Category: Street art
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Artist Covers Melbourne’s Famous Street Art Precinct in Blue Paint in the Name of Art?
As we’ve previously written HERE, street art in Melbourne, Australia, has come a long way since the days of “zero tolerance” where street artists were considered vandals and fines and arrests for perpetrators were commonplace. As Melbourne’s street art culture has evolved and street art has become a major tourist attraction for the city, however,…
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H&M Files Lawsuit Against Graffiti Artist, Claims All Unsanctioned Artwork Can Be Used By Corporations Without Payment
H&M has entered a legal dispute with artist Jason “REVOK” Williams over the copyright usage of his work in a recent advertising campaign. The campaign features imagery as well as videos of a male model clad in the retailer’s “New Routine” sportswear line while in front of a wall with Williams’s graffiti painted on it.…
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Amazing Street Art That Cleverly Interact With Nature
Urbanism and nature do not always get along well, but when they do, the collaboration may create something really special and unique. We’re talking about street artists who incorporate elements of nature into their graffiti, turning 2D paintings into amazing 3D installations. In these cases not every wall or pavement could be turned into street…
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Who is Banksy? The Most Comprehensive Study of His Life and Street Art
Given the interwebs always seems to be aflutter with news about Banksy given his recent stunt where he shredded his own work at Sotheby’s after it sold for $1.25 million USD (see that HERE), we thought we’d show you the most comprehensive collection of his street art in one spot. Banksy developed an entire art subculture…
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I Created “Christmas” Billboards To Show Reality Of Children In Yemen (video)
“One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen” -UNICEF More than 50,000 children expected to die of starvation and disease by end of 2017. -independent.co.uk
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Banksy Unmasked? Tourist Claims Photo Shows Secretive Artist at Work in Bethlehem
A picture has emerged claiming to show elusive street artist Banksy finishing off his most recent artwork in Bethlehem. Dressed in a distinctive fedora hat, the middle-aged man in the photo was wearing grey cargo shorts and a grey fleece and was clutching a stencil and an aerosol can. The image shows him glancing over his shoulder in…
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These Funny Tombstones Show You Really Can Go Out With a Bang
Some people’s sense of humor is so strong that it manages to last beyond their own lives. They love to have the last laugh, even if that means adding it to their tombstone at their death. artFido has compiled a list of these people, showcasing some of the funniest tombstone epitaphs you will ever see.…
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Street Artist Paints Fake Shadows Around The City
Some strange shadows have popped up of late in Redwood City, California. Flowers sprout from the shadows of bike racks, mailboxes turn into shadow monsters, and shady monkeys hang around atop parking meters. What’s going on? They’re the work of Damon Belanger, a graphic artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was…
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Street Artists Paint an Entire School Building Before it is Demolished
As part of the Rehab 2 festival, 100 artists were recently given the opportunity to paint the interior of a soon to be demolished student residence at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris, making it their canvas. Although the dormitory and all the works will be destroyed when the dormitory is renovated, several photographers have extensively documented…
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Street Artist Rone Creates TOP SECRET Exhibition
Last week in an unidentified and soon-to-be-demolished building in Melbourne, Australia, a secret street art exhibition titled “The Alpha Project” was held by renowned street artist RONE to a lucky few. As the invitation read: “I have been working on a huge top secret project over the last few months. In fact it is still a secret…