Artez

Aim for the stars

<div>Mural by Serbian artist Artez. It is located on Fuencarral, a commercial street in Madrid's city center. The piece was created for the 2019 edition of the Urvanity Art Fair.<br><br>Artez shared on Facebook the following message regarding this piece:<br><br>"Mural tells us the story of Madrid, a place where visitors from all around the globe are welcome to come and enjoy the vivid artistic and cultural content that this city has to offer. Positioned in the very centre of the town, this mural creates a contrast with the pedestrian shopping street in which it is located. Instead of carrying shopping bags, girl depicted on the mural is holding a pile of books important for the history and culture of the city, and a plant with a small birdhouse that is inviting all the 'birds' to come and feel like home!"<br><br>About <a href="http://artezonline.com/">Artez</a>:<br><br>Artez was born in 1988 in Belgrade, in former Yugoslavia. At a very young age he was confronted with the conflictive political situation and the graffiti culture that was starting to appear on the streets of Belgrade during the ’90s, This new way of expression inspired Artez to start spraying in public space when he was 15 years old. The temporary nature of graffiti gave him freedom to experiment with different styles and tools used for painting and the constant change of “workspace” awakened his love for creating art in public space. Artez soon mastered the use of spray can as a painting tool he used for creating different graffiti styles &amp; characters, 3D letters &amp; photorealism. Over the years his focus moved from painting small scale surfaces with spray cans to painting large scale murals with acrylic wall paint, brush and rollers. The style he created over the years can be described as a mix of realism and illustration.<br><br></div>

About This Town

<div>"Hay muchas cosas que le pueden pasar a un mural, muchas de las cuales pueden llevar a su desaparición. Su vida útil depende en gran medida de las condiciones climáticas, del número de horas de exposición al sol y al agua, de la calidad de la superficie y de los materiales utilizados. Además, muchas veces el factor humano es responsable del daño que se le ha hecho a la pintura, ya sea por error o a propósito, o simplemente por negligencia.<br>Este mural fue pintado en una de las dos paredes que dan a un terreno en espera de la construcción de un nuevo local residencial. Mientras pintaba, he estado pensando en la naturaleza temporal de las intervenciones en el espacio público, algo que tuve que aceptar hace mucho tiempo. Mis murales son sólo míos mientras los pinto - una vez terminados pertenecen a todos y en ese momento comienza su viaje de "espera" hacia el final!<br>La Bañeza, España 2019.<br><br>Muchas gracias a los chicos de @artaerorap por invitarme a participar y por hacer un evento tan increíble!<br>Además, muchas gracias a todos los artistas que hicieron de este proyecto uno de los más destacados de mi 2019!<br>Un agradecimiento especial a @malninable por ser una musa tan maravillosa! "Mientras espero que un nuevo edificio me cubra, también espero que mi vecino, el Sr. Right Wall, obtenga algo de color, para que ambos seamos coloreados antes de que lleguen los días de oscuridad" - Muro L. (2019), Capítulo I, En Andrej Žikić (Ed.). Art Aero Rap (12a ed., pp.289-295)"<br><br>&nbsp; "There are many things that can happen to a mural, many of which can lead to its disappearance. Its lifespan depends mostly on weather conditions, number of hours it is exposed to the sun and water, quality of surface and materials used. Also, many times human factor is responsible for the damage done to the painting, whether it was done by mistake or on purpose, or simply because of negligence.<br>This mural was painted on one of two walls that are facing a plot of land awaiting for a new residential premises to get built. While painting, I’ve been thinking about temporary nature of interventions in public space, something that I had to accept long time ago. My murals are only mine while I am painting them - once they are finished they belong to everyone and in that moment their “waiting” journey toward the end begins!<br>La Bañeza, Spain 2019.<br><br>Big thanks goes to the guys from @artaerorap for inviting me to take part and for making such an amazing event!<br>Also, huge thanks to all the fellow artists that made this project one if the highlights of my 2019!<br>Special thanks goes to @malninable for being such a wonderful muse! “While waiting for a new building to cover me, I am also waiting for my neighbour, Mr Right Wall, to get some colour, so we are both coloured before the days of darkness come” - Wall L. (2019), Chapter I, In Andrej Žikić (Ed.). Art Aero Rap (12th ed., pp.289-295)"</div>

