The faces that surface on Miami’s walls — like so much of the art that makes its way onto the city’s public places — represent a wide range of artistic styles, sensibilities and backgrounds. The image featured above was painted by Brooklyn-based artist Isabelle Ewing. Several more images of faces that I captured on my recent visit follow:
Jacksonville, Florida-based Nico
London-based David Walker
Australian artist Seb Humphreys aka Order 55
Miami-based Abstrk
West Coast-based Sauteezy aka A Killer’skiller
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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What makes Miami so special for us street art aficionados is the incredible mix of cultures and styles that makes its way to the streets of Wynwood and its surroundings. The wonderfully diverse range of characters that continues to surface are testament to this. Featured above is a close-up from a huge mural fashioned by the Italian artist Zed1. Several more follow in this first of a two-part series featuring curious characters recently encountered on Miami streets.
Chilean artists Jekse & Cines aka Un Kolor Distinto
Brazilian artist Cranio
Ecuadorian artist Apitatán
Ukranian artist Aleksey Kislow
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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The following guest post is by Houda Lazrak
On Christmas Day 2017, while Sydneysiders were enjoying their day off with street cricket and family lunches, I explored the quiet streets of Newtown, Sydney’s hippest inner west neighborhood, in search of some street art. Rife with murals, graffiti and smaller street art pieces, the suburb has a history of embracing public art with large-scale murals erected on neighborhood walls since the late 1980s. The image pictured above is by Ears, who is also a classically trained violinist. Below are several more of many works — painted by an all-Australian cast of artists — that I captured on that cloudy day.
Fintan Magee, Matt Hogan Reserve — painted through a crowd-funded project arranged by local residents and is titled after the park in which it is located
Nico
Apeseven, Predators Folly
Phibs
Phibs and George Rose, Save our Coral Reef — addressing coral bleaching in Australia and around the world, urging all to take active responsibility for the care of our oceans
Close-up
Several murals pictured here were organized through the Perfect Match Public Art Program, an Inner West Council initiative that matches artists’ public art proposals with local residents and business owners who volunteer their walls for transformation.
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All photos by Houda Lazrak
Fusing the wild style graffiti style he had mastered while growing up in Denmark with a contemporary fine art sensibility, Mikael B creates sumptuous murals, characterized by bold shapes and mesmerizing colors. He was recently invited to paint the exterior of Art Share L.A., a nonprofit organization that supports Los Angeles-based artists by providing a creative environment for them to live, work, develop, perform and exhibit. Pictured above is one side of the huge 9,300 sq. ft space. Several more images follow:
The artist at work on one segment of the mural
And here on another segment
While taking a moment’s break
The completed project
Photos courtesy of the artist
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Featured above — in this second post documenting the range of faces that have surfaced in Athens public spaces — is the work of the noted Greek artist Ino. Several more seen last week follow:
Athens-based Achilles
Unidentified artist(s)
Athens-based Exit
Montreal-based Waxhead
Athens-based Neid
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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This is the second in a series of occasional posts showcasing the range of faces that surface in Tel Aviv public spaces. The image pictured above was painted by Tel Aviv based artist Daniel Liss aka Monkey Rmg. Several more that I’ve recently spotted follow:
Shahaf Ram aka Jack TML
Yarin Didi
Tel Aviv-based Itamar Paloge aka Faluja at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv-based Ana Kogen at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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