UPEA18 Has Near Taken Over Finland
During the month of September the UPEA street art festival takes place drawing locals and tourists alike. Organized by the non profit association Upeart, the multi-city street-art festival invites the most talented artists from all over the world to create large-scale murals and public artwork. For its third edition, the 12 different cities include Kotka, …
Jazoo Yang Creates Two New Murals for Nuart Festival that Rallies Against Gentrification
Korean artist Jazoo Yang is interested in the evolution of cities and the nostalgic poetry that emerges from popular neighborhoods rapidly demolishing in areas of urban redevelopment. Her two murals for Nuart Festival 2018 uses Korean symbols of forced evictions and demolition to raise awareness about all those globally who are exposed to the threat …
Is “Selling Out” An Outdated Term?
Rebellious in nature and illegal in practice, the Street Art & Graffiti Movement began as a subculture that manifested on streets and abandoned buildings. It intended to subvert the status quo that dictated an artist’s work is best shown in sterile gallery settings rather than the democratic, accessible background of our everyday environment. Artists participating in …
“Preparato” Telmo Miel for Festiwall Ragusa
With its fourth edition, FestiWall continues to enrich the Italian city Ragusa‘s cultural heritage with a series of works of art created by world-renowned artists. The works of the artists invited for the 2018 edition are grafted in the northern part of the city where award winning Dutch muralist duo Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann …
Stories of a word – Said Dokins for Nuart 2018
Mexican caligraffiti artist Said Dokins has taken part in the 13th edition of Nuart Festival and left behind this thought provoking, community based mural inspired by the experiences of the foreigners who have settled in Stavanger, Norway, either through choice or necessity. About the Mural Prior to creating his latest mural the artist conducted interviews with individuals from Johannes Læringsenter – a …
Interview With Ann J. Lewis
Ann Lewis (American, 1981) is best known for her politically charged and often uncommissioned take overs of public space. As a multidisciplinary activist artist using painting, installation, and participatory performance she explores themes related to American identity, power structures, and justice. The work often incorporates repetition through graphic elements, and a limited color palette while …
New Anamorphic Mural by Peeta Arrives in Downtown Gainesville
A new project organized by Iryna Kanishcheva, former curator of Art United Us, one of the biggest mural projects in the world that took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the founder of the first Urban arts program in North Florida, 352walls, celebrated her newest business endeavor, the independent urban art agency GNV URBAN ART LLC …
Mind Wrestling by Skount in Amsterdam
Artist SKOUNT has been keeping very busy as of late and his latest mural “Mind Wrestling” is in his hometown of Amsterdam for Keep It Fresh Projects. His work has so much depth and spiritual meaning besides what is merely being seen by the naked eye. He is a storyteller and once you read what …
Nevercrew In Aalborg, Denmark
Larger cities in Denmark are well-known for having a presence of street and public art. WE AArt however, that takes place in Aalborg, is the first festival in Denmark to be focused entirely on murals. For their 2018 edition, the Swiss street-artist duo, NEVERCREW, who also participated in the project in 2016, returned to paint …
Fintan Magee in Minsk, Belarus
Any victim of lost love, childhood nostalgia, or unfulfilled dreams can attest to sweetness of the past’s lilting siren song. However, reality belongs to those who fearlessly turn their gaze towards the future. True, every work completed by an artist progresses their story forward, but it can only occasionally be said that an artist’s work …
FestiWall Returns to Ragusa in September
Now in its 4th edition, the International arts festival, FestiWall will return to Ragusa, Italy on September 10 with a new roster of internationally acclaimed street artists. Adding to the collection of public art that’s steadily flourishing around the city, the week long festival has revitalized the community and put Ragusa on the map as …
Shepard Fairey Paints 15-Story Mural of Johnny Cash
The famed street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey has unveiled a 15-story mural for the Wide Open Walls Festival that features an image of Johnny Cash. Painted on the side of the Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Sacramento, it is Fairey’s largest on display in California. The mural is the third installment of …