Tag: Roa
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ROA is back with new mural in Kiev, Ukraine
Belgian muralist ROA, best known for his unique large-scale portrayal of local wildlife, was until recently in Ukraine where he painted this wonderful mural for the mural art project Art United us curated by Waone from Interesni Kazki, Iryna Kanishcheva and photographer Geo Leros, As usual he discovers his animal subjects within each painting’s location. This particular mural depicts three rodents…
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ROA x JUSTKIDS residency program in Puerto Rico
Belgian artist ROA has been chosen as the first artist taking part of a new artist-in-residency program organized by JUSTKIDS in Puerto Rico. According to JUSTKIDS press release ROA was chosen due to his wild animal murals that often depict the natural world and declining biodiversity fitting the residency that intends to provide a unique…
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Conor Harrington, HuskMitNavn, Maya Hayuk, Roa and Daleast x Surface in Copenhagen
Danish photographer Søren Solkær opened last Friday June 12 the 5th show for the SURFACE project’s world tour, this time at Øksnehallen in central Copenhagen. The exhibition features 122 portraits in large formats of some of the most renowned street artist nowadays covering an area of almost 3.000 m2. The artists are photographed in staged settings between them…
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Pow!Wow!Hawaii 2015 – A short recap
This year’s Pow!Wow!Hawaii Street art festival is now coming to an end, but the walls painted during the event will stick for a while in our minds. The festival counted with the participation of local and international artists such as Maya Hayuk, the duo Etam Cru, ROA, Case Ma’claim, Smithe, Tristan Eaton, Doze Green, Natalia Rak, Strøk,…
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Roa ‘Daniza’ New Mural In Rome
ROA was recently in Rome where he painted this sweet new mural organized by Dorothy Circus Gallery. Titled ‘Daniza’ the mural is part of the “Step#2: Diversity” of “Spray for your Rights” and reflects on the recent death of the bear Daniza who died after being given an anaesthetic by officials attempting to capture her. The news of Daniza’s…
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ROA New Mural In Bromölla, Sweden
It’s not often I post something by ROA, but it’s about time for an update. Here new mural he painted in Bromölla, Sweden for Ifö Center as part of their Artist-in-Residence program. Inspired by the prehistoric fossil finds for which Bromölla is known, ROA decided to paint the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus occupying the entire façade of this abandoned…
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Roa x Blank Canvas 2014 – Riga, Latvia
Belgian sensation and always super popular ROA is now in Latvia participation of the Blank Canvas festival for which he painted one of his adorable creatures, a pretty good executed hedgehog. As usual he discovers his animal subjects within each painting’s location. He explains it simply: “When I travel, I try to paint the local species. So I’m always interested in…
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ROA x Public Forms Festival in Perth, Australia
Belgian artist ROA just finished this huge mural for the Public Forms festival in Perth, Australia. This new mural reminded me of the one he painted in Mexico City last year , but giving form to the image of a Ouroboros or Uroboros an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. The Ouroboros often symbolize self-reflexivity or cyclicality, but it can also represent the idea of a primordial…
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Roa x Avanguardie Urbane Roma Street Art Festival 2014
Street art sensation Roa is now in Italy where he just finished this huge mural for the Avanguardie Urbane Roma Street Art Festival 2014 curated by Stefano S. Antonelli. ROA’s ” work is often accompanied by an environmental narrative that highlights the ruthless, man-made world animals are forced to live in and his “Jumping wolf” is a very good…
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ROA New Mural In Miami
Lucky Matt from BA Street Art is now in Miami where he managed to meet ROA and snap a couple of pictures for Wynwood Walls. As usual ROA bases his murals on “local” animals giving shape this time to the beautiful image of an armadillo.
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