Tag: street art
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Australia’s Answer To Banksy Continues To Offend Celebrities Including One Who Wants To Kill Him
Australia’s answer to Banksy is continuing to upset celebrities with his unflattering depictions of them – as rapper 50 Cent is the latest to take offence. The anonymous Melbourne street artist who goes by the stage name Lushsux is well-known for his work involving celebrities. His famous pieces include Kim Kardashian with the figure of a…
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Mystery Colorado Street Artist Creates The Funniest Signs Ever, And The Puns Are Priceless
There’s some guy who’s got a way with puns in Indian Hills Community, Colorado. The mystery pun-ster, who goes by the pseudonym “Vince”, originally decided to put puns and jokes up a couple of times a week. “I also try to create unique holiday puns/saying, and current events that I feel are important. It is…
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French Street Artist Seth Globepainter Explores The Innocence and Wonder of Childhood
Prolific French Street Artist continues to create childhood-inspired interventions around Paris and the world. In February he held a major museum solo show at MoCA Shanghai which included elaborate sculptures and site-specific installations. He also painted one of his largest pieces to date on the banks of the Seine in Paris, and took part in…
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Random Acts Of Genius Street Art That Some People Consider Vandalism
There is often a public debate between what is considered art and what is considered vandalism. But creativity does not agree to limitations. When an artist considers her or his world as their canvas, they are able to create things that are beautiful and sometimes genius as they can see art where many cannot. At…
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Artist Trolls His Neighbourhood With Fake Posters
In a world of somewhat dubious street art, Alan Wagner and Sydney Marquez have raised the bar by combining street art and comedy. The duo create humorous and bizarre posters for various weird products and services and plaster them around their neighbourhood. “I knew I wasn’t sassy enough to make traditional memes. So I came…
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Urban Floral Cross-Stitch Street Installations by Raquel Rodrigo
Raquel Rodrigo is a set designer and artist who brings the macro details of cross-stitch embroidery to urban landscapes on the building facades around Madrid. She prepares her colorful installations beforehand with enlarged cross-stitch techniques using thick string wrapped on wire mesh before each is unrolled and affixed to a surface. Here are some of…
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Artist Uses Dirty Cars As The Canvas For His Artworks
Where one person sees a dirty car, the other sees a blank canvas. And if you live in Moscow, your car can also become the ‘target,’ doesn’t matter if you want it or not! It’s thanks to the Russian illustrator Nikita Golubev, who brings out the full artistic potential of dirty cars by turning them…
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Keith Haring Mural Painted in 1986 Has Been Uncovered in Amsterdam After Being Hidden for 30 Years
A mural by Keith Haring was revealed in Amsterdam last week, some 30 years after the US artist completed the commission, which was his gift to the Dutch city. The 40-foot-tall mural was painted by Haring in 1986 while he was in town for his exhibition at museum. It was covered a few years later…
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Banksy is Back and Taking on Paris With Sharp Political Criticism
Banksy is back and in France, taking aim at the French government’s crackdown on migrants in a series of new murals in Paris. The world’s best known street artist has “blitzed” the French capital over the last few days, leaving as many as six works on walls across the city. The first work takes issue…
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Banksy’s Ex Dealer Creates ‘Fake’ Theft of Banksy Painting At Show, And Media Are Dumb Enough to Believe It’s Real
It’s nearly the kind of fake stunt that Banksy himself would be proud of. Need free publicity and exposure for a show with slow ticket sales? Why not stage a fake theft of a Banksy painting, produce the staged robbery on video, and trust the media to run the story despite the dodgy cover-up? This…