Joep van Gassel

<div>Joep van Gassel is an urban artist from Tilburg who creates art in public space. Besides floor paintings, wall paintings and objects, he designes graphics and illustrations. The artist also does workshops.<br>Joep is regularly involved in community art projects, where he organizes and teaches with passion for his profession. He feels like both a designer and a painter, qualities that come together in his work as an urban artist. His work is characterized by clear, powerful shapes, adapted to the environment in which they find themselves.&nbsp;<br><br>The design of this beautiful heron wall is based on photos taken by students in the district. These pictures made it clear to the artist that the artwork had to include 'connection' and 'nature'. Seeing a heron in the area shortly afterwards, he knew what to paint on the wall.</div>

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Veldinho

<div>Erik Veldmeijer painted this mural to promote the Daisy Festival (Leijpark, June 10, 2023) in the city.</div>

Atilla's Art

<div>Atilla Yuksel is a local artist from Tilburg.&nbsp; He works multidisciplinary, he draws, paints, makes sculptures and masks.&nbsp; Fir him making art is like medicine, one he has become addicted to for good. You can find his work in galleries, but also on walls, on lampposts or even in a forest.<br>On the facade of Balans Gym, where Team-hardwork houses, the artist painted two boxers: Mohammed Ali and Mike Tyson.</div>

Hush art

<div>Under the name of his company Hush art, the artist painted these ostriches on the wall of restaurant RAW. The wall was commissioned by Brewery 't IJ. The ostrich is featured in the beer brand's logo.&nbsp;<br>Hush art creates custom made artworks especially for brands who want to enrich their identity by communicating their story in a different way outside of traditional media.&nbsp; Hush art believes that everything they create is in name of the brand&nbsp;and they dont like to see themselves in the foreground, because that is&nbsp;the only way a brand can create full focus in its content.</div>

Studio Giftig

<div>Kaspar van Leek (1983, Philipsburg, SX) en Niels van Swaemen (1981, Eindhoven, NL) specialize in photorealistic paintings and murals, often with a surrealistic twist.&nbsp;<br>Kaspar and Niels met in 2007, when both of them were already active in street art for some time. In 2007 the first collaboration projects were picked up and a vacant warehouse served as base for their studio. Within this warehouse there was a storage room for toxic substances and chemicals, where they kept their paint and spray cans. The name Studio Giftig refers to this storage room (because giftig is the Dutch translation of Toxic). In 2012 the duo decided to fully devote themselves to murals.&nbsp;<br>They were asked by CVB Ecologistics to paint a mural about what the company stands for.&nbsp;<br><br>Sustainability, circularity and seeing waste as a raw material are hot items. Recycling old paper reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to new production from wood. Recycling plastics prevents large quantities from entering the environment. So for both raw materials, reuse is much more sustainable. CVB Ecologistics is the link between suppliers of recyclable raw materials and the manufacturing industry. The letters CVB in the company name stand for the initials of founder Cees van Berkel. From 1994, he built a company that now operates internationally. The family business got big with collecting and processing paper, but now also focuses on other recyclable waste streams. Plastic products collected and processed by the company are reused for the production of e.g. plant pots.&nbsp;</div>

Trashure

<div>During drawing lessons, VMBO TL students from year 2 of the Beatrix College. became acquainted with the phenomenon of "street art". Under the guidance of well-known Tilburg Urban Artist Joep van Gassel, the students made real graffiti, using paint and spray cans.<br>After the workshop, a selection of talented students (Roos, Jesse, Sophie, Fleur and Mila) participated in a follow-up workshop, where they were allowed to make a real painting on a brick wall. This was made possible by Anja Reinhardt, culture coach VO in the Reeshof.</div>

Ivo van Leeuwen

Mahler Inkworks

<div>Six young students from Beatrix College (Roos, Stacy, Esma, Fabiënne, Celeste and Rose, all between 13 and 15 years old) started to search for the identity of their neighborhood in the Reeshof district. In their free time they worked on this art project 'Geen pleister maar zalf' (No band aid, but ointment), that was initiated by Anja Reinhardt, culture coach for secondary education.<br>These six girls designed a mural, together with artists Ivo van Leeuwen and Timothy Mahler, to make a nice contribution to their own neighbourhood. Through the mural they wanted to express what the neighbourhood meant to them. They designed ànd painted together with the artists. The artists saw that the girls threw themselves into this process with pleasure and surprise. A beautiful wall was the result, which not only enriched them, but is also a wonderful asset to the neighbourhood.<br>The project stimulated the young students to think about heritage. Van Leeuwen: "Some history facts have been incorporated in the wall, such as the Reij's Hof estate after which the district is named. And nature, of course, it is amazingly green here." On the wall you can also see references to birds, a dog, inhabitants, houses, shopping people and the Scottish Highlander cow. Footsteps refer to a walking path for the elderly people. And there is a hammer on the right side at the border of the wall that refers to the father of the house owner. He was a carpenter and has recently passed away.</div>

