street art
JR erects an Installation on the US/Mexico Border following Trump’s DACA reversal
In response to the ongoing immigration debate ranging from Trump’s proposed border wall to the DACA reversal, French artist JR erected a 70-foot installation of a boy peering over the border into the US. About The Installation Famous French artist JR installed one of his large-format photographs at Tecate, in the Mexican side of the …
XAV paints the Last Mural For Art United US
Spanish artist XAV was invited to paint his largest mural to date in Kiev (Ukraine) by Art United Us. Due to Racism the artist was forced to stop for a few days, with keeping in mind that this mural was the last mural Art United Us hosted before this initiative concluded. About The Mural The …
8-Acre Blighted Area in Boston transforms into Cultural Playground
Underground at Ink Block is the successful transformation of an 8-acre underpass located between Boston’s South End and South Boston neighborhoods into an active urban park, cultural attraction and parking amenity. The park opens to the public on Saturday, September 9, 2017 with a full day of programming and events including the Underground Mural Project …
Fintan Magee in Saarbrücken, Germany
Australian artist Fintan Magee just completed his latest installment a few days ago in Saarbrücken, Germany. This mural is part of an Urban Art project called Artwalk – Saarbrücken taking place in the inner city of Saarbrucken, under the artistic direction of the Saarbrücken gallery owners Patrick Jungfleisch (Reso) and Benjamin Knur. About The Mural The Australian artist …
Earth Crusher – Portrait of the artist and the man behind the machine
Whether you call him Earth Crusher, Dré or simply Marc-André, for his friends, this man is one of the must-know artists on the Montreal scene. Earth Crusher is a character. An immoral character created by the Montréal artist Dré. A pure invention. It represents the unscrupulous capitalist, shameless, imbued with itself, for whom the EARTH …
CURA – The Third Biggest Art Festival in Brazil
From July 26th to August 6th, CURA – Urban Art Circuit‘s first edition that took place in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. CURA – Urban Art Circuit is the first mural festival in Belo Horizonte, and the third of its kind in Brazil. About The Festival Featuring four large scale murals, located …
Kevin Ledo in Beirut, Lebanon
Montreal based street artist Kevin Ledo just completed his brilliant mural in Sin El Fil, the eastern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut. This mural is part of aptART‘s latest project in Lebanon called Paint Outside The Lines: street art beyond the borders of race, religion, class and conflict. About The Mural Entitled “Facing The …
Under Pressure Festival 2017
This is the 22nd year in a row that Under Pressure Festival is held in Montreal from August 9th until 13th. Overview of a festival not like any other. Under Pressure, or UP for those in the know, describes itself as a graffiti festival, but it actually is way more than that. At the beginning, in …
Saner and AEC collaborate on a mural in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Justkids recently closed its third edition of The Unexpected, taking place this year from July 23 through the 30th, bringing together world renowned artists including Mexican master muralist Saner and Ukrainian oneiric decoder AEC from the world famous duo Interesni Kazki to create larger than life art experiences in Fort Smith, Arkansas. About The Mural …
Sasha Korban Creates Mural About Harmony In Italy
Recently the well-known Ukrainian artist Sasha Korban has returned back from sunny Italy, where he was invited by the organizers of In Wall We Trust International Street Art Festival to paint a mural with the support of Sky Art Foundation. About The Mural He created his mural throughout five days in the picturesque town of Airola near …
Ernesto Maranje in Beirut, Lebanon
Miami based Spanish street artist Ernesto Maranje just finished a wonderful mural in West Beirut inaugurating the launch of aptART‘s latest project in Lebanon called Paint Outside The Lines: street art beyond the borders of race, religion, class and conflict. About The Mural Entitled “The Rhino And The Oxpecker” the mural depicts a rhinoceros defaced with flowers …
Wasp Elder paints tribute to the Mi’kmaq people in Canada
British Street Artist based in Berlin Sam Worthington aka Wasp Elder, was recently in Canada invited to take part of the Festival Inspire, an international, free, week-long, non-profit street arts festival in the city of Moncton. About The Mural The mural is based on a photography of Molly Muise, who is one of the first Mi‘kmaq …