Graffiti on Urban Art Core

Nychos The Weird in London

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:17:44 +0000

Famous graffiti artist Nychos The Weird visited London a few months ago. VNA Magazine caught up with him and filmed that nice video portraiture of him...

MadC Layers, Graffiti Exhibition

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:12:23 +0000

MadC Layers: Famous German graffiti artist MadC will open her next graffiti exhibition in Dortmund at the end of the week. Here are some first details...

1UP Graffiti TV: A Global Graffiti Showcase

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:15:10 +0000

Berlin's 1UP crew takes their graffiti global with 1UP Graffiti TV, a YouTube channel documenting their impressive actions from Berlin to Bangkok.

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!

Racists Against Os Gemeos Mural

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:29:59 +0000

Racists verbally attacked the new Os Gemeos mural Boston, describing it e.g. as a slap in the face to all those who lost someone on 9/11...

Part2ism’s Abstract Horizons

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:26:38 +0000

British graffiti artist and street art pioneer Part2ism is going to open a new solo-exhibition presenting new abstract works and sculptures!

Os Gemeos Street Piece in Boston

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:01:27 +0000

Os Gemeos are currently painting murals and pieces in Boston. This Pixacao motive is one of their latest street pieces, check it out!

Artbase 2012 - Berlin’s Urban Art Festival

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:17:14 +0000

The Artbase 2012 urban art festival is going to take place at Berlin’s abandoned NSA station Teufelsberg at the end of August! It’s a must!

Os Gemeos Mural Boston

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Brazilian graffiti twins Os Gemeos are currently painting murals in Boston! Tomorrow their first US solo exhibition will open its doors...

Like it. Art - Street Art Festival in Russia

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:50:07 +0000

Recently Europe’s biggest street art festival Like it. Art finished up. Here are some first impressions of the finished murals from Kazan!

Fluffy Spray-Cans, a Tube Tent, a Subvertising Project & Rail Bikes

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:31:02 +0000

Urban Art Link-Tips, including fluffy spray-can toys, a tube tent, a subvertising project in London, rail bikes and more urban art stuff!

DAIM Mural in Bologna

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:37:47 +0000

German graffiti artist DAIM recently finished the massive 3D mural he painted for the Frontier graffiti festival in Bologna. It’s just amazing! First pics here...

Billboard Bandits - Outlaw Artists in the Sky

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:03:00 +0000

Billboard Bandits - Outlaw Artists in the Sky is a currently fund raising graffiti book about so-called billboard liberators, artists manipulating the ads to fit their own agenda. Make sure to support it now!

Train Graffiti, My Dirty Hobby

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:15:02 +0000

German train-writing: The best little train graffiti video, from start to finish and including a brilliant finish, I’ve seen for a while!

New York’s First Street Art Auction

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:34:30 +0000

New York’s first street art auction is taking place this fall at Doyle New York, featuring art by Banksy, Shepard Fairey, McGee and more!

Crimes of Minds: Liliwenn & Bom K Mural

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:17:41 +0000

Another Crimes of Minds mural just finished! Liliwenn and Bom K (DMV) finished up their collaboration wall in Brest - here are first shots!

Sand Graffiti: DAIM on the Beach

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:11:48 +0000

DAIM built his own 3D sand graffiti installation on a beach somewhere in Germany! 6 hours of work, destroyed within 30 minutes by the sea!

Howto Use Colour & Manipulate People

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:56:54 +0000

How to Use Colour and Manipulate People is the latest solo-show by famous abstract graffiti artist Remi Rough. Here are some insights...

Graffiti Sponsorships - A Heart for Toys

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:34:36 +0000

Just a few graffiti sponsorships are enough to support one of the 20,000 graffiti toys worldwide with no access to fresh spraypaint - Help now!

Calligraphica - Hand Drawn Type & Calligraphy

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:30:58 +0000

Calligraphica is a nice blog about calligraphy and hand drawn type, presenting contributions by several skilled designers and artists...

Win Your Montana Acrylic Marker Set!

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:24:04 +0000

Win Your Montana Acrylic Marker Set! Together with Inflammable.com we’re going to give away three Montana Acrylic Marker Sets - get yours!

Open Streets - Post Graffiti Documentary Trailer

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:08:53 +0000

Put together by French ShockFilms collective, the Open Streets documentary explores reasons behind what is called post graffiti or urban art!

Behind the Scenes - The Da Mental Vaporz Story

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:10:15 +0000

French Da Mental Vaporz crew was born in 1999 - Nowadays they are one of Europe’s finest urban art crews! Watch them behind the scenes!

Physical Graffiti by Mare139

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:04:50 +0000

New York-based graffiti artist Mare139 is going to show his latest B-Boy dance artwork series in Berlin tomorrow - Here’s a sneak peek!

WTF: RNG Graffiti Action in Moscow

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:40:41 +0000

Moscow’s RNG graffiti crew went big when they well-prepared bombed that huge motorway noise barrier during a sunny day! It’s impressive...

Lost Culture: Matt Adnate in Melbourne

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:03 +0000

Famous Australian urban artist matt Adnate is going to open his Lost Culture exhibition in Melbourne! It’s a must go for those in Australia!

Global Graffiti Documentary: Bomb It 2, Fall 2012

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:12:47 +0000

The global graffiti documentary Bomb It 2 is coming to screens this fall! In sequel to Bomb It Jon Reiss travels the global graffiti scene.

Nawer vs. Temporary Space Design

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:49 +0000

The multimedia installation by Nawer and Temporary Space Design at the Katowice Street Art Festival explores space and depth in 2D graphics!

Tags in a Mirror - Nug in Berlin

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:37:46 +0000

Famous performance graffiti artist Nug opened his Berlin tagging show last Saturday. I got some first impressions of his tags in a mirror!

Revok Interview

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:16:31 +0000

Police, they don’t care about graffiti. But Los Angeles graffiti legend Revok does as he explains while sharing thoughts with The Hundreds!

Augustine Kofie Interview

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:14:03 +0000

This is one of the best, if not the best interview I have seen with Augustine Kofie! The graffuturist Kofie was interviewed by MTN in Miami.

Bombing the City with Tags & Throws.

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:06:27 +0000

The new Tags and Throws project focuses on fundamental street graffiti, capturing the bombing scene of the world today. One artist at a time!

Nug Tagging Exhibition in Berlin!

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:37:59 +0000

Skalitzers Gallery in Berlin presents infamous Swedish artist Nug. Join us for opening of the show, exploring the role of tagging within contemporary art!

Who is Smash 137?

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:08:07 +0000

Who is Smash 137? For his upcoming graffiti art show in Switzerland legendary writer a short 'who is' video was published about Smash 137!

Monokrome - Black and White Graffiti Book

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:35:13 +0000

Packed with sketches, inked line work and mixed media, the black and white graffiti book Monokrome includes world class graffiti designs!

Jeff Soto - Robotic Graffiti Mural

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:54:05 +0000

Watch Jeff Soto in an amazing world-first street-art collaboration and check out what an artist and a paint-spraying robot car can create!

Alien Graffiti in London

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:01:44 +0000

Alien meets graffiti in London - End of the Line crew finished their tribute to the popular Alien saga by painting a new mural in London!

Photo-Realistic Murals in Berlin - James Bullough

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:49:12 +0000

Berlin-based American urban artist James Bullough is currently painting two photo-realistic murals in Berlin. This is the corresponding photo-story!

Anamorphic Graffiti - TSF Crew

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:22:12 +0000

French TSF crew just came up with several impressing anamorphic graffiti works, using anamorphosis to create great, confusing effects!

James Bullough - On the Shoulders of Giants

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:57:41 +0000

US-American urban artist James Bullough is currently painting two massive giant murals in the Torstrasse 111 art space in Berlin. I just visited him and took some photos!

