D*FACE - A Street Artist from London

Dean Stockton is better known as D*Face; is a play on the word "deface" which is how many view the art of street artists in general when it shows up on public property. In that sense, Stockton plays directly into the public opinion that street artists 'deface property'. While that may be true street artists such as D*Face also contribute to society even if their actions may be considered legally destructive depending on how they convey their artistic vision on a surface.

JB ROCK - A Figure of Rome's Street Art Scene

JB Rock was born in Rome in 1979. He's graffiti first appeared on Roman streets in the early 90s.  

One of the most important names of Rome's street art scene, his style has evolved over the years, and next to his usual graffiti work he now experiments with different techniques. Whether he's exploring the life of the suburban outskirts or investigating a woman's body, his use of decorative styles and images is outstanding.

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.

DREYK The Pirate: A Unique Graffiti Artist from Athens

Dreyk started painting the streets of Athens 13 years ago in his early teens. A few years later, he started forming his ever recognizable sea-themed style. Influenced by his studies in design, amongst other things, he evolved to a more clean cut-thick stroke style as years went by. Why the sea? Well, almost all greeks have a deep love for the sea and travel, and Dreyk is no exception. In his case though, as it usually happens, it all started by accident. Painting his first pirate on a wall many years ago, people started calling him “pirate”, a fact that helped him find his own identity in street art.

Often using only blue and white paint, Dreyk creates a beautiful intersection of greek tradition and contemporary creativity, inviting athenians passing by to his dream world, directly evoking emotions of innocence and restlessness – ultimately stating that life, love, Athens – it’s all beautiful, it’s all simple. These virtues are thriving not only in Dreyk’s graffiti work, but in his work as an illustrator / visual designer as well. Indeed, even though he has managed to become well known from a very early age (working as a graffiti artist for athenian clubs and hotels), he prefers to remain a “pirate” as far as graffiti is concerned. It’s a part of him that will always be his hobby and not his profession – he makes his living working successfully in the publishing field.

GASER aka GASIC PAINTER - Collective

More than ten years of experience in the art of graffiti, illustration and graphic design, writer and artist Gasicpainter offers decorating services and advertising. For each assignment provides exclusive designs and personalized, and are adaptable to all types of support.

STREET ART By BUSTART

It would be of no surprise if the name Bustart (Swiss born street artist in 1983) rings a bell. This versatile street artist from Basel (Switzerland) has been dominating the streets of Amsterdam for quite some time now! You can’t walk the streets without seeing his stickers, stencil art, paste-ups or pieces. His street art is not limited to any medium and he always comes up with someting surprising.

There is no technique Bust doesn't use in his pictures. Freehand with paint-brushes, markers and cans or stencils up to 8 layers. For him, there's no limit!

His favourite tools are markers and spraycans and as background definitely concrete walls. Because it has its own structure and it's naturally grey begs for a new coating!

Bustart works, loves and lives with Zaira and this for more than 7 years. They both enjoy travelling, but not for the good weather, the sunshine or the beach! Instead, they are always looking out for good spots to paint and express themselves.
Amsterdam has always been a magnet for the two artists; the whole flair of the city is unique. So, after traveling to Amsterdam every year, both decided to move to their favorite town in the beginning of 2011. Right now Zaira & Bustart are the key artists giving the streets of Amsterdam an artistic look.

SWEET TOOF - Street Art from London

Sweet Toof’s work starts with and evolves out of his street art, whether as a solo graffiti artist or in collaboration with others. Like the streets of 1980s New York, Britain’s streets today are being reclaimed by an ever-increasing army of street artists of which Sweet Toof is one of the most prolific and artful.  Typical tags, throw-ups, and more elaborate street pieces become a whole language that informs his studio works.

Equally disciplined in traditional painting and printmaking techniques, Sweet Toof masterfully blends urban detritus with bygone decadence. Fusing ancient methods with modern materials, Sweet Toof’s imagery combines layers of historical and current cultural references to create unconventional, iconoclastic art that is at once both traditional and contemporary.

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. 

THE WAKS – a collective of street artists.

Self described as: “Artistic collective consisting of cool personas. (SLIPY, SICER, POIZ, LACTAS, JUNIOR, PANDA, JESPER)”. Great styles and crazy photo realistic characters. These youngsters broaden the horizon. THE WAKS!

Abstract 'Street Arting' by KEF

Born in Aachen, Germany in 1989, KEF is working his way up with his one-of–a-kind street-art paintings and abstract works.

In his youth he painted traditional graffiti – which became to monotone for him after discovering street art. In 2005 KEF developed two very unique characters with which he invaded the European street art scene. In 2009 KEF transformed his two characters into more abstract figures – which he then painted onto a variety of different surfaces or as large scale murals. 

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.

The KRAH – Greek street artist

The KRAH was born in the UK and raised in Athens.
He is a self taught artist that started drawing from a very young age.

In his teens he started painting in the streets of Athens. Doing his first murals with spray paint in 1997, he quickly became one of the most noted Greek street-Artists, not only in Greece, but internationally through his tours around Europe and Asian countries such as Japan and Thailand.

He started his working career doing murals, before moving on to illustrating magazines and books, and then working for advertising agencies. Later he moved on to working for fashion companies. It remains clear that his passion for street art underpinned all of his work and led him into creating work for galleries.

ETAM-CRU: Street Art By Graffiti Crew

This graffiti crew is off the hook. Their unique and elegant style makes for a refreshing change and their skills and craftsmanship is awe-inspiring. Their giant murals are fantastical and take you off to very special places in your head. 

Street artists Bezt and Sainer from Poland unite their powers to create large scale murals on walls throughout Poland.

C215: Christian Guémy - Graffiti Stencil Art

 

C215′s real name is Christian Guémy but he goes by his artistic identity, ‘C215′. His street art represents an exploration of animals, architecture, freedom and those forgotten about by society all in incredible detail and against a backdrop of overlooked places.    He has put work up all over the world in India, Israel, Poland, the USA, Senegal, Russia, Morocco, his home-country of France and of course, London.

URBAN STREET ART - INKFETISH

Some cool street murals from London-based artist Tom Blackford, aka Inkfetish. “Getting into street art was a natural process,” he says. “I started out playing around with graffiti in my teens, then in my early 20’s, I met people that really inspired me to start realizing my illustrations on a bigger scale.”

Inspired by Japanese comics, he has a dark sense of humour that permeates many of his characters.

Tom’s distinct colour palette, often twisted subject matter, technique and bold themes continue to resonate with a growing audience.