<div>Wall painted February 2012 for Street Art Festival<br>ROA is een graffiti artiest uit Gent die zijn identiteit niet prijsgeeft. Hij maakt gigantische muurschilderingen van dieren, vooral in zwartwit.&nbsp;<br>Afhankelijk van de locatie waar hij zich bevindt, bepaalt hij welk dier hij zal afbeelden. Toen het Londense stadsbestuur een van zijn werken wou overschilderen, ontstond er een groot protest van de buurtbewoners. Eén van de bekendste Belgische street artists van het moment.<br><br>ROA is a graffiti artist from Ghent who keeps his identity a secret. He makes gigantic murals of animals, especially in black and white. He&nbsp;<br>determines which animal he will depict depending on the location he is at. The decision of a borough council in London to paint over one of his works gave rise to a successful protest from the local residents. One of the most famous Belgian street artists of the moment.</div>

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<div>This wall is perhaps a bit hidden, but it's worth the detour. This is the last wall local hero ROA made in his home town, somewehere around 2009. He was invited by the owners of the house to paint what he wanted. With a magnificent result.</div>

The Rabbits

<div>This was created in June 2015 as part of the 'Surface Project'.<br>Danish photographer Søren Solkær's major Surface exhibition opened in Copenhagen featuring portraits of world famous street artist. He invited six of the featured artist to create murals in Copenhagen leading up to this event - one of these were ROA.<br><br><br></div>

<div>ROA painted this bird in 2009 after asking the owner of the house if it was ok to paint on this house. The owner saw some pictures from what ROA allready had done and said "go ahead". It was somehow the beginning of a legend, because with this wall ROA got for the first time really big exposure, also in the media.
<br>It has become a landmark for this neighbourhood. There were some tags some years ago, but they were quickly removed. The bird is still as fresh as ever.</div>

Kraanvogel

Resto

Bué The Warrior

<div>A typical collab between big friends Resto and ROA. They made many murals like this one (not always legal) at some time. Bué joined the party his recognizable little bird.<br>It's on a private parking space, but visible from the street &amp; the bridge (a nice view from there).&nbsp;</div>

<div>After 3 weeks of hard work, the new mural (290m² !) by local master ROA is ready: 4 skeletons inspired by the new University Museum that will open in 2020... if all goes well. The mural is visible from the University garden, that's opening it's gates from July 6th. <br><a href="https://www.gum.gent/en/news/roa-completes-impressive-mural-in-ghent">Check the G.U.M. website to make a reservation !</a><br><br>With production support by Wallin' vzw.</div>

G.U.M. - Elephant, rhinoceros, grizzly bear, okapi

<div>Only a few left in Berlin - this is one of them</div>

Rats

<div>A small and nice piece from a young ROA when he was joining in on a small school project. You can see still some results of the pupils on the walls around. But hey... you are coming for ROA, right?<br>You find these little birds at an open school yard.</div>

Birds nest

<div>The last street art project for the cultural year inspired by the brothers Van Eyck, known for the famous Altar Piece.&lt;br/&gt;<br>Roa regards this work as a kind of animal offering, something that is essential in the Altar Piece.&nbsp;<br>&lt;br/&gt;<br>A project for OMG Van Eyck was Here, Stad Gent, Cultuur Gent</div>

#OMGVanEyckWasHere : A hare

<div>This old school building, now a local community center, hides one of the hidden treasures of the city: a typical ROA-rabbit. There used to more pieces here, but when the new buildings were build... most were taken away. But everyone wanted the ROA to stay. Can you blame them?<br><br>You can discover this when the gate is open. Opening hours can be found on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Sint.Amandsberg.Dampoort/about/?ref=page_internal">the facebook community page</a>. It's also open when there are events, then you're lucky.</div>

The rabbit

Pet Bird

<div>One of the few murals from the 'Lak aan Braak' initiative that was precedented with a sketch/impression. This because the owner of the house wanted to know what was going to be painted on his house. Roa made the fox, Resto the gnomes. Doesn't this resemble a famous scene of Gulliver's Travels?</div>

<div>In his distinctive style, ROA painted a pile of animals resting comfortably outside of Muchmore's.</div>

Flux

Bishop

Irwin

<div>The colors from this older jam are fading, but some parts are still in excellent condition. Including the ROA piece. A shame though, they place a gat just in the middle of it.&nbsp;<br><br>This result from a graffiti jam lies a bit hidden outside the city center, close to the railway tracks. Enjoy the search.</div>

Graffiti jam

<div>Year: 2013/ Produced by: Montreal Mural Festival<br><br></div>

Unknown

<div>One of the works from ROA that still lasts in his hometown. Fading a bit, but still impressive.</div>

