Beautiful Mural by Brazilian Artist Fredone Fone
2017-05-22
Brazilian contemporary artist Fredone Fone recently completed this beautiful abstract mural in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Photo by Fredone Fone.
JR’s Epic Olympics Art Installations in Rio de Janeiro
2016-08-11
French street art superstar JR has produced epic Olympics-themed art Installations in Rio de Janeiro. Image below via Phaidon.
In Brazil … World’s Largest Animated GIF Created by Artist INSA
2015-01-23
The British street artist INSA, famous for his “GIF-iti” — online-only animated GIFs he creates from his actual street art pieces — has painted a land-based artwork and had it photographed in stages by a satellite 431 miles above the earth to create the largest GIF ever. The short videoContinue Reading
On the Scene … TV Reporter and Crowd in Milan, Italy
2014-06-23
We’ve been in Milan, Italy, for a few days where we made time to join the crowd of thousands at Piazza Castello to watch the Italy v Costa Rica World Cup football ( soccer ) match on a big outdoor television screen. Pictured below, an Italian TV journalist does aContinue Reading
“More Samba, Less War” Street Art Mural in Brooklyn
2014-06-03
This awesome “More Samba, Less War” mural painted on a roller-shutter in Brooklyn’s Willamsburg neighborhhod, was recently painted by the Argentine street art rockstar TEC.
Urban Life … Barzinho, Favela Chic by Night and Day
2013-09-01
One of our favorite local hangouts near Global Graphica HQ in New York City’s Lower East Side is Barzinho, a Brazilian bar and restaurant that has a distinct favela-chic style that feels directly imported from Rio de Janeiro’s many hillside slums. The food here is breat, BTW! Check out theseContinue Reading
NY Times Looks at Brazil’s Street Art Superstars …
2013-08-10
This week the New York Times Magazine has an online photos essay slideshow on Brazilian street artists, including a brief overview and photos of work from around the world by brasileiros Os Gemeos, Hernert Baglione, Nunca, and Vitche. Really well done.
Favela Eyes
2009-12-01
French street artist JR has been painting giant eyes on the sides of the hillside favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The effect is that the perched shantytowns appear to be staring out at the city’s affluent high condos nearby. See more images see JR’s site and on the UrbanContinue Reading