Rich with intrigue, the streets of Madrid showcase a tantalizing array of public artworks. The image featured above was fashioned from discarded matter by the wildly imaginative Portuguese artist Bordalo, Several more images I came upon on my recent visit to Madrid follow:
With Spanish artist Okuda to his left
French artist Pro 176
Spanish artist ZetGraff
Spanish artist Antonyo Marest
Spanish artist Ruina R64
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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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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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
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Hitting s huge range of surfaces — from discarded mattresses to abandoned rooftops — Brooklyn-based artist Sara Erenthal left her mark in NOLA. What follows are several more works — featuring the artist’s signature style — that I captured on a recent visit:
On repurposed wood
In Bywater
One of several wheat pastes
Inside Bywater’s abandoned naval base
Along the tracks
Upcycled on Desire Street
Photos by Lois Stavsky
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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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The mural pictured above was painted by the hugely talented Los Angeles-based painter and designer Tristan Eaton at Wynwood Walls in 2017. Several more images captured by Houda Lazrak while in Wynwood for the weekend follow:
Spanish artist Deih at Wynwood Walls
Deih, close-up
Crash, Abstrk and Stephen Palladino
Stephen Palladino, close-up
West Coast-based Hueman at Wynwood Walls
Pez, Kram and Bust collaboration
French artist Pro 176 at Wynwood Walls
Photos by Houda Lazrak
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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
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