In downtown Los Angeles, absurdity interrupts urban blight: A fire hydrant sprouts stockinged legs; a winged telephone leaps from a phone booth; a mailbox towers, inaccessible, over passersby. The city’s historic business district and surrounding neighborhoods are the backdrop for contemporary street artist S.C. Mero, …
Read MoreStreet art trail mixes culture, community
South Dunedin has become an urban canvas thanks to a successful initiative to turn blank walls and structures into a visual voyage of creativity. The Star reporter Simon Henderson finds out how it all began. An initiative to colour the streets of South Dunedin has become a chance to highlight the cultures …
Read MoreA new art exhibiton is coming to the Royal Liver Building showcasing the work of local street artist Paul Curtis
Paul Curtis, the Liverpool street artist responsible for the mural known to many as, “The Wings”, is hosting his first ever public exhibition in the very place that inspired his now iconic artwork, The Royal Liver Building. Seven years and more than 230 murals after …
Read MoreEast London neighbourhood yarnbombed with art inspired by Black hair
Stratford Cross is showcasing the talent of the collective with their textile installation inspired by the techniques used in Black women’s hair styling. The yarn bombing titled Braided Traditions: Common Threads is the brainchild of the East London Black Girl Knit Club (BGKC). The imaginative display …
Read MoreHow Real Estate Mogul Sam Charney Built His Art Collection
Sam Charney founded his eponymous real estate company in 2013, but found art much earlier—in high school, to be exact. He was an errand boy for a Soho gallery where, between painting walls and answering calls, he’d stare longingly at a particular Basquiat for hours …
Read MoreExiled Expression: A Russian Street Artist’s Defiant Political Activism From Abroad
A street artist known as Philippenzo has left his native Russia after authorities issued arrest warrants over his stance against Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Filip Kozlov, 39, now lives in Lithuania but continues his activism. He recently sold a work in support of Russia’s …
Read MoreStreet Art in Rome
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Read MoreBest Graffiti in the World
Discover the Andalucian mural that is competing for the Best Graffiti in the World award. If we take a stroll through any of the Andalucian provinces, we will witness some of the best examples of urban art in Spain. In fact, there are three provinces …
Read MoreCity of Madison to Test Safety Impacts of Asphalt Art – WORT-FM 89.9
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Read MoreUSA Today declares Upstate NY art event as best new festival in America
Finding colorful street art is like an urban treasure hunt and one Upstate New York city has turned those public paintings into America’s best new festival. The USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice award for best new festival was awarded to Troy Art Block in the …
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