Painting Walls: Graffiti, Street Art & Urban Art

This collection delves into the world of painting, specifically within the vibrant contexts of graffiti, street art, and urban art. Explore diverse techniques, from the bold strokes of graffiti artists to the intricate details of muralists. Discover the stories behind iconic pieces and the social impact of urban art. We explore the evolution of these art forms, examining the cultural shifts and technological advancements that have influenced their development. Learn about the materials, tools, and techniques employed by artists, and gain a deeper appreciation for the creativity and skill involved in transforming urban spaces into canvases of expression. This archive offers a captivating journey through the history and impact of painted art in the urban landscape.

RIP Street Art - Robbo Exhibition

Yesterday, London’s Pure Evil Gallery opened its doors with a lot of hype and TV cameras for the “New Paintings” exhibition by famous Banksy-basher and old school graffiti artist Robbo. Of course I visited the opening and took some shots of the paintings, including a lot of drips, colors, paint and kitsch, but I’m still unsure what to think about that exhibition… I talked to some people and asked them what they think about Robbo’s paintings and stencil artworks and one of them told me that the whole exhibition is maybe a big fake. Although it’s not the Anti-Banksy exhibition I’d expected, Robbo may wants to show how easy (and in that way stupid) it is to create street-art-like artworks in his opinion. ...

Jaybo’s Hazardous Brushstrokes

Short news for those of you who are in Berlin today: Circle Culture Gallery will open its doors for Jaybo’s “Hazardous Brushstrokes” exhibition this evening! The art show will present Jaybo’s latest artworks, including crazy paintings and of course hazardous brushstrokes… Jaybo’s work always seems to take giant leaps and it’s quite hard to keep up with his ever changing styles and ideas… This show is no different, a big departure from the figurative into some really abstract realms. I only wish I could be there! (Remi Rough) ...

Amazing Mural Art: Jazz Time

Jazz w wolnych chwilach, which means something like Jazz in Free-time and is an album title of one of the finest polish rappers OSTR (thanks to AirborneMark), is maybe the greatest mural artwork I’ve seen in the last months and I still can’t stop looking at it…Done by Chazme, Lump, Sainer and Sepe in Szczecin, Poland, the huge wall-painting shows four amazing characters playing - how else could it be - jazz. ...

Nychos’ Graffiti Show Photos

Nychos’ graffiti horror show, which opened yesterday at Pure Evil Gallery in London, is a great success. A lot of people joined the opening (yes, some these crazy hipsters were there, too!) and marvelled at these gorgeous comic-style paintings, drawings and graffiti. Some were really scared by the horrifying scenes, brilliant! The Austrian Illustrator and Graffiti artist NYCHOS, who is mainly known for his prolific street art concept the Rabbit Eye Movement, is set to rock the foundations of the London establishment, combining his original comic styling with heavy metal attitude. (Pure Evil Gallery) ...

Biggest Marker Worldwide?!

WTF?!, was the first I thought, when I saw that jumbo size marker - And when I say jumbo, I mean ultra-jumbo, because this marker, an oversized staunch white tube by Nugget, is probably the biggest marker worldwide and was created by the Everfresh collective from Australia. The group known as Everfresh creates works which fuse intense colour, intricate line work, iconic characters and visual narratives, using the most diverse street art and graffiti techniques. The Everfresh crew are the key players that continue to shape Melbourne’s dynamic and prolific street-art scene. (everfreshstudio.com) ...

Blu: New Murals in Europe

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… ...

Berlin’s Painting Reality

Do you remember that ominous massive paint attack in Berlin earlier this year? A group of unknown bikers hit the Rosenthaler Platz in the heart of Berlin and spilled about 500 liters of colorful, water-based environmentally-friendly paint on the asphalt. Back then, a rumor circulated in the web about whether this paint attack was just another form of guerrilla marketing or a brilliant urban art action? Massive Paint Attack Video Today the official documentary video, named “Painting Reality”, was published by IEPE & the anonymous crew! It shows the whole procedure of spilling paint on the junction, which only took a few seconds. ...

Bäst Screen-printings in London

As you maybe noticed, Brooklyn’s infamous collagist and urban artist Bäst is in London for his first solo exhibition called “Botulism”! Bäst, who has been part of the international street art scene for the last ten years, presents in that show new artworks, especially screen-printings, which are inspired by the early punk flyers of London and New York. Showing 21st Century icons and imagery from all types of media. The crazy thing about his very successful screen-printings is, that they don’t look like a screen-printing, but like real collages! I was highly impressed by that fact, the joke within his artworks and the small talk I had with him. ...

Tagging: Biggest Tag on Earth

Unfortunately I’ve never been to New York City, yet. And for that reason, I had no chance to follow that thin trail of paint which goes through whole Lower Manhattan. That’s really pity, ’cause that line is probably the biggest tag on earth! As Nick and George from Brooklyn investigated, the paint trail - when you follow it around - forms a big MOMO tag… After requesting a meetup, MOMO told my friend that he accomplished this task by fixing 5 gallon paint buckets to the back of his bike, poking a hole in the bottom of the containers, and riding though the West Village, Soho, Greenwich Village, East Village, and Alphabet City. Momo made the tag in 2006. Some parts of the line have been covered up by roadwork and redone sidewalks but most of the line is still visible. ...

Urban Illustration: Zosen in London

As I told you, the premier UK solo show by Barcelona-based street artist Zosen called “System Collapse” is currently running in London! The art show presents an interesting collection of colorful, very detailed and funny canvas paintings and additionally a limited edition screen print. The simplicity of the imagery in psychedelic colours references a plethora of social and political issues, juxtaposing the heavily distorted photo imagery of today’s consumer society with naive, two dimensional characters and imaginary of primitive African art and Latin-American Folklore. In System Collapse, symbols saturated in colour represent the inequalities and injustices that separate the First and Third Worlds. (StolenSpace Gallery) ...