<div>Commissioned by the shopping center management, Joep van Gassel created this mural. There is a clear link to the dna of Waalwijk's shoe and leather industry. The sneaker teems with clues. A monastery with a chapel used to be near this spot . Therefore, the coloured areas of the sneaker are separated by black lines like stained glass windows.<br>Only one shoe, but in fact it is divided into four segments, each with its own color pattern. The four parts represent the different shoe manufacturers that Waalwijk had (and has). A sneaker was chosen because it is a modern shoe and a very popular shoe. Waalwijk may have almost no shoe industry anymore, but shoes are still being designed here.&nbsp;<br><br>A few years ago, van Gassel painted a jay with an acorn in its beak at the Mozartlaan in Waalwijk. Also a reference to the leather industry. Oak bark was used to tan leather. That oak tree is also reflected in the sneaker; small oak trees that the artist stenciled in a patch of colour. And also the leather logo. Even the little clouds he used to create a pattern have an underlying idea: ''Wolk (Dutch for cloud) = Wolluk (how the name of Waalwijk is spoken in dialect).'' The artist has really thought this through.</div>

<div>The old mural was crumbling down, so local artist Erik Veldmeijer (aka Veldinho) created a new colourful wall for Antoon de Jong, a shop for art equipment.</div>

<div>Bartkira 2.0 is based on the original Bartkira that stood here from 2015 to 2022. The old mural has 'moved' so to speak. It is now painted on the wall next to the original. And ... from now on he is accompanied by an exploding version of himself. This new mural is also a mix of Homer Simpson and the Japanese manga Akira, but with a bit more depth in the image. The reason for moving the mural was a total renovation of the building.&nbsp;</div>

Bartkira 2.0

Abdalkader Abdalwahed

<div>In the old days, when only native residents were living in the district, the building this wall is upon used to be a candy shop. The artist used this fact as a startingpoint for the design of his mural. The girl represents the original inhabitants of the houses and the crows refer to all the foreigners that have come to live in this neighbourhood. The girl is sharing some of her candy with the crows. It is her careful attempt to approach the crows step by step. A little token of welcome and acceptance of all the people with different backgrounds and nationalities.&nbsp;<br><br>Abdalkader Abdalwahed (Lattakia, 1979) is a Syrian autodidact artist who is currently living in Tilburg (NL). After the war began in Syria he left his country to start a new and different life in Europe. Art used to be a passion for him since his young age. His new residence allowes him to follow his childhood dreams and to release his hands to create and express his feelings and emotions.&nbsp;</div>

Marije Maria

<div>Marije Maria is a&nbsp;multidisciplinary artist (illustrator, street artist and tattoo artist) from the Netherlands, based in Rotterdam. She graduated from AKV I St. Joost (St. Joost School of Art &amp; Design) in Breda in 2018. She now illustrates for various newspapers and magazines and often works for festivals. Her paintings can be found in Zagreb, Ghent, Barcelona, Colombia, among other places.<br>Traveling is an important source of inspiration for illustrator Marije Maria. Her work consists of stylized flowing shapes, vibrant colors and surfaces. Women are often present in her free work and she would like to convey the feeling of self-confidence and freedom. Marije gets her inspiration from shapes, colours, basically everything she usually encounters and she has a love for colored buildings. In addition to illustrating and making murals, the artist enjoys painting, traveling and browsing flea markets. She can easily paint for days with her face focused one centimeter above her work and some music on.&nbsp;<br><br>The wall is about jazz music. The father of the owner of the house was very fond of jazz music and&nbsp; his son dearly wanted Louis Armstrong to be painted on the wall. For this wall the artist was inspired by the song "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong. The woman and the flowers that come out of the trumpet refer to that wonderful world.</div>

"What a wonderful world"

Hedy Tjin

The Scène

<div>This wall (20 m high x 13 m wide)&nbsp; is an initiative of @the_scene_013 . The Scène is an organisation that initiates weekly evenings for young women in Tilburg Noord. They come together every Wednesday evening to eat, talk and create. This semester was 'about images, painting and sisterhood'. Hedy Tjin was asked to do some workshops with the girls and gorgeous illustrations came out of that workshop. Hedy translated them in a collage for the mural. The painting represents empowerment, sisterhood and friendship.</div>

