🏆 Nomination: Best Of 2022

Smug

<div>The mural was a collaborative project between the Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Infant Feeding Team and funded by the Scottish Government’s through its ‘Programme for Government’ with support from Oak Tree Housing Association, which owns the building.<br>The idea is around normalising breastfeeding to encourage more local mums and expectant parents to breastfeed and continue to improve breastfeeding rates. <br>Breastfeeding mural in Greenock, Inverclyde, created by internationally-renowned artist Smug. Pictured are representatives from Inverclyde HSCP, Oak Tree Housing Association, Inverclyde Council and The Range.<br>Catriona MacLean, Inverclyde HSCP health visitor and infant feeding coordinator, said: “The immense health benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby make it a public health priority.<br><br>Recently named the most deprived area in Scotland, Greenock has an average of only 19% of mothers that continue breastfeeding after 6 weeks, however specific areas in Greenock are drastically lower than that, even down to 1%, giving the town the 2nd worst rate in the world. Hopefully this mural will spark conversation that will lead to normalising breastfeeding and improve breastfeeding rates in the area.<br><br>"4 named storms blew through in the 10 days I was on this. Soaked to the bone and freezing. Every. Single. Day. What a way to pop my 2022 cherry... ": shares the artist&nbsp;</div>

Breastfeed

<div>Wall painted September 2012 for Street Art Festival &amp; Derrepstroat Kerremes<br>Smug is een Australiër die tegenwoordig in Schotland woont. Hij staat bekend om zijn hyperrealistische graffitistijl met een twist. Hij spoot in België onder andere de NorthWestWalls containermuur in Werchter en RondPunt 26 in Genk. In Hasselt zijn er 2 prachtige werken van hem te bewonderen.<br><br>Smug is an Australian who now lives in Scotland. He is known for his hyper-realistic graffiti style with a twist. He sprayed, among other things, the NorthWestWall container wall in Belgium in Werchter, and RondPunt 26 in Genk. In Hasselt, you can admire two beautiful works of his.</div>

Untitled

Steve Locatelli

Smates

Rise One

Derm

Solo Cink

Aien 7

Defo

Eyes B

Mr Leenknecht

The future can only be understood backwards

<div>A touching tribute to his Melbourne grandparents by expat artist Smug. Painted in 2016</div>

Portrait of My Grandparents

<div>The second wall in the Baroque Mural project is a location a lot of artists set their eyes on during the recent years.<br>A blind wall of a big departement store in one of the biggest shopping street in Belgium now has this amazing portrait pictured.<br>You see this person looking all dreamy, is he dreaming? Or is he just overlooking the crowd wandering the streets during their shopping?<br>Maybe he's just gettin' inspiration from the beautifull streetart across the street, what do you think?<br><br>May 2018<br>removed june 2019</div>

Dreamin' of inspiration

<div>Work by SmugOne for the Endinetproject organised by Dynamo and Lempke.</div>

<div>SmugOne, one of the urban art masters, is painting a mural for the 2nd #BerlinMuralFest 2019<br>&nbsp;Overall ten walls in three districts are focussed.<br>&nbsp;(Kreuzberg, Hellersdorf and Marzahn)</div>

<div>Painted for The Big Picture Fest in March 2018 by the mighty Smug One.<br><br>www.bigpicturefest.com for map and info</div>

Skeleton and Bird

<div>Wall painted Augustus 2012 for Street Art Festival<br>Smug is een Australiër die tegenwoordig in Schotland woont. Hij staat bekend om zijn hyperrealistische graffitistijl met een twist. Hij spoot in België onder andere de NorthWestWalls containermuur in Werchter en RondPunt 26 in Genk. In Hasselt zijn er 2 prachtige werken van hem te bewonderen.<br><br>Smug is an Australian who now lives in Scotland. He is known for his hyper-realistic graffiti style with a twist. He sprayed, among other things, the NorthWestWalls container wall in Belgium in Werchter, and RondPunt 26 in Genk. In Hasselt, you can admire two beautiful works of his.</div>

If Walls Could Speak

<div>During <a href="https://www.amsterdamstreetart.com/if-walls-could-speak/">If Walls Could Speak</a> 10 international and nationally recognized artists used the Platanenweg as their canvas to create 10 stunning murals. 10 murals with 10 stories, all within the theme: Amsterdam for Everybody.<br><br>Known for his photo-realistic graffiti work. Smug One, aka Sam Bates, is a contemporary artist from Australia with a huge talent. By means of spray cans alone, he has mastered the art that requires a lot of technology. Nevertheless, his work is not stiff but rather edgy, a bit cheeky and incredibly playful.</div>

