Liqen
STREET ART OF THE WEEK

Posted on 09/09/2011 by gael

Liqen is a talented Spanish street artist.

Every week, I try my best to show you an inspiring collection of some of the best street artists from around the world.
This week, discover a nice selection of artworks by the Spanish artist Liqen.
More images of the inspiring Street art from Liqen.

Mantro, street art on a building

The Spanish street artist invade the streets of Mexico with colorful artworks

Urban graffiti at its best

Cara, a face painted on a wall

Bicefarl is a urban painting by the Sanish artist Liqen

SEIZE
Interview with the French street artist

Posted on 02/09/2011 by gael

Seize tells me more about his art in an exclusive interview.

I’m jealous.
Seize obviously get better weed than I do.
I’m gonna make another joint.
See you in another cosmic universe.
More about the street artist Seize.

Portrait of Seize painting a street artwork

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
A self-taught painter, I was born in Paris in 1971. I live in a geometric and colorful world.
My experience and my inspiration come from urban arts, where I began. I developed a very personal graphic code and I use the energy from the colors as a therapy.
I have been working for many years on reflections based on networks and connections.

Colorful street art piece by Seize

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORK?
Easy: it is geometricolorismohappyflashy or, in other terms, relative atomic painting, i.e. E=mc16.
It is the result of different influences that go from graffiti to contemporary painting, with artists such as Phase 2, Futura 2000, Dark, Keith Haring, Paul Klee, Nikki de Saint-Phalle, Dubuffet, Mondrian, to cite only the most famous.

Graffiti wall by Seize

PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR WORKING PROCESS
I discovered that symbols form a language.
My symbolic language talks about nature and universe. I believe that geometric forms associated with the simplicity and the rigor of structures and composition can lead to a great purity.
Nevertheless, the same forms show an infinite possibility of combinations and can also express dynamism and a great vitality. Using the same elementary shapes — lines, circles, squares, triangles, polygons, and curves, most of the major characteristics of human beings can be described, such as purity, contemplation, spirituality, calm, joy, dynamism, consciousness, creativity, imagination…

Opening of an exhibition by Seize

HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE YOUR ART?
The cosmos give me instructions to make peace on earth by telepathy or in my dream.

ANY LAST WORD?
Today, I’m working on these original designs that involves powerful creations using geometrical shapes full of colours. Now, we are heading from the same graphic support, towards a meditation and a reflexion to reach another sphere of conscience, guiding you to an indefinite world of networks twisting and crossing each other applied in certain spaces, which are strictly logical, at the same time subtle and obstinate to those who create their own direction. Peace on earth brothers and sisters.

Artwork on a wall by the French street artist

ROA
Inspiring street art from Belgium

Posted on 26/08/2011 by gael

Portfolio of the Belgium street artist Roa.

Every week, I bring you an inspiring collection of Street Art pictures.
This week, a talented Belgium artist named Roa rocks the streets around the world with amazing artworks.
This graffiti painter originally comes from the city of Ghent. In the past few years he became famous for his huge black and white animal painted in the streets.
He started by painting the animals on abandoned buildings in his hometown.
Today,his artworks can be found in cities all over the world, from NYC to Berlin to Paris.
More about the Belgium street artist Roa.

Artwork by the street artist

Urban painting by Roa

Inspiring street art by the Belgium urban painter

Huge street artworks typical of his style

Huge street artworks typical of Roa’s style

Creative and inspiring street painting

Beastman interview
STREET ART OF THE WEEK

Posted on 19/08/2011 by gael

Beastman tells us more about his influences and his working process in a cool interview.

Every week, I bring you a selection of some of the best actors of the Street Art movement.
This week, Australian artist Beastman.
More about the Australian street artist.

The Record Store, Sydney

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
I have lived and worked in Sydney all my life. I make pictures that I like, both small and large, in the studio and on the street.

Numskull / Roach / Beastman / Camperdown, Sydney

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORK?
My work is influenced by the beauty and symbolism behind nature’s repetitive, symmetric, geometric patterns and organic lines, my paintings depict an alternate world of hope and survival.

Mayz Lane, Sydney

PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR WORKING PROCESS
I wake up, eat breakfast, check my emails, make phone calls, then spend the rest of the day working on whatever im working on at the time. It could be a painting, a mural, an illustration, sketching ideas for future paintings, graphic design, curating an exhibition, blogging etc etc. That’s my working process everyday.

Element Collective, Gold Coast

HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE YOUR ART
No not really, only a bit when painting a wall. If the wall is a certain size or shape or whatever… sometimes you change your work to fit into or work with the space.

Brisbane

WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?
I am influenced by the other artists I work with in my studio:

Numskull
Phibs
Max Berry
Mark Alsweiler

Some other artists I love are:

Richard Colman
Mark Whalen
Trent Whitehead
Jim Houser
James Reka
Yok
Shida
Bruno 9Li
Mars1
Barry Mcgee
Escif

There are so many amazing artists out there!

5 Pointz, New York

ANY LAST WORD?
Lookout for my latest solo show of new style work in Sydney in December 2011.

4ZZZ radio, Brisbane

Blu
STREET ART OF THE WEEK

Posted on 12/08/2011 by gael

Portfolio of the italian street artist Blu.

I like street art.
Every Friday, your favorite collection of art in the street.
This week, best street artist alive: Blu.
The street artist started to become notice after a series of urban paintings in Bologna, Italy, in 1999.
His innovative and inspiring street art style became famous around the world when he started to release animated videos.
In the mid-2000’s, his artworks also stated to be showcased in art galleries around the world.
Don’t forget to check the video bellow to watch the amazing video of the animated street painting by the Italian street artist.
More about the inspiring artworks of the Italian street artist Blu.
More amazing street art inspiration.

Artwork by the Italian street artist Blu

Collaboration with the Brazilian duo Os Gemeos in the streets of Lisbon in Portugal

Blu went to Buenos Aires to paint huge street artwork on the walls of Argentina’s capital city

Street art painted on a Brooklyn wall

Blu street artwork in the streets of Warsaw

BEASTMAN
Look See Exhibition

Posted on 11/08/2011 by gael

Beastman is doing a new exhibition in Australia.

Piece painted by the Australian street artist for the Look See Exhibition.
The exhibition will be held at the Watt Space Gallery in Newcastle, Australia.
Make sure that you also check this really cool interview with Beastman I did exclusively for this blog..
I explained more about his inspirations, his working process, and tell us about how he developed his unique graffiti style.
Discover more inspiring artworks by the Australian street artist Beastman.

The Thing That Should Not Be, artwork by the Australian street artist Beastman

Poster for the Look See exhibition in Australia

Artworks for a skateboard series

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