RutgerTermohlen

Bjorn Simons

<div>On lists with the ugliest spots in the city center of Tilburg, the 45 square meter wall of the parking lot on the Spoorlaan kept popping up. Rutger Termohlen and Bjorn Simons have taken care of this prominent place in town. The new painting offers a view of the Moerenburg district and also pays attention to the Tilburg fair. But most of all the artists painted a tribute to Marietje Kessels.<br><br>Maria Catharina Wilhelmina (Marietje) Kessels was born on March 2, 1889. She was the third child of Maria Philomena Crijns and Mathieu Kessels, owner of the Royal Dutch Factory of Musical Instruments. On August 22, in the year 1900, Marietje had been on her way to post a letter and after that she was to go to her piano teacher to cancel a lesson. When she did not come home, the family started a search. She had not visited her piano teacher, and when it also appeared that the letter had not arrived at the destination, the police instituted a major investigation. Two days later Marietje's body was found in the vault of the Heilig Hartkerk (Church of the Sacred Heart) of the Noordhoek. The body showed signs of rape.<br>The murder caused a national commotion. The case was never resolved, and 'Marietje Kessels' has remained a familiar name in Tilburg ever since.</div>

Aziz Lessy

<div>Very instagrammable walls in a bicycle tunnel under Ringbaan-Zuid by Aziz Lessy. His abstract and three-dimensional forms refer to the Stappegoor area. If you look closely you can see icicles referring to the skating hall, water from the swimming pool and references to sports, education and a sushi restaurant.&nbsp;<br>After the bicycle and walking tunnel between Stappegoorweg and Trouwlaan was completed in late 2020, it did not take long for the first illegal graffiti to appear on these concrete walls. It resulted in a rundown appearance of the underpass. These murals not only embellish it, but also make you feel safer.</div>

<div>Floor painting hopscotch alphabet made on the sidewalk in the Obrechtstraat in Tilburg Noord.&nbsp; Commissioned by the municipality of Tilburg.&nbsp; Most hopscotch is numbers, but the artist wanted to do something different this time.&nbsp; Making a hopscotch consisting of letters that together form an alphabet.&nbsp; 26 letters, 26 different fonts.<br>In the same street, at the corner of nr. 51, Joep vam Gassel painted another jumping game.&nbsp;</div>

Hopscotch alphabet

Paul Watty

<div>St Annaplein was an unnoted square of Tilburg, where few things reminded us of the stay of the world-famous painter Vincent van Gogh in Tilburg. From September 1866 to March 1868, as a 13-year-old boy, he lived in a boarding house at St Annaplein 18-19 in Tilburg.&nbsp; He studied at the Rijks-HBS Koning Willem II. In Tilburg he learned how to sketch! Together with entrepreneurs and local residents, Buro013 developed a concept to give the square more appearance. Starting point was a square that honors the world famous painter. The square is enriched with art objects that refer to Van Gogh.<br>On a wall, that was constantly being tagged, this ixxi with a portrait of Vincent was painted by Hiyawatty. From here Vincent looks out on the house where he once lived. The idea was from Dieuwertje Vorstenbosch and the design from Mark ... (text will be adapted)<br>For more information about the square see: https://buro013.nl/project/het-nieuwe-van-goghplein/</div>

Vincent van Gogh

Manuel Alániz Gámez

<div>Muralist Manuel Alániz Gámez and children's book author Gerard Sonnemans, together with students of MBO Yuverta Tilburg, have created a mural with a Nicaraguan touch on the back facade of the school. The wall adorns the building along the railroad tracks, just east of Tilburg station. With the large letters above it, it is clear at a glance what they want to convey through this project: working together on the Global Goals.<br>This mural is part of the triptych "Global Citizenship", within the framework of Tilburg4globalgoals and was co-financed by LBSNN, the organization of municipalities in the Netherlands working with Nicaragua, and the Development Education &amp; Awareness Raising/DEAR program of the European Union.<br>The mural was also created to raise awareness of the school's new name after the merger.&nbsp;</div>

Tilburg for global goals

Rianne te Kaat

<div>Sparkling champagne by Rianne te Kaat for celebrating the 25th anniversary of shopping center Heyhoef.&nbsp;<br>Rianne te Kaat (1993) always had a passion for drawing and painting. In addition to this passion, she also loves the entrepreneurship itself. She says: "I have been able to fulfill my dream as a street artist." In 2014 she completed the study Industrial Product Design at the Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen. After that she worked for about 5 years as a product developer and project manager at a secondment agency. In those five years she has worked for companies such as Philips, Auping and Goliath Games. In these years she has learned a lot about business and working with projects. In the summer of 2017 she came in contact with 3D street painting for the first time. She loved it so much that she started her own company as an artist: 'Rianne te Kaat'. Since then she has been able to make many street paintings through the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Rianne: "Working as an artist gives so much energy. It is fantastic to see that others enjoy my work"&nbsp;</div>

