“Sand Stories” by Artez in Cairo, Egypt
Serbian street artist Artez made a brief sojourn to Cairo, Egypt to create another ethereal, large scale mural in only two days. The artist sought to incorporate Egypt’s storied culture into the new work, titled “Sand Stories.” A statement released by the artist explains, “During my stay and especially during the time I was painting …
Highlights From The 2018 Shine Mural Festival In St. Petersburg, Florida
Using the power of public art that inspires dialogue and unites the community, 37 artists from around the world were selected by the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance to participate in the fourth annual Shine Mural Festival, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The festival, which added more than a dozen new murals to empty walls featured six …
A Striking Piece by JR on Gun Violence 24 Hours Before The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
French renown street artist JR teamed up with TIME magazine for a collaborative project titled “Guns In America.” The French artist completed a striking piece on the Houston Bowery wall on Friday, October 26, 2018 to start a conversation about guns in America. The next morning 11 people were killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in …
A Mural by Etnik In l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Seasoned street artist Etnik recently completed his mural for the urban art Project 12 + 1 in L’Hospitalet hosted by Contorno Urbano in Spain. The Stockholm-born artist presently lives and works in Turin, Italy, but ventured to Europe’s eastern region to participate in this unique event, which hosts one new artist each month and culminates with a …
Return to the Sea by Nomad Clan in St. Petersburg, FL
In early October, the annual SHINE Mural Festival took place in St. Petersburg, Florida. Now in its 4th edition, the event invites artists from all over the world to paint murals and add to the growing public art around the downtown area. This years’ edition brought over the U.K. duo Nomad Clan, to paint a …
A Tribute Mural To The Marginalized By Axel Void
Axel Void was recently in Manchester (UK) to paint a brilliant mural on the walls of the People’s History Museum, curated by Cities Of Hope. Entitled “Peterloo” this mural is a tribute to the sacrifices of the marginalized and oppressed who gave their everything, to stand against injustice. About The Mural According to Wikipedia, the Peterloo …
A Beautiful Mural By Sasha Korban On Resilience of Kids In Conflict Areas
News of violent struggles for power in foreign lands like Ukraine are easily reduced to impersonal figures: lives lost, land gained, resources allocated and depleted in either side’s efforts. Such simplifications make their horrifying human elements much easier to swallow. We lose sight of the fact that each casualty represents the end of a human …
Adnate Paints A Mural About A Community’s Cultural Diversity
Australian born, Melbourne-based street artist Matt Adnate teamed up with street art collective and creative agency Juddy Roller to paint a high-rise housing estate building in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood featuring the faces of four of its tenants, all in the sprit to reflect the community’s cultural diversity. About The Mural The idea for the mural started when the …
Alejar a la Muerte by Zed1 in Santander, Spain
Since childhood, books, movies, and even members of our family have told us the phrase you can’t escape death However the street-artist Zed1’s most recent mural in Santander (Spain), that was curated by Desvelarte, poses a different sentiment titled “Alejar a la Muerte” or “Stay out of Death.” About the Mural Humanity aims to be healthy and …
Mural by NEVERCREW in Jena, Germany
The Swiss duo NEVERCREW recently visited Jena, Germany to create a mural for the Home in Winzerla project. Promoted by the city and curated by Gruppe F, the new work titled “Adjustable Stance” touches upon local and global cohabitation. About the Mural “Adjustable Stance” explores the notion and relationship between local and global, and the …
Interview With D*Face
Undoubtedly one of the UK’s most prolific street artists, D*Face (Dean Stockton) has occupied the forefront of his practice ever since his initial breakthrough in 2005. Instantly distinguishable and flawlessly executed, his work upholds the vibrancy of Pop, whilst injecting it with a signature dose of satirical subversion that has become synonymous with British street …
BLOOP Concludes 2018 HOPE Edition With A Mural by Spaik
The world-renowned and famously trailblazing BLOOP International Proactive Art Festival in Ibiza, Spain closed this year’s event with an energetic intervention completed by Mexican street artist Spaik. His work, titled “Somnolencia (Sleepiness)” pays tribute to this year’s theme of HOPE, in “[spotlighting] that dreaming for HOPE is what drives us to live,” according to a …