ZUMI - STREET ART FROM BUENOS AIRES

Zumi studied fashion design and began painting in the streets of Buenos Aires in 2006 after being introduced to urban artists that inspired her. She is one of the few female artists to take her work into the streets of the city.

Taking inspiration from nature and from her day to day life, Zumi combines idealized versions of flowers, trees and birds in her own unique natural landscapes. Filled with beautiful pastel colors, her graceful murals create oases of beauty amidst the crowded and noisy city streets. Stumbling on one of her pieces delicately draped across a concrete wall brings to mind ideas of peace, purity, and joy.

Zumi’s art is a beautiful example of the power of street art to positively affect urban environments and our interactions with them. She has recently moved to Sao Paolo, where she continues to paint both independent and collaborative works on the streets and in gallery settings.

Mr.THOMS, a Funky Movement

Talent, humor and a little insanity. Meet Mr THOMS aka Diego della Posta, an Italian street artist. Mr.Thoms works with vibrant colors and geometric shapes to create movement. The walls he works on have a direct influence on his theme. His great understanding of architecture and body language allow him to grasp the essence of his characters and transcribe it to the walls.

His characters appear directed by insanity. They have a  funky sparkle in their eyes. His cartoonish portraits will make you want to stand up in move. This is what defines Mr.Thoms skills, his ability to depict movement onto the walls. You can feel the dog breathing, hear the musician playing and smell the alien’s paint. 

STREET ART BY MAKATRON

 Mike Maka is a painter who works in a variety of media including street art, canvas and illustration. He has travelled and created work around the world, painting the Berlin Wall to the River Ganges. He received a scholarship at 20 to study art in New York, which lead to working as a bike messenger for 10 years in 10 cities, and leaving his mark on many walls.  Mike has exhibited extensively through Australia as well as group shows in Brazil, Japan and New York,  and has works in private and public collections locally and abroad, including aquisitions by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.

His work is preoccupied with the interface between man, beast and machine. Presenting a visual riot that stimulates the mind, Mike’s art conveys an imperative message to those confined in the concrete jungle to stay connected to the animal within them that lives in the natural world.

He is based in Melbourne Australia.

DALE GRIMSHAW – The lowest of the low

Regarded by his graffiti and street art peers as the lowest of the low – an art school boy with no place on ‘The Street’ – Dale Grimshaw is anything but, as he disproves his naysayers and negative commentators by producing some of the most unique and inspired urban decorations since Banksy first appeared on the art world’s radar.

Originating from the infamous East London scene, Grimshaw’s impressive woodcut prints and paste-ups have gained the attention of graffiti and art commentators worldwide. Formally trained as a fine art painter, Grimshaw was heavily influenced during his tuition by the New York art scene, and as a result developed his now signature graphic style.

His unique technique perfectly transitioned from canvasses to woodcut printed paste-ups, which saw him evolve in reverse to most street artists: from private galleries to public walls. Often focussing on personal or social commentary, each piece has its own clear energy and intent, distributed by his aggressive approach and fractured style that imbues each painting with its own sense of emotion and feeling.

STREET ART BY DOLK

Dolk Lundgren, or simply Dolk (Norwegian for dagger/knife), is a Norwegian stencil artist whose work has rapidly gained popularity since first being introduced to the masses via the Wooster Collective and Pictures on Walls (POW). Dolk’s profile from Stencil Revolution lists his occupation as “fluffer” and states his interests as “stencils, painting, exploring, sex”. His work has been exhibited in London, Berlin and the NUART Festival at Stravanger in Norway. Dolk’s early works were often attributed to Banksy due to similarities in style. But Dolk has since established himself as a master of the stencil in his own right.

STEVE LOCATELLI

Steve Locatelli was born in Brussels. His passion for graffiti comes from the 90s. He started in the Brussels metro. Graffiti is truly a passion for this young artist who often plays with the boundaries of the forbidden. His works from the nineties and so on are often visible in places ‘illegal’. In 1998, the city walls have become exclusive places to let young people express themselves through this new art. It is at this point that he could give free rein to their imagination and develop his style.

SMUG – A graffiti artist from another planet.

When it comes to SMUG words tend to loose their meaning. A crazy guy from Scotland with some dope styles and a unique attitude fill out the puzzle of one of the most known and respected writers of the World. SMUG the real thing.

HIT – Athens street bombing kings.

In one of the most heavily bombed capitals of Europe, one crew stands above the other’s. HIT CREW pure Athens terror.

STINKFISH in Europe

Stinkfish is a street artist from Bogotá, Colombia who is best known for creating massive, psychedelic murals based on his snapshots of local people he encounters. He converts those portraits into stencils that become the center of his wall pieces.

You will find below selecting murals by the artist during his stay in Europe between Amsterdam, Berlin, London and Bristol.

WD – Wild Drawing.

A charismatic guy coming from Bali, situated for now in Athens gives as a new vibe. Deeply politically influenced, with tones of style in his hands he has been dominating the Athenean walls for some years now. By avoiding publicity and leaving his work speak for him WD has manages to convey his revolutionary vibe. Enjoy!

NOE TWO: Breathtaking Graffiti Artist from Paris

 Noe Two is an artist born in 1974, from Paris. It grows close to the ground wave Chapel, Theatre of the birth of Graffiti movement in France. He is a member of a group that his mark in the history of the French school: RAW (Real Authentik Writa). Noe two chose his stage name in reference to the biblical Noe. As the ark home to all animals, his work covers different approaches in graphic and pictorial compositions. 

Operating since the late eighties, it is an emblematic figure of French Graffiti, and one of the artists most full of his generation. His art unfolds on frescoes and paintings. But also in the field of graphic design: 3D modeling, photo montages and videos. 

Distinguished Artist, he pushes the limits of realistic paint bomb (spray). Its use and control dire impressive return of realism portraits on the wall as supports and canvas. In recent years, Noe Two abandoned this style to explore other possibilities. He works on an interpretation less realistic and more abstract composition with a very graphic. His works are constructed by a set of shapes, curves and colors that match.Graffiti plays with his collection of preset codes and rules. Noe Two is present on the international scene for over two decades. He participates in projects, events and sales auction in essential places and recognized artistic creation in the United States, China and Europe.

JEROM: STREET ART FROM IBIZA

Jerom is a graffiti artist who loves to paint on the walls in Ibiza. We could say that graffiti is his life. Jerom born and live in Ibiza as well.