A Master of the Third Dimension: Mare139’s Metal Wildstyle Graffiti

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:59:22 +0000

Subway graffiti legend Mare139 from New York creates brilliant three dimensional metal wildstyle graffiti sculptures. These are some of his latest artworks.

Conor Harrington – Behind the Painting

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:11:38 +0000

Conor Harrington is one of the recent major artists in London, having his show running at Laz and being featured by famous VNA magazine. This are some exclusive snaps from behind the latest paintings..

The Largest Mural in London

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:08:02 +0000

Agents of Change have been busy painting the largest mural in London using their abstract graffiti style qualities to transform a Georgian building in the city center!

Everfresh & Friends Fighting Extinction

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:40:17 +0000

The guys, who invented the biggest marker worldwide and created their own graffiti mobile known under the popping name Everfresh, just teamed up with a couple of friends to repaint Melbourne’s infamous ACDC Lane for charity…

Zoos Victoria is fighting extinction and has committed to ensure twenty native species do not go extinct on their watch. Enlisting the help of laneway artists from Everfresh and Blender studios, the fight has taken to the streets. The murals will help to raise awareness of some of these critically endangered species, many of which live right in Melbourne’s own backyard. For more info zoo.org.au!

Cave Berlin Gallery

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:05:49 +0000

JBAK is a creative partnership between artists James Bullough and Addison Karl. Recently, they painted at Cave Berlin, the upcoming, new art space for urban-influenced artists!

Boneyard Project - Airplane Graffiti Video

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:24:47 +0000

The official Boneyard Project video shows artists Faile, Andrew Schoultz and Bast expressing their enthusiasm and frustrations with painting airplanes!

Berlin gets Colorful - Quintessenz Extinguisher Action

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:01:12 +0000

Berlin-based Quintessenz Creation crew painted a colorful mural in Berlin using nothing more than paint and alienated fire extinguishers...!

Art Censorship - China Censors Heart Noose

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:00:14 +0000

China Censors Heart Noose! If you don’t believe in censorship please spread the message in whatever way you can and fight art censorship!

DMV Melbourne Australia

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:46:24 +0000

Bom-K, Blo, Brusk, Dran, Gris1, ISO, Jaw, Kan and Sowat (DMV) are currently in Melbourne, exhibiting and painting huge murals like this one!

Graffiti Room Design by Tilt

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:00:43 +0000

Famous French graffiti artist Tilt recently created a pretty dope graffiti room design in Marseille! He calls the installation Panic Room...

Train Bombing - Graffiti Animation

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:12:39 +0000

Without doubt, this graffiti animation, combining common train graffiti story and fantasy elements is one of the best I’ve seen so far!

DMV Graffiti Show, Rtist Melbourne

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:02:16 +0000

Armed with spraycans, the DMV crew is rocking the Australian continent with a fabulous graffiti show, presenting their individual style mix!

Rasta Dubstep Graffiti Performance

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:31:20 +0000

Dubstep, spray cans, brush and paint join forces and unite with latest digital production techniques - that’s the Symbiz Sound music video!

Taken By A Vandal - Graffiti in 3D

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:03:08 +0000

Vandal Graffiti - Eighteen of the most recognized and respected German graffiti writers filmed themselves using head cameras! This is their graffiti documentary in 3D!

MadC Between the Lines, Graffiti Show

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:08:36 +0000

MadC just opened a new graffiti show at LaGrille Gallery in Switzerland, presenting some artworks of her Transparent series and a nice, hand-made silkscreen print!

Lego Graffiti

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:16:18 +0000

Shooting a Lego graffiti stop-motion video is quite a lot work, I’m pretty sure. This video shows a Lego guy painting a train panel in the yard during night-time...

Da Mental Vaporz Down Under

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:10:07 +0000

French Da Mental Vaporz (DMV) is one of Europe’s finest graffiti crews. Now Bom-K, Blo, Brusk, Dran, Gris1, ISO, Jaw, Kan, and Sowat are heading to Australia...

Nychos & Flying Fortress: Anatomy of Mother Bear

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:27:22 +0000

Well-known graffiti artists Nychos and Flying Fortress just created this amazing mother bear graffiti in Vienna! It’s the first sweet taste of more they gonna produce together in 2012...

Plane Graffiti - Boneyard Project

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:42:10 +0000

In my eyes, plane graffiti is next level train graffiti even if the painted aircrafts are old and abandoned. It’s a view you will never forget and for that reason I love the Boneyard Project!

Tram Graffiti

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:23:26 +0000

This fantastic video from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia shows not just tram graffiti action but captures the dream-like atmosphere of a wintry tram yard. A must to watch!

Eloquent Vandals Documentary

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:17:51 +0000

After the Eloquent Vandals book, the Norway’s Nuart Festival recently published the corresponding video documentary, featuring the Nuart urban art festival and its artists!

Fire Extinguisher Train Graffiti Berlin

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:39:21 +0000

You can see a lot of train graffiti in Berlin and I already saw the weirdest things like semi-automated train graffiti devices, other stuff and of course I know fire extinguisher graffiti and ink tank paintings, but I’ve never heard about people using fire extinguishers to paint their trains - until yesterday…

High Speed Train Graffiti

On my regular way through Berlin I had to wait at Ostkreuz for my train and was pleasantly surprised when that blue dripping babe entered the station. In my eyes this is definitely the next step of train graffiti, taking the fire extinguisher technique to another level! And it perfectly shows what more anti-graffiti cops and criminalization carry through:

Graffiti History: Larry Lovebone - 1st Tagger Ever!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:44:17 +0000

Larry Lovebone was probably the first tagger ever! The vanguard of American graffiti artists, including REVOK, RIME and SABER contribute to his legend...

Herakut Mural Time Lapse

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:21:46 +0000

Herakut is probably the most famous German urban art duo. Back in 2011, they traveled Los Angeles and created some amazing murals - this is the corresponding time lapse video!

Graffiti Art Awards 2011

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:52:50 +0000

Awards are always a good chance for artists to become popular. The Graffiti Art Awards 2011 by French Graffiti Art Magazine are no exception, so vote your favorite urban artists now!

Urban Regeneration, ZEDZ

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:33:00 +0000

ZEDZ, well-known Dutch graffiti-writing master, sculptor and urban artist realized a fine art print that subsequently went painted on a huge bridge in Milan...

Best of Urban Art 2011

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:14:49 +0000

Writing top-lists seems to be quite common round about New Year’s Eve. This is a small collection of great 2011 reviews presenting together the Best of Urban Art 2011! Check this out...

Tilt – Anarchy in the UK

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:20:24 +0000

French graffiti artist Tilt, renowned for painting on buildings, canvases and naked women, just painted the Union Jack made up of lyrics from the Sex Pistols God Save the Queen...

Quintessenz Creation: Color my Kingdom

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:54:04 +0000

During the IBUg street art festival 2011 German creative collective Quintessenz Creation produced a new stop motion film, using stop motion techniques, live sequences and loads of colorful paint...

One United Power: A Celebration of Berlin's Graffiti Culture

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:47:26 +0000

Whether up on roofs, down in subway tunnels, on trains, cars or walls, 1UP is everywhere and for that reason an inherent part of Berlin’s street culture and graffiti scene. This is the review of their film...

Google meets Urban Art

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:55:47 +0000

Urbanartcore has its own page on Google+! Make sure to add the new, official Urbanartcore fan-page to your circles and to spread the word, because it’s going to become huge!

Russian Urban Art: CHO Crew Film

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:09:29 +0000

Russian CHO crew documented their urban art actions in Russia and Spain and recently published their first graffiti film supported by Obey. The documentary gives a nice insight into their diverse street actions - watch it now!

Graffiti Vandals: Good Behavior

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:04:16 +0000

What’s good behavior in a graffiti context? In his latest video, Barcelona-based photographer German Rigol shows us his interpretation, presenting writers, tags and street action!

