“One hundred and sixty thousand plastic bags are used globally every second. Five trillion plastic bags are used daily. Side by side they can encircle the world seven times ». These frightening numbers seem unreal but are sadly representative of the truth. Depicted in a video created by the great Fiumani, these facts about plastic Read more about ARTIVISM: FIUMANI AND HIS FIGHT AGAINST PLASTIC WASTE[…]
91% of plastic garbage isn’t recycled. This is the result of a « materialist, consumerist and greedy » society, as Bordalo II describes. Born in 1987, this unavoidable Portuguese artist chose to make the waste of the others his own treasure and to use it to express his creativity. His revolutionary ideas propelled him to the spotlight Read more about ARTIVISM : BORDALO II, THE ARTIST WHO GIVES A SECOND LIFE TO WASTE[…]
“Painting isn’t born for decoration of private houses. It is a tool of defensive and offensive war against the enemy.” Andrea Tarli chose this sentence from Picasso to explain his need to paint, adding :« It must belong to everybody, like music coming through a window. »This could help building the definition of artivism, that is to Read more about ARTIVISM: Andrea Tarli[…]
Blu is an artivist from Italy. He started with street art and then mixed it with videos. He uses art to denounce society evils. Capitalism, war, selfishness, global warming, violence, gentrification… He efficiently provokes awareness for the people who are confronted with his work. His style is recognizable thanks to its cartoon influences. He usually Read more about ARTIVISM: BLU THE ARTIST WHO DEPICTS SOCIAL EVILS[…]
Sunshine, great music, tasty food, very talented (inter)national artists and a lot of motivation. These were the ingredient of the perfect Sunday we spent together on the occasion of our last Paintjam: citylife/ citylights. One week later, let’s throw back to this nice day and share its good vibes with you! The aim of this Read more about PAINTJAM: CITYLIFE/ CITYLIGHTS[…]
It has been so long that I even miss to write… sorry for the long post :p Nowadays it is easy to see murals and beautiful pieces of art in the streets, but sometimes I ask myself: is there any kind of connection with the local context in this? After an awesome experience in Read more about Creativity and Local Context[…]
DO-IT-MONDAY We can’t get enough… Or we can? Everywhere we walk around, we find one or even many overwhelming our sight. Some draw attention because of the colourcombo. Some because of what is written. Some others draw attention because of their wicked designs. Some because there are so many. Though it is very annoying to Read more about DO-IT-MONDAY stickers[…]