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The Ancient Antagonism Between Street Artists and Governments

A look at Barcelona’s Street Art scene from its “golden age” to the recent crackdown. Ian Currie argues why it is a cultural asset and should not be criminalized. »
by This Big City company on 2nd May 2013
Image by Dank K via Global Street Art.

The Illustrated Mythologies of Dan K

Dan Kitchener or DANK is one busy man. Resisting categorization, his art incorporates several branches of technology, from digital paintings to stop frame animation, music videos to AV displays, video games to »
by Global Street Art company on 4th Apr 2013
Image by Hunto via Global Street Art.

The Graffiti Cubist: an Interview with Hunto

Italy’s Hunto is a great example of the positive artistic benefits of a having a graffiti background – the flow in his work is unmistakable despite his obvious transition away from ‘traditional’ graffiti. He can »
by Global Street Art company on 14th Mar 2013
Banksy's Child Slave, Photo Credit: flickr.com

The End of Street Art?

Has Banksy become a brand? And are the consequences of this that the message in his work is often lost in translation? »
by Katie Moffat on 7th Mar 2013
Image by Pariz via Global Street Art.

A New Old School Style: Interview with Lisbon’s Pariz

You’d instantly recognize Pariz’s work by his colour palette, letter style and fills. Pariz’s work is colourful to say the least but there’s also a futuristic »
by Global Street Art company on 18th Feb 2013
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The Owls of New York: an Interview with Never

Never is a talented and prolific artist with a flair for characters and text work. The more you see his work the more you get the sense that at some point something somewhere went deeply wrong and painting became an »
by Global Street Art company on 7th Feb 2013
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Quintessentially American: Interview with Ron English

. Ron English has been creating his surreal brand of Popaganda since the Seventies. From early ad-busting adventures and sabotaging corporate billboards to subversive parodies of pop icons, English is one of the »
by Global Street Art company on 22nd Jan 2013
Image courtesy of Replete

The Full Package: Interview with Replete

Replete is a 15 year veteran of the street art scene based in Leeds, UK. His work often incorporates old school writing styles with newer techniques, such as cling film, to create mind blowing anamorphic 3-D optical »
by Global Street Art company on 10th Jan 2013
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Rosy-Cheeked Realism: Interview with Spain’s Belin

Spain’s street artist Belin is well-known for his rosy-cheeked graffiti characters, which have a strong fine art quality to them. Belin is equally adept at painting »
by Global Street Art company on 9th Jan 2013
Image courtesy of Global Street Art

Bonus Pointz: Interview with New York’s Graffiti Artist, Meres

This interview was written Global Street Art, who are currently crowd-funding a book with independent publisher Unbound; click here for more info. I meet Meres in his »
by Global Street Art company on 3rd Jan 2013
Source: Rhys Mitchell

Jazzing Up A Denim Store

ONE DAY AT A TIME Paint on Wood Raphael Rizzo & I painted this wall for a friend’s jeans shop. We used white paint pens on a black, wooden wall. This picture is about a traveller embarking on a bizarre journey, guided through unknown natural worlds by a »
by Rhys Mitchell on 17th Dec 2012
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