As much as I enjoy finding street art gems while strolling along the streets, I cannot stand tags and graffiti on unwanted surfaces. Here's one that I saw on my street the other day. Curses to the derelict that did that. However, here's an act of 'vandalism' that I definitely approve of. Moscow-based Russian illustrator Nikita Golubev sees a canvas where others just see dirt. He uses . . .
Miniature Worlds
Australia's often forgotten, being so far away from everything else. However, I've seen a pretty decent portion of art, culture and design news flowing out from our borders over the past few years. Just came across this 15-year-old girl who did an amazing rendition of David Bowie's song 'Space Oddity' on The Voice. In other news – check out this incredible Australian artist Joshua Smith, . . .
Trading Tattoos
I first came across Miso during my visit to the Philip Shaw winery in Australia, and immediately fell in love with her style of illustration. Ukrainian artist Miso (also known as Stanislava Pinchuk) is based in Melbourne, Australia. She started her career as a street artist but later moved her attention to mediums such as paper and installations. Although her ideas bubble up wherever she . . .
Clever Urban Art
I always feel a sense of happiness whenever I read about any cool news coming out of Australia. I know we are a massive country size-wise, but it doesn't really seem like much news seems to spurt out from beyond our oceans. The ones that do get spread revolve around the occasional shark attack (understatement), people drunkenly pulling off their pants in public, and how can we forget...the video . . .
Metamorphosis
A beautifully timed shot - not a second too early, not a second too late. Florida-based photographer David Taggart photographed this and called it "Ready to Fly" but once it took its rounds across the internet, the public soon renamed it "Metamorphosis". "The picture was captured in Valparaiso, Chile where I was photographing the city's rich outdoor murals. As the man walked into the . . .
Change Your Perception
CMYK by Skurktur, a small design collective based in Norway. Let's all be that young child who plays in the coloured rain. via Martineken. . . .
ABSOLUT’ly Open Canvas
ABSOLUT does not just create awesome ads: It also creates awesome campaigns. “Transform Today” happened in Williamsburg last weekend, turning an entire block of North 6th Street into an interactive display of some of New York's finest creative talent. Freshly painted white facades were reworked, grafitti artists gave live demonstrations in alleyways, and there was a display of storefront . . .
Draw on the Wall
More street art, for those who like it as much as I do... Russian photographer Alexey Menschikov is at it again! via His Website . . .
Face the Wall
We all love street art. Real art, and not random tags on the wall spray painted with any colour they could find in the store, or nicked from their brother's stash. The ones that you randomly spot while walking down the street and make you stop and stare. Russian street artist Nikita Nomerz creates 'The Living Wall', an ongoing series that brings life to dilapidated buildings by painting strange . . .
Colour Burst
Today's street art spotting (by David Walker): via MyModernMet . . .