Warsaw All-star Mural: Nawer, Chazme718, Sepe & Roem

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:59:38 +0000

Well-known graffiti artists Nawer, Chazme718, Sepe and Roem teamed up earlier this year and painted a dope mural in Warsaw. Here are some photos - Better late than never!

A Graffiti Odyssey: 1UP Crew’s One United Power

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:27:57 +0000

Famous Berlin-based 1UP crew is going to release their own documentary DVD this December, including graffiti actions, street-pieces, roof-top rollers, whole-cars and more from Berlin and elsewhere!

Stephen Hiam’s Chaos Painting Machine

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:46:12 +0000

Painting with self-made or customized machines, Berlin-based graffiti-inspired artist Stephen Hiam creates crazy abstract artworks by combining paint and chaos! Check him out...

Triumph & Tragedy: Revok in Hamburg

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:34:48 +0000

Famous LA based graffiti artist Revok is going have his first solo-show in Germany! Hamburg’s Vicious Gallery will present his latest body of work, including artworks being based on found objects from Detroit!

Style Wars, The Outtakes

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000

Style Wars was originally edited to its 69 minute length from about 30 hours of 16 mm film. Nowadays, the original outtakes footage is damaged and fading, for what reason Henry Chalfant needs your help!

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...

How & Nosm Murals in New York

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:19:07 +0000

Spanish urban art duo How & Nosm have been quite busy during the last weeks and months. Recently some of their murals in New York were discovered...Take a look!

CHO Crew, Russian Graffiti

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:17:19 +0000

Russian graffiti crew CHO is going to publish a nice film about the actions they did while traveling through Spain, France and Russia. This is the first teaser...

Urban Art Books & Mags Special

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:09:04 +0000

To help you finding the right, good reading for the upcoming cold and dark days, I’m going to present you some of the latest urban art related books and magazine I got in the last weeks...

Smash 137 & RuediOne in Paris

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:57:38 +0000

Grow up! is the phrase famous writer Smash 137 heard so often from the mouths of his parents when he was going out to paint. RuediOne took some nice photos of the corresponding exhibition!

Danish Graffiti: Copenhagen Trains

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:12:13 +0000

Copenhagen Trains: Vandal Tactics is a nice documentary featuring some of the key players in the Copenhagen train scene which just went online, for what reason you are able to watch it now!

Meeting of Styles 2011 Review

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:57:57 +0000

Including around 60 handpicked graffiti artists painting walls, canvases, and boards throughout the day to a backdrop of hip-hop, reggae, ska and more, this year’s Meeting of Styles looks like a big success...

Crash Art - Mr Dheo

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:33:37 +0000

Dedicates mostly to photo-realistic creations, Portuguese urban artist Mr. Dheo addresses car crashes with lethal consequences in his latest painting on a scrap yard...

Da Mental Vaporz Mural in Brest

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:15:49 +0000

Talented graffiti crew Da Mental Vaporz recently finished their works on their new mural in the French city of Brest! The new exquisite corpse like masterpiece combines the styles of each DMV member...

Visual Intervention, Mural Art Project in Rochester

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:44:13 +0000

Believe/ Visual Intervention is a short documentary which chronicles a first-of-its-kind public art mural project which took place in Rochester, NY in July 2011, involving local artists and a group of four artists from Cape Town...

Crimes of Minds - Da Mental Vaporz Session

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:14:06 +0000

Famous French graffiti crew Da Mental Vaporz recently started to paint a massive wall in Brest! The wall belongs to the urban art festival Crimes of Minds which started already in April...

Urban Artists in Action, Art Takes Miami Voting

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:14:48 +0000

I need your support to make it possible to win the People’s Choice Award of this year’s Art Takes Miami contest! All you have to do is to simply vote for me and my Urban Artists in Action #1 photo-series...

Matt Adnate Exhibition Photos

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:07:28 +0000

Matt Adnate’s exhibition Point of View opened its doors last week! The Australian graffiti artist presents his latest series of canvas paintings, combining tagging elements and photo-realistic painting...

Sydney: McGee Wall to be Buffed!

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:59:42 +0000

A nice tag-wall by famous American artist Barry McGee is going to be buffed by Sydney’s city council! The wall was accidentally painted as a part of the Art & About festival...

Blo - New Mural in Berlin

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:18:42 +0000

Painting a whole week, Da Mental Vaporz member and well-known graffiti artist Blo recently finished a new, huge mural in Berlin! Here are some nice insights of the entire creation process...!

London Graffiti - Leake St Tunnel

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:34:16 +0000

London’s Leake St Tunnel is a Mecca for writers and graffiti artists from all over the British capital and also attracts loads of tourists since it became legal to paint inside the tunnel in 2008...

Point of View, Matt Adnate Exhibition

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:55:17 +0000

Australian graffiti artist Matt Adnate is going to open his first solo-exhibition in Berlin at the end of this month! Entitled Point of View, the show presents his latest, Berlin-inspired photo-realistic spray-paintings...

Karl Addison & James Bullough, Mural in Berlin

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:21:11 +0000

Berlin-based urban artists Karl Addison and James Bullough created a new mural in Berlin-Kreuzberg a few days ago. Recently they published a short video documenting the entire painting action! Watch it now...

Sampa Graffiti - Graffiti from São Paulo

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:13:08 +0000

Sampa Graffiti is a video series that focuses on graffiti artists and their work in the city of São Paulo. Recently they released a new episode featuring graffiti artist Cranio. It’s definitely worth to watch the entire series!

Agents Of Change: 3 Kings

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:27:06 +0000

Two Agents of Change crew members, Remi/Rough and System, painted a large-scale wall commemorating three true graffiti-kings earlier this year! In my eyes they did a nice job...

Nunca, Berlin Wall Graffiti

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:11:21 +0000

Famous Brazilian graffiti artists Nunca just visited Berlin to paint an original wall segments from the former inner-German border as a part of the Berlin Wall Freedom Park in memory of the Berlin Wall building up 50 years ago...

Matt Adnate, Studio-Visit

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:07:56 +0000

The latest artworks by Australian urban artist Matt Adnate combine the roughness of graffiti and the softness of photo-realistic details! I recently met him in his studio while preparing artworks for his upcoming solo-show in Berlin...

The City Speaks: Living Walls 2011

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:15:09 +0000

This year’s Living Walls conference is taking place next week again in Atlanta. Bringing together not just street artists from around the world but also urban art patron, this event is an urban art highlight in 2011!

Meeting of Styles, UK 2011

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:19:36 +0000

Next weekend, this year’s meeting of Styles UK is taking place in London! Bringing together about 60 graffiti artists, party vibes, BBQ and bars, this graffiti event is becoming a massive street festival...

Aryz, Huge in Italy!

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:05:23 +0000

Aryz is not just one of my favorite artists, but one of the most famous urban artists in Europe! The Barcelona-based Spaniard recently created another impressive and huge mural artwork, this time in Italy...

Abstract Graffiti: Graphic Surgery & Nawer in Krakow

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:48:49 +0000

Again urban art from Poland: Abstract graffiti masters Graphic Surgery and Nawer recently teamed up in Krakow (Poland) to create this mind-blowing new mixture of abstract wall graffiti and 3D installation!

Australian Urban Artists: Meggs, Lister & Kid Zoom

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:58:58 +0000

The three renowned Australian urban artists Meggs, Anthony Lister and Kid Zoom recently independently visited the UK and were brought together by the VNA crew to paint in an derelict warehouse! This is the documentary...

Fuck You Graffiti Art!

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:11:43 +0000

Swedish graffiti artist and one of the worst graffiti vandals in Stockholm Nug, just hit the streets of an old Italian town as a part of this year’s Fame Festival! Although the result is somehow messy, watching the action is quite fun...

