A Visual Tour of the Stunning Brighton Graffiti
A charming seaside resort south of London, Brighton is an easy day trip from London. Aside from strolling along …
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Bristol Street Art: Uncovering the City’s Vibrant Urban Art Scene
Whether you’re spending in Bristol a couple of days or only a few hours, maybe on the way to …
A Visual Tour of Buenos Aires Beautiful Street Art Scene
I started being more seriously interested into street art a few years ago, after a trip to Brighton where for the first time I saw some seriously beautiful and creative murals.
It might sound strange to many, but in Italy, we’re often plagued with senseless graffiti which are nothing more than vandalism and little quality street art, although this started to change over the last few years. The reason is simple: we have so many historical – and wonderful – buildings that there’s not much available space left for street artists.
Hamburg, Graffiti in St. Pauli Quarter
From the St. Pauli U-Bahn station or the Reeperbahn S-Bahn stop the best way to discover the graffiti is wandering along Clemens-Schultz Strasse and Simon-von-Utrecht Strasse, meandering through the perpendicular streets and entering the passages often hiding more paintings.
The best – and my favorites – are a series of wall paintings by Ray de la Cruz (also known as Ray DLC) covering a large portion of a building in Simon-von-Utrecht. Bright colors, characters from cartoons, allusions to Pop Art and classic advertising illustrations.
The Colorful Street Art of Marseille Cours Julien
Once home to the fruits and vegetables wholesale market, Marseille Cours Julien has become a hipster neighbourhood with trendy …
Berlin East Side Gallery: Memory, Hope and Decay
I walked along Berlin East Side Gallery on a gray, windy, and cold day of March, huddled up in my …