Champagne

<div>Balloons by Rianne te Kaat for celebrating the 25th anniversary of shopping center Heyhoef.&nbsp;<br>Rianne te Kaat (1993) always had a passion for drawing and painting. In addition to this passion, she also loves the entrepreneurship itself. She says: "I have been able to fulfill my dream as a street artist." In 2014 she completed the study Industrial Product Design at the Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen. After that she worked for about 5 years as a product developer and project manager at a secondment agency. In those five years she has worked for companies such as Philips, Auping and Goliath Games. In these years she has learned a lot about business and working with projects. In the summer of 2017 she came in contact with 3D street painting for the first time. She loved it so much that she started her own company as an artist: 'Rianne te Kaat'. Since then she has been able to make many street paintings through the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Rianne: "Working as an artist gives so much energy. It is fantastic to see that others enjoy my work"&nbsp;</div>

Balloons

<div>Purple balloon dog by Rianne te Kaat for celebrating the 25th anniversary of shopping center Heyhoef.&nbsp;<br>Rianne te Kaat (1993) always had a passion for drawing and painting. In addition to this passion, she also loves the entrepreneurship itself. She says: "I have been able to fulfill my dream as a street artist." In 2014 she completed the study Industrial Product Design at the Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen. After that she worked for about 5 years as a product developer and project manager at a secondment agency. In those five years she has worked for companies such as Philips, Auping and Goliath Games. In these years she has learned a lot about business and working with projects. In the summer of 2017 she came in contact with 3D street painting for the first time. She loved it so much that she started her own company as an artist: 'Rianne te Kaat'. Since then she has been able to make many street paintings through the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Rianne: "Working as an artist gives so much energy. It is fantastic to see that others enjoy my work"&nbsp;</div>

Balloon dog

<div>About 200 status holders are temporarily staying in one of the buildings of the Koning Willem Il barracks. Status holders are new Dutch citizens who have a residence permit and are waiting for a house in the municipality of Tilburg and the surrounding area. Because they can live here (temporarily until 1 November), there's less pressure on the overcrowded AZCS so they have more room to receive asylum seekers.&nbsp;<br>In order to provide the status holders at the Koning Willem Il barracks a pleasant stay, there are indoor and outdoor murals made by four Tilburg artists. The colorful creations have a cheerful appearance!</div>

<div>Delilcious cake by Rianne te Kaat for celebrating the 25th anniversary of shopping center Heyhoef. <br>Rianne te Kaat (1993) always had a passion for drawing and painting. In addition to this passion, she also loves the entrepreneurship itself. She says: "I have been able to fulfill my dream as a street artist." In 2014 she completed the study Industrial Product Design at the Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen. After that she worked for about 5 years as a product developer and project manager at a secondment agency. In those five years she has worked for companies such as Philips, Auping and Goliath Games. In these years she has learned a lot about business and working with projects. In the summer of 2017 she came in contact with 3D street painting for the first time. She loved it so much that she started her own company as an artist: 'Rianne te Kaat'. Since then she has been able to make many street paintings through the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Rianne: "Working as an artist gives so much energy. It is fantastic to see that others enjoy my work"</div>

Cake

Avid Mouse

<div>These murals on the transformer house were created by Avid Mouse in 2022. Municipality of Tilburg gave Avid Mouse the opportunity to decorate this small building with graffiti. The artwork symbolizes two people falling in love at first sight. The frames around the portraits depict that young people are connecting primarily through dating sites these days. On one side of the cottage are many arrows. These represent the choices you have to make in life to determine your future life course.&nbsp;<br>Jarno Hamers (aka Avid Mouse) is a young artist born in Tilburg. He studied at the Theresialyceum in Tilburg where he discovered his passion for art. After years of drawing he turned this into graffiti. He designs many character and draws inspiration from stereotypes from everyday life. He also initiates drawing workshops.</div>

Hoefstraat

<div>This pedestrian and bicycle tunnel has had a wonderful make-over. The municipality of Tilburg thoroughly cleaned the tunnel and replaced the fluorescent lighting with warmer light. Several artists have submitted designs for painting the tunnel. The residents of the neighbourhood had a voice in choosing the design for the walls and Joep van Gassel's idea won. The artist was given a 275 m2 canvas to paint on. He depicted 10 animals that live in this area. And he really saw several of them in and around the tunnel while he was painting, so he told me.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Joep van Gassel is an urban artist from Tilburg who creates art in public space. Besides designing floor and wall paintings and objects, he makes graphic designs, illustrations and gives workshops.</div><div>Joep has regular community art projects, in which he organizes and teaches with passion for his profession. He feels like both a designer and a painter, qualities that come together in his work as an urban artist. His work is characterized by clear, powerful shapes, adapted to the environment in which they find themselves.</div>

