Graffiti Europe: Best Street Art & Urban Walls

Whether Spain, Norway, Germany, Poland, Portugal or recently Austria, in the last weeks famous mural artist Blu was quite busy in Europe! This May, he caught up with Sam3 and Os Gêmeos for a huge mural art collaboration in Lisbon, went over to Madrid in June for another large-scale wall painting, did some new pieces in Berlin, was in Warsaw, visited Stavanger for a great collaboration with Ericailcane, flew back to Madrid and created another masterpiece and recently hit Vienna to take part in the BLK River Festival… ...

At the end of last year, I announced the graffiti movie Girl Power, which is a documentary roadfilm and shows the typically male dominated graffiti world from the female point of view. Two days ago, the official trailer was published! The film crew travels across 15 European countries and crosses the Atlantic to graffiti’s birthplace New York, introducing the audience not only to female graffiti artists, but also famous writers, friends, interesting people and anyone else who truly has something to say. (Girl Power intro) ...

Have you ever heard about the Art Stars project by Ralph Lauren’s Polo Jeans brand? Although the project, which collaborates with some of the most exciting young artistic talents, is already running for some weeks, today was the first time I read something about it… Polo Jeans Co. is proud to present Art Stars, a showcase of work from 51 of Europe’s most recognized up and coming contemporary artists. Inspired by the iconic American Star Spangled Banner and synonymous with the Polo Jeans Co. brand, the artists will create 3D pieces on stars made from the finest American denim. These will be displayed in select Polo Jeans Co. stores in key cities across Europe, before coming together in a public exhibition in London in late 2010. (Introducing Art Stars) ...

Some days ago, i actually wrote about the European Invasion by Obey aka Shepard Fairey with some really nice photos of his poster actions in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Today I found this nice video of that action days. It includes a small statement by Obey and a lot of nice impressions from the streets. I started in 1989 with that images of “André the Giant”, the wrestler, just as an inside-joke with some friends. But I really want it to put across the idea of an image, calling the use of public space in the question. ...

For years, Obey aka Shepard Fairey is a well-respected artist on the streets around the globe. Even though it’s been a while ago that he pasted his well-known Obey posters and stickers, they can be found on and off the streets till now - although there are only a few. But that’s history, because Obey was on European invasion some days ago! That means, that there are new giant poster walls and new stickers on the street signs of Amsterdam, Paris and London now! ...

Something heard about “Stroke01 - Urban Art Fair”? It is the first European art fair for urban contemporary art and the successor of „Kunst im Tresor“, a very big and successful urban art exhibition (more than 1.400 guests and visitors joined the event on two days…) which happened in May. at a (or one) stroke: by a single action ha ing immediate effect Planned and organized by the Munich event agency “Herr Keuner”, the team of “Intoxicated Demons” from Berlin and the Munich “Team from Hell”, about 15 international galleries and urban art projects will show their picture, drawings, toys and other exhibits together in an old car dealership in the heart of Munich. ...