The Spanish city of Móstoles — just several miles from Central Madrid — is home to a wild array of stylishly striking graffiti walls. Featured above are the works of the hugely talented Spanish photorealist and tattooist Theo Magma and the masterful Italian graffiti artist Made514. Several more images painted by members of the DMC Rock Crew, along with their guests, in honor of their 33rd Anniversary follow:
DMC Rock Crew member Soda One
DMC Rock Crew members Eloy Fernandez and Ed-Mun
DMC Rock and FX Crew member Mataone
DMC Rock Crew member Roy
Local artist Rosk and Spanish painter David Villaécija
The Crime Kings -TCK member Tsug and local artist Andres
Photo credits: 1 Sara C Mozeson 2-7 Lois Stavsky
Venezuelan artist KOZ DOS first made his mark on the walls of his native city, Caracas, where he became identified with his hugely impressive photorealistic portraits. He has since conceived and mastered an infectious aesthetic fusing animal and human elements. Noted for their dreamy colors and geometric patterns, the wonderfully talented artist’s murals — blurring the line between street art and fine art — continue to make their way into a wide array of international festivals and events. Pictured above is El Dia de la Noche painted last month in Ayia Napa on the Southeast coast of Cyprus.
Another view of KOZ DOS‘s recent Ayia Napa mural
And a selection of murals painted by KOZ DOS these past two years and shared with Street Art NYC
In Bayonne, France for Points de Vue Street Art Fest, October 2018
In Cheste, Spain for Graffitea Cheste, May 2018
In Crans-Montana, Switzerland for Vision Art Festival, September 2017
Close-up
In Civitanova Marche, Italy for Anime Di Strada, June 2017
All photos courtesy the artist
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While driving from Madrid to Valencia earlier this week, we decided to take a bit of a detour and visit Cuenca, an enchanting walled city in Central Spain that has largely maintained the appearance of a medieval fortress. Among our stops was Barrio San Antón, whose mountainous streets and winding alleyways are home to several hugely impressive murals. The image featured above is the work of the masterful Porto, Portugal-based stencil artist Daniel Eime. Several more images of art we found — with the help of some local teenagers — on the walls of Barrio San Antón follow:
Daniel Eime, closer up
French artist Chloe Tiravy, close-up
Spanish artists Zeus Sanchez and Sceno,
Zeus Sanchez and Sceno, close-up
Venezuelan artist Koz Dos
Cuenca-based Mr Trazo
Mr Trazo, close-up
All of these artworks — we soon found out — were painted during Zarajos Deluxe, an urban arts festival that took place in the summer of 2015 under the curatorial direction of Cuenca native Mr Trazo.
Photo credits: 1 Sara C Mozeson; 2-8 Lois Stavsky
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A non-profit arts organization that creates opportunities for local and international artists to showcase their talents and share them with others, HKwalls recently held its sixth annual street art festival — in collaboration with Design District HK — in Wan Chai, HK. With sponsorship from Vans — along with other brands including the environmentally-friendly eicó paint — live painting, arts workshops, exhibitions and guided street art tours took place from March 23-31.
The delightfully playful image pictured above was painted by Richmond-based artist Wingchow. Following are several more images of artworks that surfaced largely during HKwalls 2019 — all captured by travel and street photographer Karin du Maire aka Street Art Nomad.
French artist Tim Marsh, segment of larger mural painted this past fall, organized by L’Epicerie Fine HK; tram painted by Tim Marsh for HKwalls 2019 here
UK-based Insa
Chinese crew KwanClan, segment of larger mural
Berlin/Hamburg based duo Low Bros
Montreal-based artist Fluke to the left of his stunning mural
Canadian artist Priscilla Yu
Spanish artist Muro at work
Photos by Karin du Maire aka Street Art Nomad
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A masterful painter, tattoo artist and portraitist, Scottish artist Mark Worst has fashioned — in a range of spaces — extraordinary portraits blurring the line between street art and fine art. Featured here are several he painted within the past several months:
Portrait of the artist’s “Lady” — painted in Derry, Northern Ireland
Portrait of Action Bronson — painted in Leith Docks, Scotland
Portrait of the artist’s “mate” — painted in Paisley, Scotland
Indoor commission
Sponsored by Montana Cans UK, Mark Worst will soon be on holiday in NYC, where he is seeking opportunities to network with other artists. The artist can be contacted at markwrst@gmail.com.
All photos courtesy of the artist
There are few bare surfaces in the abandoned naval base in Bywater, New Orleans. Everything — from tags and throw-ups to sophisticated pieces — covers its exterior, interior and rooftops. Featured above is the work of New Orleans-based Reader, You Go Girl, along with others. What follows is a selection of images I captured there last week:
Read aka Reader, OYE, Booker, Bones and more
Half Dead & more
Charles
Heam
Tard
Tubman & more
Photos by Lois Stavsky
The streets of New Orleans — particularly those in the Marigny and the Bywater neighborhoods — teem with a wide range of public art. Pictured above is a mural painted by New Orleans-based visual artist and activist, Brandan Bmike Odums. Several other images captured on my recent visit to NOLA follow:
The remarkable Reader aka Booker, OYE & more — one of his dozens of pieces in NOLA
The legendary New Orleans-based You Go Girl aka Hugo Gyrl in a delicate vein
New Orleans-based Mr Balloon Hands
Seattle-based Craig Cundiff with the NOLA Mural Project
New Orleans-based Havana-born artist Ramiro Diaz
You Go Girl and Reader collaboration
Photos: 1-6 Lois Stavsky; 7 Sara Erenthal
Coming next: the graffiti outside and inside and on the rooftops of the abandoned Bywater naval base
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One of my favorite NYC walls is the one on 207th Street and 10th Avenue, directly off the 207th Street stop on the 1 line. Under the curatorial direction of South Bronx native Crane, who works up in Inwood, it hosts a range of veteran writers, along with their guests — often from out-of-state or abroad. I headed up there this past Sunday and was glad that I did! Pictured above is the work of UK-based Trik-09, who has been writing graffiti since 2005. Other images on the wall include the following:
The legendary Manhattan-based George “SEN-One” Morillo (I tried to move the glass panel that had temporarily made its home there, but it was too heavy!)
Veteran NJ-based writer Ree Vilomar and Uptown wall curator and writer Crane
Crane, closer up
Photos by Lois Stavsky