Groendreefpark

<div>&nbsp;Belgium artist Roa Painted in Feb '14 Tuatara,is an endangered reptile endemic to New Zealand.&nbsp;</div>

<div>Demolished September 2019.<br><br>The result after a big graffiti jam with some local heroes and guest artists. Sadly... this wall is fading fast.</div>

The Giant Pitta

<div>Roa is a Belgian artist known for his animal panting in black and white.&nbsp; Interested in animals he thinks they have more to say.&nbsp; We find in this artist a kind of commitment for these animals and birds he painted.</div>

Animal Skeleton

<div>---DEMOLITION STARTED AUG 2021---<br>&lt;br/&gt;<br>Ok, so this is a bit of a special place. There used to be here a chemical plant (the Treillarmé factory... yes, amidst the people living here). The place was abandoned for many years, and now a new neighbourhood is growing. But some artists made murals on the old factory walls. Many have faded, but some are still there... and some of what's left is by ROA. So dive into the bushes and discover the walls. Be quick, nature is is taking over quickly.<br>&lt;br/&gt;<br>Do mind, parts from the area with mural is private territory and nobody really takes care of this place. So be carefull when walking and show respect for the neighourhood!&nbsp;</div>

Pigs and birds...

<div>ROA returned to Melbourne for a six week residency as he prepared for a solo exhibition at Backwoods Gallery. Unfortunately that exhibition was curtailed because of social distancing requirements due to Covid19. If you go to their website <a href="https://www.backwoods.gallery/exhibition/2020/4/5/roa-annihilation">https://www.backwoods.gallery/exhibition/2020/4/5/roa-annihilation</a>&nbsp;there's a beaut video showing Roa prepping for the exhibition. His monograph, 'Roa, Codex', was available from the gallery - it's a stunning survey of the artist's work.<br><br></div><div>Early in his residency, he painted this Honey Possum on the side of&nbsp; STREAT, a neat social enterprise based in a 150 year old building that was previously a bordello.<br><br></div><div>Renowned for his monumental black and white paintings of wildlife, ROA is a pseudonym of a Belgian street artist that has been leaving both accidental and intentional viewers in awe for years now. His hand painted, large scale and unique portrayals of rabbits, birds, rats, fish and other animals disquietly cohabit city streets, whilst his more disturbing images of skeletal or dead creatures directly reflect ROA’s pessimistic opinions of society.<br><br></div>

Honey Possum

<div>**NO LONGER VISIBLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING IN FRONT OF IT.**<br>3 ROA animals painted for Monument Art Project in 2015</div>

Huascaya

Jamz

Stanz (STS)

Solo Cink

Trevor

<div>When entering this area you first see some works by Mr. Jeus (now known as Huascaya). He used to live there, as this was his playground for some years. In the back end you can find several big walls, the result from a graffiti jam in 2007.<br>But most have faded extremely, the Roa is still looking good though. Enjoy it while you can, as these will dissapear sooner rather than later.<br><br>Bit of a special location, as this is now private territory. It used to be a public space (parking space for 'Druk in de Weer'). So do be friendly when entering the space... if the gates are open.&nbsp;</div>

Forelstraat

<div>Fluvial areas must be fumigated from unpleasant animals, such as rats. Instead of using chemical agents, Roa suggests to reinsert a native animal of the place that could naturally bring balance: the weasel. Made for the 2010 PicTurin festival, this huge artwork is a masterpiece of the anonymous artist, that uses animals (with a phenomenal attention to detail) to represent the life - death circle.&nbsp;</div>

Weasel

<div>The gift of the famous Belgian street artist to the capital is a hymn to instinct 30 meters high. In this monumental painting in the Testaccio district of Rome, Roa celebrates the symbol of Rome with a contemporary she-wolf ready to jump to free herself from the discomfort in the space that constrains her. An extraordinary work in terms of construction quality, also the result of the courage of the condominiums of the building that houses it and of the municipal administration, a work destined to make people discuss but isn't this the duty of the cultural avant-gardes?<br><br>Supported by 999 Contemporary</div>

Jumping Wolf

<div>Another classic by Roa still hanging in there, head to The Bell pub to find this and more.</div>

<div>Bird which can only be seen during the winter, when the leaves of the willow tree in front of it have fallen.</div>

<div>Demolished april 2019...<br><br>Recently some new condo's were build here, but before that there were small alleys and buildings here. Some local artists added a few nice things on the walls., including some wonderfull ROA birds. They are joined by a colorfull Resto dog and older Bué figures. Worth a detour, even if it's a bit more difficult to find.</div>

