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HKwalls Festival 2015

April 7, 2015

HKwalls 2015 is Hong Kong’s second annual street art and graffiti festival.  Their mission is to create opportunities for local and international artists to bring their talents to the streets of Hong Kong by transforming large exterior walls into original works of art. HKwalls is not for profit and by turning the street into a […]

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Wall to Wall Festival, Benalla 2015

April 6, 2015

The regional town of Benalla in Victoria’s North East has been brought to life by beautiful street art murals. On Friday the 27th until Sunday the 29th of March, local and international street artists transformed 13 walls in the small town of Benalla for the Wall to Wall Festival. Wall to Wall is the first annual street […]

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OLEK’s transforms Delhi Night Shelters for the homeless

March 28, 2015

OLEK was in New Delhi last month working on a massive project for the ongoing St+art Delhi Street Art Festival. OLEK uses the technique of crocheting to give expression to everyday occurrences and inspirations; her artwork often examines sexuality, feminist ideas and the evolution of communication. OLEK crocheted thousands of meters of yarn and fabric with the help of a […]

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Femme Fierce Reloaded 2015 – Part Two

March 13, 2015

GraffitiStreet headed down to Leake street ‘Banksy Tunnel’ Waterloo, London on International Woman’s Day to check out the second Femme Fierce event, ‘Reloaded’. Femme Fierce is all about highlighting and encouraging women into the street art scene and this year they were raising money and awareness for PlanUk…Because I am a girl campaign. GraffitiStreet arrived on […]

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Space2, last tests before leaving : Photo - ESA space invader

Space Invader Invades Space!!!, 2015

March 12, 2015

Space Invader is the pseudonym of a renowned French street artist celebrated for his pixelated mosaics inspired by the 8-bit video games of the 1970s and 80s. Taking his name from the iconic 1978 arcade game Space Invaders, his signature works are crafted from square ceramic tiles, echoing the nostalgic charm of early digital graphics. […]

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Interview with ‘Kodak girl’ Martha Cooper (IWD special)

March 8, 2015

Every year on the eighth of March International Women’s Day is celebrated the world over. It celebrates womanhood and pays tribute to the indomitable spirit of women across the globe. This day is set for recognising and celebrating the achievements of women, and one woman that undoubtably deserves a mention for her significant photographic contribution to […]

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Memorie Urbane Street Art Festival 2015

March 7, 2015

The Memorie Urbane Street Art Festival is the largest in Italy and the festivals fourth edition promises to be the biggest street art festival so far. Memorie Urbane has seen the artistic transformation of more than 90 walls since it was founded in 2011 by Davide Rossillo, President of Turismo Creativo and a supporter of […]

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Femme Fierce Reloaded Part One

March 6, 2015

What else is there to do on International Woman’s Day, on 8th March 2015, other than to head down to Leake Street graffiti tunnel, London Waterloo and visit the Femme Fierce Festival. Femme Fierce is the UKs largest all female street art festival and was launched last year by Ayaan Binksy. It was a pretty intense […]

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Manifesto Project Mexico 2015

March 5, 2015

Since the beginning of February large political charged street art murals have been populating the walls of Mexico City. Local and international street artists were invited by Fifty24MX  gallery for the Manifesto Project which addresses the concerns of the social and political situation in Mexico, once again utilising street art as an invaluable social tool to propose, reflect […]

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Boldness island street art festival 2015

March 1, 2015

February 2015 brought us the The Boldness island street art festival curated by Isis Canavelli-Chiappe. The festival was all about celebrating the 120th anniversary of Corsica’s railways, called ‘L’Art bouge les gares’ Art moves stations. The street artists were from Corsica and Paris. With special guests Babs, the godfather of this festival, Opse Lcn and Seth Globepainter. The 10 […]

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‘Welcome to Gaza’ by Banksy 2015

February 26, 2015

The Bristolian street artist Banksy has returned to Palestine to create another series of works, following his famous 2005 series painted on the West Bank barrier wall. This time Banksy has been busy in Gaza with a spoof video and a series of political murals to address arguably the most contentious controversial topic Banksy could have possibly […]

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