<div>Deze monumentale mural van de Australische graffiti artiest Smug (@smugone) is met zijn 450 m² het grootste street art kunstwerk in Hasselt. Leuk detail: in het glasraam aan de rechterzijde van de jonge vrouw zie je de hazelnoot, het symbool van Hasselt.<br><br>This monumental mural by the Australian graffiti artist Smug (@smugone) is with its 450 ²m the largest piece of streetart in Hasselt. Nice te know: you can see the hazelnut (the symbol of Hasselt) in the stained glass window on the right side of the young woman.</div>

<div>Smug is an ex-pat Aussie who paints his gorgeous characters around the globe. There's often a glint of mischief in the eyes of his models - this always helps to engage the viewer. the quality of his walls doesn't need to even be explained - they speak for themselves. This wall contains a self-portrait. Check out the 'marble' he is flicking towards the pirate cat. Are you sure it's a marble?&nbsp;</div>

<div>This portrait was painted in 2015 bu SMUG during the "art aux gants" festival.&nbsp;</div>

Portrait de Mr.Bien aka Bienoner

Chas

Zedz

Nash

Belin

Kofie

FECKS

<div>Huge mural done by at least 7 big artists.</div>

Hidden Beauty

Sofles

Hidden beauty project Area 51

<div>An awesome portrait by the maestro of awesome portraits. Part of a new development in Melbourne's recently named Upper West Side. Curated by Juddy Roller</div>

<div>A great thing about street art is that because it’s such a new art form, the standards are changing at such a rapid rate. Smug is without a doubt one of the most talented graffiti artists in the world at the minute, and is world famous for his facial hair. Make sure you go up close to see the technique, the blending, the can control - it’s quite incredible and Belfast is privileged to have such an amazing piece of work<br><br>@smugone</div>

The Chef & The Lobster

<div>Photorealism is Smug's style. These ultra precise, realistic and colorful creations amaze and challenge. Using only aerosol cans, Smug achieves the feat of transforming a photo into a monumental work by adding a personal touch. The photo inspires him, while the wall, its texture and size, leads him to overcome practical obstacles which then give a unique character to his creations which can be much more original than the original photo. Coming from the world of graffiti and hip-hop culture, Smug, aka Sam Bates, sees his art as a game and likes to add a touch of humor to each of his works. Born in Australia, Smug now lives in Scotland and is one of the greatest artists of street art and photorealism.<br><br><a href="https://www.ville-boulognesur-mer.fr/street-art/project/smug/">Discover Smug</a>&nbsp;</div>

SMUG

<div>Wall painted August 2016 for Street Art Festival and Rondpunt 26</div>

<div>For Artscape Saga 2019.<br>In the Finnish origin story of the northern lights a firefox is an outcast because sparks fly from his tail as he run, setting things on fire. But one night he redeems himself by igniting the sky to help a lost hiker find his way in the icy woods.</div>

Aurora Borealis

<div>This portrait of Shaun Hossack, the director of Juddy Roller Arts Management team, was painted by the incomparable Smug, who often visits Melbourne. Shaun can be seen tucking into a fish taco - this was more relevant when the building it is painted on was a taco joint. Now it's a bar. You need to look up for this one. two new air-conditioning units have recently obscured parts of the face</div>

<div>A collaboration between the NuArt Festival and Attende in 2017</div>

Helge

Giant troll

Artscape

<div>Smug's heartwarming portrait of a man with a little bird was created during ARTSCAPE 2017 'White Moose Project'<br><br></div>

<div>This piece was designed by Smug with help from the pupils of three nearby schools. The 90 metre long mural was made incorporating the children’s work into his own. The amazing piece of art represents the history of Scottish transport, from the past to the present days. It was commissioned as part of the Clean Glasgow Initiative, to put a stop to irresponsible tagging.&nbsp;</div>

Kelvin walkway

Telmo Miel

<div>Famous paintings have never being so irreverent! Smug had a lot of fun reinterpreting the most famous paintings in the world: Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Munch’s The Scream, Dali’s Melting clocks, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (which has alredy being nicknamed "The Mona Lassie" by the Scots), Hokusai’s The Big Wave and Jackson Pollock’s Convergence.&nbsp;</div>

The gallery

<div>Smug's piece for ARTSCAPE 2017 Värmland 'White Moose project'</div>

<div>St. Mungo is Glasgow's patron saint. The artist Smug decides to represent this saint in modern clothes and to refer to the old story of "The bird that never flew". Back when the saint was still alive, a wild robin was tamed by another saint (St. Serf) but was accidentally killed. Everyone blamed St Mungo for its death: to prove his innocence the saint took the dead bird and with his prayers he restored it back to life.&nbsp;</div>

