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Soika or Sicko? One Street Artist’s Fascination with Discomfort

Soika the Vomiter, also known as Soika John McVomter, is a Filipino who is based in Cebu. While Cebu might seem like a tropical paradise to outsiders, there are many locals who know only too well that beneath the touristy veneer lie a lot of slum areas. And in these slum areas… Art. Street art […]

January 21, 2017 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Two graffiti characters enjoy a steaming mug of coffee in this street art mural by Lelin Alves

Lelin Alves’ Graffiti Art puts Personalities into Perspective

Brazilian graffiti artist Lelin Alves travels throughout South America, covering urban walls with his large scale personality portraits. Alves paints his portraits in his unique caricature style; building facial expressions and shapes out of wild angles and bizarre perspectives. By exaggerating some areas of his subject’s faces and minimising others, Alves draws the viewers eyes to […]

March 10, 2015 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Funny superheroes wear Spanish moustaches in this pop surrealism street art mural by graffiti artist Belin

Belin’s Funny Photo Realistic Graffiti Murals bring Humor to the Streets

Spanish artist Belin works on canvas, paper, and the walls of urban environments. His city-based street art combines photorealism with caricature art. The result is that Belin’s street art murals are a funny reflection of real people. Some of his graffiti characters are involved in real-world situations such as posing for a picture at a […]

February 27, 2015 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Forget Paint. Street Artist Vhils uses EXPLOSIVES to Create his Graffiti.

While most street artists rely on spray paint, markers, stencils and paper and paste to create their graffiti art, Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto (aka Vhils) uses explosives to create his murals. By setting his incendiary devices in specific places on a wall, Vhils is able to blow away portions of the wall to leave behind […]

February 24, 2015 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
An overexcitable pink elephant celebrates a funny birthday in this colorful street art mural by graffiti artist Duke 103

Duke 103’s Graffiti Characters Own Spain’s Street Art Scene

Spanish street artist Duke 103 brings color and movement to the streets of his hometown Valencia in Spain with his large scale street art murals. The subjects of his murals are generally personified animals and funny caricatures of people. His use of perspective and caricature techniques are eye-catching and draw the viewer into the scene […]

February 19, 2015 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Ashop street artists celebrate the completion of their large scale mural of the Madonna in Montreal

It Took 500 Cans of Spray Paint to Create this Magnificent Madonna Mural

Five talented Canadian street artists used 500 cans of spray paint over 16 days to create a large-scale wall mural of the Madonna. They drew inspiration for the style of the piece from the works of Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha, and incorporated symbols of Montreal’s history into the mural. One of these symbols is […]

February 18, 2015 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Titi Freak combines Japanese art styles with Brazilian colors in this street art mural of a giant fish

Titi Freak’s Street Art is a Fusion of Japanese and South American Ideas

Hamilton Yokota, who goes by the graffiti handle Titi Freak, is a São Paulo native with Japanese ancestry. His street art murals combine traditional Japanese art styles with the abstract art that is often found in South America. Not only does he fuse art styles from both Brazil and Japan, he has also created Brazilian-styled wall […]

September 18, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Street artist Stamatis expresses how much he loves life with this powerful poster graffiti art work that features a cheeky little boy

Stamatis Makes a Social Statement with His Sticker Street Art

Stamatis (aka STMTS) is a street artist and fine artist based in Athens, Greece. He works primarily with poster graffiti, and focuses on portraits of people as the focus of his art. Many of his poster paste-ups use children as the subjects of his art. Each graffiti piece carries a deeper message or a statement […]

September 7, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Cartoon animals frolic with elements of nature in this tribal street art painting by graffiti artist Phibs

Cartoons Transform into Tribesmen in Phib’s Street Art Murals

Australian graffiti artist Phibs has a distinctive street art style that combines elements of cartoon art and tribal designs. Many of his large street art paintings feature cartoon animals and human figures that are decorated with tribal patterns. These subjects co-exist with ethnic design elements in the overall piece that are rendered in a cartoonish […]

September 5, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Monsieur Qui completes his poster street art installation moments before the cops arrive

Watch Street Artist Monsieur Qui Hijack a Billboard

French street artist Monsieur Qui (aka Eric Lacan) creates poster art that he displays mostly on the streets of Paris, France, but occasionally in other European cities. This video shows how Monsieur Qui approaches a billboard display in a nonchalant manner while carrying a ladder and his paper cut outs, roller and glue. Anyone passing by […]

September 4, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
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