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Pøbel (film)
Pøbel (; ultimately from Latin ''wiktionary:populus#Latin, populus'' meaning "folk" or "people") is the pseudonym of an anonymous Norwegian artist from Bryne, Norway. His work includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, placemaking and site-specific projects. Career He first came to national prominence in Norway in the mid-2000s for decorating abandoned buildings in the Lofoten islands in the north of Norway, bringing an urban street art phenomenon into rural areas and nature, thus sparking a debate on the meaning of "street art". Since then he has been involved in numerous art projects and also successfully released gallery works. His public art works can be found all over the world; Scandinavia, United Kingdom, UK, Iceland, United States, the U.S, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Russia, Peru, and more. Early career Pøbel started by teaching himself stencil techniques and started painting in 1999. Some of his first works appeared in Norway in the city of Stavanger (city), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populus
''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The western balsam poplar (Populus trichocarpa, ''P. trichocarpa'') was the first tree to have its full DNA code determined by DNA sequencing, in 2006. Description The genus has a large genetic diversity, and can grow from tall, with trunks up to in diameter. The Bark (botany), bark on young trees is smooth and white to greenish or dark gray, and often has conspicuous lenticels; on old trees, it remains smooth in some species, but becomes rough and deeply fissured in others. The shoots are stout, with (unlike in the related willows) the terminal bud present. The leaves are spirally arranged, and vary in shape from triangular to circular or (rarely) lobed, and with a long petiole (botany), petiole; in species in the sections ''Populus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pøbel Street Art In Lofoten (20655849334)
Pøbel (; ultimately from Latin ''populus'' meaning "folk" or "people") is the pseudonym of an anonymous Norwegian artist from Bryne, Norway. His work includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, placemaking and site-specific projects. Career He first came to national prominence in Norway in the mid-2000s for decorating abandoned buildings in the Lofoten islands in the north of Norway, bringing an urban street art phenomenon into rural areas and nature, thus sparking a debate on the meaning of "street art". Since then he has been involved in numerous art projects and also successfully released gallery works. His public art works can be found all over the world; Scandinavia, UK, Iceland, the U.S, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Russia, Peru, and more. Early career Pøbel started by teaching himself stencil techniques and started painting in 1999. Some of his first works appeared in Norway in the city of Stavanger and later Bergen. In 2006, he created some controversy when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Harrington
Conor Harrington (born 1980) is an Ireland, Irish Street art, street/Graffiti art, graffiti artist based in London, England. Overview Harrington is known for both his street work and his gallery work. Early life Conor Harrington was born in Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, in 1980. He started Tagging (graffiti), tagging and making graffiti as a teenager. Career Conor Harrington attended Limerick School of Art and Design and graduated in 2002 with his Bachelor of Fine Arts. In 2013, Harrington participated in the Dulwich Outdoor Gallery project, initiated by Ingrid Beazley of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Exhibitions Conor Harrington's exhibitions have included the following. ;Solo exhibitions * "Eat and Delete", Lazarides pop-up, New York City, New York (2014) * "Whole Lot of Trouble for a Little Win", The Outsiders, London (2013) * "Dead Meat", Lazarides Rathbone, London (2012) * "Headless Heroes", Lazarides Rathbone, London (2009) * "Weekend Warriors", The Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atle Østrem
Atle may refer to: *Atle (given name), a Norwegian given name * ''Atle''-class icebreakers, a class of Finnish and Swedish icebreakers * ''Atle'' (1974 icebreaker), the lead ship of her class *Atle-Tiba The Atle-Tiba, also known as Atletiba or Athletiba, is one of the biggest and most traditional derbies in Brazilian football. It is the rivalry between the two biggest football clubs of Paraná: Coritiba and Athletico Paranaense. These clubs ..., one of the most traditional derbies in Brazilian football See also * Mieszki-Atle, a village in Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ROA (artist)
ROA (born c. 1976) is a graffiti and Street art, street artist from Ghent, Belgium. He has created works on the streets of cities across Europe, the United States, Australia, Asia, New Zealand and Africa. ROA generally paints wild or urban animals and birds that are native to the area being painted. ROA usually uses a minimal color palette, such as black and white, but also creates works using vibrant colours depicting the flesh or internal systems within the animals and birds. A monograph, ''ROA - CODEX'' published in 2019 by Lannoo with text contributions by Lucy R. Lippard, Lucy Lippard, Robert Williams (artist), Robert Williams and others, looks at Roa's work on four continents. Notable works by continent Africa In 2014, ROA contributed with several mural paintings in the Djerbahood project on the Tunisian island Djerba. Europe In 2010, ROA painted a large bird on the side of an Indian restaurant at the intersection of Hanbury Street and Brick Lane in London B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vhils
