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      Artist Retrospective: Hyuro

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      Tamara Djurovic the Argentine street artist also known as Hyuro made her mark in the form of massive murals that covered the facades of entire buildings, which appeared in various countries all over the globe.Her work on the street had a surrealist element to it. Filled with character the images she created told their own story. Often depicting women, Hyuro also embraced the landscape around her to frame these images. The buildings and environment themselves often playing a key role in the setting of her murals.Valencia, Spain, 2013The last recent years of experience brought me awareness of the responsibility we have with our work on public places and in different parts of the world, understanding art as a tool to bring out the change, to communicate and share ideologies, a different path to build bridges, break down boundaries and generate dialogues that are grown from the bottom. As I feel I contribute with my minimum daily life actions to what I believe, I see my job as another form of contribution. Hyuro said in an interview last 2015.“Morriña” in Carballo, SpainMorriña is a word of the Galician language that describes a feeling of nostalgia that linked to an anthropological point of view brings us closer to the culture as a provider of all that is not a product of nature. In this case the blanket metaphorically represents culture and all those traditions and customs that are lost with the evolution of modern timesTake a look below for a few more beautiful murals by Hyuro.Lioni, Italy, 2016Valencia, Spain, 2017“Recuperem La Punta, aturem la ZAL” in Valencia, Spain, 2018“Education” in Sagunto, Spain, 2018Manchester, UK, 2016This wall is intended to give voice to all the lost innocence, all children who are fighting for their own survival, unable, in front of the eyes of all, to live a childhood as they deserve.Ponte Delgada, Portugal, 2014Scotland, 2018Ostend, Belgium, 2017Hyuro’s  mural above was an exploration of the social condition of women in our modern society, in a somewhat cryptic and unorthodox way.Ravenna, Italy, 2015Visit more murals created by Hyuro in our #Hyuro page. More

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      Artist Retrospective: DALeast

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      DALeas, born in 1984 in Wuhan, China, is a prolific, multi-faceted artist known for his unusual paintings of animals. He has been making art since he was three and studied Sculpture at the Institute of Fine Arts. He was fascinated by every form of art and worked on everything – painting, sculpture, installations, synchronizing performance, and digital art. He officially began doing art on public space in 2004 under the pseudonym DAL.“Phoenix” in Penang, Malaysia, 2015Animals are his main subject matter. His animals are typically depicted in two disconnected parts, often disintegrating at the center or falling away at the sides. Within every piece of DALeast’s art, a pop of color observed in the background brings his subject to life. This allows him to focus on the intricacy of his technique while delivering his final product. The use of fractured imagery and contrasting backgrounds serve to give his art a breath of energy and soul that can sometimes be lost in art with a more somber subject matter.Perth, Australia, 2015Delhi, India, 2015Lodz, Poland, 2014DALeast created mpressive and gigantic mural featuring his energetic and unique line-based imagery. The giant deer has its inner body transforming into roots for the birds to nest in.New York City, USA, 2014San Diego, USA, 2014Raising awareness about conservation and preservation of sharks and other marine species, DALeast painted this double piece showing a human on one, and shark on another wall of the same building. Using minimalist color palette that accents the water element on a shark, both images are slowly decomposing towards each other, symbolizing mutual dependence.“Maus Malaga” in Malaga, Spain, 2013London, UK, 2013This mural is a part of DALeast’s first UK solo show “The London Dare – The Finale Night” in London which was curated by Rom Levy. The artist, all in all, painted 7 walls through the streets of London.“T4” in Shanghai, China, 2012The Chinese artist painted “T4” with a powerful image on the crumbling walls of houses being destroyed. The result is a beautiful tribute to forgotten and powerless inhabitants, many of whom are mostly fighting in vain to keep their homes.“Osteoplasty.C” in Miami, USA, 2012To discover more about DALeast visit our #DALeast page! More

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      Artist Retrospective: Invader

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      French artist Invader began his signature practice in the late 1990s, plastering mosaic Space Invaders, a character from a 1978 Atari game, on the streets of Paris. Joined by Pac-Man ghosts and other popular 8-bit characters, the works soon became a familiar sight in cities around the world, from Los Angeles to Kathmandu.Also known as Space Invader, he is an Urban artist originally based in Paris. Once a work is completed, Invader records it as an “invasion” and creates accompanying maps and reference books to indicate the location of each piece.Los Angeles, California (2018)Invader began his ‘invasion’ in 1998. The Louvre, the Hollywood hill, the walls of Paris, Montpellier (with fellow artist ZEVS), and in random order, Aix-en-Provence, Frankfurt, London, Miami, Hong Kong, Rome, New York, Los Angeles and Vienna, the underwater depths of the Bay of Cancún and outer space with the International Space Station. Twenty years on, he has affixed more than 3,400 mosaics worldwide in over 70 cities.“Going into a city with tiles and cement and invading it,” says anonymous French street artist Invader of his craft. “This is the most addictive game I have ever played.”Versailles, France (2017)“I have never been tempted to reveal my identity,” the artist has said. “What I do and create is more important than who exactly I am.”Below are more of our favorite pieces from Invader around the world (and even in space)!Rabat, Morocco (2017)Malaga, Spain (2017)Darmstadt, Germany (2015)Tanzania (2015)Ravenna, Italy (2014)Tokyo, Japan (2014)Swiss Alps, Anzere, Switzerland (2014)London, UK (2013)Paris, France (2013)Cancun, Mexico (2012)Space Invasion from Miami, Florida (2012)If you want to discover more about Invader visit our Invader Page! More

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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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      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