Author: Fran
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AkaCorleone presents ‘First World Problems’ at Underdogs Gallery
Portuguese visual artist AkaCorleone opened recently ‘First World Problems’, a solo exhibition at Underdogs Gallery in Lisbon, Portugal. “I can’t access the Wi-Fi. The battery on my mobile is about to die. I can’t find anything interesting to watch on television. I can’t decide what to wear. I’ve been relegated to the friend zone. I…
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FIKOS “Hero” (The Myth of The Golden Bird) mural in Almetyevsk, Russia
“Hero” (The Myth of The Golden Bird) is Greek artist FIKOS newest mural, painted in Almetyevsk, Russia for “The Tales of Golden Apples” project curated by the Public Art Program in Almetyevsk. “The Myth of The Golden Bird” depicts the image of a man fighting a giant snake. At his feet we see a golden bird….
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Todd James ‘Electric Ritual’ at Alice gallery in Belgium
Electric Ritual is New York artist Todd James‘ newest exhibition at Alice Gallery in Brussels. Best known for his brilliantly coloured cartoonish paintings, Todd James, also known as REAS, fuses his experience as a graffiti artist, with art history, pop culture, sexuality, and violence. Despite these colourful motives and the happy street-like style Todd James’ work…
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‘Cycle Sensitive Eye’ Duo show by Arthur Dorval and LXOne at David Bloch Gallery
Marrakesh-based David Bloch Gallery is back with their “Sensitive Eye” program initiated in 2015 and as a nod to the exhibition “The Responsive Eye” organised at the MOMA in 1965. Sensitive Eye is program is a series of exhibitions with a focus on themes dear to the gallery, ranging from optical art to geometric abstraction….
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HUMUS-Cerchio G37 by Giulio Vesprini for Fermo Urban Museum in Fermo, Italy
“HUMUS-Cerchio G37” is Italian artist Giulio Vesprini‘s newest creation, a visually appealing mural painted for the new FUM (Fermo Urban Museum) Festival in Fermo, Italy. The FUM – “Fermo Urban Museum”, is a project intended to promote the development of artistic skills and social and civic awareness among young people, using Urban Art as an instrument of cultural…
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Nuart Festival introduces French duo Murmure
French duo Murmure composed of Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche,two drawing enthusiasts who have been working in public spaces since 2010, were until recently in Stavanger, Norway for this year’s Nuart Festival. Working on a human scale and with an acute eye for placement, Murmure privilege the relationship to space rather than visibility. Their collages create singular urban…
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Peeta paints anamorphic mural in Gainesville, Florida (US)
Italian artist Manuel de Rita a.k.a. Peeta (previously) painted recently this extraordinary mural for the newly established GNV Urban Art LLC, a new project organised by Ukrainian born curator Iryna Kanishcheva in Gainesville, Florida. Kanishcheva, former curator of Art United Us, one of the biggest mural projects in the world that took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the founder of the…
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Colectivo Licuado for Pareesfest i Oviedo, Spain
Uruguayan duo Colectivo Licuado was until recently in Oviedo, Spain invited to take part of this year’s Pareesfest. Titled “The pandereteras”, the mural is a celebration of the Asturian women. It depicts a group of women playing panderetas (tambourines). They are the Nun Tamos Toes, a group of women that meet to play their own songs….
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First look at the 18th edition of Nuart Festival in Stavanger
Last week, 26 artists from 12 countries spanning 4 continents descended upon the quiet coastal town of Stavanger in Norway for the 18th edition of Nuart Festival, one of the leading Street Art festivals in the world today. Site-specific murals, installations, interventions, and temporary exhibitions are this supplemented by Nuart Plus – the festival’s satellite…
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“Your Stories make me forget those Prison Bars” by Herakut in Denmark
The German duo HERAKUT,consisting of Jasmine Siddiqui (HERA) and Falk Lehmann (AKUT), was recently in Denmark as part of the ‘Out in the Open’ mural project curated by KIRK Gallery for which they painted this new and lovely mural. Titled “Your Stories make me forget those Prison Bars”, the 50-meter long mural, painted on the…
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