Tag: Graffiti

In graffiti subcultures, painting over another writer’s work is akin to crossing the picket line — you just don’t do it. Unless you’re German artist duo Layer Cake, that is. Graffiti veterans Patrick Hartl and Christian Hundertmark of Layer Cake break this unspoken ru...

Companies & private users offering products & services . Artists providing prints , paints , draws etc on demand or ready made canvas , paper or boards or portable graffiti .

A little tour around the city and it is almost impossible to miss the big yellow tower and the unique architecture of the Groninger Museum. Nowadays it is even harder to pass by without noticing the familiar faces looking down on you from the museum’s walls. They are portraits of over 200 Gron...

Over the past half century, not only has there been an increase in the amount and types of graffiti and street art appearing in large urban centers, but so too has attention paid to this type of urban public art. One of dominant questions, however, that pervades this activity is why do ...

Graffiti and street art has a longstanding connection with political and social issues. Not only do we see this kind of activity proliferate when controversial issues are contested in urban public spaces, but we typically witness graffiti and street art when a grass roots social ...

Jardin de les Tres Xemeneies, or garden of three chimneys, is, as described by many online: the most urban of urban parks in Barcelona. After all, it’s also commonly referred to as Graffiti Park Barcelona. Named after the three chimneys still present from the old La Canadenca power plant, J...

Take a step from the busy street into a concrete alleyway, the traffic noises are suddenly muted by the buildings. And instead of the expected gray drab underworld, the alley bursts with color, energy, and creativity wherever you look. Bombed with color and creativity —  Darren ...

We have been curating a directory of legal graffiti spots for over 10 years now. Reminiscing about our journeys around the world, there are some places that clearly stood out. This is a tribute to the most iconic walls we know. Some have great importance to the graffiti culture and helped ...