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Portuguese artist Daniel Eime, talks about his life inspirations! He is a talented brush master that combines stencils, dripping and realism to depict works showcasing strange characters, with enigmatic gazes. We are therefore very excited to show to all the human side and personal thoughts of this unique artist! >> continue reading
We speak with Spanish artist Angel Toren who presents us with his amazing art pieces along with a great interview!!! >> continue reading
Portuguese duo Halfstudio shared their story of how they became Lettering experts with dynamic layouts sending out striking messages to the world. Find out how they start their average day and who sings in the morning! >> continue reading
After his recent show at the Underdogs Gallery, “Conto Interrompido”, Portuguese artist Mário Belém shared his thoughts with us about his work and life. We will take his advice in life: “Don’t be afraid to take risks, as long as you put your heart into it, it’ll be worth it.” >> continue reading
Meet Sonny the British/ South-African Streetartist who had us all excited over the past year while he travelled the world to paint large scale murals of endangered animal species in places including NY, Canada, Ireland, London, Russia and Johannesburg. The Murals are part of his project ‘To The Bone‘ which heb launched to raise awareness for animal extinction. The project is about to reach its peak with Sonny’s upcoming show in NY. Tim Jentsch went to meet Sonny to find out more. >> continue reading
We interviewed French Painter and illustrator from Avignon, SOCK. He is part of many crews and a member of the binomial Wild Sketch, while this year he was chosen to create the Meeting of Styles poster. His diverse creativity involves graffiti style works all the way up to animation with colourful explosive content. >> continue reading
Fanakapan is a prolific artist based in London whose art leaves smiles on peoples faces. He has travelled the world leaving 3D balloons and other 3D murals in every port he visits. Tim Jentsch from the ISSA team met with Fan and found out more about himself and his art. >> continue reading
Hazul, the Porto based artist, shared his thoughts with us on a wide range of topics, such as his art and his future plans. Inspired by ancient civilizations and nature his art contains symbolisms, mysticism and a surreal style he brings from other worlds. His secret? Adapting…
Tim Jentsch from the team went to meet NOMAD CLAN, the collective of two artists Cbloxx and AYLO, an internationally acclaimed street art muralist duo from Manchester, UK. After being wowed when watching them work at Bristol’s UPFEST in 2017 we finally met up with these lovely ladies for an interview and are excited to give you more insight into their views and background. >> continue reading
Meet IDRO51, an award winning rebel whose abstract art reminds us of colourful clusters interconnecting us with a world of expressionism. His art is the result of combining graffiti with graphic design and a few punk vibes! We are excited to present to you some background information on this fine Italian street artist from this interview he gave us while visiting Rome. >> continue reading
We speak to one of the most Iconic street artists, André Saraiva aka Mr. A, who opens his doors in NYC to ISSA. Here is our fascinating conversation about art, experiences, love stories on walls and the symbolisms of his works on the streets. For him Graffiti is not Vandalism, its a beautiful crime! >> continue reading
Belgian Street Artist Joachim was Born To Paint! His distinctive graffiti pop-style is impossible to ignore. A full-time, utterly dedicated artist with multiple street art murals to his name, he has managed to earn his reputation within the urban art scene. Find out more about him in this interview and his current solo exhibition in London. >> continue reading
Nitzan Mintz is an artist and a street-poet while Dede is an urban narrative artist. They live in Tel Aviv, usually work together in some truly amazing projects and constantly seek inspirations to create more in their home town or abroad. Read on and get the opportunity to find out much more about this unique artistic couple! >> continue reading
Venezuela born artist, Golden, opens the doors to his show in Wynwood and speaks to us about his works, his inspiration and how Love is all that matters! >> continue reading
Tim Jentsch met with the very talented American artist Matt Gondek, known for his deconstructive pop art. Drawn to the clean lines, bright colors and accessibility of comic books, cartoons and video games, Matt’s skill lies in his ability to replicate the clean graphic style of digital illustration in his paintings. A self–taught artist!
Read our fresh interview with American talented artist Arcy, known for his paint splashed style of large scale mural art. Arcy has spent a bit of his free time to describe to us his day to day life, experiences and works. >> continue reading
We recently hooked up with Ariane from Nice Art in Paris and got her to tell us about her dreams and futures goals. She started sharing her art in 1986 and never stopped since then. Read on to find out more about her! >> continue reading
Presenting our latest interview with Peeta. A talented multidisciplinary artist from Venice, Italy. His 3D art in graffiti and sculpturing has evolved it into a full visual experience that simply drags you out of this world. Find out what inspires him, what his future plans are and much more in our first interview of the year! >> continue reading
We speak to one of the most active female street artists of the scene, Alice Pasquini. From Rome she has trravelled all over the globe creating countless walls, depicting beautifull art about people and their relationships, representing human feelings and often easily recognised from drawing strong and independent women. Find out what goes through the mind of Alice and what drives her into being an unstopable artist that inspires so many people! >> continue reading
Do you like your art, mind bending and abstract? Maybe anamorphic? Proudly presenting this Interview, we speak with a ”Truly” authentic crew that has the street art and graffiti background and has taken their work to another level. The Torino based collective generates 3D images that merge almost magicaly with the surrounding environment and we are so excited to introduce you to their inside story! TRULY… >> continue reading
The Colombian artist Gleo was happy to speak with us and shared her views as well as some of her daily routines. Beautifully detailed, Gleo’s colourful scenes and fantastic creations catch and hold your attention, like a hypnotic Chimera dancing in the urban landscapes. >> continue reading
After Tim Jentsch saw Angus’ tile piece at Upfest 2017 as well as several cool little installations around Bristol’s Bedminster area it was time to speak to the artist himself and find out more about what makes him tick. >> continue reading
Chris Versteeg is a dutch artist, illustrator and graphic designer. He is the head of the Rotterdam based graphic design agency Projekt C and the chief editor and publisher of Street and More magazine where out team member Tim Jentsch holds a column – Tim’s Choice. We interviewed him to find out more.