Biezenstuk

<div>This mural was part of Life is Beautiful 2014 curated by JUST KIDS.</div>

Horned Lizard

<div>A collaboration between Vinie and Roa</div>

Chameleon

Swan

Pan-ROA's Box

<div>Roa is a Belgian artist known for his animal paintings&nbsp; in black and white on the walls.&nbsp; Here is one of his big birds.</div>

The Big Bird

<div>Photo by Impermanent Art.&nbsp;</div>

<div>This large piece by ROA is nicely tucked away just off Bethnal Green Road, and its lasted years so far, unfortunately the taggers have been at work but still a beauty,&nbsp; its worth checking every side road and alley as you go up the highstreet, theres all sorts to be found.</div>

Dzia

Gijs Vanhee

<div><strong>NEDERLANDS </strong>- Zowel ROA, DZIA als Gijs Vanhee hebben dit gebouw beschilderd. ROA deed dit wel enkele jaren voor DZIA en Gijs Vanhee langskwamen. Het gebouw is het jeugdhuis van Houtem dat ATS wordt genoemd (Action &amp; Teen Spirit).&nbsp; <br><br><strong>ENGLISH </strong>- ROA, DZIA and Gijs Vanhee all painted this building. ROA did this a few years before DZIA and Gijs Vanhee came along. The building is the youth centre of Houtem called ATS (Action &amp; Teen Spirit). &nbsp;</div>

Roa III - Festival Asalto

Roa II - Festival Asalto

Jim vision

<div>This Huge hedgehog by Roa has been given a make over by jim vision recently, the bottom half was covered in dodgy throw ups till jim added his warriors.</div>

Ptaki

Saner

Kiuw

Various Artists

<div>Welcome to the cohousing project Bijgaardehof. This new housing area is built on the old Malmar factory plant. This factory was abandoned for many years. During these years, ROA used this place to develop his world known black and white style. There were more than 40 pieces by him in this factory. After all the construction works, there are still some left. &lt;br/&gt;<br>Also pieces by some other artists can be found. Have a walk around and try to imagine that you could 40+ ROA-pieces around here.</div>

Malmar factory

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Murales c/o porto

<div>When Roa gave a 'graffiti workshop' at the local youthclub, he did this rat on one of the walls at the garden.</div>

<div>ROA's rhesus macaques monkey skeleton is a tribute to the monkeys of the neighboring Cayo Santiago or Monkey Island. These monkeys have lived for generations on the island and watch us across the water doing our thing. Part of ROA's new #puertoricolove project.</div>

Darwin <#PL>

<div>Mural for UNEXPECTED Fort Smith 2015 curated by JUSTKIDS</div>

Mole

<div>Mural for UNEXPECTED Fort Smith 2015 curated by JUSTKIDS<br><br>(located between rogers and garrison) happy hunting</div>

Otter

<div>Once I was convinced that they were rats lying on top of each other (their motif often appears in Belgian works). Now I know that they are brown bears cuddled up to each other. The work was created in 2009 and you can find it in the area of ​​the iconic Pavilions.</div>

Niedźwiedzie brunatne

Roa - Festival Asalto

ROA (BEL)

<div>ARTURb 2013 organized by LAC (Laboratório de Actividades Criativas)</div>

<div>Roa’s Sapo Concho, endemic to Guánica, is an endangered species and protected animal. It was painted to bring awareness to the challenge of helping the rare toad survive in today’s changing environment. <br>&nbsp;Piece painted for Guánica Color Y Vida, PRLOVE initiative in collaboration with DRNA, Elegel Group and Taller2c1.<br><br>To keep yourself up to date with Elegel Group follow on: @<a href="https://instagram.com/elegel2.0?igshid=d3gm9nl3iiao">elegel2.0</a><br><br><br><br><br>And to keep up with merchandise and artwork at : <a href="https://www.elegel.com/">https://www.elegel.com</a><br><br></div>

“Sapo Concho” Crested Toad 

Alligator

Various

Vegan Flava

Alias

Shai Dahan

Pablo Delgado

Puppet

Amara Por Dios

Caro Pepe

Julia Rio

Shora Denhavi

Ziggy

<div>Work by Roa, SIT, Vegan Flava, Amara Por Dios, Alias, Caro Pepe, Pablo Delgado, Shai Dahan amd others.<br>Check out map: <a href="https://www.subtopia.se/upplev/konst-i-subtopia/konstvandring/">https://www.subtopia.se/upplev/konst-i-subtopia/konstvandring/</a><br><br>Tip: if you visit during working hours there's a Pablo Delgado in the toilets of Subtopia.<br><br><br></div>