Waiting

Hiawata's Girlfriend

<div>International Street Art Festival Runaway vol.5</div>

Cozy Life

Wuper Kec

The roots of the Balkans

Above the clouds

<div>&nbsp;"Plant a tree" initiative.</div>

Plant a tree - Send a message

Untitled

<div>titled: “Moving Residents” by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artez_online/">@artez_online</a>.<br> <br>It depicts a local resident (model: Vanja) who moves her home on a wooden chair. Home is depicted in plants, her favorite book “Beautiful Journee with iuna the dog” (the artist's dog who appears in many of his Murals) and of course music in the form of the beautiful old gramophone record player. It has become a striking first image that beautifully reflects The Ludgeruskwartier restructuring project by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/woonbedrijf_ieder1/">@woonbedrijf_ieder1</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gemeentedeventer/">@gemeentedeventer</a>.&nbsp;<br><br>📍 corner: Lebunuslaan / Ludgerstraat DEVENTER NL<br><br>In this neighborhood @streetartstreets and Woon Bedrijfieder1 are organizing a number of Murals together. A lot will change in this neighborhood in the coming years. The current homes are making way for new ones, in order to offer even more people a new home in Deventer. With these Murals we want to show the city that this neighborhood is going to change. That many people “move Home” to help the city move forward. This is the underlying theme of the murals that will be created in the coming months.<br><br>This mural is organized by: streetartstreets.nl<br>The Ludgeruskwartier restructuring project is a collaboration between Woonbedrijf Ieder1 &amp; Gemeente Deventer</div>

"Moving Residents"

Alain Welter

Treepack

<div><strong>EN / </strong>The municipality of Zonhoven and Treepack joined forces to realize the largest mural in Limburg. With no less than 615 m², this gigantic open-air artwork has become a showpiece for the region. The murals respond to the local environment and the abundance of natural areas in the area. The murals were realized by artists: <strong>Artez &amp; Alain Welter.</strong> <br> <br>This impressive open-air work of art shows in a unique way what Zonhoven and the wider region stand for: cooperation between humans and animals, sustainability and nature conservation. The municipality of Zonhoven is located in an area surrounded by beautiful nature reserves. It is therefore obvious that this green element is played with in the artwork. Various local animals and plants are discussed. This is of course not surprising since the municipality of Zonhoven is known as the heart of De Wijers.<br><br><strong>NL / </strong>De gemeente Zonhoven en Treepack gingen samen in zee om de grootste muurschildering van Limburg te realiseren. Met maar liefst 615 m² werd dit reusachtige openlucht-kunstwerk een pronkstuk worden voor de regio. De muurschilderingen spelen in op de plaatselijke omgeving en de overvloedige aanwezigheid van natuurgebieden in de streek. De murals werden gerealiseerd door artiesten: <strong>Artez &amp; Alain Welter.</strong><br><br>Dit imposante openlucht kunstwerk toont op een unieke manier waar Zonhoven en de ruime regio voor staan: samenwerking tussen mens en dier, duurzaamheid en natuurbehoud. De gemeente Zonhoven is gelegen in een gebied omringd door prachtige natuurgebieden. Het is dan ook vanzelfsprekend dat er in het kunstwerk wordt gespeeld met dit groene gegeven. Verschillende lokale dieren en planten komen aan bod. Dit is natuurlijk niet verwonderlijk aangezien de gemeente Zonhoven gekend is als het hart van De Wijers.&nbsp;</div>

Knooppunt 305

"WORMBOOK"

