LED Art: Illuminating Urban Spaces - Graffiti & Street Art

Dive into our archive dedicated to the electrifying world of LED art within the urban landscape. From dazzling light installations that transform cityscapes to subtle, interactive pieces, we explore how artists are using LED technology to create stunning and innovative graffiti and street art. Discover the stories behind the art, the techniques employed, and the artists who are leading this illuminating movement. This collection showcases a range of styles, from vibrant, large-scale displays to more intimate, thought-provoking works. Explore the future of urban art, illuminated by LED technology.

Graffiti Research Lab Germany

Light Art | As a part of the urban art festival “Street Lab”, the Berlin-based branch of the infamous Graffiti Research Lab (GRL) put up not just more than 350 LED throwies at Kottbusser Tor but also did a great blitzTag action at Moritzplatz! GRL Germany presents blitzTag, a brand new Laser Tag software, with a whole suite of new features. You are invited to as yet undisclosed location, to bomb urban space with massive light based graffiti. blitzTag is not meant to replace the grand tradition of physical graffiti, it is an alternative open source tool – for urban communication in the digital age. (GRL Germany) ...

Sweatshoppe - LED Paint Roller

I had already mentioned one thing or two about light art and its different uses by street artists. This time I will show you a really interesting video, produced by Sweatshoppe, a viedo artists and multimedia performers collective. The developed the LED paint roller! It’s a paint roller, which actually doesn’t paint any paint. Instead it is made of green LEDs (light emitting diodes) which work in conjunction with a camera next to a projector which is programmed with software that tracks its movements. ...

Graffiti Future: LED Spray Can

Halo - LED Spray Can For some time, light-writing is a new trend activity of some urban artists, creative nerds and other, both technically and artistically, interested people. Recently, Paris-based designer Aïssa Logerot developed a new, trend-setting instrument, called “Halo”. It looks like a spray can, with an LED light in place of a nozzle, whereby graffiti artists are able to use it like their original spray cans, with the same gestures! ...