The Graffiti Mobile

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:06:52 +0000

This fantastic Graffiti Mobile is a dream for every graffiti enthusiast, old or young, talented or not. Famous Australian Everfresh crew (Yes, that are the boys with the biggest marker worldwide!) had the idea to create this fully furnished van, including everything you need for having some good fun in a city.

The load contains in addition to a shelf full of cans and caps, paint bucks, rollers, KRink fire-extinguishers, a crowbar, a side cutter and also a mask, a keg of beer and (as a special gimmick) a old-school boombox, what makes it possible to hit the streets totally independent for some days!

D*Face Spray Paint Skateboard

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:16:13 +0000

D*Face is skateboarding addicted - We knew that not just since he transformed the Ridiculous Pool into a skull-hell back in 2009! But know there’s no open question left…

The famous urban artist recently went back to Peter King’s backyard in LA having a new invention, the so-called DFace Spray Paint Skateboard Interface*, in his bag, which allows skateboarders to add a spray-can to their deck. This can be easily triggered using a wireless clicker, what makes it possible to skate and paint the floor concurrent.

DTagno - Train Graffiti Installation

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:03:26 +0000

Although this new train graffiti installation by DTagno is somehow crazy, it shows that graffiti artists try to upgrade their tools. The so-called Morphogenetic Field Device creates thin lines on passing by trains and creates in that way interesting effects...

DIY Recycle Spray-Can

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:48:01 +0000

Eco is trend and for that reason there are also people in street art and graffiti developing techniques to DIY-recycle e.g. spray-cans. A very good example is the low-tech Splay project by Narcelio Grud from Brasil...

Da Mental Vaporz Art Show

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:18:07 +0000

Da Mental Vaporz is one of the finest graffiti crews not just in France, but in whole Europe. Their latest group-exhibition arouse attention around the globe, for what reason I am proud to share this nice video with documenting the preparations and the opening...

Mode2 Live Mural Art - Photos

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:41:33 +0000

Famous graffiti legend Mode2 recently live painted a big mural in Berlin! I caught up with him and took some nice photos of this live art performance. Take a look!

Roa in Mexico - Mural Art

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:18:07 +0000

Several weeks ago I already posted about the nice new mural artworks by urban art superstar Roa in Mexico. Back then, I didn’t know that his works were well documented on film by Filmaciones de la Ciudad, what’s really good, because we have now the chance to watch him painting…

The Belgian graffiti artist travels the world since a few months, for what reason you can find his works in Madrid, London, Paris, Berlin and other metropolises! I for one like Roa’s animal graffiti stuff, and it’s always impressing to see how some skilled artists are possible to paint those massive walls…

Obsession Of Colours

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:35:41 +0000

This graffiti documentary looks just great! Obsession Of Colours documents graffiti artists in Poland’s Tri-City area, which is an urban area consisting of three Polish cities: Gdańsk (where the Streetfiles photo exhibition took place in 2009), Gdynia and Sopot.

There isn’t that much info about this new Polish film project right now but I can tell you, the footage is mind-breaking! Including fantastic angles, unusual points of view and great lights, I’m pretty sure Obsession Of Colours will become the next highlight of graffiti documentary and a must to watch for all graffiti enthusiasts and documentarists…

Graffiti Fine Art Documentary

Tue, 31 May 2011 16:30:47 +0000

For years now, artists, curators and fans discuss whether graffiti in exhibitions is still graffiti. This graffiti fine art documentary tries to give an answer!

Massive Fat-Cap Fake Paintings

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:30:02 +0000

Fine artist Benjamin Laading has a foible especially for large-scale fat-cap paintings. That’s not that unusual - I mean, who doesn’t like a good fat-cap tag? - but the interesting thing about his paintings is the fact that they aren’t done with a spray-can but with markers or brushes!

These extraordinary artworks require a massive pre-study of fat-cap-looks (the differing distances between the dots create the special fat-cap fading effects) and a lot of time as everyone can imagine…

Virtual Spray-Painting

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:55:27 +0000

Virtual Graffiti | In addition to the interesting Wii Spray, there’s another innovative virtual graffiti solution out there which is inspired by drawing, painting, printing and graffiti and tries to translate those techniques into a digital world! Its name: Picturae 2.0!

Using a special screen as canvas Picturae allows you to paint using a spray-can shaped multi-functional controller, which is able to imitate spray-can, brush and mouse behavior. Also working with digital stencils is possible what allows creating some nice effects…

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!

Ben Eine Against Zero Tolerance

Mon, 16 May 2011 16:09:41 +0000

Recently, famous graffiti artist Ben Eine created a new mural in London! It’s against the zero tolerance policy on graffiti and street art by Westminster Council.

Alex Fakso - Graffiti Photography Book

Mon, 09 May 2011 15:23:16 +0000

Alex Fakso is probably one of the best graffiti action photographers worldwide. After his first graffiti book “Heavy Metal” he recently published “Fast or Die” showing more writers in action...

Saber, The American Graffiti Artist

Sat, 07 May 2011 15:18:58 +0000

Since 2009, Saber’s popularity rose continuously. Now the US-American graffiti-artists shows the latest series of his famous flag paintings at New York’s Opera Gallery...

Birth of a Spray-Can

Fri, 06 May 2011 09:47:50 +0000

How does it look like in a spray-cans fabric and how gets a spray-can produced. After watching that small documentary by Montana Cans you are able to answer both questions!

Graffiti Toilets

Mon, 02 May 2011 13:11:05 +0000

Commissioned indoor graffiti is a story of its own, but those toilet graffiti by Deck2 are a nice example for what could happen if graffiti would be wider excepted...

Above’s Street Art Philosophy

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:59:57 +0000

Well-known street artist Above just hit the streets of the Australian city Melbourne, creating a new street art philosophy series which now tries to influence people!

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...

Abstract Calligraphy by Matox

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:02:31 +0000

Abstract, calligraphy-inspired paintings aren’t that new, but in my eyes still impressive. A good example are those artworks by Portuguese-French urban artist Nuno de Matos aka Matox!

Comic Crash Graffiti Wall

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:22:12 +0000

Graffiti artist Pantonio recently created a funny intervention mural art, when he transformed a concrete wall into a part of a comic strip after a car crashed into the wall! Thumbs up!

Base23 & Morten Andersen - Hell Hounds from the North

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:25:29 +0000

Two well-known urban artists will exhibit together in one gallery at the end of this month: Pretty Portal Gallery shows the “Hell Hounds from the North” Base23 and Morten Andersen - Make some noise!

Sozyone’s New Works

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:02:58 +0000

Sozyone is back with a new graffiti fine art exhibition in Brussels! The graffiti legend and urban artist presents his latest artworks in this new show called “VOYOV”. Have a look and be impressed!

Marker Fetish - Tag Tools

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:30:02 +0000

Markers are everywhere! Barcelona-based photographer German Rigol created a nice photo-portrait collection of used, dirty and unique markers. A must to see for every fan...

Buffing Nazi Graffiti

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:10:58 +0000

Irmela Mensah-Schramm fights against Nazi graffiti and stickers on the streets in Germany. Her effort is well-known and for that reason two film-makers started to create a documentary about the Nazi graffiti buffer!

Studio-Visit: Morten Andersen in Berlin

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:05:49 +0000

Berlin-based urban artist Morten Andersen combines several urban art disciplines in his artworks. Recently I caught up with him in his studio and took some photos, documenting him an action...

Jet Fighter Graffiti by Phlegm

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:13:12 +0000

British cartoonist, illustrator and urban artist Phlegm hit an old Russian military jet fighter and re-created its nose artwork. In my eyes a rather unusual canvas... Take a look and tell me what you think!

