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    Nafir “Emptiness Of You” Limited Edition Artworks – Available Now

    Iranian artist Nafir have collaborated with StreetArtNews for this series of limited edition artworks entitled “Emptiness Of You”. It comes in 4 different editions and a unique one. The artworks will be priced at 590$ and are available now on StreetArtNews store.

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    Edition 1 – 60 X 70 cm

    “Emptiness Of You” Editions are stencil portraits over parts of traditional handmade Persian carpet from Kashan. The map of the carpet was  originally from Kashan City. Most Iranian Kashans follow a medallion-and-corner pattern. Kashan stands for the highest standards and traditional production of the finest craftsmanship, and are mostly knotted from very good wool.
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    Edition 2 – 50.5 x 73 cm

    Edition 3
 – 60.5 x 71 cm

    Edition 4
 – 61 x 76 cm

    Unique
 – 50 x 75 cm More

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    Marina Zumi “Sara’s Resonance” Print Release – October 23rd

    Argentinian native and Berlin based artist Marina Zumi will be releasing a new print edition entitled “Sara’s Resonance”. The print will be launched this Friday, 12:00pm local time Berlin, Germany.

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    “Sara’s Resonance” giclee print comes in an edition of 33 and measures 19,68 x 19,68 in. It will be priced at €111 VAT (if required) + shipment.
    To puchase, send a direct message to @marinazumi on Instagram or email to [email protected]

    Marina believes in natural wisdom, interconnectivity and the power of colour. Her favorite places are the streets and big walls, which she is re-visiting and transforming into colourful paintings. Through depictions of geometry and symmetry – the recognizable method of her creations – Marina emphasizes the importance of an equilibrium.
    Her works are placed in moments of absence of light, just after the twilight, where the real magic happens. The results are canvases, murals and installations bursting with energy and colour, illuminated landscapes geometrically shaped to the surreal world of ideas. More

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    13th Edition of DesOrdes Creativas in Spain

    DesOrdes Creativas is an international urban art festival celebrated annually in Ordes, A Coruña, Spain. Each year the festival brings in Ordes to a selection of the best street artists of the Gallician scene, Spanish and international. The festival acts as a tool for urban regeneration and social dialogue. It contributes to urban regeneration by turning old buildings into new and colourful spaces for everybody’s enjoyment. In this year’s festival, Cinta Vidal, Manolo Mesa, Reskate, Møu and Maz participated.

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    Check out below for more photos of the walls in this year’s DesOrdes Creativas.

    Mural by Cinta Vidal, DesOrdes Creativas 2020

    Mural by Maz, DesOrdes Creativas 2020

    “Somos Semilla” by Reskate, DesOrdes Creativas 2020

    Mural by MØU, DesOrdes Creativas 2020

    Mural by Manolo Mesa, DesOrdes Creativas 2020 More

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    Discovering Banksy – Part 2

    Street artist Bansky has been surprising the world since the 90’s. From then on Banksy’s silkscreen prints and stencil paintings were racking up record-breaking sales in storied art auctions such as Sotheby’s and Bonham’s of London. These successful sales marked Banksy’s entry into the commercial art world. For the second part of our series “Discovering Banksy”, we are sharing his “little-known” paintings and prints mostly dating in the 90’s and early 2000’s.

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    Scroll down below to view the interesting selection.

    Riot Painting from Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1997

    Riot Painting features Banksy’s arguably most famous piece the “Flower Thrower”. At first glance it looks like a rioter about to throw a Molotov Cocktail. However this “rioter” is throwing a bouquet of flowers instead.

    Police Car Print

    Painting on Canvas from Easton, Bristol in 1999

    Chicken & Egg Painting on Steel

    Early painting of Banksy sold for £10.00 in 1998

    Early painting of Banksy sold for £10.00 in 1998 (back of canvas)

    “Keep it Real” Painting on Canvas, 2006

    Painting from 1999

    Rubber Ducky, Painting on Canvas, 2006

    Clown on Skate Deck, 2000

    Avon and Somerset Constabulary, sold for £96,000 in 2000

    “Land in Poop” early print

    Bomb Hugger Print, 2002

    “Sid Vicious” Canvas Print sold for £82,000 in Bristol, UK, 2007

    “Armored Dove” in Bethlehem, 2007

    “Barcode Leopard” Print, 2004 More

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    “Airhead” by SHOK-1 IN Hackney, United Kingdom

    Bristish artist SHOK-1 just worked on a new mural in collaboration with London Mural Festival. The said mural is located in Hackney, United Kingdom. It features SHOK-1’s unique spraypaint X-ray style.

