OWN Crew have been one of the most productive crews of late. Forming in 2009, the crew has been painting some very nice productions which is really upping the bar with graffiti and urban art in South Africa.
They recently started a blog and shared the link with us. Below are a few of the walls that they have done:
Born in China in 1984, DALeast is becoming a prominent figure among the new wave of graffiti art. He studied sculpture at the Institute of Fine Arts and began doing street art in 2004. In 2011 he relocated to Cape Town, marrying South Africa’s first lady of graffiti, Faith 47. We have been following his work since and are blown away by his unique style and the fine detail in his artworks.
Commonly depicting animals in a wire-like style, DAL’s work is complex but simple, beautiful and always intriguing. Using different mediums and spaces to create his works, he is inspired by the material world around him, life’s emotions that are part of it, as well as the spiritual world and infinite space that surrounds us.
Some of his works are currently on exhibit in New York as part of Wooster Collective‘s “Hybrid Thinking” exhibition. This group show features other street artists from around the world that have also been pushing boundaries and developing new techniques. A term has yet to come to describe these revolutionaries as street art has been referred to as post-graffiti on past occasions. Whenever the relevant term comes about, it is sure to be a new bookmark in the history of art.
Amidst the few revolutionaries that are trying to make any real impact in today’s society, one artist consistently brings a kind of positive reinforcement and commentary to the walls of cities around the globe. This artist is BLU, an Italian street artist that paints huge roller pieces reflecting various themes and ideas, sometimes focusing on topical but always relevant subjects.
We’ll let his amazing work speak for itself…
“BIG BANG BIG BOOM” - the new wall-painted animation by BLU
BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
We are very excited that BLU will be displaying art works in Cape Town for “Outside”, a contemporary urban art group exhibition featuring internationally acclaimed street artists.
For more information on this exciting exhibition, click HERE
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