Arsek

Erase

Malakkai

Piros

Corte

Junk

Monsta

Pijanista

Sebas Velasco

Seck

Resto (Rage)

<div>2015. The biggest mural in Belgrade *450m2*</div>

Magic forest

<div>Concept for this mural was derived from “Alchemy”, the title/topic of Dev9t festival this year. I tried to combine two simple elements (model+piece of cloth) in order to create a more complex story. I guess my model got lost in the process.</div>

Blend in

<div>For Mural Istanbul Festival 2018</div>

<div>Third mural made as a reaction on censorship of Remed's mural "The Only Truth"<br><br>Here is a link for video made by @zmijans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJqSOWOifA</div>

KEEP GROWING

<div>"When the cat is away the mice will play!" by Artez https://www.instagram.com/artez_online/<br>Organization: Opens2019&nbsp;</div>

"When the cat is away the mice will play!"

<div>Famous Serbian artist Artez has created his new work in Belarus together with the Urban Myths initiative. The mural entitled “Precious things” / “Freelance” will become the part of the “Future” triptych in one of the busiest Minsk districts.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Organizers offered artists from three different countries to reflect on modern Belarus through the prism of the images that artists saw themselves in Minsk. Triptych “Future” is a unique project for the city. Three huge murals on the walls of 12-story buildings near the wide road, which is a kind of "gateway of the city" on the west side.</div><div><br></div><div>Minsk and Belarus are rapidly changing nowadays. There are more and more young mobile people who work in new high-tech industries. This fast-growing generation of Belarusians has a great influence on the city's appearance and its development.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It’s worth noticing that traditions and technologies are two things that Artez use rarely as a source of inspiration for his artworks. There is always a challenge when it comes to including “unfamiliar” elements inside the composition without changing the style and recognizable atmosphere of the work. One of the ways to achieve this is to focus on the story instead of focusing on the elements themselves.</div><div><br><br></div>

Precious things

<div>The facades of Rijeka's facades served as an excellent canvas for mural artists. As part of the European Capital of Culture program, the ‘River Mural’ festival, six artists created real works of art in three different locations.<br>One of them is Artez, he cares about the reaction of passers-by: "If we manage to catch someone's attention at least for a moment, I think the project succeeded, so I am very satisfied with the reaction of passers-by", says Artez. "Painting a flying boat, an object that doesn't usually fly, was my way of crossing the line between dreams and reality. During these challenging times of 2020. there were a lot of moments when I just wished that I could escape the city and go to the sea. The need to "Fly Away" became a common feeling, so I figured it would be nice to transfer the thought into a painting. The contrast that the flying boat creates with the urban environment is probably what I like the most about this mural." It took Artez 6 days to paint this beautifull mural.<br>&nbsp;<br>The 'Rijeka Mural' project does not stop there - after the summer, some new murals will appear on the facades of Rijeka.<br><br>The project was initiated by a local graffiti artist <strong>@mosk83</strong> and it was created during <strong>Rijeka 2020 - European Capital of Culture</strong></div><div>Name of the project is "Rijeka Murala" (River of murals would be the exact translation), and it was a part of the program curated by @slatkoislano_&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Sail Away

<ul><li>year: 2020,</li><li>project: "Tbilisi Mural Fest",</li><li>location: "Varketili III Mic. B: 327, near park"</li></ul>

"Find your way to fly" series

Let it out

We are one

<div>year: 2020,</div><div>&nbsp;project: "KIU Mural Fest",</div><div>&nbsp;location: "Kutaisi International University"</div>

Girl With Cat

Sarin

Ekos

Rizla crew

Brada

Yakuza

Soomer

Enoster

Rulet

Natu

Stephanie

Creeper leaves and flowers

<pre>"Chapter II - interlude" Ahornstr. 11, Rheinberg by Artez Artez from Belgrade with his assistant Kuba was created as part of the "Big A" festival this year # dasartlon2021

Here the wishes of the adults were visualized.</pre><div><br></div><pre>About this Artez:
Your explanations and thoughts were then processed and each of the participating artists got their key words: Here it was: relaxation, rest, having time for yourself. Sometimes the story surrounds me in these moments and I feel like I exist in a different place and time. I'm not sure which book my character (Natia) is reading, but based on the background, I'd guess it's something warm and exotic.