85 Years Aerosol Spray Can, Happy Birthday!

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:16:13 +0000

Erik Rotheim is the inventor of the aerosol spray can. He submitted the patent application for the first spray cans 85 years ago and for that reason we have to party the year of the spray can!

Trash Lovers: Bulgarian Calligraphy

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:45:41 +0000

The Bulgarian Trash Lovers crew draws on bulky waste in the streets of the city of Sofia and beautifies not just the worthless garbage but also the city itself! Take a look and you know what I mean!

Aryz Wall Painting

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:45:12 +0000

Aryz is probably one of the most famous Spanish urban artists. The Barcelona-based artist is well-known in Europe for a brilliant style and his amazing wall paintings. Watch him in action...

1UP Crew: Subway Bombing in Berlin "Unlike U" Documentary

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:25:23 +0000

Berlin's 1UP crew pushes the boundaries of graffiti with daring subway actions captured in the "Unlike U" documentary. Explore their audacious style and the impact it has on the city's urban art scene.

Murals: Roa in Mexico

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:12:04 +0000

In the last weeks, famous urban artist Roa lew over the sea for a painting trip in Mexico! The result is that there are a lot of new animal murals and collaboration works in the streets...

Daim, Loomit & Opel Corsa

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:17:38 +0000

Famous German graffiti artists Daim and Loomit cooperate with car-manufacturer Opel on the new Opel Corsa campaign 2011. Their backgrounds are the creative eye-catchers of the new car advert...

Graffiti Without Caps - Smash137 & Risk

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:45:38 +0000

The internationally well-known graffiti artists Smash137 and Risk just created an amazing piece near Miami Beach and used no caps for the background and the fillings...brilliant!

Graffiti Action: Nychos in Berlin

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:08:58 +0000

Nychos, one of the most famous Austrian graffiti artists, recently visited Berlin, for what reason I caught up with him on the roof of an abandoned building to document his creativity process...

Brisbane Flood Graffiti

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:42:11 +0000

Brisbane currently experiences a flood of the century. Because of the evacuated neighborhoods and parked trains, it becomes easier for the local crews to paint trains...

Concrete Wall Mural by GR170

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:10:49 +0000

The second part of the “Concrete Walls” project is online. After Aryz, the Spanish urban artist GR170 shows his talent by creating a massive abandoned mural artwork...

Unlike U - Trainwriting in Berlin

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:57:50 +0000

Unlike U - Trainwriting in Berlin is another documentary about hardcore graffiti writing. The film portrais four generations of train-writers in Berlin and gives a fantastic insight into this closed scene...

Montana Colors 2011 Calendar

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:56:27 +0000

As you know, I have a foible for graffiti and street art photography. For that reason, this year’s Montana Colors Calendar is a nice gift for me. See for yourself...

Mode2 Interview

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:15:03 +0000

Mode2 is one of the most influential European graffiti artists in the last 25 years and is respected for all the fantastic styles he developed. Recently he gave a nice interview about his history...

Huge Graffiti Wall: MadC Did It

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:41:41 +0000

MadC, probably the most famous female writer worldwide recently finished her massive graffiti wall project. In the last months she painted a giant 639m² wall. The result is impressing...

London Graffiti: Titi Freak in Action

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:34:07 +0000

In October 2010, I had the luck to watch São Paulo-born graffiti artist Titi Freak spray-painting a brick wall in London. Of course I took some photos of him in action...

Bomb It 2 - All Videos Online!

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:33:40 +0000

The successful graffiti documentary Bomb It 2 successfully combines different stories about street artists fro around the globe. Now, all part are online and ready to watch!

Paint Club Finals 2010

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:52:09 +0000

This week, the Paint Club finals 2010 will take place in Germany! The champions of each urban hotspot visited during the European Tour will battle each-other to determine the international Paint Club champion 2010...

Aykovskiy - Russian Graffiti Art

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:36:56 +0000

Aykovskiy from Moscow combines fine drawing, painting and graffiti skills and creates in that way very interesting urban artworks on canvas. Take a look!

Artist Studio: Remi/Rough in London

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:52:55 +0000

London-based artist Remi/Rough is one of the most well-known urban-inspired artists worldwide! I met him last month and took some photos of his studio and his latest artworks...

Concrete Wall Graffiti by Aryz

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:33:32 +0000

Spanish graffiti artist Aryz is one of my favourite discoveries this year. I love his characters, with their slack, casual and colorful styles. Today I found that brilliant video showing him painting...

Herakut Live in London, Photos

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:13:26 +0000

The famous urban art duo Herakut painted live at London’s Village Underground last month. I caught up with them and documented the artwork in progress. Take a look at my photos!

Bomb It 2 from Copenhagen

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:46:59 +0000

The new graffiti documentary “Bomb It 2” goes into the next round! This time the crew uploaded four parts from Copenhagen presenting Victor Ash, Great, Bates and HuskMitNavn...

True Colors - Old Technique, New Style by Quintessenz

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:40:06 +0000

“True Colors” combines old techniques with a new style and creates in that way an astonishing stop motion film about the pure energy of paint and colors. This is the making-of...

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!

Open Web Award: Hackers, meet Graffiti Writers

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:01:34 +0000

Now it’s official, the Mozilla Drumbeat jury made a decision and now Even Roth’s “Graffiti Markup Language” is one of the three finalists of this year’s “Open Web Award”! Vote now to support Evan and his researches...

Graffiti Action: Nychos Photo-Series

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:13:14 +0000

Vienna-based graffiti artist Nychos visited London last month and created some new artworks on the streets and on the roofs of the British capital. I met him and took some photos of his graffiti action...

Calligraffiti Throw-Ups

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:25:10 +0000

Famous urban artist Niels “Shoe” Meulman will open a new solo-exhibition this week in Los Angeles. The show called “Calligraffiti Throw Ups” features a new series of calligraffiti artworks...

Jon Naar - Graffiti Photography

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:02:53 +0000

Photojournalist Jon Naar was one of the pioneers of graffiti documentary. His legendary “The Faith Of Graffiti” book documents the early days of tags and graffiti in New York City...

Ben Eine - Moniker Art Fair

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:35:29 +0000

“Calculate” is the new graffiti mural by Ben Eine in London. He and his crew needed two days to spray-paint that big wall in Shoreditch - the entire progress was documented by a film crew...

Brad Downey’s Graffiti Restoration

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:03:15 +0000

Brad Downey’s new “Searching for Something Concrete” project uncovered fifteen years of hidden graffiti layers at the wall of fame in Vienna. Reportedly this was just a first test...

Ben Eine in Action - Graffiti Photography

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:51:07 +0000

I met famous British graffiti artist Ben Eine during the preparations for the Moniker Art Fair in Shoreditch, London and took some photos of him while spray-painting new bold letters on a wall...

Graffiti Master Thesis

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:32:40 +0000

Have you ever read a scientific paper about graffiti or other urban art subcultures? Dutch student Silvia Pietrosanti wrote “A journey with the graffiti writers of European walls” as her master thesis...

Bomb It 2 Graffiti Documentary, Trailer

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:02:09 +0000

“Bomb It 2” is the successor of the well-known international graffiti documentary “Bomb It” by Jon Reiss and features interesting parts of the street art movement from around the world. Here’s the trailer...

Roa Graffiti Action

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:19:13 +0000

Graffiti meets street art - Roa is one of the most famous urban artists who combine graffiti techniques and street art ideas. It’s not about letters, but the motives and its often abandoned surroundings...

Abstract Graffiti: Delta Exhibition

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:14:14 +0000

Last week, the abstract post-graffiti exhibition by famous Dutch graffiti artist Delta took place in Paris, presenting the latest of his graphicly, architectural-inspired artworks!

Geometrical Graffiti: Graphic Surgery

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:24:20 +0000

The Dutch urban art duo Graphic Surgery was really busy in the last months and created several interesting, abstract, city-influenced graffiti in abandoned areas by using tape and spray-paint.

