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Ernesto Maranje, Street Art, Jordan

Street artist Ernesto Maranje brings his colourful animals to Jordan, 2016

April 15, 2016

Awareness and Prevention Through Art (aptART) is a non-governmental, not for profit organisation set up to promote awareness and prevention of issues affecting children’s lives. AptART is an organisation of artists, activists and educators engaging vulnerable children in art. Through workshops and murals youth are empowered with an outlet to express themselves, build awareness and […]

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352walls, The Gainesville Urban Art Initiative, Florida – Part 1

April 15, 2016

352walls/The Gainesville Urban Art Initiative is part of an international urban art movement that brings a colourful transformation to downtown Gainesville, Florida.  The initiative is founded and curated by Iryna Kanishcheva, and coordinated by The City of Gainesville and Visit Gainesville. Starting in November 2015, street artists from around the world, and local to Gainesville, […]

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L7M Photo © L7M FB

Interview with street artist L7M

April 15, 2016

Luis Martins was at a young age when he first met spray paints and this experience opened the door for his street art work. While exploring mixtures for his work, Luis tried many techniques and finally created his unique approach by using china ink, latex, pastel, acrylic, anything and everything to generate the sophisticated chaos his artwork portrays.

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Crystal Ship Street Art Festival, Oostende / Ostend, Belgium

Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2016, Ostend, Belgium

April 12, 2016

The Crystal Ship is a contemporary art festival specialized in public space which sets sail to the city of Ostend together with international and national artists. World-renowned artists create gigantic murals and fantastic art installations that form an artistic trail in the city. Crystal ship wants you to ‘Follow the Waves’ and is curated by […]

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Biancoshock 'Borderlife' Lodi Milan

Biancoshock turns abandoned manholes into miniature rooms

April 9, 2016

Bucharest, the capital of Romania has an entire generation of children who have grown up in the tunnels of the sewer system. They sought refuge in the tunnels in 1989 during the Romanian revolution. The Communist regime was overthrown and Romanian orphanages were closed down releasing thousands of children onto the streets to defend for […]

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Pøbel mutes Donald Trumps Walk of Fame Photo capture © Pøbel video

Street artist Pøbel stencils a MUTE sign on Donald Trump’s WalK of Fame

April 9, 2016

Every year, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce selects around 24 celebrities to get a ‘Star’ on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame‘. Donald Trump was initially placed in 2007 after his popularity from his TV series the Apprentice and paid $30,000 for a place on the ‘Walk of Fame’. The Chamber of Commerce claims that half […]

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Beer time London Invasion 2016 Photo © Space Invader

Space Invader, Invasion of London 2016

April 8, 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. The French street artist […]

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Nils Westergard

Nils Westergard, Girl with Phone, Richmond

April 7, 2016

There was a great atmosphere at Belmont and Patterson, Richmond, Virginia yesterday. With the DJ mixing the painting skills of Nilsønåg Westergård against some chilled out tunes by Nico Doreste… to produce another stunning mural by our good friend Nils. The subject of the mural was a young girl, caught up with her mobile phone, the […]

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Henrik Haven Street Art Photographer launches new website

April 6, 2016

Our friend, Henrik Haven, has just launched his new website “HenrikHaven.com” which features an extensive portfolio of street art photography from his work as an urban art photographer. “Whether it be climb, crawl, scrape, break the door down, or ask politely, Henrik does whatever it takes to get the best shots possible of his subjects. […]

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Okuda HKwalls Photo © Wailok

HKwalls Festival, Hong Kong 2016

April 2, 2016

Hong Kong’s annual street art festival HKwalls 2016 has just wrapped up another successful weeklong celebration of creativity, individuality and ingenuity. With a shared ethos and passion for community engagement, HKwalls partnered with Vans to further their mission and create opportunities for local and international talent. Apart from the festival, Vans organised the House of […]

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MIMA Museum, Brussels

MIMA Contemporary art museum first exhibition ‘ City Lights’, Brussels

March 26, 2016

The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) will be opening its doors in March 2016, and is a contemporary art Museum, unique of its kind in Europe, that will enable the public to explore a history of culture 2.0. The people behind the project are Alice Van Den Abeele, Raphaël Cruyt and Michel and Florence […]

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