Johan Moorman

<div>This wall is about different kind of flavors (opinions) and about reconciliation. Different spices and flavors that come together and lead to connection. The flavors are also a reference to the herbs of the Kruidenbuurt (Herbs District). Among other things Moorman drew his inspiration from the work of designers from the flower power era. A painting is static by nature, but he tries to incorporate perspective and movement in it. And of course the mural is open for any interpretation.<br>&nbsp;Do you see the white bird that is escaping from a dark cellar?</div>

Funky Flavors

Eelco van den Berg

<div>The houses in this neighbourhood are old and can no longer be renovated. For some time there is a plan to demolish the houses and build new ones. The demolition is planned for January 2022. Most residents react very enthusiastically on this wall. Some even say 'They should have done this years ago in this neighbourhood'.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Eelco van den Berg lives and works in Rotterdam, NL. He is an illustrator, painter and graffiti artist. Eelco was born in Uden and was already enchanted by hip hop and graffiti in primary school. His work is mainly drawn by hand and distinguishes itself through its strong use of colors and lines, combined with highly decorative elements. His art is represented on a wide range of media, including&nbsp;</div>

<div>Cute little dragon by Rianne te Kaat.<br>Rianne te Kaat (1993) always had a passion for drawing and painting. In addition to this passion, she also loves the entrepreneurship itself. She says: "I have been able to fulfill my dream as a street artist."&nbsp;</div><div>In 2014 she completed the study Industrial Product Design at the Hogeschool Arnhem and Nijmegen. After that she worked for about 5 years as a product developer and project manager at a secondment agency. In those five years she has worked for companies such as Philips, Auping and Goliath Games. In these years she has learned a lot about business and working with projects. In the summer of 2017 she came in contact with 3D street painting for the first time. She loved it so much that she started her own company as an artist: 'Rianne te Kaat'. Since then she has been able to make many street paintings through the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.&nbsp;</div><div>Rianne: "Working as an artist gives so much energy. It is fantastic to see that others enjoy my work"</div>

<div>On the four walls of an electrical house near the former monastery Koningsoord is a lot of green to be seen, together with some nuns. The artist used to live in Berkel-Enschot and he thought it would be nice to paint some nuns who used to live here together with lots of green like the environment in which the house stands. The idea is that the mural blends into the environment. As if the nuns are really sitting on a bench or walk through the grass and the trees.<br><br></div>

Timothy Mahler

<div>Source of inspiration for the design of the mural was 'the disappeared aviary', an aviary that once stood in the Wilhelminapark. A group of children visited the park with the words "Hey, what's flying there?" in order to give as much space and liveliness to their imagination as possible. Together with Kunstkabaal, artists Ivo van Leeuwen (TilburgsAns) and Timothy Mahler, the children set to work. During a workshop held at Zomerkabaal (summer festival), they designed and painted a mural on the facade of Stichting Kunstkabaal, under the guidance of both artists.&nbsp;<br><br>The project was made possible by Art-fact within the program "Neighborhood Culture and Art with Impact", by the City of Tilburg and CuPuDo.&nbsp;</div>

<div>Three-dimensional art gallery by Aziz Lessy and former city poet Cees van Raak at the narrow path opposite Stadscafé de Spaarbank. Years ago they made another mural here together, but it was faded. Now the wall has taken on a whole new look with also a fresh poem.<br>&nbsp;"It is a completely different work now." says Lessy. He started working with outdoor stucco, which gave it a 3D effect. It transformed the passage into a little art gallery with works that really stand out.<br>&nbsp;The artist has been arguing for more miur paintings in the city for years.</div>

Fred van Essen

<div>During the summer holidays Fred van Essen painted a great wall on the street side of the schoolbuilding of Basisschool Wandelbos. The flowers and plants on the painting are a reference to the core values ​​of the school. The green colors were chosen because of the location of the school, which is very close to nature. The two children symbolize the pupils at school and the children in the neighbourhood. They blow away the seeds of a dandelion. Those seeds stand for the wishes in your life. The seeds fly through the air and they fall nearby to grow again. This way the children are spreading the wishes in the neighbourhood. You also see the process of growing from seed to mature plant. The passion flower stands for the passion in and for education.</div>

Ilse Weisfelt

<div>Ilse Weisfelt is a freelance illustrator from Rotterdam who makes colourful and cartoonesque works in which funny scenes with animals and people play a central role.&nbsp;<br><br>The painting refers to the history of the former fire station that was situated close by. This station used to be a cinema. Ilse based her painting, among other things, on the 'first dates' of visitors of the movie theater. This theater was the 'Witte Bioscoop' (White Cinema), which opened its doors in 1913. The Witte Bioscoop was a Catholic initiative, hence the white, the virginal. The aim was to show good films with a 'Roman Catholic signature'. Going to the cinema was very popular at that time and this way, the church could make sure that people watched 'decent' films. A year later, the First World War began and the building was occupied by Dutch soldiers. Later on, it was again a cinema for a short while, before it became the fire station.</div>

