Graffiti America: Exploring US Street Art

Dive into our archive dedicated to Graffiti America, showcasing the rich tapestry of street art across the United States. Explore diverse styles, from the bold tags of New York City to the intricate murals of Los Angeles, and everything in between. We delve into the history, the artists, and the cultural impact of this dynamic art form. Discover stories behind iconic pieces, learn about the techniques and challenges faced by urban artists, and witness the evolution of American street art through stunning photography and insightful articles. This curated collection provides a comprehensive overview of a vibrant and constantly evolving art scene.

Banksy - Child Drawing Series

Banksy is - as you maybe noticed - on a trip through the United States und Canada. Following LA, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago and Toronto, the worlds most famous street artist recently visited Boston. In addition to that typical Banksy artworks, which work with a lot sarcasm and which you could find following his route, he left behind some very nice and inspiring large-scale painting, which were called the Banksy Child Drawing Series by the Wooster Collective. ...

Church Graffiti: Paint Your Faith

Today, Aaron sent me a nice e-mail, calling attention for an interesting urban painting action by four world-renowned aerosol artists - Faith47 from South Africa, Titi Freak from Sao Paulo, Peeta from Italy, and Indigo, a local artist! Religious Street Art? WTF? The event was organized and the four artists have been invited by the United Church of Canada. The urban artwork is a part of their ongoing national “Paint Your Faith” campaign… ...

Urbanism: Living Walls in Atlanta?

Some days ago, I got an nice e-mail by the “Living Walls Conference”, which is a conference on street art and urbanism and will take place the weekend of August 13 at the Eyedrum in Atlanta. I think, that sounds very interesting: “The idea is to put the work of a very small subset of the population (street artists, graffiti writers, etc), people who actually interact with space, under the same roof with people who spend their time in a discourse about public space. Our intentions are simply to broadcast to the attendees a wide spectrum of ideas about public space. We hope that everyone leaves the event looking at the city, its walls, and how we interact with space differently. ...

Light Art: Too Dark in Vancouver?

I don’t know whether you watched regularly the 2010 Winter Olympics - I do not. For this reason, I don’t realized that great light art spectacle: “Vectorial Elevation” was a light art project in Vancouver, which allowed people around the world to light up the sky over the former Olympic Games city with their own light shows. This was made possible by using 20 robotic searchlights located along English Bay. ...

“Graffiti Argentina” in Paris and Berlin

South America appears to be in vogue for graffiti and street artists at the moment. Hardly a week goes by without reports about new projects, photos or videos from the fourth-largest continent. But mostly that are reports about established and/ or famous international artist, who made a trip there. What is not so much coming to light are the local artists - but there’s an end to it! “Graffiti Argentina” is called a book by Maximiliano Ruiz, which focuses on the more unknown artists. ...