Recently installed on the embankment of Sajsary Lake in Yakutsk, Russia — the second coldest city in the world — is a massive sculpture fashioned by Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel. Forged with steel in his infectious signature style, the 4-meter public art object represents the artist’s vision of the primitive man — a punk-like figure sporting spiked hair, released from civilization’s shackles.
Curated by the National Art Museum of the Republic of Sakha in collaboration with Artmossphere, Okuda’s 4-meter public art object, Ancestral Retromirage, is the final project of the fifth International Yakut Biennale of Contemporary Art that began in April 2018.
Photos courtesy of Artmossphere
Introducing the general public to an eclectic range of outstanding street artists from across the globe while boosting the development of the local street art scene, the third Russian biennale Artmossphere is now near completion. A particular highlight of this year’s Artmossphere was Shepard Fairey’s huge outdoor mural, Tunnel Vision, inspired by the bold aesthetics of Russian Constructivism. Several more images — representative of the wonderfully diverse artwork that made its way into Artmossphere 2018 — follow:
Shepard Fairey at work earlier on with a little help from his friends
Amsterdam-based Adele Renault at work on one of her signature birds with the legendary Martha Cooper capturing it all
Brooklyn-based assemblage artist Hyland Mather at work as he repurposes discarded materials into an intriguing installation
Swedish graphic designer Finsta’s completed installation
NYC’s masterful FAUST
Berlin’s 1Up Crew’s installation”Burner Phones”
Photo credits: Vasiliy Kudryavtsev
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