Vhils (born 1987) is the tag name of Portuguese graffiti and street artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto. Life Alexandre Farto was born in Portugal in 1987. He studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. Vhils lives and works in London and Lisbon. He gained prominence when his work of a face carved into a wall appeared alongside a picture by street artist Banksy at the Cans Festival in London in 2008. A photograph of him creating the work appeared on the front page of ''The Times''. He was later given space to show his work by Banksy's agent, Steve Lazarides. Several of his works were published in 2008. He is also shown by Vera Cortes and the Magda Danysz Gallery. During Fremantle's 2013 Fremantle Street Arts Festival, the Norfolk Hotel was decorated with an original image of the first Australian female senator. The image of Dame Dorothy Tangney DBE was created by Vhils and his assistants. Luxembourg Freeport, an art storage facility opened in 2014, includes a large m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Powers (artist)
Stephen J. Powers (born May 25, 1968) is an American contemporary artist and muralist. He is also known by the name ESPO ("Exterior Surface Painting Outreach"), and Steve Powers.Gregory J. Snyder, ''Graffiti Lives: Going Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground'', NYU Press, 2009 He lives in New York City. Biography Powers is from Philadelphia and took classes at The Art Institute of Philadelphia, and the University of the Arts (Philadelphia), University of the Arts. In 1994, Powers moved to New York City to expand ''On the Go'' magazine, a hip hop magazine founded by Powers. Working under the name 'Espo', he painted throughout the city becoming known during the late 1990s for his thematic graffiti 'pieces', for ''On the Go'' magazine, and for his 1999 book ''The Art of Getting Over'', which placed stories told by other graffiti writers alongside photos of their work. His graffiti work often blurred the lines between illegal and legal, for example by creating pieces that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardø (town)
(Norwegian language, Norwegian; ), , or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative centre of Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the island of Vardøya in the Barents Sea, just off the coast of the large Varanger Peninsula. The town has a population (2023) of 1,727 which gives the town a population density of . Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway (and in all the Nordic countries), located at 31°E, which is east of Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, and Istanbul. The eastern part of Finnmark is in the same time zone as the rest of the country, but it is more than an hour at odds with daylight hours. The largest industry in the town is fishing and fish processing. There is a good port in Vardø, and another port in nearby Svartnes, on the mainland. The town is connected to the mainland by the undersea Vardø Tunnel which is part of European route E75. Vardø Airport, Svartnes is located at the other end of the tunnel on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komafest
Komafest was an urban art and graffiti event organized in Vardø, Norway. Tens of mostly abandoned buildings were decorated by international artists in the period 5–21 July 2012, culminating in a grand opening and a guided town tour attended by hundreds. The event was curated by noted Norwegian urban artist Pøbel. Participating artists were Stephen Powers (United States), " Vhils" (Portugal), " Roa" (Belgium), Atle Østrem (Norway), "Ethos" (Brazil), "E. B. Itso", "Husk mit navn" (both Denmark), "Horfe", Ken Sortais, "Remed" (all France) and Conor Harrington (Ireland). Background Vardø is Norway's north-easternmost town, located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county. Traditionally a vibrant fishing community, the town's population halved between the 1960s and 2000s. As per 2012, depopulation had balanced out and Vardø had 2,122 inhabitants. Because of the population decline, Vardø was left with many empty buildings in various stages of disrepair. Pøbel wanted to organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pøbel Street Art In Henningsvær (20657977224)
Pøbel (; ultimately from Latin ''wiktionary:populus#Latin, populus'' meaning "folk" or "people") is the pseudonym of an anonymous Norwegian artist from Bryne, Norway. His work includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, placemaking and site-specific projects. Career He first came to national prominence in Norway in the mid-2000s for decorating abandoned buildings in the Lofoten islands in the north of Norway, bringing an urban street art phenomenon into rural areas and nature, thus sparking a debate on the meaning of "street art". Since then he has been involved in numerous art projects and also successfully released gallery works. His public art works can be found all over the world; Scandinavia, United Kingdom, UK, Iceland, United States, the U.S, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Russia, Peru, and more. Early career Pøbel started by teaching himself stencil techniques and started painting in 1999. Some of his first works appeared in Norway in the city of Stavanger (city), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
