{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Art Recap"],"cover":{"alt":"Top 10 Urban Artists 2011","height":800,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/roa-berlin-exhibition.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2011-12-29T17:11:22Z","description":"Guess who’re the top 10 Urban Artists 2011! To recap the last 52 weeks, I wrote down  some of the most influential and popular names from both, the street art and graffiti scene. ","html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter presenting the \u003ca href=\"/top-5-of-urban-artcore-2011/\"\u003efive most popular Urbanartcore posts\u003c/a\u003e in 2011, I will now honor this year’s top ten urban artists! Of course it’s difficult to do that. There’s a massive count of highly talented urban artists out there around the globe and I’m pretty sure either that there are also some great street or graffiti artists I haven’t heard about yet. Nevertheless I gave my best and wrote together some of the most influential and popular names from both, the street art and graffiti scene. Here we go:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"roa\"\u003eRoa\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelgian urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eRoa\u003c/strong\u003e is one of the major players in the international urban art movement! Being famous for painting fantastic, detailed, grayscale murals of animals, he traveled the world in 2011, visiting for example \u003ca href=\"/roa-in-mexico-mural-art/\"\u003eMexico\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/roa-exhibition-berlin-photos/\"\u003eBerlin\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/roa-western-australia/\"\u003ePerth\u003c/a\u003e. I’m pretty sure he is going to hit the streets around the globe also in 2012!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"aryz\"\u003eAryz\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to his unique, dreamy and sometimes crazy characters style and his highly trained skills in painting huge walls for example in \u003ca href=\"/aryz-huge-italy/\"\u003eItaly\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAryz\u003c/strong\u003e nowadays is one of the most well-known urban artists around the world, what lead him to several painting actions and exhibitions like his latest in \u003ca href=\"/aryz-hello-world-exhibition/\"\u003eBarcelona\u003c/a\u003e! Definitely a must to know\u0026hellip;\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_2eb040d495df803e.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_aab21394c443a754.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_456099e74126c3de.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_40b0f042763f0798.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_c26d408530dfbc1f.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_9d961e0e6d7f666a.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_8fa9e44204c757f4.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_feba1a20e94362d.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_e1248e975f5c3ad5.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world_hu_8fa9e44204c757f4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"aryz hello world\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003earyz hello world\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how--nosm\"\u003eHow \u0026amp; Nosm\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso Spanish-born twins \u003cstrong\u003eHow \u0026amp; Nosm\u003c/strong\u003e attracted attention in 2011 by painting countless, beautiful murals. One of the latest walls they painted is that \u003ca href=\"/how-nosm-mural-los-angeles/\"\u003emassive painting\u003c/a\u003e they created for \u003cem\u003eL.A. Freewalls\u003c/em\u003e, brilliant! Keep them in mind - you will hear more from them in 2012, I’m sure.\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_9b6a5d1d0ba1f6ac.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_26642634603a7481.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_9beb823da1eab554.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_6adda67e70cd25d.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_9db58e1e06864d64.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_3abd1af5b4f94fc7.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_7da4074fea766684.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_a1051386c1c09a17.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_7224872ad75d68e4.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles_hu_7da4074fea766684.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"how nosm los angeles\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ehow nosm los angeles\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"da-mental-vaporz\"\u003eDa Mental Vaporz\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m a big fan of the French \u003cstrong\u003eDa Mental Vaporz\u003c/strong\u003e (DMV) crew for years now! Including some of the greatest European graffiti artists like \u003cstrong\u003eDran\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBom-K\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSowat\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJaw\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBlo\u003c/strong\u003e and others, the collective is in action throughout Europe, painting massive walls like here in \u003ca href=\"/da-mental-vaporz-mural-brest/\"\u003eBrest\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"/da-mental-vaporz-graffiti-art/\"\u003eMassy\u003c/a\u003e. Hope to see more from them next year\u0026hellip;\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_d43e756148e98942.