Galleries, museums and theaters are an integral part of the colorful range of activities offered by cities. Part of this is also street art. Accordingly, the offer in European cities is even more varied. We looked across the border and found five cities where street art accompanies you practically at every step.
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The artist transforms boring street objects into paintings that depict the truth of the modern world
Corruption, coercion, prohibition, conflict of interests are just some of the themes that the French artist Levalet depicts on the streets of France. Is our world really that cruel?
The windows of prestigious stores, full of luxury handbags, mislead many women to spend their last cent on a new, sinfully expensive 'friend in the arm'. If at the moment this 'friendship' is not accessible to your pocket, you can observe luxury not only in the shop window, but also on large concrete ruins.
American artist Tom Bob is turning New York streets into real works of art. And we sincerely hope that no one prevents him from doing so.
Russell Power is an artist from California who took a somewhat unusual approach to portraiture. His working tool is his palm. Not by holding a paintbrush! The process, which Power calls "hand-stamping", is completely unique. How does it all look?
Russian illustrator Nikita Golubev proved that dirty cars can be real art. And at a really high level. So when someone makes fun of your dirty car again, you can now explain to them that you support art.
Basketball courts, indoor and outdoor, are more or less all the same. Parquet or concrete, marked with lines and any sponsors' markings or visiting teams. A Playground in Italy is a different kind of basketball court. It is an art installation, but it follows all the rules of the game.
In the eyes of most people, street art is inferior and despised. The authorities do not approve of her, nor do the people view her in an overly positive light. Most of them are associated with abandoned, poor and decaying parts of the city. But after viewing these photos, you will certainly change your view of street art, which has been brought into disrepute mainly by 'smearers'. These graffiti brought these previously boring locations to life and breathed life into the city.
Street Art 2.0 is an art project by Philippe Echaroux, in which this Frenchman uses light instead of sprays and, in contrast to graffiti, otherwise the most typical representatives of street art, his works harmlessly intervene in the space. For his last canvas, he chose a tropical rainforest, where by projecting portraits of the Surui tribe onto the treetops, he drew attention to the problem and consequences of excessive deforestation.
From October 14 to 16 this year, Frivolus - a festival of street artists - is coming to Koper for the first time. The festival will host clowns, jugglers, magicians, acrobats, actors, illusionists and more. A symphony of street musicians will put the finishing touches on the magical journey, which will entertain and enliven the streets of Koper for three days.
In the US, high school students with a driver's license have a very special privilege. Not only do they get their own parking spot, in Florida and Texas they can even make it their own, like their own kindergarten. One day a year is dedicated to painting parking lots.