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Graffiti Bomb in Israel

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:18:29 +0000

Graffiti Bomb in Israel! Some really smart guys build a graffiti bomb and shocked residents and the police... This is definitely not funny!

Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada Paints Huge Wall Faces

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:31:14 +0000

Cuban American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada recently created a new temporary wall faces mural in Bahrain, showing an anonymous face as usual!

Egyptian Mural Makes Concrete Wall Transparent!

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:29:38 +0000

Egyptian graffiti artists created murals vanishing military barriers in Cairo by making them visually transparent. What a great protest!

Arabic Graffiti

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:59:15 +0000

Arabic script has experienced a revival. To celebrate this revelation of beauty the book Arabic Graffiti brings together artists, graffiti writers and typographers from Middle East who merge Arabic calligraphy with urban culture...

Arabic Graffiti Magazine

Thu, 19 May 2011 18:06:43 +0000

Graffiti Magazine | Today I first got to know the graffiti mag Sandblast, which “is the first magazine to cover the Middle Eastern graffiti scene in depth.” (Invasian)

Including interviews, photos and background-stories, the first issue of the Magazine which will be out in July features graffiti and its protagonists from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt what’s a quite interesting thing with all the riots, protests and revolutions in mind! And also the cover whets my appetite for some more nice shots and Arabic letters on trains and walls!

Arabic Graffiti - Middle East Calligraphy

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:44:30 +0000

One of the most inspiring things is to explore alphabets and calligraphy of other cultures. Now there’s a first reference book about Arabic graffiti...

Bomb It, Israel!

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:51:53 +0000

There are first parts of the band-new graffiti and street art documentary “Bomb It 2” online now, featuring urban artists in Israel and Bangkok. Nice and in any case a must to see!

A1one & Street Art in Tehran

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:03:41 +0000

A1one is maybe the most well-known street artist from Iran in Europe and he is something like a street art pioneer in his hometown Tehran. This is a short documentary about him and his art...

Eye Candy #2: L’Atlas in Berlin, Israel Graffiti & Pothole Gardening

Thu, 06 May 2010 14:28:21 +0000

This is the second edition of Urban Artcore’s urban art eye candy series! Today I have some nice photos and info about urban gardening, paint club action, graffiti for Israel and other interesting stuff...

Amazing Dubai Time-Lapse

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:29:07 +0000

That time-lapse video portrays the fantastic appearance of the Persian Gulf’s urban crown jewel Dubai. Watch the video and enjoy the impressions...beautiful!

Urban Art: The Streets of Iran

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:52:39 +0000

We all know about the political problems between Iran and the USA. The more beautiful it is, that this does not apply to the urban arts. Art from the Streets of Iran...

ReUse Art Project

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:19:28 +0000

The global, urban, street, and domestic art project “ReUse” from Israel calls for art for this year's art event, which will take place in an abandoned building in Tel Aviv...

A1one - Street Art in Tehran

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:53:37 +0000

A1one is the one, who started graffiti in Tehran. His urban artworks are his way to deal with the society and its social and political problems...