Subtopia

<div>ROA's flying fish is under the bridge leading from Punta Santiago to Naguabo. ROA found this fishing spot while exploring during his Monkey Island mural. This location is a secret spot for local fisherman and crabbers and will require a little searching to find it. Well worth it when you do.</div>

Flying Fish <#PL>

<div>Unmistakably. ROA. Our new friend ROA is a lesson on following your own path. Truly worldwide and renown, ROA graced this town with his version of the red tailed hawk, the beloved Guaraguao. The perfect image for this old theater, his hawk watches over this sleepy part of the city. Find it and enjoy. Thank you Sir.<br><br><br>Artwork for @elegel2.0&nbsp;<br><br></div><ul><li>&nbsp;Check out the link for more info! :</li></ul><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://www.elegel.com/gritawalls/</div>

Red Tailed Hawk a.k.a Guaraguao

Seal

Finch Skull

<div>For IFÖ center. For more information see:&nbsp;<a href="http://ifocenterenglish.weebly.com/">http://ifocenterenglish.weebly.com/</a></div>

Dinosaur 

<div>Curated by Nässjö council 2014.</div>

MURO Sky Arte

<div>Mural for the second season of MURO - a series about street art on Sky Arte.<br><br></div>

<div>Roa created this mural with a coconut crab during the Ono'u Festival on a building in Papeete in May 2015.</div>

Roa in Papeete

<div><br></div><div>The protagonists of his works are large animals, black and white, with an extraordinary detail. And they show a certain irony when they try to return them to the place they occupied before the cement invaded the place, as happens more and more in this concrete world. The mural is one of the most disturbing of Puerto Street Art. Roa has created works in the streets of cities in Europe, the United States and New Zealand, and is an artist of great worldwide recognition.</div>

Roa 

<div>Don't be afraid of this bat: this giant is painted by&nbsp;ROA for your pleasure! WallCome at Schmalkalden 2014</div>

The Bat

The Otter

<div><br><br><br><br>Belgian artist ROA's submission for the 2018 edition of IPAF in South Africa.<br><br>From Baz-Art:<br><a href="https://baz-art.co.za/highlights/focus/featured-artist/baz-art-features-roa/">BAZ-ART features ROA</a><br><br>"ROA, one of the most recognised names in the street art community graced us with his artistry for our annual International Public Art Festival. He is renowned for his awe-inspiring black and white paintings of wildlife. His murals often feature animals and rodents that are either subject to extinction, exploitation or endangered and are native to the location where the particular mural is found.<br><br></div><div>The mysterious painter from Ghent is known to keep a low profile so that the quality of his work speaks for itself. He uses anonymity to make sure his artwork, personal life and spirit remain uncompromised.<br><br>He has left his marks in some of the most recognised cities such as London, New York, Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Mexico City, Paris, and Johannesburg.<br><br><strong>His piece for IPAF festival was a South African “Cape Pangolin” also known as an “Ant eater” which is a mammal with an armour of imbricate brown scales. It is normally found in Savannah Woodlands and has been reported to be the most trafficked animal in the world.</strong></div><div><br>Pangolins are exploited because their skin could be used as attractive leather for boots, bags and other high fashion accessories. Their scales are in high demand in countries such as China and Vietnam and across Africa. Its meat too has been considered a delicacy in some areas and an Aphrodisiac in many others.<br><br>The largest esteemed account for Pangolin exploitation is said to be the African “muthi market” which uses the scales for traditional medicinal cures for a whole range of ailments.<br><br>Not many people are even aware of the existence of Pangolins in South Africa, which makes ROA’s role crucial for the safeguarding of this near extinct animal. Their nocturnal, underground nature makes it hard to account for how many we still get to protect.<br><br>What is truly admirable about ROA is the type of projects he chooses to work on. Although he has been approached to do commissioned work for big commercial brands, he filters out projects that resonate with his obsession with animal preservation above those that just pay well. He prefers those not for money as it has less restrictions and allows for open expression of his creativity.<br><br>Although he lives in Belgium, he only spends a few months out of the year there as his mission to create consciousness about endangered animals sends him globetrotting for most of the year. He now regards wherever he is engaged in the familiar act of painting as his home.<br><br>We salute ROA for his humble mission of trying to save endangered animals through the power of public art!"</div>

Cape Pangolin

<div>International Graffiti and Street Art Festival in Campobasso (Molise, Italy) founded in 2011 and curated by Associati Malatesta. Draw the line festival.&nbsp;</div>

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