Lately I've been trying to shift the focus of my pictures slightly from the central subject to the background, or at least somewhere in between. Keeping the figure as a minor element in the composition and investing more energy / time in experimenting with the background gave me a sense of freedom that is often missing when painting with reference photos.

The recognizable style and maintaining the similar quality of the end result can open many doors, but it can easily become a trap. Becoming a slave to one's freedom can only be avoided if one is willing to experiment, change, and fail from time to time.

Right now it feels like I'm looking for something that hopefully I'll never find and I love it!

The return to Rheinberg has become something special for me over the years and I am forever grateful to my @ das_artlon family for always having me on their mind and inviting me to join in year after year (or two years after two years).

Coming together with such a great group of friends and meeting new, always interesting and inspiring people is definitely what I appreciate most of all the things that my calling as an artist entails! "</pre><div><br></div>

Chapter II - interlude

Stan

Brasil

<pre>"Knowledge, opportunities for the delicate little plant" by Artez from Belgrade, European School at the Powder Tower, was created as part of the Pirartlon Festival 2019.

This motif is very well chosen for a school! But it should also remind us that learning never stops in life.

Artez is best known as an artist who blends photorealism and illustration with an amazing ability to incorporate vivid colors into his work. His constant need for travel and inspiration for the world influenced his rapid progress and style. </pre><div><br></div><pre>He is currently working on a series of "Find your way to fly" murals that are quickly spreading around the world.
The beautiful women in his pictures come from his personal environment, a colleague is shown here, who is it?</pre><div><br></div>

Knowledge, opportunities for the delicate little plan

<div>Wall by ARTEZ for DESORDES CREATIVAS 2019 in Ordes ( Galicia-Spain)<br><br>Curated by <a href="http://www.mutantecreativo.com/es/">Mutante Creativo</a>. <br>Pics by <a href="https://alcrego.tumblr.com/">A.L.CREGO</a></div>

Wall by ARTEZ for DESORDES CREATIVAS 2019 in Ordes ( Galicia-Spain)

Girl with plants

Demon [SRB]

Noir [AT]

Lock

Soter

Bacon

Vunik

Wunste

Marg

Leon

Max13

Let's grow

<div>Title - Helena<br>Artist - @artez_online<br>https://www.instagram.com/artez_online/&nbsp;<br>Painted for the Urban Art Ventures project in 2015.<br>Photos taken 20/09/2022</div>

Helena 

Surprise Yourself

<div>Portrait of one of my friend with her dog. Made with acrylic paints</div>

One of my friend

Francisco Bosoletti

<div>2015. Organized by Street Smart&nbsp;</div>

<div>curated by Calle Libre Festival "Cinco" 2018</div>

<div>2012. Red Bull Door Deco / Mikser festival</div>

Birdie

Modul8

Lunar

Rodrigo Yokota

2Fast

Hungr

CMP ONE

Tizer

Cazer

Svenkie

Blaze

Smack184

<div>Following the city's railroad leads one to countless graffiti, throwies and tags hidden behind every corner. Although much shorter than the wall on <em>Branimirova Street</em>, the wall on <em>Magazinska Street</em> offers several beautifully linked graffiti as well, mostly created in 2014-2015.<br><br>Instagram profiles of some of the artists and writers:&nbsp;<br>@slavenlunar<br>@smack184<br>@svenki<br>@blazeblazeovsky<br>@artez_online<br>@rodrigo_yokota<br>@2fast_kbuden<br>@cmp_one<br>@tizerid<br>@cazerone<br>@won_abc<br><br></div>

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