Finally we got the opportunity to speak with the artist behind the series Paper Planes. Nuno Viegas opened his doors in Rotterdam and explained to us how all started and what he is up to nowadays. >> continue reading
This week we meet NEVERCREW, a Swiss based artists duo composed by Christian Rebecchi & Pablo Togni. They ve been working together since 1996. Their artwork is evolves around the relationship between mankind and nature, through a constant balance between fantasy and mechanics! Their work has blown our heads off from the very beggining and finaly we can look into their works throught their eyes! Check it out… >> continue reading
The Portuguese artist, surfer and family man Gonçalo “Mar” Ribeiro provided his busy time for a quick chat with us. Originally from Lisbon, he started painting towards the end of the 90`s in his hometown and nowadays is one of the well known artists in the street art scene of Portugal. >> continue reading
We chatted with Manolo Mesa a young Andalusian artist born in Cadiz (Spain). His works have long inspired us and it is about time that this interview has been made! A passionate spiritual painter that sees walls as canvases, Nature lover and traveler. His contemporary creativity is driven by rituals and loves to make us all think! >> continue reading
Meet street artist Sfhir, a very active painter that has created many complex and realistic murals around the world. Find out how it all started for him and how it evolved to become his absolute passion. >> continue reading
We cought up with one of Brazil’s big talents, street artist Valdi-Valdi. Originally from Florianópolis, he has been an active since 2006 and has always been inspired by the ocean! The sensational female figures in his works express the beauty and admiration he has for the uncontrallable force of the sea. His works have been exhibited in New york, Barcelona, Milano, Mumbai, New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and now he offers some time for us to get to know him better. So sit back and enjoy the Interview! >> continue reading
Aly Calle Is a young emerging Spanish artist whose artistic practice has developed a reflection on issues of gender using the street as a space for exploration and discovery. An interdisciplinary artist who broaches differents types of art such as painting, drawing, collage, installation, and video. Her work explores the world of the woman through the stereotype and the fetish as the creation of sex, roles, and gender. It plays with time: past, present, and future. >> continue reading
We have been following the fascinating stencil creations of MonkeyBird for a long time and finally we have the pleasure to engage with them. The French duo crew, based in Paris, have progressed hugely in the last couple of years and have brought to the public, some jaw droping, wall creations. Their large scale works, combined with an idealistic content include animals and symbols that offer to by passers an alternative to todays massive industrialisation offering new ideals! If you havent heard already… here is MonkeyBird Crew! >> continue reading
After waiting a long, agonising, time we finally managed to get to meet the Italian paste up and stencil master, UNO. Known for his imaginative and colourful repetitive patterns, the time has come to discover more about the person and the mind behind the artworks. >> continue reading
We had the oppurtunitty to talk with Portuguese artist ADD FUEL about his work, what it means and about his plans for the future. ADD FUEL works with stencils and gives a new touch to the traditional Portuguese tile throughout his work. >> continue reading
We cought up with Aussie stencil Artivist who goes by the name Murdoc. Based in Sydney, he originally started writing Graffiti but later developing a focus on Stencil Art to convey stronger messages, also because it’s a lot quicker… >> continue reading
We recently hooked up with Artes Prada and got him to tell us about his dreams, the cities he would like to paint in and all of his futures goals. This Spanish born artist has been constantly learning and that shows in his works. Read on to find out more about him! >> continue reading
Meet Rosh333, the artist from Spain (Alicante) who claims to have a heart that evenly pumps blood and ink. His work stands out because he has found a style in which he develops complex schemes that form structures that he mixes and enlarges while paying special attention to colours. >> continue reading
We proudly present our latest conversation with a street art lover and curator. Desislava, co-founder of the online magazine Bizarre talks about Art and Music and her presence in Canada, Spain and France.
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Meet female artist Vegan Bunnies, a graffiti ilustrator, member of the HATELOVERS crew (Female power Graffiti Collective) who sees her activity as an expression for freedom and her ideology. Based in Barcelona, she travels often and communicates her emotions and principals asking for more empathy from the World. >> continue reading
We speak with Brian Greif, a passionate art collector, street art curator and Executive Producer of the highly acclaimed 2017 Documentary ”Saving Banksy”. He confesses that he never expected he would be colaborating with the high calibre street artists he does nowadays. This is the result of his decision to leave his career just a few years ago. Read on to find out more fascinating facts about his numerous projects and his views on all hot issues around the street art movement! >> continue reading
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