DALeast does eye-popping street art in London

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By Low Lai Chow in New Art on Thursday 23 May 2013

Chinese street artist DALeast states on his profile that he is “currently a human being”, which seems a bit of an understatement seeing how he creates all these ambitious spraypainted mural works wherever he goes. He’s been out and about in London in the last few weeks, doing some eye-popping 3D-like damage in places like [...]

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Astounding street art in Beco do Batman, Sao Paulo

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By Low Lai Chow in New Art on Tuesday 21 May 2013

I recently got to know about Beco do Batman (Batman’s Alley), a heavily graffiti-ed zone in Sao Paulo, from watching one of these Anthony Bourdain travelogue shows. The sheer vibrancy of the street art there is just astounding, as you can tell from these photos taken by travel blogger Ling Ge.

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Non destructive masking tape graffiti by Australian artist Buff Diss

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By Cormack O'Connor in New Art on Saturday 18 May 2013

Buff Diss is an amazing street artist from Australia who creates insane masking tape graffiti. If you’re thinking the use of tape would be detrimental to the the designs he could create, you are very wrong. Diss’ designs are intricate, well thought-out and easily removeable. What more could you ask for? Although, I’m not too sure you would want to remove the works of art. They make a lot of the spaces look a lot better, in my opinion.

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Street artist Hush

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By jen disisto in New Art on Friday 17 May 2013

The artist who goes by the name of Hush is a prolific street artist who has taken to fine art as well. His work depicts geishas with generally high contrast images that layer up graffiti to create complex patterns. A lot of the work relies on a palette comprised of primary colors.

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Best of Street Art from 2012

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By Sara Halas in New Art on Saturday 11 May 2013

Check out this collection of the best global street art from 2012. Where I walk past a staircase, window or pipe and see nothing particularly interesting, these artists see opportunity for creation. The way they use the environment of the street as a canvas for such compelling art work never ceases to amaze me. My [...]

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Spencer Keeton Cunningham’s native American Indian themed street art

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By Denimu in New Art on Tuesday 30 April 2013

Spencer Keeton Cunningham is a talented guy. I’m not sure if it’s his illustrations, murals or photography I like the best. Playing with the overly romanticized notion of North American Indian culture as a series of icons, sketches or markers, Cunningham is able to speak to the viewer through short, graphic strokes that hit hard. [...]

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Modernist illustrations by Italian artist Riccardo Guasto

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By Nini Baseema in New Illustration on Monday 29 April 2013

I recently stumbled across the work of Riccardo Guasto. He is a talented artist from Italy who also goes by the pseudonym, RIK. His works seem inspired by modernist painters, an era in art which I love, hence my obsession. If I had the money, I would love to empty his online shop and plaster [...]

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Conor Harrington paints distorted figures in clothes from the 1800s

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By Steven Quinn in New Art on Thursday 25 April 2013

Conor Harrington brings a touch of class to the mire of the over-populated homogenised world of street art. Harrington usually paints distorted inky figures in clothes from the 1800s, which I think he bases on photographs he has set up in a studio. What I am also impressed by is the scale of his public [...]

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4D street art using Augmented Reality by Leon Keer

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By Leon Keer in New Art on Sunday 21 April 2013

I’ve been working on a large amount of 3D street paintings in the last couple of years. It brought me to street art events all over the world. 3D street paintings have to be viewed from the right vantage point. If you are on the opposite site of this view point, you will only witness [...]

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See Colombian street art on a Bogota bike tour

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By Laura Blight in Cool Travel on Thursday 18 April 2013

I recently spent four months in South America ending my trip in Bogota, Colombia. The streets are jam packed with graffiti and various street art, so it really is a feast for the eyes. A great way to see the city is through Bogota Bike Tours that have a tour specifically for street art. A [...]

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Religious icons with an Afro-Brazilian twist by Stephan Doitschinoff

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By Annie Churdar in New Art on Wednesday 17 April 2013

What happens when you mix religious iconography with Afro-Brazilian folk art, pagan symbols, and street art? Stephan Doitschinoff happens. His colorful acrylic paintings are brilliant: all skulls and symbols and rainbows. And don’t forget to keep an eye out for his street art being produced by his alias, Calma.

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Famous Rap quotes as street signs by Jay Shell

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By Annie Churdar in New Art on Tuesday 9 April 2013

Follow these fresh street signs to brush up on your rap history! Thanks to Jay Shell, you can find famous rap quotes on any corner. This street art sign series were born when he decided to go around posting his favorit rap lyrics as official looking street signs on the street corners they actually reference. Well done [...]

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Anamorphic street art by Felice Varini

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By Low Lai Chow in New Art on Monday 8 April 2013

Swiss artist Felice Varini makes geometric anamorphic art on the streets, such as like car parks and courtyards, that are so perfectly vibrant and cool, it looks like they were actually stuck at the scene.

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Celebrating the Thai-Europe Connection at the Bukruk Street Art Festival

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By Mareike Muller in New Art on Wednesday 27 March 2013

Bangkok is going street art and has rounded up some of the best street artists from Europe and Thailand to take part. The Bukruk Street Art Festival, which is on for the very first time, features artists such as Nicolas Barrome, Daan Botlek, Saddo, San, Kruela D´Enfer and Harito. 27 artists painting, spraying and illustrating [...]

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Banksy inspired street art by Norway’s Skurktur

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By Tristan Rayner in New Art on Tuesday 26 March 2013

The style might be identical to Banksy’s, and in Norway there is this guy who calls himself DOLK. This, however, was made by Skurktur, an art collective based in Trondheim, Norway. Skurktur’s street art is teeming with social commentary and satire, which is in keeping with the M.O. of the great Banksy himself.

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