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    A cool blend of street and science, SHOK-1’s artworks have tremendous resonance with a wide range of demographics: from fans of pop culture, contemporary and street arts, to surgeons, radiologists and scientists. Darkly beautiful and packed with subtle layers of intricate detail, X-rays are one of the most difficult subject matters a painter could attempt. SHOK-1 has pioneered cutting-edge freehand techniques using no tape or stencils to render his X-ray style.
    Check out below for more images of “Airhead” More

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    Banksy in Nottingham, UK

    Banksy just returned to the UK with a brand new piece that appeared a few hours ago on the streets of Nottingham.b-sm = 300×250; sm > none; The British artist painted a great concept using the bike’s missing tyre. This is another tongue in cheek piece to add to B’s collection of humorous street works… More

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    Discovering Banksy – Part 1

    Over the past decades, Banksy have been one of the biggest (if not the biggest) names in the street art scene. Banksy’s rise to fame and notoriety was born from his controversial and often politically-charged stencilled graffiti works. Originally from England, Banksy’s work grew out from the Bristol underground art scene into a global phenomenon.

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    While it is exceedingly difficult to narrow down a handful of works that define his style, we present below a selection of Banksy’s early and obscure street art installations.

    Crossing in Dalston

    Installation in Hackney, 2004

    Brick Lane, London, 2007

    Banksy’s Removal van seen in 2004

    Banksy’s Removal Van

    Water Tank installation in Los Angeles, USA, 2011

    Banky’s Painted Elaphant, 2006

    Banksy’s painted elephant was a part of the show “Barely Legal” held in an industrial warehouse in Los Angeles, California in 2006. the show was meant to address important issues such as poverty, which is ignored by most people, the animal refers to the metaphor of the elephant in the room.

    Banksy Carved Tag

    Banksy’s Barcode

    Installation in Bournemouth, England, 2004

    “Traffic Cones” Installation

    Installation in London, 2011

    Installation in Bristol, England in the late 90’s

    Inside truck view of “Siren of Lambs”

    “Sirens of the Lambs” and it features a bunch of cuddly puppet animals peeking out of a truck, squealing (or at least squeaking) with fear. Its purpose was to bring attention to the cruel conditions real animals suffer when being transported from factory farms to slaughterhouses. More

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    Nafir “Emptiness Of You” Limited Edition Original Artwork Edition – October 22nd

    Iranian artist Nafir have collaborated with StreetArtNews for this series of limited edition artworks entitled “Emptiness Of You”. These artworks will be released by October 22, Thursday, 5PM UK time. It comes in 4 different editions and a unique one. The artworks will be priced at 590$ and will be available on StreetArtNews store.

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    “Emptiness Of You” features stencil portraits over traditional Persian carpets. The map of the carpet was  originally from Kashan City. Most Iranian Kashans follow a medallion-and-corner pattern. Kashan stands for the highest standards and traditional production of the finest craftsmanship, and are mostly knotted from very good wool.
    Additionally, these carpets used were old and damaged. It was repurposed as canvas for the stencil paintings.
    These artworks will be released by October 22, Thursday, 5PM UK time. It comes in 4 different editions and a unique one. The artworks will be priced at 590$ and will be available on StreetArtNews store.

    Edition 1 – 60 X 70 cm

    Edition 2 – 50.5 x 73 cm

    Edition 3
 – 60.5 x 71 cm

    Edition 4
 – 61 x 76 cm

    Unique
 – 50 x 75 cm

    Nafir is a self-taught Iranian artist born in Tehran whose works are influenced by traditional Iranian art and culture. As he call himself vandal street artist his art focus on social problems of Iran and whole world. Nafir start tagging in 2008 on crowded walls of Iran to fight with censorship political and social problems. 
    His paintings can be found around the world in Iran, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Italy, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Turkey, India and Georgia. Nafir currently lives and works in Tehran, Iran. More