Category Archives: Street Art

Vintage Family Photos Painted As Large Scale Murals by Mohamed L’Ghacham

Morocco-born, Barcelona-based artist Mohamed L’Ghacham paints large figurative murals based on scenes from vintage family photos and everyday objects. Often choosing photographic “accidents” for their authenticity, the artist paints meals, table settings, toasts, and other communal rituals performed by normal people. When … Continue reading

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Muralist Kitt Bennett Paints Pavement With Sprawling Giants

From parking lots to skate parks, Melbourne-based artist Kitt Bennett paints large illustrative murals on an unconventional surface: the ground. The almost literal “street” art is best seen from a bird’s eye view and features people, objects, and skeletons that … Continue reading

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Dutch Artists Transform a Utrecht Apartment Building into a Tri-Level Trompe L’Oeil Bookcase

Dutch street artists Jan Is De Man and Deef Feed recently painted a literary trompe l’oeil mural on an apartment building in Utrecht, Netherlands. The pair turned the side of the three-story building into a multi-level bookshelf packed with a selection of … Continue reading

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Prismatic Murals by Alberonero Use Carefully Calculated Colors to Form Dynamic Compositions

Italian artist Alberonero uses carefully calculated fields of color to form prismatic murals on walls around the world. The artist places subtly shifting tones side by side, which creates a sense of movement as warm-hued chevrons push into cool blues and … Continue reading

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POW! WOW! HAWAII 2019 – Video Recap — MONTANA-CANS BLOG

Official video recap [dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n February this year, the POW! WOW! festival returned to the source in Kaka’ako, Hawai. With sun turned to 11 and 60 artists from locally and abroad, the festival again worked its magic by bringing strangers … Continue reading

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Little Journey Home — Melon.R

On my little journey home from college, when the bus goes across the high-level bridge, I have recently noticed some artwork on the side of a building that now always catches my eye. The piece is of a woman wearing … Continue reading

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Holding life still — Travel with Intent

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still” -Dorothea Lange It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote inspires a pictorial or wordy post from you, do feel free to link in or … Continue reading

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THIS STREET ART IS ABSOLUTELY BREATH-TAKING

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New Mural Masters Book Offers a Colorful Tour of Contemporary Street Art Around the World

Not everyone is lucky enough to travel the world to witness the evolution of street art. Luckily there are books like Mural Masters: A New Generation published by Gingko Press to close those gaps. Authored by Kiriakos Iosifidis, the new book is over … Continue reading

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Coloring the Streets of Singapore

Singapore is known for being clean, green and orderly, but that doesn’t stop Zul Othman from painting the town. In fact, the street artist known as “Zero” thinks the city’s disposition makes his work even more interesting. Hit the pavement … Continue reading

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