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Sam Worthington paints mural inspired by the Velvet Revolution

UK artist Sam Worthington aka Wasp Elder was recently in the Czech Republic where he painted this new mural in the city of Olomouc. Titled “Unlock the air”, this 15.5 x 16.40 mtr. mural is inspired by the velvet revolution, a non-violent transition of power from the government of the Communist party of Czechoslovakia to a parliamentary…

“Para” (To shield) New mural by Wasp Elder for IBUg 2018

Colourful, creative and back to Chemnitz, the German street art festival IBUg returns with more than 100 national and international artists including Sam Worthington aka Wasp Elder who painted this wonderful mural entitled ‘Para’ (to shield) at an old factory in the area. The building on which the mural was painted was used as an…

‘Automation and the proletariat’ New mural by Sam Worthington in Lynn, Massachusetts (US)

UK artist Sam Worthington, also known as Wasp Elder was recently in the US invited to take part of Beyond Walls project in Lynn, Massachusetts. As explained by the artist, the mural, entitled ‘Automation and the proletariat’, depicts a reimagined story of Lynn’s industrial revolution in the shoe industry. On the left an inventor, Jan Earnest Matzielger, and on…

Wasp Elder paints mural in Odessa, Ukraine

After his visit to Turku earlier this year, UK artist Sam Worthington, also known as Wasp Elder visited the Ukrainian city of Odessa where he painted this new and interesting mural. As explained by the artist, the new mural shows the image of an old man focused on making his fishing net, connecting and weaving the lines of…

Wasp Elder in Turku, Finland

UK artist Sam Worthington, also known as Wasp Elder was recently in Turku, a charming city in the southwest coast of Finland where he was invited to take part of this year’s Upeart festival. According to the artist, the original picture is taken by Finnish photographer and film maker Eino Makinen. The picture originates from a film that…

Wasp Elder in Chemnitz, Germany for IBUG festival 2017

I recently got a few images of this lovely wall by UK artist Sam Worthington, also known as Wasp Elder painted for this year’s experimental playground at IBUG 2017. ………… In this occasion, he decided to create a piece based on the German concept of Augenwischerei which means creating a deceptively favourable impression or something for appearance…