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_365cbdaf456d479b.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_d26600295b1881a4.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_c75fd26713e717ab.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_537d9f0a54c47a67.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_b0b3f8c33db3d2b0.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_369f8fd2d4409937.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_9f125758ee9fec45.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_c27dd3194e17862b.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural_hu_369f8fd2d4409937.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"da mental vaporz mural\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eda mental vaporz mural\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"jr\"\u003eJR\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his great success last year, winning the \u003cem\u003e2011 TED Prize\u003c/em\u003e, French photographer and large-scale paste-up artist \u003cstrong\u003eJR\u003c/strong\u003e invested his popularity, connections and money to   create new art projects like the \u003ca href=\"/jr-inside-out-project/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside Out\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e project, including really influential, political artworks\u0026hellip;\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_d858e1e095eb3e23.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_8ae44585051fdce0.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_e0d1607499746d8c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_5a5d6f8f69e46475.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_2a7656aa403572d.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_5d67ce821a5e4a12.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_930b599a00fe2d5f.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_a0ce2d2f2bb8ad50.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_4108676f84fd7022.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out_hu_930b599a00fe2d5f.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"jr inside out\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr inside out\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"vhils\"\u003eVhils\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course also Portuguese-born deconstruction artist Alexandre Farto aka \u003cstrong\u003eVhils\u003c/strong\u003e has to be in this top-list. His \u003ca href=\"/exploding-walls-vhils/\"\u003eexplosion wall art\u003c/a\u003e has impressed people of all nations, for what reason there are several \u003ca href=\"/vhils-documentary/\"\u003edocumentaries about him\u003c/a\u003e and also \u003ca href=\"/vhils-destruction-art-book/\"\u003ea new book\u003c/a\u003e featuring his brilliant works!\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_956e7897aa8877f1.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_d05cb081acc748d0.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_e8c5c08c5b07d4fc.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_7c134e5dfa8c3285.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_85c3945ffb3e7a4d.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_3ea82b16679d526c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_9febb15fe3992b6a.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_3e31454c2d78fefc.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_bf51b76a8078fc69.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1_hu_9febb15fe3992b6a.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"vhils book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003evhils book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"herakut\"\u003eHerakut\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, German urban artist duo \u003cstrong\u003eHerakut\u003c/strong\u003e did a great job again! Painting in \u003ca href=\"/herakut-yekaterinburg/\"\u003eYekaterinburg\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/herakut-installation-in-newcastle/\"\u003eNewcastle\u003c/a\u003e and for the \u003ca href=\"/herakut-mural-cityleaks-festival/\"\u003eCityLeaks Festival\u003c/a\u003e in Cologne, they spread their creative voice far and loud and published\u003ca href=\"/herakut-book-after-the-laughter/\"\u003e their own book\u003c/a\u003e! Of course we will see some more of their nice artworks in 2012\u0026hellip;\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_ce044e0ba88cf7ea.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_94051c43c6c33188.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_d6cbb9d04bcebcf3.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_f62625328fab9b3.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_9a48794295b47ac5.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_9eacfb3ccb99847c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_423a98ef78d666b6.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_1ccab9347cecc090.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_eaac7d12a2cdcc83.