Vesod Paints A New Mural for Draw The Line Festival
Draw The Line is Southern Italy’s highly acclaimed graffiti and street art festival gathering artists from all over the world to the serene town of Campobasso, set in the mountains. This years’ edition brought talent that included Dado Ferri (Bologna) and Antonello “Macs” (Abruzzo) to transform walls into public masterpieces. It also led Northern-Italian artist …
Artist-Duo ASHEKMAN Create New Street-Art Only Visible from the Sky
The founders of ASHEKMAN, two identical twin brothers Omar & Mohamed Kabbani recently finished a massive calligraffiti project in North Lebanon that makes a powerful political statement about unity. Titled Operation Salam, they painted the word PEACE (سلام) in Arabic across 85 rooftops that can only be seen from the sky. About Operation Salam Located …
Interview With Iryna Kanishcheva
Iryna Kanishcheva was born and raised in Ukraine where she had a successful career working in the pharmaceutical sector. She completely changed her focus when she moved to the USA in 2013. Iryna founded and curated the first urban art project in North Florida, 352walls, and was awarded the 2015 “Public Art Award”. IN 2016 she co-founded and …
Guido van Helten in Ragusa, Italy
Festiwall wrapped up this year’s annual festival with a brilliant mural by Australian street artist Guido van Helten painted around the stairs in the back of the Liceo Classico Umberto Primo school in Ragusa, Italy. About The Mural The title of this piece is “L’attesa” (The wait), depicting two teenagers pensive and waiting for something or …
Gonzalo Borondo Presents Matière Noire, His Biggest Exhibition Thus Far
On October 7th, Catherine Coudert and Galerie Saint Laurent presented ‘Matière Noire’, international street artist Gonzalo Borondo’s biggest exhibition to date. The opening brought hundreds of visitors to the heart of Marseille’s famous antique Marché aux Puces, one of the largest markets in Europe. Curated by Carmen Main, the show is co-produced by Gonzalo Borondo …
MACS in Campobasso, Italy
Last week, Italian artist MACS was invited by Draw The Line Festival to paint a new striking mural in Campobasso, Italy. About The Mural “It is not a game” is the title of the new mural signed by MACS in Italy. The wall depicts some of the most important politicians in the world (like Trump, …
Mohamed L’ghacham in Estarreja
Portugal is known for its gorgeous beaches, sensational cuisine and cathedrals that look like they came out of a fairy-tale. However, many are unaware of the urban creativity bursting throughout the central region. Cities like Covilhã, Viseu, Estarreja and Figueira da Foz are brimming with colorful murals. In fact, for the recent ESTAU (Urban Art …
Miquel Wert in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
The 12+1 Project is an exciting year-long event that’s organized by the Contorno Urbano Foundation in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, just southwest of Barcelona. Each month brings a new talent to paint a mural and leave their imprint on the city. Its newest edition, comes from the Spanish artist Miquel Wert who created a hypnotic and …
Interview with Mr. Woodland
Mr.Woodland is an artist and graphic designer that lives and works in Munich. At an early age he developed an interest in painting, and in 1993 hit the streets as a budding graffiti writer. A decade later, he decided to experiment with new techniques that challenged and stimulated his imagination. Fascinated by the Jugendstil movement …
Ununpentium & Citrus Limon by Fabio Petani
Fabio Petani is now in Athens, just finished his mural for Athens Street Art Festival 2017, curated by Andreas C Tsourapas and a group of committed individuals who are guided by a passionate belief in the power of art. About The Mural Entitled “Ununpentium & Citrus Limon” The wall represents a typical Mediterranean plant, a lemon tree in …
Mohamed L’ghacham in Ca’n Picafort, Majorca
Moroccan Born, Spanish artist Mohamed L’chacham just completed a stunning mural in the coastal Ca’n Picafort of the Spanish Island of Majorca. The mural was curated by Saladin Art Festival. About The Mural Entitled “Casa Laquita“, the mural was painted on one of the oldest houses in Ca’n Picafort, Majorca, which was recently classified as part of the …
Marat Morik for FestiWall in Ragusa, Sicily
Last September, Russian artist Marat Morik painted his last mural in Sicily during FestiWall‘s week-long street art festival, located in the historical center of Ragusa. Titled ‘On the Way to Pescheria’ (Italian for ‘fish shop’), the mural showcases Italian traditions. About The Mural “On the Way to Pescheria” is highly representative of Italy, as it reveals …