“I choose over my body, my sexuality, my present, and future.”
I dart through traffic crossing Park Avenue on my way to work, shaky from hunger. I count the hours since my last meal, praying I’ll cross the cursory 15 hour threshold required to maintain my intermittent fasting schedule soon. Conventional knowledge in 2018 might espouse the near-end of female body image issues, with chants of …
Artists to Descend on Stavanger for the 18th Edition of Nuart Festival
The highly acclaimed Nuart Festival, is back for its 18th year in Stavanger, Norway with 26 artists from 12 countries spanning 4 continents working around the theme “Space is the Place.” One of the most influential street art festivals going, Nuart will also continue with their Nuart Plus programming that includes workshops, film screenings and …
Kilia Llano New Mural for Beyond Walls
The Beyond Walls Mural Festival arrived to Lynn in August featuring 20+ artists from countries all over the world including Argentina, France, the Dominican Republic, Cambodia, the Netherlands among others… The second annual festival transformed 28 walls, including one from Kilia Llano, a fine artist, illustrator and art teacher from the Dominican Republic that created …
Street Art’s answer to the Pre-Raphaelites Snik with a beautiful new piece for Nuart Festival 2018
UK Street Art duo Snik have kicked off this year’s Nuart Festival with an incredible hand-cut stencil drawing on influences from British art movement the Pre-Raphaelites. The piece, titled ‘Gone Believer’, is designed with the surrounding ivy in mind, which over time will grow back to create a living, breathing, organic artwork perfectly in tune …
Fabio Petani: New Mural in Norway
Italian artist Fabio Petani – a native of Turin, was recently invited to paint a wall for UpNorth Festival in northern Norway. The festival focuses on urban art and its main objective is to offer public, high quality art in environments where traditionally, one wouldn’t expect to find street art. UpNorth is a bit of a traveling circus really, with each year …
CREENÇA: An Art Residency Curated by Axel Void In Catalonia
For the months of July and August, an old convent in Catalonia, Spain is undertaking an incredible artistic transformation. Titled Creença (Belief), the two-month art residency program is curated by Axel Void and organized by Elsa Guerra, Jofre Oliveras, and Charlotte Pyatt, and will host over 50 local, national and international, multidisciplinary artists leading to …
A Mural By Wasp Elder About The Disenfranchised In Lynn’s Shoe Industrial Revolution
Last week UK-based artist Sam Worthington, also known as Wasp Elder, completed his latest mural, titled “Automation and the Proletariat” for the Beyond Walls festival in Lynn, Massachusetts. The artist describes this large-scale work as a “reimagined story of Lynn’s industrial revolution in the shoe industry.” About The Mural Completed in three separate portions, the …
“A Trip Around The Stars” by Zed1 in Montegranaro, Italy
The last mural painted by Zed1 for The Veregra Street Festival in Montegranaro, Italy is a wonderful showcase of the Italian street-artist’s ability to bring a fairy-tale to life. Titled “Un viaggio per le stelle”, a trip around the stars, it features animated characters and imaginative creatures that tells a compelling story through artwork that’s far from …
Artez and Lonac Coincidently paint similar murals in Istanbul
The latest edition of the Mural Istanbul Festival ran from June 20th – July 8th. Since its founding in 2012, the organization’s focus has been to transform Kadıköy‘s (a neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey) walls into vibrant urban canvases, courtesy of some pretty awesome street artists (think INTI, Fintan Magee, Deih). This year, Lonac and Artez …
A Mural About Endurance by Telmo Miel in Refvik, Norway
Those of you who know me don’t need to ask who my street art crush is – it’s Telmo Miel. So, to have not only one but TWO opportunities to write about their latest endeavors, is a real treat! Yes, I am an art nerd. As you know from my previous article, Telmo Pieper and …
Mural by Dulk in Shanghai
A large mural featuring a group of roving animals has joined Shanghai’s expanding collection of street art. Created by the Spanish artist Dulk, the first mural he’s painted in China sits on the side of a six-story residential building on Pudian Road in the Pudong New Area, not far from Lujiazui. About the Mural “Troubadours” …
Mohamed L’Ghacham Mural in Los Angeles
Moroccan native Mohamed L’Ghacham is a painter and muralist who’s lived in Barcelona his entire life. These days, he’s spending time in Los Angeles, where he recently painted his newest mural for the PDP Gallery. The mural, entitled Reunión de Vecinos IV is poignant, intimate, reflective. It blends in beautifully with its space. L’Ghacham has …