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural_hu_423a98ef78d666b6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"herakut london mural\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eherakut london mural\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"blu\"\u003eBlu\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor years now, mural art master \u003cstrong\u003eBlu\u003c/strong\u003e is the unchallenged urban art hero. In addition to several walls he presented \u003ca href=\"/blu-mural-art-dvd/\"\u003ehis own DVD\u003c/a\u003e earlier this year! Nothing more to say, except: Big up man!\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_e4529e84e7be8c13.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_e79f677913b1764f.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_f68019eb5e4a2662.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_97dc80b326cae49f.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_aad558313733449a.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_ecfb78ce1a3d2f8d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_bee88b69a468e7da.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_dec03c5b8f4200a2.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_d294776b34b47bcb.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd_hu_bee88b69a468e7da.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"blu mural art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eblu mural art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"madc\"\u003eMadC\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso famous writer \u003cstrong\u003eMadC\u003c/strong\u003e had a great year again, presenting \u003ca href=\"/spray-can-chair-mad-700/\"\u003eher own chair\u003c/a\u003e as a special highlight this year, she also had an own \u003ca href=\"/graffiti-show-madc-london/\"\u003eshow in London\u003c/a\u003e! Hope to see some more during next year.\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_c4a5efdd8c585181.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_d6b9cfa900540f5c.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_3ef5e24ebb0b4414.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_eecd1a9303d8f21.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_3d38cd36eb1137f8.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_b3516a289641dcf5.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_501ae516da40b41.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_86fd64b2a2ddb4e3.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_e9119ccbe1e6b3bc.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london_hu_501ae516da40b41.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"madc london\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003emadc london\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"clemens-behr\"\u003eClemens Behr\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast but not least, it’s Berlin-based urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eClemens Behr\u003c/strong\u003e who made it in this list. Behr used 2011 to travel the world, creating his dope cardboard-installations not just in Amiens, Paris, \u003ca href=\"/inside-clemens-behr-installation/\"\u003eBerlin\u003c/a\u003e, Vienna and Malmo but also in \u003ca href=\"/clemens-behr-new-york-cardboard-installation/\"\u003eNew York\u003c/a\u003e, Barcelona and \u003ca href=\"/clemens-behr-new-cardboard-installations/\"\u003eother metropolises\u003c/a\u003e! Make sure to keep him in view for 2012\u0026hellip;\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 800\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"800\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"800\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_91029b2e9766698b.avif 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_124b23798d636998.avif 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_fc2320c96deeea1c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_4cab061ce340642b.webp 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_ec3abd303cc51899.webp 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_25269dd8758eaa24.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_97d3dfd9e801f564.jpg\" srcset=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_243652bd36ebaa5f.jpg 480w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_2cdb13b3b6fb94fd.jpg 960w, /top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art_hu_97d3dfd9e801f564.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"626\" alt=\"clemens behr cardboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eclemens behr cardboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nThat’s it. Right, I could go on and on, presenting other top urban artists, but I have to cut here. However, if you think I forgot someone really important, use the comment area to write down some words about your favourite artist in 2011!