in the ability of art to trigger social change. SAM acts as amplifiers of the fight against child trafficking through street art. With the support of 50+ prominent international street artists, SAM produces exhibitions, live performances and murals around the world to bring …