Street Art

August 30, 2012

Melbourne’s Stunning Feathered Girl Mural

Street artists Adnate and Shida recently collaborated on this stunning, large scale mural in Melbourne. According to Gage, “Adnate's flawless photorealism melds right into Shida's characteristic swirls and intricately detailed designs.” Here's to hoping these two continue putting out magnificent works of art!

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April 23, 2012

Street Art Symbolizing Mexico’s Strong Family Bonds

Street artist Liqen was invited by the “Collectivo Tomate” to paint a mural in Xanenetla, a neighborhood with lots of rich history in the Mexican city of Puebla. As corn is a staple food in this country, he wanted to express the idea of how strong the family is there, making each grain a person or animal as a symbolic unit of a set.

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October 14, 2011

The Spanish Guitarist by El Mac

El Mac has been on fire lately. Using intricate lines and patterns, the street artist put up this wonderful mural of a man passionately strumming his guitar. The piece was completed for the Avant-Garde Urbano festival in Tudela, Spain.

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November 1, 2010

Urban Street Art: Burqa Man Loves Paris (3 pics + video)

Street artist Above shot us an email about his new work in Paris. As you can see, “A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words” is centered around the controversial burqa ban in France, that we discussed earlier in the forum. Above says: “I sat for a while considering if I should describe this piece and the multi-layered meanings depicted in the painting?!

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