SAUS’ Ten Influential Murals Of 2018
Street-art is one of the most hybrid forms of artistic expression in our modern world. Socially, it can be used as a tool to change neighborhoods all over the world. Politically, it can voice and transcend instantly, changing rhetoric and opinion through direct communication to the masses. Murals, and public art can become influential, very …
12+1 Project Ends 2018 With 4 Murals In The Barcelona Area
The seeming concrete infinity of the city, has in recent years been broken up by murals created by artists,(often former graffiti artists). These artists have discovered legitimacy and entrance to the world of established art, by being backed by commissoners like public art focused Controno Urbano, based in Barcelona. This December, Controno Urbano has artists …
Our 2018 Top 20 Images on Facebook
2018 ushered in the continued growth of street art’s monumental importance to the wider cultural sphere. Banksy made international headlines when their work “Girl With Balloon” fetched a record-shattering $1.4 million at auction before self-destructing in a botched shredding prank. The work is now titled “Love Is In the Bin” and I personally posit that …
The 2018 Basel House Mural Festival
Amongst all the posturing and partying that takes place at an infamous institution like Art Basel, events like the sixth annual Basel House stay focused on the genuine passion for art that lies at the heart of it all. This year’s free event featured a 40,000-square foot mural festival that hosted fifty muralists from around the world in …
Murals By Dimitris Taxis & Sabotage Al Montaje Reflecting On The Sociological Aspect Of Lecce, Italy
In November 2018, urban arts laboratory 167B Street hosted their second edition of 167Art Project in Lecce, South Italy, where the organization is based. The painting event, which was staged “in the heart of the 167B district of Lecce and the football stadium area” reimagines the neighborhood’s various facades as blank canvasses, ripe for artists’ …
Artez Tackles Gender Inequality In His Mural in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Some people like airplanes. Others like encyclopedias. But, for Serbian muralist Artez, a bike is the best place to see the world from. The artist’s prolific portfolio has brought him around the globe, and his murals typically depict diverse citizens traversing the world for themselves, whether on a bipedal locomotive device or in the pages …
Fintan Magee & Guido van Helten Create Mural in Tehran, Iran
Last November, a mural drawn by the two Australian artists Fintan Magee & Guido van Helten has been unveiled in the Iranian capital Tehran to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and Australia. This was the first time foreign artists had been granted permission to paint in the country since the 1979 revolution. The …
Union: A Mural By Dulk In Valencia, Spain
It’s always nice to see corporate businesses supporting public art. In this case, the mobile company Tuenti based in Valencia invited the Spanish artist Dulk to paint for the #tuentiurbanartproject, which will be his last mural for the year. Curated by Urvanity-Art, “Union” tackles biodiversity, and the threat it poses to animal species. About …
5 Recent Murals steeped in Femininity By Hyuro
A woman can be so many things. She can be thoughtful and serene, like a placid lake. She can roar impetuous and ferocious like an ocean caught in turbulent gale winds. She can heal and provide nourishment in the vein of a babbling spring carrying water from mountain peaks down to the desert. A certain …
“Zabkowska 9, Take Off” by Piotr Janowski in Warsaw
Aluminum foil when used in common household practice, frequently covers the tops of, and, is tightly wrapped around containers of leftover food. Aluminum foil thus transforms such containers into usually overlooked inexpensive mirrors, mirrors that serve as preservation tools. The art installation by Piotr Janowski, titled “Zabkowska 9, Take Off,” is also a leftover, a …
A Message To Macron All The Way From Wynwood, Miami
Recently, France has been experiencing one of the most significant social mobilizations in its recent history, that is mainly due to growing inequalities and thirst for social justice. The protests began around November 17 when tens of thousands of people sporting yellow vests took to the streets across the country to protest against rising fuel …
“Poem For Nobody” By Rustam Qbic In Acapulco
The mind boasts an infuriating propensity to race in every direction, leading towards nowhere with breakneck speed. In a cruel twist of fate, the only relief from this incessant, anxious push forward is “nothing”. Mindfulness, the practice of quieting thoughts to fully immerse oneself in solely the moment at hand, might be our only hope …