"Like in the movies"

Janisdeman

<div>Utrecht based graffiti artist Jan Heinsbroek (aka JanIsDeMan) realizes lively 3D paintings for local communities who want to connect. He aims to create projects ‘where everyone can identify themselves’ by asking for the involvement of the residents’ who commission him. Jan Is De Man’s most recent gift to a neighbourhood is this whimsical tri-level trompe l’oeil wall mural bookcase on a house in Tilburg.<br>Part of the 3D street art concept is to involve the residents in the artistic process, “We enter the community by asking people for their favorite books. Everybody, every age, every culture, every language is welcome. The only rule I set up to participate in this art project is: no political books and no religious books. Besides that, every book title is welcome.” This way Jan manages to capture the spirit of the residents with an array of their favorite books.<br>Since his bookcase murals have been unveiled they have become not only an artistic source to bring the neighbours together but also a wall for people to visit for literary selfies. “The neighborhood where the works are made are often filled with different cultures. And I’ve noticed that this project brings people together without pushing it. They meet each other through books. Regardless of the differences in cultures, regardless of the differences in political point of views. Regardless of being extreme right or extreme left.” - (free from) Bored Panda<br><br>Jan's bookcase murals have already attracted international attention. Jan painted them in England (London), France (Boulogne-sur-Mer), Belgium (Mons) and now in Tilburg.</div>

Bookcase

<div>Utrecht based artist Jan Heinsbroek (better known as JanIsDeMan) has taken #iseefaces to another level. While the hashtag was created for Instagram creatives to post objects that remind us of facial expressions, the Dutch artist is making sure that architecture plays the role of teasing people’s brains.</div><div>Turning doors and balconies into mouths, his 3D graffiti murals across houses and buildings are an intervention to the city’s facade. Most of the time, plastic "googly eyes” are painted above doors or in house facades to create a sense of observation, making pedestrians feel watched by funny houses with expressive “faces”.</div><div>In an interview for Bored Panda, JanIsDeMan explained a bit of the concept behind his smiley faces. “I believe people become happier when they see a smile every day”, he said.</div>

<div>Every Tilburg citizen knows the blue building at the Besterdring where in former days Social Services was located. Jan is de Man turned the building into a train, referring to one of the favorite objects graffiti artists use as a canvas. In time this building will be demolished.</div>

 Loulou & Tummie

<div>Loulou &amp; Tummie is a Dutch illustration and animation duo.&nbsp;<br>Since meeting in art school in 2004, Laurens (Loulou) and Chantal (Tummie) have been creating colourful characters and stories for children, adults, and leading brands alike. Their distinctive, playful style has lent itself to books, animation, toys, packaging, advertising and everything in between. They served world renowned brands such as Netflix, Disney, Google, Samsung, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros.&nbsp;<br>​Besides commissioned projects they develop self-initiated projects like prints, pins, hand made toys, wooden figures and kids clothes. They also painted this mural at NS16<br>NS16 is a studio complex for cultural entrepreneurs in the heart of Tilburg, where artists and designers with a wide variety of disciplines practice their profession under one umbrella.<br>The artwork is in the Goudenregenstraat (at the backside of the address NS-plein 16). The gate is open during weekdays. When the gate is closed one can see the artwork from a distance.</div>

NS16

<div>The artist grew up in this neighbourhood. He and his friends often climbed on this electricity building. When Atilla Yuksel got older he moved out of his parents house. But the memories stayed in this hood where he made some crucial friends. Atilla got the opportunity to make a 4 sided painting on this historical building. Sadly it got delayed a bit, but he stayed in touch with the neighbours and collaborated with the kids from this hood to make this amazing piece that he is extremely proud of. It assembles playful minds of children and is meant to be a support for everyone, including the elders. "Alles komt goed!" ("Everything will be allright!")</div>

"Kinddroom"/ "Childdream"

<div>This cool mural comes from the entrepreneurs of pizza bar Rijslust. They had been working on this project for about a year and a half but could not decide what kind of painting they wanted on the wall of their restaurant. When they got in touch with artist Paul Watty it all came together: travelling and beer! The owners wanted a reference to travelling because the pizza bar works with that theme and the logo of the brewery @brouwerijtij (who financed the project) fitted in nicely because it contains an ostrich.</div>

