Like Melbourne is the epicentre of street art in Australia (sorry, Sydney, but … you’re on a well-deserved second place! Not bad either, is it?), Newtown is the epicentre for street art in Sydney. In this hip, bohemian suburb, (together with neighboring hoods St Peters, Erskineville, Enmore and Camperdown) you stumble upon the coolest […]
Social Creatives Street Art Singapore
Long-time readers know that I am a self-declared street-art-hunter. I wrote about street art in different cities and countries, also about murals and street art in Singapore. The ultimate guide to street art in Singapore Mural art @Singapore River. Part 3 Mural art @Singapore River Murals around the Substation Surrounded by skaters and graffiti And there […]
5 amazing outsider art places
I love art!!! Not so much the elitist and intellectual kind of art, but more street art, murals, and outsider art. The latter also referred to as ‘Art Brut’ or ‘Raw Art’. Galleries tend to intimidate me or make me feel uncomfortable. The approach and look of many galleries makes the art seem distant and […]
Sultan Arts Village. Hidden find in Kampong Glam.
No, it is not a big deal, Sultan Arts Village. Just a handful of art and retail spaces and galleries. Yet it has a distinct cool vibe, with it’s colorful walls, graffiti and murals. It’s thanks to those walls that I stumbled upon this tiny cluster during one of my walks through Kampong Glam. Otherwise […]
Ihwa-Dong Mural village
As I stated before, Seoul has lots of street art. One neighborhood that is really filled with street art is Ihwa-Dong. Ihwa-Dong is a small area near Daehangro, placed against a steep hill. It used to be a sad, neglected neighborhood, until the government decided -in 2006- to give the area a boost via an art […]
Skatepark@Somerset. Re-opened and refreshed.
There are two skateparks and youth parks around where I live. I wrote about one of them, Skatepark@Somerset, here. I love having it around, since there are a couple of walls and surfaces that youngsters use for murals and graffiti. I walk along it regularly and am always looking forward to seeing new pieces. The […]
Joo Chiatt. Heritage shophouses and contemporary murals.
It had been a while since I last visited Joo Chiatt neighborhood, so it was time for a revisit. I started at Koon Seng Road, a lovely heritage street. The fact that there were some new murals was an extra incentive for me. Especially since they were done by Lithuanian/Penang artist Ernest Zacharevic, who’s murals […]
Murals around The Substation
Longtime readers know all about my love for street art and murals and how uncommon they are in Singapore. Nevertheless I still succeed to find some cool ones every now and then. Also because I am really, really on the lookout for them. After a visit to the wonderful Peranakan Museum, I stumbled upon some […]
Where to find street art and murals in Seoul?
As I said before in my post about ’10 things you did not know about Seoul’, there is a lot of art in Seoul. That includes street art, murals and graffiti. There are remarkably many cats portrayed in the street art; totally up my alley! Alley? Did I say ‘alley’? How appropriate!;-) There are several areas that […]
Penang’s mural paintings. Part 2.
Let’s continue where we left of yesterday; Penang’s murals, today part 2. I already explained how this mural frenzy started in Penang. So today all we are gonna do, is check out some more pieces. Somehow there are many murals with cats. No idea why, but it’s fine with me, since I am a big […]