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Underway at BLINK Cincinnati: ELLE, Natalia Rak, Tatiana Suarez, Royyal Dog, Logan Hicks, Vhils and Faith 47

October 11, 2019

A free four-day event taking place from the banks of Northern Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, BLINK Cincinnati is one of our nation’s largest light and art festivals. Under the curatorial direction of  BLINK partner The AGAR, over a dozen new murals are currently underway or near completion. Featured above is the increasingly itinerant ELLE at work. Several more images — all captured by  travel and street photographer Karin du Maire aka Street Art Nomad — follow: 

Polish artist Natalia Rak

Miami-based Tatiana Suarez

LA-based Chris Chan Shim aka Royyal Dog, captured with Vintage Polaroid  SX-70 camera provided by B&H Photo

NYC-based Logan Hicks and son with work-in-progress

Portuguese artist Vhils

South African artist Faith 47  (center) with her son, Keya Tama, and Tyler B Murphy — captured with Vintage Polaroid  SX-70 camera provided by B&H Photo

BLINK Cincinnati continues through this Sunday, October 13.

Photos by Karin du Maire aka Street Art Nomad with sponsorship by B&H Photo

Note: Hailed in a range of media from WideWalls to the Huffington Post to the New York Times, our Street Art NYC App is now available for Android devices here.

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In Quinta do Mocho with L7m, Odeith, Vhils, Nomen, Ricardo Romero, Oze Arv and Violant

September 23, 2016

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Situated in Sacavém, Loures, Quinta do Mocho is home to an urban social project from the municipality of Loures. This project started with the festival o bairro I o munro and has since graced dozens of stark buildings with stunning murals by both local and international artists. Pictured above is the work of Brazilian artist L7m. Here are several more images captured:

Odeith

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Nomen

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Ricardo Romero

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Oze Arv

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Violant

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Photos by Lois Stavsky

Note: Hailed in a range of media from the Huffington Post to the New York Times, our Street Art NYC App is now available for Android devices here.

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Faces in Miami Open Spaces: PichiAvo, Miles Toland, Christina Angelina & Fanakapan, Vhils, Kevin Ledo & Fin DAC and DALeast & Cryptik

April 2, 2016

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An incredible variety of faces — representing a range of styles, techniques and sensibilities — make their way onto Miami’s walls. Here’s a small sampling of what has surfaced in Wynwood:

PichiAvo. a larger segment of huge mural in Wynwood Walls

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Miles Toland, close-up

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Christina Angelina aka Starfightera and Fanakapan, close-up

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Vhils in Wynwood Walls

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Kevin Ledo and Fin DAC, close-up

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DALeast and Cryptik, close-up

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 Photo credits: 1 & 2 Sara C. Mozeson; 3-7 Lois Stavsky

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Street Art NYC in Downtown Detroit’s Belt Alley with: Tristan Eaton, Pose, Hoxxoh, Hush, Shepard Fairey, Vhils and Dave Kinsey

November 4, 2015

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Showcasing a range of works by first-rate artists, Downtown Detroit’s Belt Alley is a wondrous open-air gallery. Here are a few more images I captured on my recent visit to the Belt, a collaborative venture between Bedrock Real Estate Services and the Library Street Collective.

Chicago-based Pose, close-up

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 Miami-based Douglas Hoekzema aka Hoxxoh, close-up

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UK-based Hush

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West Coast-based Shepard Fairey aka Obey

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Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils

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West Coast-based Dave Kinsey, close-up

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The Belt is located between the two wings of The Z parking garage on Grand River and Gratiot Avenues in Downtown Detroit’s former garment district.

Note: First image is by West Coast-based Tristan Eaton

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Street Art NYC in Lisbon, Portugal with Vhils, Pixel Pancho, Os Gemeos, Blu, Sainer, Nunca, Cyrcle and How & Nosm

June 15, 2015

The following post is by Houda Lazrak, a contributor to StreetArtNYC and an M.A. candidate in Museum Studies at NYU.

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Founded in 2010, Underdogs is a Lisbon-based gallery and cultural platform that offers unprecedented visibility to public art in Portugal’s capital city. Here are a few images I captured while on the tour offered by Underdogs, an integral part of its public art program:

Portuguese artist Vhils and Italian artist Pixel Pancho   

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Brazilian twins Os Gemeos; Italian artist Blu on detail on right

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Polish artist Sainer of the Etam Cru

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Brazilian artist Nunca

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West Coast-based Cyrcle, segment of larger mural

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NYC-based European artists How & Nosm, large segment of huge mural

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All photos by Houda Lazrak

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