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Invader Unveils Largest Space Invader Mosaic in Paris, 2019

December 10, 2019

Nestled in the heart of Paris’s 4th arrondissement is the largest mosaic creation by the street artist Invader – the monumental Space Invader artwork is known as PA_1432. This striking artwork spans a massive 70 sqm and towers at an impressive 9 metres tall and 7 metres wide. Comprised of a staggering 447 tiles, the […]

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Exploring Banksy’s Top Ten Most Notable Pranks: A Look at the Artistic Legacy of the Enigmatic Artist

December 7, 2019

Banksy, the elusive graffiti artist, has captured the art world’s imagination with his thought-provoking works that combine social commentary with an unmistakable style. His art pieces have become cultural touchstones and have been the subject of countless debates, discussions, and analyses. This blog post will delve into Banksy’s artistic legacy and explore some of his […]

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The Meaning Behind Pejac’s ‘YIN-YANG Diptych’ – Explained

December 5, 2019

Pejac’s Yin-Yang diptych print features one of his most popular drawings from his Paris show, recreated on a larger scale. The artwork is a powerful representation of the artist’s recurring themes of global warming and climate change. The artwork portrays an Inuit man fishing through a hole in thick ice, symbolising the fragility of the […]

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American Master Frank Stella’s colourful geometric mural is a gift for the community of Boston Seaport, MA 2019

December 2, 2019

Global creative house Justkids have partnered once again with property developer WS Development in Boston Seaport to launch their latest contemporary public art installation: a large-scale mural by Frank Stella. Widely renowned as one of the most important American living artists, Frank Stella is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Frank Stella was born 12th May 1936, in Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. […]

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Director Paul Feig chooses Stik’s ‘Phoenix Garden Mural’ as the perfect romantic backdrop to his seasonal movie ‘Last Christmas’, 2019

November 18, 2019

Street artist Stik’s mural in the Phoenix Garden, a local community garden in central London, has been chosen by film Director Paul Feig to be the romantic backdrop in his latest movie ‘Last Christmas’. Stik’s simple stick figures wordlessly tell the story of his community and he frequently collaborates with hospitals, charities and homeless organisations. Stik’s simple compositions portray […]

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Walls of BoHo, Antwerp’s newest street art festival, Belgium 2019

November 17, 2019

The ‘Walls of BoHo’ street art project has just wrapped up its first ever street art festival in the Borgerhout district of Antwerp. The project was founded and curated by local street artist Joachim, who approached the local city government to ask if they saw any potential in organising a street art event in his […]

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Camille Walala transforms vintage gas station into a colourful delight, Fort Smith, Arkansas 2019

November 14, 2019

Creative house ​Justkids invited London based French artist Camille Walala to their fifth edition of ​The Unexpected​ art event in Downtown Fort Smith. Camille Walala known for her colourful world has taken over all dimensions of a vintage gas station and completing one of the many thrilling new public art pieces in Fort Smith curated by […]

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The meaning behind Banksy’s Devolved/ Monkey Parliament – Explained

November 11, 2019

Devolved Parliament is Banksy’s largest canvas to date, spanning an impressive thirteen feet in length. Painted in 2009, the oil painting is of the House of Commons, in which chimpanzees replace politicians in a scene of chaos and monkey business. ‘You paint 100 chimpanzees and they still call you a guerrilla artist’ Banksy The artwork was showcased […]

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Thierry Noir and STIK paint two sections of the Berlin Wall to mark the 30th anniversary of its fall, November 2019

November 9, 2019

Thierry Noir and STIK have collaborated with the Imperial War Museum to paint two original segments of the Berlin wall, which came down on 9 November 1989 signalling the end of the Cold War. The duos collaboration marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Titled ‘WALL’ the composition features two figures facing towards each other, […]

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Artist Saype’s Worldwide Symbolic Human Chain extends to Berlin, 2019

November 6, 2019

A giant biodegradable land art painting by French-Swiss artist Saype is pictured in Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany, Saturday, November 2, 2019. This fresco and a second one in a neighbouring park have a combined surface of over 3000 square meters and were realised using biodegradable pigments made from charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. These […]

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Artist Olek brings her Crochet Skills to the City of Lyon in the Fight to end AIDS, France 2019

November 4, 2019

In the weeks leading up to the sixth Global Fund Replenishment Conference, a collective of the world’s top street artists have joined the campaign ‘PAINT (RED) SAVE LIVES’, the first global street art campaign created to bring urgent action in the fight to end AIDS.  Artists invited were DALeast, as well as Add Fuel, Bisco […]

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