Axel Void
Is “Selling Out” An Outdated Term?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 …
Moniker Art Fair teams up with Urban Nation This October in London
Marking a milestone in the rise of urban art’s popularity and long-term impact on modern culture, urban art is now being recognized as museum quality. This is reflected in the recent announcement of the Moniker Art Fair’s first official partnership with Urban Nation. This collaboration provides an even wider platform for the artists trying to …
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 …
Axel Void & L.E.O. in St.Petersbourg, FL
“Harmony” is the title of the stunning mural Axel Void and L.E.O. painted in St. Petersburg (Florida) for the third edition of the SHINE festival which took place in October 2017. The concept of this wall is an attempt to understand human behavior and its relationship to power. About The Mural This mural is based on …
SHINE 2017, St. Petersburg, FL
Represented by numerous of independent galleries and museums devoted to such big artists as surrealist Salvador Dalí and glass artist Dale Chihuly, rank St. Petersburg, FL as one of the most attractive art destinations. Museum on the streets where everybody can see work of Internationally accomplished artists for free, SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival, even …
Splash and Burn: an art campaign taking aim at Indonesia’s palm oil industry
It’s not the sort of street art you’d expect to find on a swampy patch of degraded forest land on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. But the renowned Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic spent the past 2 years selecting a group of international artists to work on an artistic response to the global palm oil industry. …
Axel Void “Leven” in Ostend, Belgium
Do you have an artist whose work you never get tired of? I do, and his name is Alejandro Hugo Dorda Mevs aka Axel Void. This time in Ostend, Belgium for the second edition of the always amazing The Crystal Ship street art festival, Axel Void created “Leven” (Life), a haunting mural featuring the image of to …
Axel Void in Stavanger, Norway
Axel Void was invited last month to Nuart Festival in Stavanger (Norway) to paint a mural entitled ‘Play’ following this year’s festival identity that was largly focused on concepts like play and Situationism. About the mural Axel Void‘s mural takes us back to childhood. It is painted in the playground of the St Johannes Kindergarten. It depicts a boy holding …
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 …
Personne by AXEL VOID.
This piece is part of the “Mediocre” series. It’s painted on Chamberclerc, a social housing residence located in the center of Montreal, Canada. Chamberclerc provides housing to people with mental illnesses that have a history with homelessness and drug abuse. The image represented is a portrait of Adrian, one of the tenants who was living …