http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Graffiti-and-Counter-Culture-Art Graffiti and Counter Culture Art en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:33 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/cool-hunting/category/Graffiti-and-Counter-Culture-Art 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-street-art (TrendHunter.com) All around Berlin, artist ‘A L A N I Z' has created bold politically minded urban street art. His creations address issues such as homelessness, capitalism and love, often depicting...]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-street-art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/premium-artist-collaboration-clothing (TrendHunter.com) This latest addition to the BNI, or ‘Brand New Intention' collection presents a unique opportunity to wear the artwork of recognized artist Reactor-88. The Los Angeles-based web designer...]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 16:07:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/premium-artist-collaboration-clothing http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/superhero-inspired-artwork (TrendHunter.com) Fictional crime-fighting crusaders have been the subject of many superhero-inspired artworks over the years. Icons like Superman and Batman have been reinterpreted over and over again by many artists....]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 14:31:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/superhero-inspired-artwork http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ballerina-mural (TrendHunter.com) Anthony Lister's abstract ballerina mural on theAudience's office wall adds a new dimension to the scenery of Los Angeles. With large flowing sweeps of color, Lister has transcribed the...]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 10:46:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ballerina-mural http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calvin-and-hobbes-by-oakoak (TrendHunter.com) People's favorite comic book duo has lept off of the page and onto the urban streets of France in the series Calvin and Hobbes by OakOak, a fun French graffiti artist. Known for his...]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 18:11:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calvin-and-hobbes-by-oakoak http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/juanito-street-art (TrendHunter.com) The Maldito Juanito street art comes from an artist from Geneva with a penchant for the grisly and the gruesome. He has produced some absolutely stunning street art featuring skeletal, zombie-like...]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 13:44:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/juanito-street-art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/josef-kristofoletti (TrendHunter.com) Austin-based artist Josef Kristofoletti created this 3D masterpiece on a dull concrete wall in Panama City as part of an international art initiative. The mural is painted on the side of Teatro...]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:45:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/josef-kristofoletti http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/billboard-sign (TrendHunter.com) Photographer Victoria Crayhon takes advantage of every billboard sign she sees on the road and tries to change and manipulate it to say something completely different. Not stating anything rude or...]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:15:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/billboard-sign http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roas-street-art (TrendHunter.com) Now that graffiti and urban street art are more popular than ever, urban artists in North America are having some trouble finding enough space to erect their glorious, spray paint murals, but...]]> Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:16:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roas-street-art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/former-writer-part-1 (TrendHunter.com) The Former Writer, Part 1: Colour on Surface series revolves around random objects that have only one obvious thing in common: They have all been spray-painted. These mundane items, which range from...]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/former-writer-part-1 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/club-street-art-gallery (TrendHunter.com) From a 19th century bathhouse to a world-renowned nightclub frequented by generations of entertainment industry elites, Paris’ Les Bains is no stranger to the re-visioning process. In 2010, when...]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:41:05 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/club-street-art-gallery http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuban-revolution (TrendHunter.com) Graffiti artists JR and Jose Parla collaborated on an extensive street art project that commemorates Cuban Revolution survivors in the city of Havana in Cuba. Entitled ‘The Wrinkles of the...]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:41:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuban-revolution http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superhero-graffiti (TrendHunter.com) This awesome superhero graffiti by Anthony Noble depicts a variety of popular heroes as works of urban art. He does so with heavy influenced graffiti-styled paintings. The characters included in...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:52:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superhero-graffiti http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-insect-and-sweet-toof (TrendHunter.com) During their visit to North America, British artists Paul Insect and Sweet Toof have created a series of graffiti works in Mexico City that are a touch infantile and a whole lot of fun. The works...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:10:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-insect-and-sweet-toof http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/italian-artist-awer (TrendHunter.com) Graffiti is still frowned upon by many as a renegade form of art, but it's strikingly clear from the work of Italian artist Awer that the traditional method of wall painting is anything but a...