\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nAfter presenting the [five most popular Urbanartcore posts](/top-5-of-urban-artcore-2011/) in 2011, I will now honor this year’s top ten urban artists! Of course it’s difficult to do that. There’s a massive count of highly talented urban artists out there around the globe and I’m pretty sure either that there are also some great street or graffiti artists I haven’t heard about yet. Nevertheless I gave my best and wrote together some of the most influential and popular names from both, the street art and graffiti scene. Here we go:\n\n\n## Roa\n\nBelgian urban artist **Roa** is one of the major players in the international urban art movement! Being famous for painting fantastic, detailed, grayscale murals of animals, he traveled the world in 2011, visiting for example [Mexico](/roa-in-mexico-mural-art/), [Berlin](/roa-exhibition-berlin-photos/) and [Perth](/roa-western-australia/). I’m pretty sure he is going to hit the streets around the globe also in 2012!\n## Aryz\n\nDue to his unique, dreamy and sometimes crazy characters style and his highly trained skills in painting huge walls for example in [Italy](/aryz-huge-italy/), **Aryz** nowadays is one of the most well-known urban artists around the world, what lead him to several painting actions and exhibitions like his latest in [Barcelona](/aryz-hello-world-exhibition/)! Definitely a must to know...\n![aryz hello world](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/aryz-hello-world.jpg\u003e)\n\naryz hello world \n\n## How \u0026 Nosm\n\nAlso Spanish-born twins **How \u0026 Nosm** attracted attention in 2011 by painting countless, beautiful murals. One of the latest walls they painted is that [massive painting](/how-nosm-mural-los-angeles/) they created for *L.A. Freewalls*, brilliant! Keep them in mind - you will hear more from them in 2012, I’m sure.\n![how nosm los angeles](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/how-nosm-los-angeles.jpg\u003e)\n\nhow nosm los angeles \n\n## Da Mental Vaporz\n\nI’m a big fan of the French **Da Mental Vaporz** (DMV) crew for years now! Including some of the greatest European graffiti artists like **Dran**, **Bom-K**, **Sowat**, **Jaw**, **Blo** and others, the collective is in action throughout Europe, painting massive walls like here in [Brest](/da-mental-vaporz-mural-brest/) or [Massy](/da-mental-vaporz-graffiti-art/). Hope to see more from them next year...\n![da mental vaporz mural](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/da-mental-vaporz-mural.jpg\u003e)\n\nda mental vaporz mural \n\n## JR\n\nAfter his great success last year, winning the *2011 TED Prize*, French photographer and large-scale paste-up artist **JR** invested his popularity, connections and money to   create new art projects like the [*Inside Out*](/jr-inside-out-project/) project, including really influential, political artworks...\n![jr inside out](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/jr-inside-out.jpg\u003e)\n\njr inside out \n\n## Vhils\n\nOf course also Portuguese-born deconstruction artist Alexandre Farto aka **Vhils** has to be in this top-list. His [explosion wall art](/exploding-walls-vhils/) has impressed people of all nations, for what reason there are several [documentaries about him](/vhils-documentary/) and also [a new book](/vhils-destruction-art-book/) featuring his brilliant works!\n![vhils book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/vhils-book1.jpg\u003e)\n\nvhils book \n\n## Herakut\n\nThis year, German urban artist duo **Herakut** did a great job again! Painting in [Yekaterinburg](/herakut-yekaterinburg/), [Newcastle](/herakut-installation-in-newcastle/) and for the [CityLeaks Festival](/herakut-mural-cityleaks-festival/) in Cologne, they spread their creative voice far and loud and published[ their own book](/herakut-book-after-the-laughter/)! Of course we will see some more of their nice artworks in 2012...\n![herakut london mural](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/herakut-london-mural.jpg\u003e)\n\nherakut london mural \n\n## Blu\n\nFor years now, mural art master **Blu** is the unchallenged urban art hero. In addition to several walls he presented [his own DVD](/blu-mural-art-dvd/) earlier this year! Nothing more to say, except: Big up man!\n![blu mural art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/blu-mural-art-dvd.jpg\u003e)\n\nblu mural art \n\n## MadC\n\nAlso famous writer **MadC** had a great year again, presenting [her own chair](/spray-can-chair-mad-700/) as a special highlight this year, she also had an own [show in London](/graffiti-show-madc-london/)! Hope to see some more during next year.\n![madc london](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/madc-london.jpg\u003e)\n\nmadc london \n\n## Clemens Behr\n\nLast but not least, it’s Berlin-based urban artist **Clemens Behr** who made it in this list. Behr used 2011 to travel the world, creating his dope cardboard-installations not just in Amiens, Paris, [Berlin](/inside-clemens-behr-installation/), Vienna and Malmo but also in [New York](/clemens-behr-new-york-cardboard-installation/), Barcelona and [other metropolises](/clemens-behr-new-cardboard-installations/)! Make sure to keep him in view for 2012...\n![clemens behr cardboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/clemens-behr-cardboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nclemens behr cardboard art \nThat’s it. Right, I could go on and on, presenting other top urban artists, but I have to cut here. However, if you think I forgot someone really important, use the comment area to write down some words about your favourite artist in 2011!\n","tags":["JR","MadC","Roa","Aryz","Vhils"],"title":"Top 10 Urban Artists 2011","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/top-10-urban-artists-2011/"}