Graffiti in Barcelona: Da Mental Vaporz

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:11:33 +0000

The Da Mental Vaporz graffiti crew recently hit Barcelona! Dran, Bom-K and Sowat created a master mural graffiti piece including a lot of great calligraphy and some fantastic characters...

Car Tagging meets Breast Cancer!?

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:45:59 +0000

I can’t believe it. A car-manufacturer invites a former graffiti artist to advertise for a breast cancer awareness foundation?! Anyway, I love that flow and style and tagging a car is cool as well!

Urban Landscapes: Dan Kitchener Graffiti

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:21:53 +0000

Some days ago, London-based graffiti artist Dan Kitchener spray-painted a new, large-scale piece in Shoreditch, showing an impressing view on railways. I met him and took some photos...

Biggest Marker Worldwide?!

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:02:39 +0000

It’s huge and maybe the dream of every tagger: The biggest marker worldwide! Created by the Melbourne-based street art collective Everfresh, the oversized marker overshadows everything else...

Graffitti, Grafity, Graffity or Graffiti?

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:12:40 +0000

It seems to be quite popular to write graffiti in a wrong way. There are dozens of crazy examples around the world, which confirm this thesis. So read on and get a better writing style...

Argentinian Street Art Show

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:48:15 +0000

The new street art group exhibition “Buenos Aires Calling” presents a well worth seeing insight into the Argentinian street art scene. Check this out!

Graffiti in Venezuela: Pinto Con Lata

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:56:16 +0000

“Pinto Con Lata” is maybe the first documentary film about graffiti in Venezuela. Including interviews with masked guys and live action, the documentary wants to give direct insights into the local scene...

London Graffiti: Meeting of Styles, Photos

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:47:12 +0000

This year’s biggest graffiti event “Meeting Of Styles” took place in London. About 50 graffiti artists from all over the world painted two days...

Train Graffiti: Subway World

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:56:31 +0000

The graffiti book “Subway World”, published 2009, is a nice documentary of internationally underground train-writing. On about 160 pages the book presents related stories from all over the world...

Augustine Kofie, Artist Profile

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:58:57 +0000

Augustine Kofie’s abstract paintings and murals are part of my favourite urban artworks. Recently, a great artist profile about the artist who uses only simple geometrically shapes, was published...

Mr. Jago Live-Painting

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:37:08 +0000

Last Thursday, well-known urban artist Mr. Jago painted live Pure Evil Gallery as a part of the VNA release party. I was on site and took some photos of the nice guy painting a new chaotic artwork...

Roa Graffiti Prints - Out Now!

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:10:37 +0000

Roa is currently one of the most well-known graffiti artists out there. He is famous for the monochrome animal graffiti you could find all over Europe. Now, prints of his urban artworks were published!

Photos: Urban Art under the Westway

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:52:11 +0000

Seven days of preparation and finally one big public opening tomorrow, Urban Art under the Westway is going to become the next big street art event in London...

Graffiti Street Animation

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:56:13 +0000

I love stop-motion film, especially when they are about graffiti or street art. Tumblingerstraße is such a film, or exactly it’s no film, but a miniature animation...Let’s paint the town red!

Tagging Culture in Berlin

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:45:58 +0000

Today I found an interesting portrait of the Skalitzers Gallery in Berlin-Kreuzberg, including a nice interview with its owner about tagging culture in Berlin. Watch the film and visit the gallery!

Unlimited Urban Art: True Colors

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:17:52 +0000

Do you already know the kick-ass urban art stop motion film “True Colors” by Tomislav Topic? If not, you know what you have to watch the next 5 minutes...

WWF Graffiti Animals

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:18:40 +0000

Have you ever seen graffiti on wild animals? The latest poster-campaign by the WWF shows tagged animals in their natural surroundings. It’s really whack advert...

Live-Painting: Kofie & El Mac

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:49:30 +0000

Famous urban artists Augustine Kofie and El Mac did a great job when they painted live at Jaybo aka Monk’s Project Room yesterday. I visited that great art-space and took some photos...

Mode2 Live Painting Photos

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:42:39 +0000

Yesterday, one of Europe’s most famous graffiti artists Mode2 painted live a fantastic rough mural artwork in Berlin. I was around and took some nice photos of the paint, brushes and characters...

Mode2 Live Painting

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:04:33 +0000

Mode2 is one of the most central figures of European graffiti. His evolutionary style combines graffiti-inspired sketches, nude bodies and contemporary elements...

Graffiti Buffing in Gallery?!

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:43:37 +0000

Great action - Some artists buffed an kick-ass graffiti mural at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney as a protest against Sydney Councils stance on public art...

Top Urban Art Photographers Update

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:37:25 +0000

In the last weeks I found three new and really interesting urban art photographers. That’s why I updated my photographers top-list yesterday. Take a look and inspire you!

Graffiti Movie: Girl Power Trailer

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:37:05 +0000

“Girl Power” is the name of an upcoming graffiti documentary about the graffiti world from the female point of view. Two days ago, the official trailer was published...

Graffiti Documentary: Graffiti is Freedom?

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:11:15 +0000

“Getting Up” is an interesting graffiti documentary from 2008. Some of the major players from the United States talk about their idea of graffiti, styles and freedom...

Graffiti Book: Name Tagging!

Fri, 21 May 2010 09:10:17 +0000

“Hello My Name Is” stickers are maybe the most famous stickers around the globe. Legendary graffiti photographer Martha Cooper will publish her book about these stickers this June!

Os Gemeos Graffiti Show - First Pics!

Wed, 19 May 2010 12:53:04 +0000

Some days ago, I wrote an article about the current Os Gêmeos graffiti art exhibition in Lisbon. Today I present some of the first impressions of that amazing art show...

Church Graffiti: Paint Your Faith

Mon, 10 May 2010 13:30:57 +0000

Have you ever heard something about an art project where the church collaborates with graffiti artists? Me neither, until I read the “Paint Your Faith” press release...

MadC - Miss Transparent Graffiti

Wed, 05 May 2010 14:04:20 +0000

MadC is one of the most popular female graffiti artists around the world. Recently she created an amazing piece, only using transparent colors! Take a look: MadC vs. Molotow...

Graffiti Festival: Art Brut in Barcelona

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:30:36 +0000

Last weekend, the “Art Brut” graffiti festival took place in the beautiful city of Barcelona. Twenty artists, including Boris Hoppek and Aryz, sprayed six walls...

Calligraffiti isn’t New? Niels Shoe Meulman Interview

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:19:58 +0000

Calligraffiti is a mixture of calligraphy and graffiti and Niels Shoe Meulman is one of its protagonists. Recently I had the change to ask him some questions...

Graffiti Series: DIY America

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:50:04 +0000

The producers of “DIY America”, which is the successor of the popular “Beautiful Losers” movie, recently published a new series about graffiti...

Graffomat - Graffiti Vending Machines

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:18:42 +0000

Believe in it or not, Graffomat is entering the market with a new state of the art graffiti supply vending machine. Here are first info about that on-street graffiti shop...

Graffiti Talk: Os Gêmeos Interview

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:12:58 +0000

Os Gêmeos are maybe the most famous graffiti art twins around the world. Recently they gave an very interesting interview about their history and art...

Turmkunst: News from the Art Monument?

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:30:51 +0000

Yesterday I took some new shots of the “Art Monument”’s tower - Flying Förtress was still spray-painting the new grounded facade of the “Bierpinsel”...

Art Monument Berlin - First Impressions

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:09:09 +0000

Today, the urban art mega-event “Art Monument 2010” started in Berlin! I was there, watched Flying Förtress painting the tower and took some shots...

Art Monument Berlin Cancelled

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:08:40 +0000

It would have been the urban art event of the year. The “Art Monument” (Turmkunst) should start today, but unfortunately a court decided to stop the plan to repaint the “Bierpinsel” tower...

