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      “ROGER DELIVRANT ANGELIQUE” by 100taur in Montauban, France

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      French artist 100taur just worked on a mural painting done in collaboration with the City of Montauban and the Ingres Museum. The mural is the 2nd part of the trilogy around the work of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

      For little background on the artwork, Roger delivering Angelique is a painting painted by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in 1819, inspired by a song by the furious Roland of Ariosta. Angelique was a princess of the kingdom of Cathay, India. She was later brought by Roland to France to fall in love with him. However, she ran away and was captured by pirates who abandoned her on an island to offer her to the Orquemarine. That’s when Roger stepped in to save her, mounted on the Hippogriff.

      “I represented Roger as a vampire bat, riding the Hippogriff and waving his spear to the orca – dragon, as a sign of deadly attack. This is the part of the wall I made first. Whether it’s Roger, the hippogriff or the orca, they are represented in a way that evokes the unwavering bond that lies between human and the monstrous.” 100taur said.

      100Taur’s work is halfway between innocence and horror. He explores the concepts of difference and imperfection by creating fantastical half human and half animal creatures, evolving in a poetical universe. Each tiny details of his work is a tribute pays to the famous sentence by Francisco De Goya “The sleep of reason produces monsters”.
      He shows us frightening mythical creatures through is childish eyes and made his most terrific nightmares harmless, almost charming through his art. Behind each of his drawings, paintings, sculptures or settings, a story is waiting to be discovered. 100Taur was born in 1982 and works in Toulouse. He has been interested in nature, sacred art, Japanese culture and mythologies from all over the world.
      Check out below for more photos of the mural.

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      ‘Subway Art Breakthrough’ by Lek & Sowat

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      French graffiti artists Lek & Sowat have unveiled the second phase of their artistic intervention called ‘ Subway Art Breakthrough’ on the tunnel boring machine ‘Koumba’, building an extension to the underground tube line 14 in Paris.

      For the artistic duo the ephemeral element has always played a part in their many years of practice working in the public space. Rust, erosion, erasure, destruction mingle, complete, sublimate their paintings in situ or in their artist’s studio.
      In collaboration with NGE and Xpo Fmr their latest ‘Subway Art’ their latest ‘Subway Art’ production reflects their work.  None of the works made during production have been permanent. They carried with them the signs of their inevitable destruction. During their brief existence, they proudly displayed the traces left by men, cuts, welds, shocks, drippings… The tunnel cutting wheel was cut, damaged, re-welded; the crushed piercing wall, destroyed by the teams of NGE and Webuild.
      The new work produced for the breakthrough is no exception to the rule. Carried out during the last week, it was altered, transformed and improved by the men who worked on the preparation of the exit wall of the tunnel boring machine.The new work announces the tunnel boring machine by referencing some notable elements of the cutting wheel. The use of yellow colour and fluorescent blue are a tribute to industrial construction site colours , and alert us of the imminent exit of the machine.
      For Lek & Sowat, it is this idea of an exquisite industrial corpse that represents the quintessence of their collaboration with the construction world. By including on their works the traces of the work from men who built the extension of the tube line 14, they wish to pay tribute to all the builders involved and to the raw beauty of their places of intervention. .
      View more pictures of their work in progress.

      Pics by NGE / Stephane Bouquet
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      5th Anniversary Edition of The Crystal Ship in Ostend, Belgium

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      Although the 5th anniversary edition of The Crystal Ship was cancelled last April due to the pandemic, sitting still is just not their thing. They recently have invited DFace, Case Maclaim and Elisa Capdevila to paint new murals in Ostend, Belgium. The new locations Zelliklaan, Duinhelmstraat, and Wetenschapspark were all outside the city centre to guarantee safe visiting of our artworks.
      This 2020, The Crystal Ship’s theme is Home Is Where the Heart Is. 
      The Crystal Ship is an annual art event that turns the coastal town of Ostend into Belgium’s leading open-air gallery, with over a dozen world-renowned street artists setting sail for it. They have covered Ostend with murals, sculptures, installations, and just about everything you don’t expect to see in a popular holiday spot.
      Scroll down below to see more images of this year’s artworks.

      Mural by Case Maclaim in Duinhelmstraat | Photo by Jules Cesure

      Mural by Case Maclaim in Duinhelmstraat | Photo by Jules Cesure

      “Mermaid’s Tale” by DFACE in Zelliklaan | Photo by Jules Cesure

      “Mermaid’s Tale” by DFACE in Zelliklaan | Photo by Jules Cesure

      Mural by Elisa Capdevila in Oostende Science Park, Wetenschapspar | Photo by Jules Cesure

      Mural by Elisa Capdevila in Oostende Science Park, Wetenschapspar | Photo by Jules Cesure

      Mural by Elisa Capdevila in Oostende Science Park, Wetenschapspar | Photo by Jules Cesure

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      Artist Retrospective: D*Face

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      D*Face is one of the most prolific contemporary urban artists of his generation. Working with a variety of mediums and techniques, he uses a family of dysfunctional characters to satirise and hold to ransom all that falls into their grasp – a welcome jolt of subversion in today’s media-saturated environment. His aim is to encourage […] More

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      15 Striking Animal Street Art Murals

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      The animal kingdom have been a source of inspiration for many artists. Through reintroducing nature with the urban landscape, we get to rediscover our environment. From raising awareness about animal rights to just simply appreciating the beauty of the creatures, there are a lot of themes found in animal-inspired street art. Whether it is a whimsical […] More

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      Artist Retrospective: ROA

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      During this uncertain period, Street Art and outdoor murals have been halted. We will use this downtime to showcase a series of artists and the oeuvre that they have created over the last decade. We start off with ROA, the most prolific muralist the world has ever known! ROA is a world-renowned graffiti and street […] More