<div>Studio Giftig painted this beautiful image on a heat pump station near the Reeshof neighbourhood. In the design (commissioned by Ennatuurlijk) the red clouded skye and the leaves and owls are a reference to warmth and nature.<br>83% of the heat network (district heating) in Tilburg is currently supplied by the RWE power station (aka Amer power station).<br>A lot of heat is released during the production of electricity. Part of that heat is extracted and used by Ennatuurlijk to heat homes and businesses. This is more sustainable than traditionally generated heat and is an important contribution to the transition to clean and sustainable energy in the Netherlands.<br><br>Kaspar van Leek (1983, Philipsburg St. Maarten) en Niels van Swaemen (1981, Eindhoven) are the founders of Studio Giftig, an urban artist duo based in the Netherlands. They specialize in photorealistic paintings and murals, often with a surrealistic twist. Each work they make is unique, because they photograph their own models to use for their paintings.<br>Kaspar and Niels met in 2007, when both of them were already active in street art for some time. From 2007 the first collaboration projects were picked up and a vacant warehouse served as base for their studio. Within this warehouse there was a storage room for toxic substances and chemicals, where they kept their paint and spray cans. The name Studio Giftig refers to this storage room (because giftig in Dutch means Toxic). In 2012 they decided to fully devote themselves to murals.</div>

The call of the owls.

<div>Wonderful interactive art project by Joep van Gassel in close collaboration with the residents and primary school pupils of the Korvel district.<br>The artist painted electricity boxes and waste bins on thirteen spots in the area. The painted objects are not only a beautification for the neighbourhood, they are also a scavenger hunt with challenging assignments for children of all ages. All the objects are numbered. The route begins at the Coba Pulskenslaan and is heading in the direction of the Rooseveltplein. The project arose from the need to mean something for the neighbourhood during the pandamic. Collaboration has been expressly sought with residents and young people from the area. Such an art project provides extra added value for the hood if you do it not only fór residents, but also wíth residents.</div>

<div>The design for this wall was based on input from housing corporation TBV: greenery, nature, birds.&nbsp; In addition, local residents wanted something of the castle on the facade, that once stood nearby and a coat of arms of one of the families who once lived in the castle.<br>Making the neighbourhood more beautiful, fun and active to live in together is one of the objectives of the "Schônste wijk programma" (most beautiful neighbourhood program). The murals are physical interventions to achieve this goal. The walls for the paintings have been chosen with care and, the residents were involved in the design phase.</div>

Leon Keer

<div>Leon Keer (1980, Utrecht, NL) is one of the world’s foremost artists in 3D Street Art who has created work on the streets across the world. He is a leading artist in anamorphic street art. In addition to using optical illusion, he often presents his art by adding new technologies, such as augmented reality and video mapping. By playing with perspectives he creates incredible new worlds.<br>For the schoolyard of primary school "De Wegwijzer" Leon created this lifelike ravine with stepping stones and a waterfall. A hopscotch track leads to a gorge, rocks are piled high and a ramshackle bridge hangs above the ravine. It's like you are standing in front of a huge abyss.<br>As said, the artist loves to add extra dimensions, like augmented reality, to his artwork. When you download the free special LeonKeer-app you can experience a fourth dimension. When ointing your phone towards the artwork butterflies begin to fly and plants start to gow. It is a super fun interactive painting for the children to play on.</div>

Unknown Artist

<div>Some faded but very lovely paintings in a courtyard at the Paterstraat, opposite number 37A. Artist and date unknown.&nbsp;</div>

<div>The residents of the house wanted a painting with lots of flowers to brighten up the dull square at the back of their home.</div>

Ton Lammers

<div>For the design of his mural Ton Lammers asked the local residents for input. They suggested nature, greenery, trees and leaves to refer to the arrival and departure of the neighbourhood residents. With that in mind Ton created this unique design.<br>Making the neighborhood more beautiful, fun and active to live in together was one of the objectives of the "Schônste wijk programma" (most beautiful neighbourhood program). The murals are physical interventions to achieve this goal. The walls for the paintings have been chosen with care and, the residents were involved in the design phase.<br>The painting was realized through co-financing by Buurtcultuur Tilburg, the municipality of Tilburg and Tiwos.<br><br></div>

Tree

Jori van Boxtel

<div>Artist Jori van Boxtel studied at St. Joost Academy of Art &amp; Design in Breda. She always tries to let locations where she works inspire her for her designs.<br>Jori painted sheep on this wall because in the old days in this area there used to be meadows full with sheep. They yielded so much wool people started weaving and textile factories started to arise in the city. Since then textile industry played a very important role in Tilburg.</div>

<div>The owners of the house asked Joep van Gassel to paint sunflowers on a wall of their home.</div>