St. Mungo

Gomad

Sayuri

The Resident

<div>&nbsp;it's located outside the carpark</div>

Woman and bird

<div>This huge mural cannot be missed! Covering the whole car park, this masterpiece features Scottish wildlife in a picturesque country scene: squirrels, foxes, cattle, badges and many birds transform the grey car park in an astonishing green corner.&nbsp;</div>

Fellow Resident

Chip 'n Dale

<div>Another masterpiece by Smug complements the image of the modern St Mungo (Glasgow's saint patron), telling the story of St Mungo's mother, St Enoch. She was the daughter of a scot king. After being raped by a Welsh prince, she was sentenced to death by her father, but she miraculously managed to escape. Then she has been taken by a community and there she gave birth to his son, nicknamed with the scot word for "beloved one": St. Mungo.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>

St. Enoch and child

Lunar

Smack184

<div>Instagram profiles of the artists and writers:&nbsp;<br>@slavenlunar<br>@smack184<br>@smugugly</div>

Zagreb - Toronto

Australian Silo Art Trail

<div>The Wirrabara Silo was completed on the 22nd of October 2018 and were painted by an Australian Artist Sam Bates who goes by the name of “Smug” or @smugone. He spent three weeks in a boom lift to create this absolutely outstanding piece of art work that is awe inspiring as you stand there to view it.</div><div><br></div><div>Depicted in the mural is the likeness of Tumby Bay resident Dion Lebrun, who will now be immortalised for years to come in mural form. Mr LeBrun’s son Harry has also been the subject for a mural. Harry was painted by the Tumby Bay Silo artist, Martin Ron on a building in Moscow which was completed in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. So now quite a famous family.</div><div><br></div><div>The rest of the mural shows the area’s natural beauty, forrest industry and two magnificent Robin Red Breast birds, one male and one tiny female featured on Mr Lebrun’s shoulder.</div><div><br></div><div>This is truly a stunning piece of artwork which I thoroughly recommend you all go and see. Also don’t forget to support the wonderful people of Wirrabara for giving us this wonderful opportunity. 🤗</div>

Wirrabara Silo Art

<div>&nbsp;Next to Gents mural,&nbsp; same street</div>

<div>A gigantic figure of a girl with a magnifying glass looks like she's trying to pluck people off the street... watch out!&nbsp;</div>

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

<div>The space underneath the stairwell adjacent to the Kelvinbridge subway station is one of the favourite haunts of the artist Smug. He often refreshes it with new exhibits: currently there is a squirrel on a skull invested by a purple light.</div>

Kelvinbridge

Arsek Erase

King Raptuz

Chasloveletters

davebonzai

boogiesml

Insane 51

Odeith

Hombre (SUK)

<div>was started May 4th 2021 and completed on May 14th 2021. Painted by hand, using spray paints the piece depicts 'The Fair Slayer', Belatucadros, a Celtic god of war. Known from inscriptions found on Hadrian's Wall, the deity was particularly worshipped in Cumberland and Westmorland during Roman times. A very fitting piece for the location.<br><br>&lt;iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G6XArt5Rojw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</div>

Belatucadros

<div>Portrait of Louise Flynn, Waterford Walls.</div>

Louise Flynn

<div>Both grey and harbour seals live in Thanet, and can be easily seen from the dunes at Pegwell bay. Sometimes they get beached along the shoreline in Margate too, and you might have even seen someone from British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) watching over them, to ensure that they are safe from contact with humans and domesticated animals in built-up areas.&nbsp;</div><div><br>Today, seals regularly fall victim to the adverse affects of many different ocean plastic scenarios, from frisbees, ghost nets, six-pack drink pulls, and even deep wounds from boats and jet skis.</div><div><br>BDMLR was formed in 1988 in response to the Phocine Distemper Virus epidemic, which resulted in thousands of deaths. A few like-minded divers got together to lend help during the mass mortality of common seals in the Wash area of East Anglia, and to do whatever they could for the rescue effort.</div><div><br>BDMLR, part based in Margate, are the seals’ only hope when it comes to freedom from plastics, necessary veterinary assistance and eventually being released back into the wild. This mural is an insight into local activism helping local ocean mammals, created on the doorstep of a location these much-needed interventions occur.</div><div><br>With thanks to British Divers Marine Life Rescue.<br><br>Instagram: @riseupresidency_<br>www.riseupresidency.co.uk/<br>www.riseupcleanup.co.uk/</div>

Seal Rescue

Captain Kris

Ed Hicks

Heroes of the Storm

<div>Outstanding large Pink Snapper. Located on the side of a Hair Dressing Salon named the Blue Basin.</div>

Pink Snapper

Drapl

@drapl

@sofles

@ontheleans

Leans

@gimiksborn

treazy

Treazy Treaz

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