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Pichiavo, Pixavi5 Gandia 2015

May 18, 2015

Spanish duo Pichi&Avo have just completed another masterpiece at the Pixavi Festival in Gandia, Valencia which was organised by Monduber gallery. The greek hero Perseus was decorated using silver and gold tones by Montana colours and I think you will agree this piece is pretty special. Enjoy the work in progress shots that produces this 24 carat masterpiece! […]

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Legend of the Dragon, Hong Kong

May 15, 2015

In Chinese lore, the dragon was a divine and mythical creature with powers to bring rain, floods, and even hurricanes to a land. Along with this ability, the Chinese dragon symbolised power, strength, excellence and good luck. Inspired by this legendary creature, Belgium born artist, Phil Akashi decided to work on a Street Art project called […]

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First Coat, Toowoomba 2015

May 15, 2015

First coat 2015 is back for a second year in the sunshine coast town of TooWoomba, Australia. First Coat 2015 officially kicks off tomorrow morning with thirty large scale murals across the city, fourteen free side events & live music at the festival HQ. Dubbed Second Coat, the three day festival starts 16th May and will continue […]

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Ono’ u Tahiti Graffiti Battle 2015 Part 2

May 11, 2015

Ono’u Tahiti Festival battle is back for 2015! Twenty Five international competitors and five Tahitian artists were selected to participate in the ONO’U Battles in Tahiti from May 5th to 9th, 2015. This year all these performances and these qualifying events are scheduled over several days from Monday to Friday, not just on a weekend like last year. […]

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ONO’U Tahiti Festival 2015 Part 1

May 10, 2015

May 2015 brought us Ono’u Tahiti Festival. The second edition of the international graffiti festival brought together more than forty international artists and graffiti artists, including some of the biggest names in the current urban contemporary art.  The name “ONO’U” is a neologism inspired by Tahitian two words: “ONO”(action to connect two things) and “U”(colours). The name of […]

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ALT!rove Street Art Festival, Catanzaro 2015

May 6, 2015

Now examine the notion of space through the vision of abstract art. That is what the Alt!rove Festival is all about this year. The street Art Festival, called ‘Abstractism- space>place’ runs from the 30th April to 9th May 2015. The Street artists invited to create invisible boundaries between art and architecture are 108, Alberonero, Giorgio Bartocci, Clemens […]

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Space Invader ‘Wipe Out’ Hong Kong

May 2, 2015

Space Invader is the pseudonym of a well-known French urban artist whose work is modelled on the crude pixellation of 1970s-1980s 8-bit video games. He took his name from the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders, and much of his work is composed of square ceramic tiles inspired by video game characters. His distinctive creations can be […]

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Easey Livin’, Collingwood Australia 2015

May 1, 2015

Juddy Roller are at it again, this time for ‘Easey livin’ in Collingwood Fitzroy. They invited uber talented street artists Rone, Adnate, Mayo, Guido Van Helton and Askew, and transformed the Collingwood Power substation, at the corner of Easey Street and Wellington Street ,into one of the most iconic pieces of public art in the area. Collingwood Power […]

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Bordalo II’s Massive Raccoon is Watching Lisbon And It’s Made of Trash

April 30, 2015

Lisbon has a new resident, and it’s impossible to miss! Portuguese artist Bordalo II has just unveiled a massive guaxinim/raccoon on a wall in Belém, constructed entirely from urban waste, including discarded bumpers, twisted metal, old tires, and fragments of forgotten things. It’s the latest addition to his Big Trash Animals series, and it might […]

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The meaning behind Banksy’s “Very Little Helps”- Explained

April 25, 2015

The mural of Very Little Helps by Banksy first appeared in 2008 on the side of a pharmacy on Essex Road, North London. The new mural caused a huge debate about “Graffiti and Street Art”. Very Little Helps, also known as Tesco Flag or Tesco Kids, is a clear reference to Tesco’s famous slogan, “Every little helps.” The image […]

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Public festival 2015, Perth Australia

April 15, 2015

The Public festival 2015 in Perth has begun and now the rainy days are behind them and the festival is now in full swing. PUBLIC is the brainchild of FORM, a non-profit organisation dedicated to developing and supporting creative endeavours. FORM’s programs include artistic development and exhibitions with PUBLIC being an example of this on […]

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