Iran
Fintan Magee & Guido van Helten Create Mural in Tehran, Iran
Last November, a mural drawn by the two Australian artists Fintan Magee & Guido van Helten has been unveiled in the Iranian capital Tehran to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and Australia. This was the first time foreign artists had been granted permission to paint in the country since the 1979 revolution. The …
Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s First Mural in the USA
Surreal Mural By Iranian Artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo unveils in Dewey Square Park in Boston, curated by The Greenway Conservancy Public Art Program. About The Mural Titled “Spaces Of Hope“, the mural takes us into an uncanny dreamscape and captures a fundamental quality of Ghadyanloo’s work: his perspective on the nuanced nature of hope, fear, and uncertainty …
#NotACrime: a campaign to raise awareness of human rights abuses in Iran
#NOTACRIME UNVEILS STREET ART CAMPAIGN TO EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN DURING UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Murals Created by Recognized Street Artists on High Visibility NYC Area Walls are Part of Most Ambitious Street Art Project Ever Brought to NYC. New York, NY (September 22, 2015) – #NotACrime, a campaign to raise awareness of …
Interview: icy & sot
Icy and Sot are stencil artists from Tabriz, Iran. the two brothers started painting the streets as early as 2006, and they influenced and dragged their friends to street art. Their work is about peace, war, love, ahte, hope, despair, children, human rights, and the Iranian culture. The two artists have held numerous exhibitions and …