Author: Fran

  • Astronaut’s mural in Lampedusa, Italy

    Astronaut’s mural in Lampedusa, Italy

    AstroNaut just sent a few images of his last mural painted recently in Lampedusa, Italy for a project organised by La Poste Italiana (Italian postal services provider). The mural features Astronaut’s characteristic cosmonauts against a bright blue and plain background. The characters seem to be suspended in space and hold together by a pink ribbon whilst two hands of contrasting…

  • New murals by Rustam Qbic in Moscow

    New murals by Rustam Qbic in Moscow

    Russian artist and muralist Rustam Qbic spent the last few months working on a couple of murals in Moscow, commissioned by a local real estate company. “Neighbors”, probably Rustam Qbic’s largest mural to date,  covers the entire facade of an abandoned building. The mural depicts two boys exchanging letters shaped as paper birds that seem to fly…

  • Photo recap: Shapes and Forms at Plasticmurs gallery

    Photo recap: Shapes and Forms at Plasticmurs gallery

    Last Friday, on December 16th, opened Shapes and Forms a new group show at PlasticMurs gallery featuring the work of five internationally renowned artists like SatOne, 1010, CT, Nawer and Nelio. The exhibition consists in a new body of work created by the artists specifically for the occasion presenting an average of two pieces each. The work presented reflects the development of these five…

  • ‘Strength’ and ‘Freedom of Thought’ murals by Jonathan Darby in Jordan

    ‘Strength’ and ‘Freedom of Thought’ murals by Jonathan Darby in Jordan

    Dealing with socio-political and humanitarian issues, the work of Jonathan Darby portrays people in cultural contexts where their innocence and vulnerability have been impacted by forces of social, economic and political change. This is the case of “Strength” and “Freedom of Thought”two of his last murals painted for artART during the last couple of weeks.

  • Kenor x Art(Re)Public in Jacksonville, Florida

    Kenor x Art(Re)Public in Jacksonville, Florida

    A few weeks ago spent Spanish artist Kenor a few days working on this new mural for the Art(Re)Public project in Jacksonville, Florida. As usual, delivers Kenor an eye-catching piece, massive in scale and with that characteristic and powerful use of colour and clear geometry that, inspired by music, conveys movement and balance to each piece. His method…

  • The Exile New mural by Fintan Magee in Amman, Jordan

    The Exile New mural by Fintan Magee in Amman, Jordan

    Fintan Magee visited recently Jordan where he painted this new and wonderful mural for the aptART – Awareness & Prevention Through Art project in  Amman. True to his unique figurative style and painted in one for these Predominately Palestinian neighbourhoods, Fintan Magee’s new mural features the portrait of a young girl who escaped Syria with her three brothers….

  • THE ART UNION for Artmossphere Biennale 2016

    THE ART UNION for Artmossphere Biennale 2016

    In August this year, the Berlin-based art association THE ART UNION was invited to co-curate the main project of the second Artmossphere Biennale in Moscow having the opportunity to present the work of three great contemporary urban artists: Pablo Benzo (Chile), Mario Mankey (Spain) and Johannes Mundinger (Germany). During the course of three weeks Benzo, Mundinger and Mankey…

  • Doa Ocampo covers entire building in Galicia, Spain

    Doa Ocampo covers entire building in Galicia, Spain

    Doa Ocampo‘s reforesting project continues with this new mural, covering the entire facade of an old building located in Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain. Featuring plants like Chelidonium Majus , Vitis Vinifera, Quercus, Castanea and Petedirium Aquilinum, those are their latin names, Doa decided to ‘reforest’ the structure of the building inspired by the change of season. The…

  • AEC “The Hatching of Humanity” x Heerleen Murals

    AEC “The Hatching of Humanity” x Heerleen Murals

    AEC from the ex popular duo Interesni Kazki just released a few images of “The Hatching of Humanity”, his latest mural painted for Heerlen Murals  in Heerlen, Netherlands. According to AEC, the mural represents his view of people’s constant search for a dream. The Earth appears to hatch like an egg. From it a ladder rises towards the sky and…

  • iNO “FAIL” for  The RAW Project in Miami

    iNO “FAIL” for The RAW Project in Miami

    Greek artist iNO is now in the US where he recently finished this new mural painted at the Eneida M. Hartner Elementary school in Miami, Florida for this year’s RAW (Reimagining the Arts in Wynwood) project The new mural features the image of a person wearing a gas mask whilst trying to smell a withered…

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