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Space Invader, Pink Invasion , Toulouse, France Photo © Space Invader

Space Invader’s Pink Invasion, Toulouse, France 2016

July 19, 2016

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 […]

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Lost and Found, My Dog Sighs in the Dog House, 2016

July 15, 2016

The GraffitiStreet team visited Portsmouth street artist, My Dog Sighs, to check out his new studio ‘The DogHouse!’ and to congratulate him on his recent TED Talk ‘ Lost and Found’, forming part of the TEDxWarwick programme.  My Dog Sighs TEDx talk takes us back to his early years when he faced rejection, and how feeling lost was vital to […]

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Mural Social Club Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine 2016

July 14, 2016

The First International Festival of Contemporary Art will take place in Kiev, Ukraine from May 12 till August 30 2016, in the public space called Mural Social Club. As a part of a large-scale art event more than 30 artists from around the world will create about 30 murals and several installations in Kiev, Odessa […]

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Pastel, Kiev, Ukraine Photo © @dronarium

Street Artist Pastel paints thistles in Kiev, Ukraine 2016

July 14, 2016

Street artist Pastel has just finished painting his mural in Kiev, Ukraine for the Art United Us project. Art United Us project unites two hundred artists through mural art and the promulgation of maintaining peace on Earth, and is curated by Geo Leros, Iryna Kanishcheva and Waone Interesni Kazki. Pastel new mural is called ‘Two […]

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Rustam Qbic, UpNorth Street Art Festival, Bodø, Norway

UPNORTH Street Art Festival, Bodø, Norway 2016

July 14, 2016

UpNorth is a traveling festival that will change its location each year around Northern Norway. From last years UpNorth festival 2015 that took place in abandoned areas in Sulitjelma UpNorth 2016 moved to more urban surroundings in the city of Bodø, located just north of the Arctic Circle, and is the largest urban area and […]

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AFK, Nuart Sandnes Art Trail

Pure Evil and AFK, Nuart Sandnes Art Trail, Norway 2016

July 12, 2016

Nuart recently invited Pure Evil (UK) and AFK (NO) to produce two new artworks for their on-going public art programme: the Nuart Sandnes Art Trail. Based on a shared desire to activate Sandnes city centre through the creation of street art murals, art installations and interventions the official trail in May 2016 and you can […]

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Pejac at Jabal Al-Weibdeh in Amman 'Rotation' Photo @ Pejac

Interview with street artist Pejac

July 11, 2016

Pejac was born in Santander, Cantabria in 1977 and studied Fine Arts in Salamanca and Barcelona. In 2001, he continued his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano. Pejac initially started creating street art when he became annoyed with his art teachers elitist opinions. They believed great art belongs in a museum or gallery, so rebellious Pejac showed them otherwise!

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Ernesto Maranje. Art United Us. Photo credit Geo Leros

Street Artist Ernesto Maranje new walls in Kiev, Ukraine 2016

July 9, 2016

Street artist Ernesto Maranje has just finished painting his mural in Kiev, Ukraine for the Art United Us project. Art United Us project unites two hundred artists through mural art and the promulgation of maintaining peace on Earth, and is curated by Geo Leros, Iryna Kanishcheva and Waone Interesni Kazki. Ernest Maranje is a Miami based painter and illustrator […]

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Gue, Altrove Street Art Festival, Catanzaro 2016 Photo © Angelo Jaroszuk Bogasz

Altrove Street Art Festival, Catanzaro, Italy, 2016

July 8, 2016

Carrying on from last years success, the third edition of Altrove Street Art Festival has just finished. The street art festival, created in 2014 with the aim to re-educate the concept of beauty in neglected urban areas, will turn derelict urban areas into places with a meaning and bring them back from social degradation. The […]

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Sebas Velasco, Art United Us, Street Art Project, Kiev 2016

Street artist Sebas Velasco new mural, Kiev, Ukraine 2016

July 8, 2016

Street artist  Sebas Velasco has just finished painting his mural in Kiev, Ukraine for the Art United Us project. Art United Us project unites two hundred artists through mural art and the promulgation of maintaining peace on Earth, and is curated by Geo Leros, Iryna Kanishcheva and Waone Interesni Kazki. Sebas Velasco has been drawing since he was very young,  but […]

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INO, Bloop Street Art Festival, Ibiza

Street Artist INO kicks off BLOOP Street Art Festival, Ibiza, 2016

July 5, 2016

BLOOP 5th Street Art Festival, an avant-garde art project by BiokipLabs, will officially be taking place from 16th July to 16th August in Sant Antoni and Ibiza Town. This celebration of People and Arts is completely free for everybody, showcasing fine arts to new arts such as graffiti, video mappings, cutting edge music, paintings, sculptures, […]

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