Monthly Archive: February 2024
The face of a giant bathing woman seems to rise up from the icy waters of an undisclosed Arctic location beside the fragmented remains of a rapidly melting glacier, snow-capped mountains in the distance....
Painting a hyper-realistic mural outdoors is challenging enough on its own, and artist Sean Yoro not only pulls off incredible portraits, he does it all while balancing on his surfboard. Known as HULA, the...
At STRAAT, we showcase some of the most amazing contemporary graffiti and street art. But there is a long history that predates these artworks. What were some of the key events that would eventually...
While we last heard from him a few days ago in Queretaro, Mexico, ROA has now landed in North America for the fourth edition of the PRHBTN street art festival. Painting on the streets...
World-renowned British street artist Banksy has gained recognition for his thought-provoking and often controversial works of art. One of his most rebellious pieces is the “I Fought The Law” screen print, created in 2004....
Excited ticket holders rush past sullen-faced guards in mouse ears to gain access to Banksy’s Dismaland, a dilapidated, depressing ‘bemusement park’ that’s far from the happiest place on earth. Contained within a derelict seaside swimming...
Local authorities are introducing security measures in response to vandalism, obscene graffiti. Prague’s John Lennon Wall has long been heralded as a symbol of free expression, the place where, during the communist era, Czechs went to...
A 20-story stairwell at a Manhattan Hotel brings together the works of street artists who worked at the now-demolished 5Pointz outdoor gallery. For years, the 5Pointz Graffiti Collective had been permitted to create art on a...
Artist Evan Roth’s award-winning work puts the action in interaction. Packing for a flight out of Los Angeles last spring, Evan Roth placed a steel plate in his carry-on bag. The phrase “Nothing To...
New research suggests that the painting’s artist, Edvard Munch, wrote the secret message around 1895. Edvard Munch’s The Scream attracted intense criticism when it was first exhibited in Norway in 1895. Some viewers interpreted the open-mouthed...