For the fourth consecutive year, The Crystal Ship Arts Festival invited over a dozen renowned artists from across the globe to Ostend, Belgium’s largest coastal city. This year’s theme, The Dictatorship of Art, featured a range of tantalizing murals — from the subtly toned to the richly colorful — several overtly political. In the remarkable anamorphic mural featured above, Dutch artist Leon Keer visualizes the impact of climate change. Several more images — all captured by travel and street photographer Karin du Maire aka Street Art Nomad — follow:
Mexican artist Paola Delfin,”Èèn”
Croatian artist Lonac, “Lost Ticket”
Valencia, Spain-based artist Escif imagines “No Borders”
Barcelona-based Moroccan native Mohamed L’Ghacham, “Separación De Poderes II”
Frankfurt, Germany-based Case Maclaim
UK native David Walker
Curated by Bjørn Van Poucke, the The Crystal Ship 2019 actively engaged the local community — including students from the local school Ensorinstituut — throughout the festival.
Images 1-7 photographed by Karin du Maire aka Street Art Nomad
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