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:00:03 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/italian-artist-awer http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/french-artist-invader (TrendHunter.com) Renowned around the world for his urban art installations, French artist Invader has done it again with a pixelated version of Spiderman that can be seen around Avenue de L'Opera in Paris. The...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:04:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/french-artist-invader http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuel-di-rita (TrendHunter.com) Manuel Di Rita is an Italian graffiti writer, painter and sculptor who has been creating fascinating 3D graffiti art in Venice since 2000. Being an outlawed form of art, graffiti constantly faces...]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:18:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuel-di-rita http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peter-gibson (TrendHunter.com) These guerilla graffiti artworks by Canadian artist Peter Gibson, also known as Roadsworth, playfully interacts with road markings in the city of Montreal. The chalked-drawn pieces of artwork...]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:16:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peter-gibson http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/old-car-art (TrendHunter.com) Taking completely trashed cars, artist Felipe Carrelli turns them around by making them part of is old car art series that livens up the streets around urban neighborhoods. Upcycling abandoned...]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:59:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/old-car-art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-wall-art (TrendHunter.com) Heavily involved in the art scene within her community, artist Meagan Spendlove, mostly known as Siloette, creates giant graffiti wall art that is inspired by her own life experiences. Her...]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:59:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-wall-art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animated-graffiti (TrendHunter.com) INSA and RONE have collaborated to create this wonderful style of animated graffiti called GIF-ITI. The two artists offer the manipulated images as a GIF that creates a captivating stop motion...]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:04:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animated-graffiti http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rowena-martinich (TrendHunter.com) Some might mistake the work of Rowena Martinich as graffiti, but it's much more than that because of the sophisticated attention to breaking traditional perceptions of conceptual art. Her work...]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:48:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rowena-martinich http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mosstika-urban-greenery (TrendHunter.com) Mosstika Urban Greenery, a collective of street artists based in New York City, foregoes the use of spray paints for more eco-friendly materials such as grass and moss. By combining the guerilla...]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:57:15 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mosstika-urban-greenery http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-art-installation (TrendHunter.com) In her graffiti art installation project entitled ‘Abandonment of the Solid,' artist Caitlin Masley presents an abstract work that combines sculptural pieces as well as wall paintings....]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:45:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-art-installation http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rap-quote (TrendHunter.com) Thanks to these gripping Rap Quote street signs set up by artist Jay Shells, hip hop lovers are actually getting the chance to connect some of their favorite New York City rappers’ lyrics with the...]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:56:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rap-quote http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hillarious-graffiti (TrendHunter.com) Fra.Biancoshock’s hilarious graffiti strikes again and no building or street corner is safe. It will either pester you or make you laugh; there is really no in between. His work has been featured...]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:21:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hillarious-graffiti http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multigraffiti (TrendHunter.com) Graffiti has been adopted by some clever individuals to do all sorts of things like advertise products or even companies, but artist Peter Peffington's multi-graffiti pieces are using street...]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:27:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multigraffiti http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clever-graffiti (TrendHunter.com) Everywhere and anywhere can fall victim to Fra.Biancoshock's clever graffiti. Not even indoor locations are safe. Some of the graffiti projects take place on the street, in a bathroom and...]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:14:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clever-graffiti http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phil-frost-and-samuel-bayer-billboard (TrendHunter.com) The Phil Frost and Samuel Bayer billboard series is so valuable, everyone wants a piece of the art work. It has recently been reported that a collaborative billboard worth up to $50, 000 was heisted...]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:16:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phil-frost-and-samuel-bayer-billboard http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/godfather-of-graffiti (TrendHunter.com) Native New Yorker The Godfather of Graffiti aka SEEN is back from Europe with this wonderfully experimental abstract exhibition. Growing up in the Bronx, SEEN perfected his graffiti style and became...]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:15:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/godfather-of-graffiti