SatOne In Erie, Pennsylvania
The organization Erie Arts & Culture and the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority brought in curator Iryna Kanishcheva and the artist Sat One for a project to create an abstract mural that covers the 12,000-square-foot observation deck at Dobbins Landing. Taking a week to complete, Flotsam celebrates and reflects Erie’s bayfront environment. About the Mural Curiosity …
Recap Of Casalabate Street Summer Festival In Lecce, Italy
Lecce, Italy boasts multi-faceted points of fame. Known for its agricultural exports, the capitol metropolis is also renowned for its limestone. As a result, Lecce features an astonishing amount of Baroque sculpture and architecture, “marked by heavy building speculation that began in the 1970s,” for which it is commonly referred to as “the Florence of …
First large-scale installation By Dourone In Angelholm, Sweden
Earlier this month, Spanish street art duo Dourone completed their first large-scale project in Sweden. Located in the city of Angelholm, their mural, titled “LITA 00 :00,02,” appears to be the next step in their ‘Space-time H’ series, which the pair initiated in December 2018. In a statement, the artists explain that this piece “is …
Through The Eyes Of A Child: Seth Globepainter Leaves His Charm In Aalborg, Denmark
Kirk Gallery is proud to share the two latest additions to their ‘Out in the Open’ 2019 collection, by French artist Seth Globepainter (Julien Malland). Bringing his work to Denmark had been on their wish-list for a long time, intrigued by how he approaches the world through such an endearing, childlike gaze. Born in Paris …
We Are All Immigrants
In May, over two dozen mural projects took place in South Central, Los Angeles transforming the campus of the Maya Angelou Community High School into an artistic hub. Organized by Branded Arts, an LA-based company that brings public art to community-based settings, local and international artists such as Shepard Fairey, Faith XLVII, and Add Fuel …
Mural By Artez for Urban Vision Festival in Acquapendente, Italy
At the beginning of July, as summer crescendoed into its critical mass of long days bursting with life, residents, visitors, and artists in Acquapendente, Italy gathered for the fourth edition of UV Collective’s Urban Vision Festival. The event, hosted in this agriculturally-minded city situated in the northern region of Viterbo, has hosted an esteemed roster …
Opening Lines: Connecting 2 Groups Of 5th Graders Living 7000 Miles Apart
One Blue Sky, a new educational project launched by Laura Rodgers of The Good Works Foundation, has officially completed its first endeavor, titled “Opening Lines” with the help of Michigan-based street artist Pat Perry and Samantha Robinson of aptART. As we reported in May, a statement from the One Blue Sky staff explains that “through the …
Above the Clouds By Artez in Belgrade, Serbia
I do a lot of writing at Hotel Indigo on New York’s Lower East Side. The snacks are too expensive to even consider purchasing, but there’s free strawberry lemonade and the air that streams through the vents smells purposely perfumed. One night, walking home from an especially harrowing battle with a blank page, I turned …
A Phalanx of Angels Ascends over Downtown Las Vegas
Native Las Vegas artist and photographer James Stanford has designed a monumental site-specific mural to commemorate the iconic Blue Angel statue that watched over Downtown Las Vegas for 61 years from its mid-century perch at the Blue Angel Motel. About The Mural The art installation A Phalanx of Angels Ascending was commissioned by Alison Chambers, …
Mr. Dheo & Pariz One paint A Twin Mural in Porto On Racism And Xenophobia
The portuguesse artists Mr. Dheo and Pariz One recently collaborated in Porto, Portugal to create two massive murals split between the two building facades of the student residence, Livensa Living Porto Campus of Temprano Capital Partners. The mural, done with a spray technique, aims to trigger awareness towards two social problems: racism and xenophobia. About …
Brand New, You’re Retro: NUART FESTIVAL Line Up 2019
As Nuart Festival kicks off its 19th edition, they once again bring a host of international artists to the city of Stavanger to help us make sense of the world we inhabit and how we can better navigate it. Through the creation of public artworks, Nuart aims to challenge existing narratives, generate new ideas, and …
‘Garbage Whale’ by Murmure Street at the V-Rox Festival in Vladivostok, Russia
In July French Duo, Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche Aka Murmure Street completed their first of a series of murals called “Garb(age)” in Vladivostok (Russia). Titled “Garbage Whale“, the mural was curated by the cultural festival V-Rox. After studying at the Beaux-Arts, Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche have been transforming public spaces since 2010, and work under the …