In July, the Swiss street-art duo Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni of NEVERCREW painted a mural along a building which will soon be the new STISA SA packages center in Cadenazzo,  Switzerland. As the hub is nestled between an area that blends industrial and natural landscapes, it inspired the creation of the work “Shifting Machine.” …

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For seven consecutive years global creative house Justkids has collaborated with Life Is Beautiful festival to transform the cityscape of Downtown Las Vegas, consistently curating ambitious semi-permanent murals and site specific installations. The woman-run creative enterprise recently debuted seven new works from artists Ernest Zacharevic, DAKU, HOTTEA, Zosen & Mina Hamada, Mantra and AKACorleone, joining …

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Earlier this week, while reporting on the collaborative mural ‘Where’s Wally’ in Sacramento, California, I noted how murals stand apart from other art forms due to their public nature, and the integral roles they play within their surrounding communities. With his latest mural in La Bañeza, Spain, titled “Waiting,” Serbian street artist Artez pays homage …

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Muralism derives its distinction as an art form from its lack of isolation. Rather than facing the confines of a canvas, which can receive the same perception regardless of its placement, a mural is rooted in its spot. Its size and position within the face of a community makes it a unique aspect of that …

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Yesterday, my seven year old daughter solemnly asked me if it’s true that we only have twelve years left to turn around the future of our planet. We live just five minutes away from the ocean in England’s most politically green city, and while hugely admirable: it’s a drastic state of affairs for our neighborhood …

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Tristan Eaton was all smiles Thursday night during the opening of his NYC pop-up STRANGE FUTURE, which packed 198 Allen Street with friends, collectors and fans eager to view the LA-based artist’s new collection of paintings, prints and special releases. The show, which the artist independently produced outside of the traditional  gallery setting runs for one-week …

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Spanish artist Sebastian Velasco and Miami-based artist Axel Void recently achieved a new chapter in their ongoing creative relationship with their latest collaboration for Mural Fest Kosovo. Their piece, titled ZOGJTE (Birds) can be found on two massive facades in the Balkan nation’s principal city of Ferizaj. Highlighting both of the artists’ technical prowess and …

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Earlier this spring, we were taken with the work of Lebanese artist Jad El Khoury, who completed his both ideologically and technically amazing street art installation, Burj El Hawa, otherwise known as the Tower of Wind. Nuart Festival Founder and Director Martyn Reed called this feat “a standout work leagues ahead of anything else,” and …

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Waterford is Ireland’s oldest town, situated in the South East of the country. It is home to the largest collection of medieval defensive towers and walls in Ireland dating back to the 13th Century. It was attacked by the Normans, led by Richard Le Clare in 1170. Waterford has a Viking Triangle, which has since …

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Last week, Italian Artist Edoardo Tresoldi unveiled “Simbiosi”, his new site-specific artwork for Arte Sella Sculpture Park, the renowned open air museum in Italy’s Trentino Valley. For over thirty years, Arte Sella has intertwined Nature and Art thanks to artworks by internationally acclaimed artists and architects such as Eduardo Souto de Moura, Kengo Kuma, Michele De Lucchi, …

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Large-scale street art murals are, by nature, grand and flashy. How could they not be? Any artist provided with a canvas so large that it occupies an entire building’s facade naturally pours their passion into the project. As a result, the themes trend topical and grandiose. Serbian artist Artez often explores the quieter side of …

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NEVERCREW just wrapped up a mural in Turin, Italy for the “Toward 2030” project, an urban art initiative to disseminate and promote the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Organized by Lavazza and the City of Turin, 17 artists were selected to create murals based on each goal, with the Swiss street-art duo taking …

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