Traceless Graffiti: TOFA’s Light-Writing

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:46:57 +0000

Berlin based light-writer TOFA is one of the light-graffiti protagonists in Germany. His traceless way of writing graffiti is very popular at the moment...

Graffiti Documentary: Focusing Martha Cooper

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:31:09 +0000

Martha Cooper is one of the iconic figures of worldwide graffiti photography! Here is a new and very interesting interview with her. Watch it now!

Calligraffiti: Graffiti meets Calligraphy!

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:18:37 +0000

One of the world’s most famous and talented calligraphers is no one other than Niels “Shoe” Meulman from Amsterdam. His book “Calligraffiti” is a real masterpiece...

Art Monument Berlin - The Style

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:12:07 +0000

Next week, the urban art event “Art Monument 2010” will take place in Berlin, with a lot of great live painting and an nice exhibition! These are the last updates...

“Beautiful Losers” - DIY Documentary

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:25:24 +0000

The “Beautiful Losers” documentary film about the DIY movement and its protagonists, including Shepard Fairey, Ed Templeton and other famous artists, is online now...

Graffiti Sketches: MadC’s 700 Wall

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:07:35 +0000

As I told you, famous graffiti writer MadC will spray paint a giant 639m² wall! To do so, she needs a lot of sketches and ideas. Here are some of them...

Smash 137 & Aryz Graffiti in Barcelona

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:19:15 +0000

The two graffiti artists Smash 137 and Aryz met each-other in Barcelona for a great collaboration artwork in an abandoned industrial terrain. Ruedi One filmed the session...

Urban Art Mega-Event: Art Monument Berlin

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:31:05 +0000

Recently some new info about the upcoming urban art event Art Monument 2010 were published! In addition to the outdoor graffiti action, an exhibition will take place inside the tower...

Urban Fine Art: MaClaim in Berlin

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:55:20 +0000

The urban art collective Maclaim is well-known for their photo-realistic graffitiies and mural artworks. After they painted a nice wall in Berlin, they recently hit the streets of London...

Graffiti vs. Street Art: The Urban Clash

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:34:15 +0000

This is the story of “Banksy vs. Robbo” or how a street art piece can provoke a graffiti war. My workmate “RJ” gives a detailed summary and tries to interpret the occurrences...

Dirty Style: Calligraffiti in Berlin

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:23:40 +0000

For years, Niels “Shoe” Meulman is well-known for his perfect mixture of graffiti and calligraphy styles. Next month, he will release his “Calligraffiti” book in Berlin!

Australian Graffiti: The Yok’s Fresh Stuff

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:58:26 +0000

Graffiti artist The Yok from Down-Under recently published some new shots of some new, nice and playful spray-paintings. Great work man!

Urban Calligraphy: Next Level Tagging

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:44 +0000

One of my favorite urban-inspired artists is José Parlá from New York. He is famous for his simulated dirty walls and a incomparable urban calligraphy style...

Pro Graffiti: Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:25:46 +0000

Why and how started Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant documenting graffiti? It’s a nice question for every other urban art documentarist! Here are the answers...

Bathroom Graffiti - Art or Pastime?

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:12:26 +0000

Do you like dirty toilets? Mark Ferem collects impressions of dirty tags, sketches and slogans in urban bathrooms. His book presents personal expressions inspired by privacy...

Urban Art Photographers Update

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:00:51 +0000

Recently I updated the successful “Top Urban Art Photographers” article. Now it’s an overview about 16 of the best urban art photographers worldwide, including Ruedi One, Alex Fakso, Paviani and others...

Graffiti Fine-Art: Futura 2000

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:47:57 +0000

Futura 2000 is an internationally acclaimed graffiti artist. His new style and his progressive way of creating artworks made him really interesting for me. Watch him painting...

Graffiti meets Cars: “Wash Me” Book

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:06:52 +0000

Get a free issue of the “Wash Me” graffiti car book, which documents the creative celebration of Mini’s 50th birthday. Featuring Seak One, Smash137, Tika and other well-known artists...

Major Graffiti Project: MadC’s 700 Wall

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:37:28 +0000

This year, graffiti artist MadC goes big! For the next twelve month, she will spray-paint a gigantic 639m² wall, called the “700 Wall - Stylemachine”...

The Art of Graffiti Removal

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:33:20 +0000

The art of graffiti removal is superficial a abstract way of reproducing the mostly gray graffiti repaintings by house owners. Some say it’s art, some other not...

Art Monument 2010 - Most Spectacular Urban Art Event?

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:57:46 +0000

“Art Monument 2010” is a spectacular urban art event, which will take place in Berlin this spring. Sozyone, Flying Förtress, Honet and Craig KR Costello will repaint the facade of an old tower...

Urban Car Art by Mini

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:35:58 +0000

Last Year, Mini celebrated its 50th birthday with a big art event: 10 artists created their own-styled cars! For some weeks, the corresponding book is published. Take a look...

New Graffiti Tool: CMYK Spray-Can

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:23:57 +0000

Color Dial Spray is a new type of spray can that contains CMYK colour cartridges in the one can. The new refillable can makes it possible to spray all colors you want with just one can!

Girl Power - Graffiti Movie

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:54:48 +0000

“Girl Power” is a brand-new documentary movie about women in the graffiti world. The film will be released in 2011, but there is already a nice teaser. Take a look...

Total Rewall Photos

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:09:08 +0000

The urban art project “Total Rewall” from London, connects photography and graffiti in a special way. The event took place some weeks ago - here are some photos...

Total Rewall - Graffiti & Photography

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:02:32 +0000

The graffiti and photography project “Total Rewall” makes it possible for every people to paint on surfaces, that are normally out-of-bounds for street artists...

KR Interview

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:19 +0000

KR recently designed an Apple notebook sleeve in his unique drip-style. This short video, which contains some statements by him, tries to explain, why...

Pixação Graffiti Video

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:07 +0000

A very exotic way of urban art is Pixação. The unique style and the short diffusion, makes it more and more popular for writers around the globe. This is a short introduction...

Shanghai’s Top Graffiti Writers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:09 +0000

The “Search for Creative City” graffiti event series in China featured some of Shanghai’s top graffiti writers. During the event, some interesting graffiti time-lapse videos were created...

Facadeprinter - Urban Print Media

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:28 +0000

The project Facadeprinter is about inventing a new urban print media. Developed by two German students, the facadeprinter makes it possible to large-scale print walls...

Church Mural Art - Augustine Kofie

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:40:55 +0000

American urban artist Augustine Kofie is well-known for his abstract murals he did in the past. Recently he published some interesting time lapse videos of his artworks...

Time-lapse Graffiti Mural

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:16:53 +0000

Recently I watched this amazing time-lapse graffiti mural art video and was impressed. If you like great art videos too, it’s a must for you to watch this one...

Urban Art Skate Pool

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:10:53 +0000

It’s great to see cooperating subcultures. Skateboarding and graffiti are fitting together like pot and lid. The result are creative skate-parks. Here’s an example...

Ink Tank - High-Pressure Graffiti

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:54:40 +0000

There are a variety of pathways, to get your tags on the walls. To use high-pressure ink tanks is one of them. Take a look to get to know how it works...

Ninja182 - Anamorphism Graffiti

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:26 +0000

Graffiti artist Ninja182 recently occupied an abandoned house with his mind-blowing anamorphism paintings! You don’t know, what I mean? Take a look!

Urban Top Shots #9

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:11 +0000

As every week, I feature the three urban top shots from the Urban Artcore Flickr-group. Today, I liked a Obey artwork, some Pixação writings and a nice yard shot...

