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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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” …

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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 …

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The Argentinian street-artist Hyuro recently finished two new murals on the streets of Cotignola in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Located along two facades of a condominium in Via Roma, ¨L’Árzdora,” is the final installment of the project “From the museum to the landscape”. About the Murals Hyuro’s murals address the theme of the role of women, inspired …

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Residents of Rome’s east side are in for a real treat – Italian artist, Blu, well-known for his epic-sized and politically charged murals, has been busy painting a brand new wall in the city’s Quarticciolo neighborhood. His subjects? Statues of the Venus de Milo and Michelangelo’s David.   Blu’s latest work depicts a modern day …

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In recent years, street art has gathered a lot of momentum across the globe and we’re seeing more and more cities getting involved in outdoor ‘interventions’.  Italy is no exception: Rome, Milan, Mantua and now, Acquapendente. The Urban Vision Festival  took place in early July –  the festival’s primary goal was to create an onslaught …

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