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D*Face, "Going Nowhere Fast" Los Angeles, 2013. Image © D*Face

The Meaning Behind D*Face’s “Going Nowhere Fast” – Explained

February 27, 2016

D*Face paid homage to Roy Lichtenstein’s famous painting “In the Car” (1963) through his artwork “Going Nowhere Fast” (2011), painted on the side of Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles. Lichtenstein’s “In the Car” explored American cultural gender stereotypes and romance by depicting an attractive, independent blonde woman and an idealised, rugged, square-jawed man. The couple […]

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HKwalls returns 2016

February 19, 2016

Hong Kong’s annual street art festival HKwalls returns in 2016 for a weeklong celebration of creativity, individuality and ingenuity from March 21 – 27. With a shared ethos and passion for community engagement, HKwalls partners with Vans to further their mission and create opportunities for local and international talent. This year, the festival relocates to […]

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Bondi Beach Street Art Australia 2016

February 16, 2016

I decided to travel back to my home country Australia earlier this year to catch up with some friends, family, sun and also some good old Ozzy street art of course, managing to visit one of Australian’s most ionic attractions… Behind the shirtless babes, the Boys in Blue from Bondi rescue (Yep they’re real!) and masses of […]

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‘Love on the Streets’ 2016 Valentine Special

February 14, 2016

Here at GS HQ we are feeling the love today and to share our love with you guys we’ve compiled our own ‘Love on the Streets Valentine’s Special’. Lets end this with some Lonac… beating Street heArt…Skills   We hope you get to share the day with someone you love today!

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KAWS opening Yorkshire Sculpture Park Review

February 8, 2016

On a cold, wet, windy day, as stories typically commence, the scene was aptly set for American artist’s KAWS first UK Museum show at the renowned Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the west of the county. As a relative newcomer to the artist, I felt appropriately positioned to view the work with a fresh perspective, having […]

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KAWS at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

February 3, 2016

KAWS and his unique work has been shown in the public realm all over the world! He has collaborated with international brands and music artists. In addition to clothing and other items, he has made limited edition vinyl toys since the late 1990s, including with Japanese company Medicom Toy and his own company OriginalFake. So […]

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XX: A Moment in Time Saatchi Gallery London

February 2, 2016

 On 3rd February 2016, the Saatchi Gallery will open ‘XX: A Moment in Time’, an all female street artist exhibition, curated by Olly Walker and supported by Yasha Young, and will run alongside the major exhibition of contemporary art by female artists at Saatchi called ‘Champagne Life‘. XX is an exhibition of new works by […]

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Hunto – Together : Behind the scenes

February 1, 2016

We are releasing Hunto’s first ever hand finished screen print ‘Together’ on Tuesday the 2nd February 2016 at 10:00 NYC 15:00 LONDON 16:00 OSLO PARIS BERLIN Hunto first created this image on wooden canvas in 2015 for our ‘Underground’ group show and it certainly wowed the crowd. Print details are: 13-colour hand-pulled screen print on Somerset 300gsm […]

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Space Invader, Clermont Ferrand Street Mosaic Art Invasion. Photo © Invader

Bring the popcorn for Space Invader’s latest invasion of Clermont Ferrand, France 2016

February 1, 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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Banksy hits the French Embassy with tears in his eyes

January 24, 2016

Banksy has been busy this time in the city of London, to again criticise the conditions of the Calais jungle. The Calais jungle is the nickname given to a migrant encampment in the vicinity of Calais, France, where migrants live while they attempt to enter the United Kingdom. The migrants, who frequently stow away on […]

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Re.Discover Bunbury through Street Art Australia

January 22, 2016

Re.Discover presents its third annual walking street art festival; created to showcase established Australian and International artists; through the painting and exhibiting of exterior murals in the streets of Bunbury’s CBD. Re.Discover was founded by Andrew Frazer in 2014 who had a vision to engage the community with art and conversation. Sounds like a great initiative […]

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