Banksy, despite all the hype, is still worth covering.
This guest post is from world traveller Orion Kraus.
He can't seem to stop traveling, or perhaps he just is too excited about what's next. One of his amazing journey, a journey down through Central America by horse is documented on his blog 2 Horses Southbound.
These gorgeous murals are often hundreds of feet wide. DALeast was born in China, but lives in South Africa. His work can be found in cities all around the world.
Living in times that hope seems to have lost it's meaning and mankind walks in paths of uncertainty and hate, Simon finds hope in the skyfall. His calligraphy leads him through inner peace and serenity to the path of wisdom, from the free skies to a free fall in the urban surroundings we have to endure. In a pure and magical way he manages to entrap us to his world of letters with one purpose, to convey his message of change and hope crashing the black era that has emerged. A better world is possible. "This is the end, hold your breath and count to ten, feel the earth move and then, hear my heart burst again" MORE INFO www.facebook.com/urbancalligraphy www.flickr.com/photos/simon_silaidis www.urbancalligraphy.com Artist Bio: Simon Silaidis is a designer, a thinker, a vision-er, a pioneer... Lately he applied his life's love of calligraphy in the rural, urban and suburban surroundings of Asia and Europe. You will spot his work in abandoned places, in the streets and in his studio using ink and bamboo pens. His style is a mix of Western, Asian and Arabian calligraphy and his vision of a new world of calligraphy based in tranquility and symmetry dominating our surrounding is in fact the inner change he proposes to world. His twelve year successful experience as designer is only the start to what is ahead. CREDITS DESIGNWARS "Urban Calligraphy Skyfall" Urban Calligraphy Artist / Simon Silaidis SHOT & DIRECTED / Alex ioannou from Alexisdead (www.alexisdead.com) EDITING & GRADING / SECTIONGRAPHIX (facebook.com/sectiongraphix) DEDICATED TO DAN & MR.DHEO SPECIAL THANX TO DEZO MUSIC Adele - Skyfall (Quincy Kwalae Remix) MORE INFO facebook.com/urbancalligraphy www.urbancalligraphy.com www.designwars.com
Artist and calligrapher Simon Silaidis mixes Western, Arabic and Asian traditions of calligraphy and graffitis abandoned places in Europe and Asia.
Hua Tunan (画图男) is a rising artist in China. With a name that roughly translates to "Painter Man", and by combining traditional Chinese art elements with a brash pop of color and culture, Hua is grabbing attention in a lot of circles, including Volvo (see below):
This June 2012 Volvo Switzerland turned Zurich Main Station into an open street art studio for the second time. Seven Chinese artists were painting, spraying and restyling the new Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. At this extraordinary art event they expressed their interpretation of tomorrow's sustainable mobility, while also giving an exciting insight into China's contemporary art scene.
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