I owe my acquaintance with Marina—or rather her spraycan-wielding alter ego Galldindie—to the lucky coincidence of running into her while she was painting her carnival de la vida trio on a wall not far from my house in Exarcheia. It only took a few minutes of chatting to realize that this short girl from Barcelona was [...]
Wild Drawing (or WD) is easily one of the most versatile and active street artists in Athens. His usually politicized works range from smaller stencils to pasting projects and huge freehand murals. Originally from Bali he has been painting in the streets of Athens for about 7 years and can be found at almost all [...]
Bleeps—perhaps the most prolific political street artist in Athens at this moment—has been continuously creating complex artworks engaging with the crisis and the socio-political situation in Greece. His work has been prominently featured in media reports on the crisis but is also frequently subjected to vandalism. Find his manifesto and more information on www.bleeps.gr or [...]
Art student STMTS's large scale portraits of children can be found pasted up on the walls of Athens since the beginning of 2012. His blog can be found here. He talked to me about his creative process and his concern for the future generations. "I love life," Gkazi 2013 Have you always been [...]
If you have been following the images that have been flooding the internet from the streets of Turkey in the past days, you may have noticed that the movement of #occupygezi (also #direngezi, #resistanbul or #occupyturkey) has been quick to establish a very distinct visual identity, perhaps even more so since the Turkish media is [...]
