Axel Void in Manchester, UK
Sisyphus by Axel Void. For Cities of Hope in Manchester, England. This piece is part of the “Gray” series. Sisyphus, written over the wall, is a king from Greek mythology that was punished by Zeus to roll a boulder up a hill and watch it roll back down, repeating this action for eternity. Albert Campus in 1942 …
NEVERCREW for Cities of Hope
Inhuman Barriers is the latest mural by the Swiss Duo NEVERCREW for Cities of Hope in Manchester, UK. This project is about immigration and integration: about the loss of humanity and empathy, about barriers and values, and about the distant and often presumptuous position of who’s on the “right part” of the border. A transforming …
Hyuro at Cities of Hope in Manchester, UK
Cities of Hope Mural project invited 9 artists to Manchester, UK with the objective to force witness to 9 key social justice issues: homelessness, gay rights, the environment, immigration and supporting refugees, sustainability, conflict, war children. The Spanish street artist Hyuro who blends politics and a surrealist sensibility in her uncanny black-and-white murals, painted a mural on the war children entitled …
New Mural by INO in Cyprus
It is the first parliament building in the world with a contemporary large scale mural on it, and has a message against bad politicians.The research & publication department of the parliament of Cyprus organized some urban interventions in the city and they invited INO to create something on their building. He came up with some ideas …
Aaron Li-Hill unveils a mural in Ukraine
New York based Canadian street artist Aaron Li-Hill decorated the building of the Cultural Arts Center of the biggest Technical University of Ukraine “KPI” (Kiev) with a large-scale mural. This piece speaks to two influential discoveries within the last two centuries. The name of the artwork is “The Impact Of Discovery”. Painted on this multi-surfaced building …
Interview: Big Big Train
Big Big Train is an English progressive rock band, founded in 1990. Based in Bournemouth, England, the band members are Nick D’Virgilio, Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall, David Longdon, Danny Manners, Andy Poole, Rikard Sjöblom and Gregory Spawton. Having released eight studio albums and three EPs, they were an independent band for most of their career …
Ella & Pitr at Vertical Gallery Chicago
Ella & Pitr have arrived in Chicago for their debut USA solo show at Verticacal Gallery: “Le Silence Des Pantoufles Après La Pluie” Whimsical, innocent, hopeful, poignant, playful, funny, free and infectious. Vertical Gallery is proud to present the debut USA exhibition for Ella and Pitr, “Le Silence Des Pantoufles Après La Pluie” (“The Silence of …
Portrait of an Artist: Guido van Helten by Selina Miles
Portrait of an Artist | Guido van Helten In August 2015, film director Selina Miles traveled with artist Guido van Helten to Akureyri – a town on the north coast of Iceland, to produce a very unique work. This 6-minute film documents their journey, and offers insight into the unique personality of one of Australia’s …
Giulio Vesprini paints in an Old Italian Prison Camp
Italian street artist Giulio Vesprini just sent a few images of his latest mural ‘Cerchio G21’ painted for the “Prison Camp PG 70”, Oltre Conceria Project in Fermo, Italy, that intends to bring life to old abandoned industry sites and transform them into multipurpose community centers. With a background in architecture and graphic design, Vesprini’s …
Skount Collaboration at Tempelhof Airport
Skount with the help of his friends Sokaruno and Kera painted a mural at the historic airport of Tempelhof in Berlin. Tempelhof Airport PAST: The Prussians once paraded on the grounds that are now Tempelhof. Then, in the 1930s, the architect Ernst Sagebiel took what was a modest airfield and conceived the site as a gigantic entrance to …
Interview: Rustam Qbic
Rustam Qbic specializes in street art that seems larger than life. His paintings are saturated with lush storybook colors and are defined by a playful sense of the absurd. Popping up in both expected and unexpected locales, his murals beautify not only the crumbling walls of derelict buildings but also that of apartment buildings. There’s …
Guido van Helten’s New Piece to Commemorate Chernobyl 30 year anniversary
The Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986 is one of the most famous and controversial tragedies of our time. It happened at the Lenin Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (which consisted of four reactors) near Pripyat in the Soviet Union. The Chernobyl plant is located only 93 km from Ukraine’s capital Kiev. A one-off test of whether …