street art
FestiWall Returns to Ragusa in September
Now in its 4th edition, the International arts festival, FestiWall will return to Ragusa, Italy on September 10 with a new roster of internationally acclaimed street artists. Adding to the collection of public art that’s steadily flourishing around the city, the week long festival has revitalized the community and put Ragusa on the map as …
Shepard Fairey Paints 15-Story Mural of Johnny Cash
The famed street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey has unveiled a 15-story mural for the Wide Open Walls Festival that features an image of Johnny Cash. Painted on the side of the Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Sacramento, it is Fairey’s largest on display in California. The mural is the third installment of …
Roberto Ciredz in Cagliari, Italy
Italian artist Roberto Ciredz recently finished his recent mural, in collaboration with Ludovica Frauu, in Cagliari, Italy, for the Panda, a spontaneous project of experimental urban art. The mural responds to his abstract research directed towards Nature, producing a new site-specific work that ranges between street and land art. About the mural The mural, whose …
Rustam Qbic in Helsingør, Denmark
In his continued, self-described efforts to develop “his visual language and technique,” Russian artist Rustam Qbic completed a new work titled “Under the Roof” on August 17th. This beautiful, most recent piece from the renowned artist can be found in Helsingør, Denmark where Kunstosbyrum Helsingør Kommune organized its completion and Elisabetta Saiu worked to curate …
“Who?”: A Mural by TelmoMiel in Goes, Holland
The Dutch artist duo Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann that operate under the moniker TelmoMiel, recently finished a mural for Mural Goes in Goes, Holland. Titled ‘Who?,’ they created a dreamlike piece with quite the clever concept that natives and visitors of the city are sure to enjoy. About the Mural The duo are accomplished …
Artez Paints A Mural In Vienna For Calle Libre
Serbian artist Artez recently painted this larger than life mural titled “Expected Surprise” in Vienna, Austria for the Calle Libre Festival. In his true style, Artez blends hyper realistic themes with photo realism clarity. His colorful palette is also a trademark of his work and the precise design and layout allows one to forget how large this …
Said Dokins Unveils A Twin Mural at BLOOP Festival in Ibiza
Mexican Calligraffiti artist Said Dokins takes part in the 8th edition of the BLOOP International Proactive Art Festival in Ibiza’s OpenAir.Gallery project. He leaves a pair of murals on a school playground as his contribution under the theme HOPE. About The Mural The facades were created together with the children from the same institution. After asking each …
“I choose over my body, my sexuality, my present, and future.”
I dart through traffic crossing Park Avenue on my way to work, shaky from hunger. I count the hours since my last meal, praying I’ll cross the cursory 15 hour threshold required to maintain my intermittent fasting schedule soon. Conventional knowledge in 2018 might espouse the near-end of female body image issues, with chants of …
Kilia Llano New Mural for Beyond Walls
The Beyond Walls Mural Festival arrived to Lynn in August featuring 20+ artists from countries all over the world including Argentina, France, the Dominican Republic, Cambodia, the Netherlands among others… The second annual festival transformed 28 walls, including one from Kilia Llano, a fine artist, illustrator and art teacher from the Dominican Republic that created …
Street Art’s answer to the Pre-Raphaelites Snik with a beautiful new piece for Nuart Festival 2018
UK Street Art duo Snik have kicked off this year’s Nuart Festival with an incredible hand-cut stencil drawing on influences from British art movement the Pre-Raphaelites. The piece, titled ‘Gone Believer’, is designed with the surrounding ivy in mind, which over time will grow back to create a living, breathing, organic artwork perfectly in tune …
Fabio Petani: New Mural in Norway
Italian artist Fabio Petani – a native of Turin, was recently invited to paint a wall for UpNorth Festival in northern Norway. The festival focuses on urban art and its main objective is to offer public, high quality art in environments where traditionally, one wouldn’t expect to find street art. UpNorth is a bit of a traveling circus really, with each year …
A Mural By Wasp Elder About The Disenfranchised In Lynn’s Shoe Industrial Revolution
Last week UK-based artist Sam Worthington, also known as Wasp Elder, completed his latest mural, titled “Automation and the Proletariat” for the Beyond Walls festival in Lynn, Massachusetts. The artist describes this large-scale work as a “reimagined story of Lynn’s industrial revolution in the shoe industry.” About The Mural Completed in three separate portions, the …