Nunca Graffiti - Talking Walls

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:47:54 +0000

Brazilian graffiti artist Nunca is one of the most popular young urban artist worldwide. The high richness of detail in his artworks and his enormous influence on the Brazilian urban scene made him famous...

Mini meets KRink Video

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:51:42 +0000

Some days ago, Craig “KR” Costello and Mini presented a nice customized Mini Cooper with stylish silver drips on black metal. Now, a video clip was published...

Black on White, Style needs no Color

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:54:48 +0000

The people from “Style needs no color” released their new book “Black on White”. If you are interested in monochrome graffiti art, take a look or two...

KRink Styled Mini Cooper

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:55:26 +0000

Yeah, it drips! New York-based street artist KR was in Hamburg yesterday and customized a Mini Cooper in his very own style. Here are photos of the “krinked” car...

Sweatshoppe - LED Paint Roller

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:54:39 +0000

It’s really interesting to see, how a green LED paint roller paints a whole wall with video clips. Fake? No, it’s an interactive light projection technology!

Urban Mag - Krink, A Hidden Champion

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:13:38 +0000

Craig “KR” Costello is currently on everyone's lips. The American graffiti artists is now also on the cover of the Japanese urban magazine “Hidden Champion”! Get your issue here...

Dripping with KR in Hamburg

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:30:46 +0000

KR is in Hamburg! Next week, he will present his recent graffiti artworks and the car, he painted in cooperation with auto-manufacturer Mini! Interested?

Saber Speaks - Art for America Health Care

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:40:55 +0000

Artists from all over the world are supporting the fundamental changes of the political system of the United States by Barack Obama. Here is Saber’s artwork for the America health care reform...

Pixel-Graffiti: Urban Nerdcore

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:44:09 +0000

Computer-gaming is a popular sport in Taiwan. Graffiti artist Ano combines the flexibility of spray-paintings with the insularity of pixel-graphics...

Cellophane Graffiti

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:35:08 +0000

Cellophane Graffiti is a idea of writers and graffiti artists to avoid the lawful punishments. They create their colorful pieces on cellophane! You can’t imagine?

“Pantone Cans” by Nico189

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:41:13 +0000

Did you noticed the “Pantone Cans” by graffiti artist and graphic designer Nico189? It’s a nice idea with good capability! Imagine writers with “Pantone Formula Guides”...

Herakut Live Painting - Photos

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:04:01 +0000

Herakut in Berlin! Yesterday, the the German street art duo painted live in Berlin. I took a lot of photos while that live art event - take a look and be astonished!

Tsang Tsou Choi’s 44,000 Euro Graffiti

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:18:49 +0000

The most expensive graffiti artwork ever, was sold this week on Sotheby’s. For around 44,000 € an artwork by Chinese calligraphy artist Tsang Tsou Choi went to an unidentified bidder...

“All City Writers” Graffiti Book

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:16:54 +0000

The graffiti book “All City Writers” documents as an imaginary newspaper New York’s influence on European graffiti in the ’80s. 1230 pictures, 250 involved writers, ...

Graffiti Workshop: How-to Perspective Letters

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:47:23 +0000

How to write graffiti letters in a right perspective way? Famous graffiti artist Loomit gives an introduction into the theories of graffiti writing...

Berlin East Side Gallery

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:12:32 +0000

The Berlin East Side Gallery is being restored and repainted. This video clip documents the work with some beautiful pictures from around The Wall...

Futura 2000 by Ruedi One

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:57:49 +0000

Iconic graffiti photographer Ruedi One was there when Futura 2000 made some of the spray-paint artworks for his recent “Odyssey Two” exhibition in Berlin...

Futura 2000 Interview

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:17:13 +0000

During the opening of his recent “Odyssey Two” exhibition in berlin, graffiti legend Futura 2000 had some time to answer some questions. Watch the video interview...

Seak One & his Blackbook

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:51:53 +0000

Seak One characterized a own worldwide graffiti style. On my trip to Paris, I was able to take a look at his visual diary, the blackbook, and to take some shots of it!

Thalys Graffiti - JonOne 156, Nunca, Opak, SeakOne, SozyOne, Zedz

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:14:19 +0000

After I uploaded about 110 photos from the “Graffiti meets Thalys” event in Paris, I’ve collected some background info about the participating artists.

Nils Mueller - Illegal Graffiti Actions

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:36:39 +0000

Nils Mueller is in Hamburg! His new photo exhibition about illegal graffiti action documentation will open today at the Mono Conzept Gallery...

Graffiti meets Thalys Photos

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:04:43 +0000

What happens, if train operators and writers work together? It will be a great graffiti event! Take a look, what 4 European graffiti artists have done with a Thalys train...

Graffiti meets Thalys in Paris

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:28:01 +0000

Do not be surprised, I’m on my way to Paris. Train manufacturer Thalys invited me to be part of the “Graffiti meets Thalys” live event with Seak One and some other writers...

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...

Talk to Mr. Ed Templeton

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:48:10 +0000

Like the other “Beautiful Losers”, Mr. Ed Templeton is a hero for a whole generation of skateboarders and contemporary artists. Read what he has to say!

“Graffiti Argentina” in Paris and Berlin

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:39:51 +0000

The Argentine street is going through a stage of expansion and recognition like the USA lived in the 80’s with graffiti. This book focuses its artists...

Modart - Wallbreakers Mag

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:12:04 +0000

The latest Mini Modart about Wallbreakers festival is out! Wallbreakers is an unique contemporary urban art exhibition conceived to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall...

Photos: Superblast Exhibition

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:57:53 +0000

For a week, the recent exhibition by street artist and designer Superblast runs at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Berlin. Today I paid a visit to it and took some shots...

Color in Motion - Quintessenz Crew

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:03:33 +0000

It’s flowing, dripping, dribbling - The stop motion video clip series by Quintessenz Creation give an fantastic impression of creative painting in abandoned houses...

Stroke01 - Urban Art Fair Munich

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:12:01 +0000

At the end of October more than 15 international galleries and art projects based on urban contemporary art will show their picture, drawings, toys and other exhibits together at the Stroke01.

Ruedi One - Graffiti Photographer

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:56:45 +0000

What, you don't know Ruedione? Without a doubt he is one of the best graffiti photographers worldwide. For almost a decade, he has been documenting the writers scene and has thus remained part of it as its visual chronicler!

Write the Wall - 20 Years Breakdown

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:24:37 +0000

20 years after the fall of the berlin wall everybody is talking about the breakdown. The art installation “Write the Wall” is constructing a temporary memorial and artistic canvas for visual and lively remembrance.

Superblast Graffiti Exhibition, Berlin

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:05:35 +0000

One of the most famous urban artists in Berlin is Superblast. His graffiti and graphic design influenced artworks cast a spell over everyone! In some days his new exhibition will start...

Virtual Graffiti: Wii Spray Stencil

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:48:16 +0000

The Nintendo Wii is a worldwide success, but did you know the Wii Spray? It is a real-looking spray can controller for your virtual graffiti at home!

Graffiti Future: LED Spray Can

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:07:38 +0000

Have you ever heard something about “Halo”? It is a new special LED spray can designed by Aïssa Logerot, which was developed for realistic light-writing action!

Reverse Graffiti - Top Artists

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:20:42 +0000

“Do not spray, but cleaning” - Reverse Graffiti artist show, how easy it is to make real artworks out of dirt, with techniques similar to Graffiti. Take a look at the three top representatives and inspire yourself!

Zeus’ 3D Graffiti Sculptures

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:47:56 +0000

His innovative artworks inspired a whole generation and his three-dimensional graffiti sculptures and paintings are just phenomenal! Zeus belongs not for no reason to the most influencing urban artist of our time...

Kusho: Writing in the Sky

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:07:30 +0000

Kusho is a relatively new form of high speed painting, which artworks are mostly unpredictable. This year, its originator Shinichi Maruyama presents his extreme art at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York!