Highbrow Magazine - graffiti artists https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/graffiti-artists en Croatian Street Art Festival Features Renowned International Artists https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/17046-croatian-street-art-festival-features-renowned-international-artists <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/photography-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography &amp; Art</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 10/27/2021 - 13:39</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1croatianart.jpg?itok=0pUPKTYs"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1croatianart.jpg?itok=0pUPKTYs" width="480" height="270" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">This year’s VukovART street art festival in Vukova, Croatia, featured a number of international street artists, including Boa Mistura from Spain, BustArt from Switzerland, Jana Brike from Latvia, Juandres Vera from Mexico, Mr Woodland from Germany, Victor Splash from Russia, Artez from Serbia, Kerim Mušanović from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šumski from Croatia, and Marion Ruthardt from Germany.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2croatianart.jpg" style="height:338px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/3croatianart.jpg" style="height:400px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4croatianart.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/6croatianart.jpg" style="height:338px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Highbrow Magazine</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong><em>Images provided by VukovART.</em></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Featured artworks include:</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>--Juandres Villa – The Heart Is the Commander</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>--Boa Mistura—OSTAJEMO</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>--Sumski – Portals</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>--Artez – Surprise Yourself</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>--BustArt – Kiss by the Danube</em></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/croatian" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Croatian</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/vukovart" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Vukovart</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/street-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">street art</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/graffiti" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">graffiti</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/graffiti-artists" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">graffiti artists</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/vukova" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">vukova</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">art</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Editors</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:39:02 +0000 tara 10709 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/17046-croatian-street-art-festival-features-renowned-international-artists#comments In Chile, Street Artists Turn Drab Concrete into a Carnival of Color https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/1071-chile-street-artists-turn-drab-concrete-carnival-color <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/photography-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography &amp; Art</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 13:20</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/4santiagostreetart-1-5.JPG?itok=0AFdRqBq"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/4santiagostreetart-1-5.JPG?itok=0AFdRqBq" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>  </p> <p> “Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.” – <em>Banksy, Wall and Piece</em></p> <p>  </p> <p> Art lovers accustomed to the strong anti-graffiti sentiment that permeates most American cities can rest assured that the form is alive and well throughout South America. From Bogota to Santiago, Rio to Quito, entire neighborhoods have become vast, public galleries turning row upon row of drab concrete block housing into a carnival of light and color. </p> <p>  </p> <p> In Santiago -- a sprawling metropolis that is home to well over a third of Chile’s population -- barrios like Patronato, Lastarria, Quinta Normal, Santa Isabel -- and especially the bohemian quarter of Bellavista -- are internationally recognized centers of street art.  An hour-and-a-half away, the gritty port city of Valparaíso is equally renowned for its graf culture, its crumbling walls and narrow alleyways home to a thriving community of artists and crews.  In 2010, Chile’s Consejo Nacional de la Cultura joined a group of wall writers to host a festival there, Graffiti Porteño, to spotlight local artists. Some Chilean writing crews even receive government support. </p> <p>  </p> <p> Unlike other Latin American cities where there are strong gang influences, Santiago is short on tags and big on stencil, wheat paste, block-long latex burners and surreal panoramas that mix cultural references with whimsical themes inspired by politics, anime, space travel and formal art.</p> <p>  </p> <p> These photos in the slideshow below, taken during the week of March 5, barely scratch the surface in terms of the sheer number of wall pieces -- both big and small – that are on display throughout the region; a book would be required to do the topic justice.  Instead I offer this collection as a small but representative cross section of the styles and themes of modern Chilean street art. </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Bio:</strong></p> <p> <em>Contributing</em> w<em>riter and photographer Christopher Moraff (<a href="http://www.christophermoraff.com/">www.christophermoraff.com</a> ) is a news features correspondent for </em>The Philadelphia Tribune<em> and a contributing writer for  the magazines </em>Design Bureau and <em> </em>In These Times, <em> where he serves on the Board of Editors.  His photography has been shown at exhibits around his hometown of Philadelphia. A selection of his street portraits (2008-2011) and a photo essay on Laurel Hill Cemetery also appeared in </em>Highbrow Magazine<em>. </em></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/chile" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Chile</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/street-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">street art</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/santiago" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Santiago</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/valparaiso" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Valparaiso</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/graffiti-artists" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">graffiti artists</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographer field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Photographer:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Christopher Moraff</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographs field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/1santiagostreetart.JPG?itok=coAquSBK" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/3santiagostreetart-1-4%20%281%29.JPG?itok=hC76y7Sc" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/5santiagostreetart.JPG?itok=hjDl0Svl" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/6santiagostreetart.JPG?itok=EgNUp1bB" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/7santiagostreetart.JPG?itok=nYL7z_TB" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/8santiagostreetart.JPG?itok=UHQf2DUV" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/9antiagostreetart.JPG?itok=ZzNnVMKc" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/10santiagostreetart.JPG?itok=909Z6lQF" width="480" height="480" alt="" /></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:20:51 +0000 tara 704 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/1071-chile-street-artists-turn-drab-concrete-carnival-color#comments