La MOUCHE - Organic Street Art from France

 

After six months of training in decoration painting, our ‘bug’ was then able to work some of these techniques: relief, trompe-l’œil and to create effects of carried shadows and light. He also learned techniques about perspective, false wood, stucco or even the panoramic technique… But the virus about sprays was really transmitted from his two mates Gnome and Twine from, ‘the HVA crew’. 

La Mouche – ‘The Fly’ in French – likes sketching, but he often gets his work done and inspiration from his own intuition and ‘brain pulse’ : this is how most of his colourful bugs and masterpieces came to life… still with some inspiration from the artist Korail.

In order to get inspiration, this ‘bug / street artist’ doesn’t hesitate to fly around the world – England and presently South America – with his friend Mozart.

BINHO - Pioneer of Brazilian Graffiti

Fabio Ribeiro, better known as Binho, is one of the pioneers of graffiti in Brazil and South America.

When he started painting in 1984 he was a b-boy (breakdancer) and skater; it was natural for him to express himself through graffiti. He learned drawing and painting techniques and in school when he was 12 and he started seeing classic graffiti.

The artist conquest respect wherever he goes: San Thiago, Buenos Aires, Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles, and almost all Brazilian states have been the scene of his talent. He develops a singular appeal of expression, giving life to all elements of its creation. No wonder that his bold style illustrated Nescau packaging, advertising campaigns from Ford, Brazil Telecom, Motorola, Red Bull, Nestle, Nike, Skol, Ecko, Guarana Antarctica, Sony, Colorgin, Bob Burniquist, among other Spoleto.

ROID - (MSK) Street Art of innovation: high technical skills required!

ROID, a graffiti and street-art artist from Bristol (GB), was born in 1982.

After a decade-long campaign of street and subway wall adorning graffiti that has garnered recognition from his homeland in the UK to collaborative art exhibits in California, ROID has finally begun a push for the demanding world of fine art. At the ripe young age of 29, the emerging street artist cultivated a reputation for his own distinct style surrounding boundary-pushing innovations and uber-technical murals. Having spent much of the last decade gaining the attention of graffiti lovers and of course the transit police, ROID joined the ranks of American street art crew MSK in 2008, the same year he graduated from London’s Camberwell College of Art. Since then, the contemporary illustrator made his art world debut alongside Revok and Rime at the Known Gallery in 2011, earning himself a nod from Forbes magazine in an article on “The 30 Most Important Artists and Designers under 30.”

DJALOUZ - A French 'Street Arter' in 3D

This French artist developed his style with the intention of departing from the (usual) scope. He's inspired by Arabic and Asian calligraphy. He composes with harmony between forms and places; the wall, the floor, corners and cracks. He likes to break the lines and goes beyond the simple mural, playing with the environment that surrounds his graffiti. Material waste, damaged; he will adapt differently each time according to the inspiration he have at the moment. He have a very photographic vision before he starts painting. He tries to use colours that go with the environment and he wants to put in volume what he chalks as a sculpture so that his forms take up space in places where they pose. He loves the letters but he doesn't quite master them so he prefers the abstract forms that are inspired by these places. This is why he always improvises. He never sketched in advanced!

When he started out the shape of his work was very round and organic. After a while he tried putting more volume to the forms to give the impression that his graffiti was really popping out of the wall. He has been working his graffiti around walls and on the ground since 2007.

MAU MAU - A UK Street Artist without border

An established artist on the street art scene and a homegrown southwest talent, Mau Mau has been putting his artwork on canvas and bombing public spaces for over a decade.

As well as his exploits in the art world, he has worked on video animations for Dizzee Rascal and The Herbaliser and created album covers and logos for Skitz (including the new release Sticks Man) Rodney P, Roots Manuva and Estelle.

He is currently producing thought provoking street-smart designs for THTC’s eco trendy clothing. Not by any means a stranger to the fashion industry, back in the 90’s Mau Mau worked on his own clothing label – Sewerside - producing iconic designs that gained a cult following.

Mau Mau has quite literally tagged the world - painting pieces all over the UK, America, Jamaica, Thailand, and Australia. His distinctive style often comes with a message – ideas prompted by political and environmental topics and served with a typically ironic British twist.

CHOR BOOGIE - Street Art & Color Therapy

Chor Boogie, born Jason Hailey in 1979, was raised in Oceanside California a small city by the sea with in San Diego county. He's an artist, a conceptual genius, a street romantic, a master of illusion and technique, Chor Boogie is an original. His works can be described as having healing effects by his unique and unmatched use of color, which brings greater meaning and understanding to his works. Every vibrant piece has a story attached to it. Chor Boogie’s colorful paintings are attracting A-list celebrities, art galleries and museums. Originally from San Diego, the artist known as Chor Boogie currently resides in San Francisco but is an internationally known artist and has traveled extensively to exhibit his work around the world.

The intentions behind his art work are to create timeless dynamic moments of imagination, creativity, originality, meaning, style, self expression, audience, taste, and the visual elements of line, light, composition, form, space, and color. It is derived from the colors of his soul. It is a therapeutic flow of colors, shapes, and movements combined in to one. A movement of images that has adapted to space giving it the significance of belonging to its surface, coming together as one and forming images of creation. Expressing realms of colors that give a healing sense and encourages you to wake up.