<div>Smoke free zone made for community center De Poorten.</div>

Smoke free zone

Mr. Super A

<div>Stefan Thelen is the man behind Super A. His great interest in different painting techniques and his background in graphic design, made him combine painting with three-dimensional work. The murals are high metaphoric scenarios rendered in hyperrealism. He creates his own world with realistic images and fantasy figures, combined with a subtle, but harsh critique on social or political issues.<br><br>On this wall Sleeping Beauty and the cotton plants&nbsp; refer to the textile history of the city.<br>Elderly people that live in the building on which the work appeared asked Super A to also include some nature in his painting.&nbsp;</div>

w0f0z

<div>Jip and Janneke (Dutch: Jip en Janneke) is a series of children's books in the Netherlands, written by Annie M. G. Schmidt and illustrated by Fiep Westendorp. The series is known for its simplicity and wit.<br>In&nbsp; recent years, Jip and Janneke has become part of an expression in the Netherlands. Jip and Janneke language (Dutch: jip-en-janneketaal) has come to mean "simple language", Layman's terms or Plain English. That means language that is intended to be clear and concise. It attempts to avoid complex vocabulary. It is most often used in the context of politics, when politicians think they need to express their ideas in Jip and Janneke language in order to make the people understand what they are talking about.<br>You can find these Jip and Janneke images at several places all over the city.</div>

Jip and Janneke

<div>This mural by Paul Watty (@hiyawatty_work) shows the major highlights of Tilburg.</div>

<div>Commission work for 5 schools in Tilburg West. In this work Veldihno tried to capture the dreams of the children.</div>

Follow your Dream

<div>This mural was made by Tilburg based artist Veldinho and can be found in the Veestraat. In English the Veestraat mean 'Cattlestreet'.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

<div>On the garage box next to Textielplein 36, Atilla Yuksel (better known as Atilla's Art), has created a hopeful mural. The work is a form of CoronArt: designed and applied during the first corona wave. The words "Everything will be all right" are a lasting reminder of this pandemic. &nbsp;<br>These illustrations were made with children from the neighbourhood where Atilla grew up. The way everything is coloured in is also the way the children did it. It felt good for the artist to give something back to his neighborhood.&nbsp;<br><br><br><br></div>

"Alles komt goed" (Everything will be all right)

Frankey

<div>H OMER SIMPS N – City Hack by Street Art Frankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.</div>

H MER SIMPS N

<div>Mondriaan Sign – City Hack by Street Art Frankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.</div>

Mondriaan Sign

<div>Game over – City Hack by Street Art Frankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.</div>

Game Over

<div>Dartbox – City Hack by Street Art Frankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.</div>

Dartbox

<div>A rocking horse from a merry-go-round, but around a lamppost. The artwork refers to the Tilburg Fair. Merry Go Lamppost, as the work is called, was the latest addition to the absurd, strange and comical street art that has currently been created by Frankey (@streetartfrankey) in the city center of Tilburg for Festival Kaapstad.&nbsp;</div>

MERRY GO LAMPPOST 

<div>Pizza Heroni – City Hack by Street Art Frankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.</div>

Pizza Heroni

Boyscout Designer

<div>City Hack by Boyscout Designer (boyscoutdesigner.com) for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.<br><br>A call to all people with steady hands and nerves of steel. Boyscout Designer has transformed the boring Schouwburgpassage into an old-school shivering game. Relive all the moments from your childhood when you sweated above that iron wire.&nbsp;</div>

Bibber passage

<div>Fountain Duck Ride – City Hack by Street Art Frankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2020 festival.</div>

Fountain Duck Ride

Zenk One

Collin van der Sluijs (NED)

Swid'art

Dolphins

<div>Mural made for 75 years of freedom of Tilburg.</div>

Freedom

Ruben Topia

Le Téléphone

Tom de Meer

<div>'From Street to Urban' project makes the translation from graffiti toward urban art. This is the first wall that was created for this project.</div>

From street to Urban

<div>Tilburg artist Veldinho created this colorful wall for Antoon de Jong, a shop for art equipment.</div>

<div>Mural painted by Tilburg artist Veldinho for "van Gogh Murals".</div>

<div>Huge gumball machine – City Hack by Streetartfrankey for Kaapstad Tilburg 2019 festival.</div>

GUMBALL MACHINE XXL

<div>At the intersection of Panhuijsenpad and Heuvelring, you will find a UFO on the side wall of the building at number 112.</div>

<div>In this community art project the neighborhood wanted to see nature, something that would be in line with the environment. The oak tree, with the jay in it, refers to the history of Waalwijk. Because of the availability of lots of water and oak trees in Waalwijk the leather tanning industry was able to flourish here. This again gave rise to the shoe industry. The jay is the bird most responsible for the distribution of acorns and thus also for the distribution of oak trees.</div>

<div>The pattern of this mural is build out of plants and their flowers which were used to make pigments to dye fabrics. It's a reference to the textile history of Tilburg and the neighbourhood where the mural is located. It is made for 'schonste wijk' project.</div>

Hippe Shit013

<div>350 m2 mural commissioned by the Jantje Beton foundation. This foundation gives underprivileged children more places and changes to play.</div>

Dancing through the sky, Colors like the rainbow, Filled with dreams

Atelier TenK

Sneak Art

<div>Vincent van Gogh lived in Tilburg for about a year and a half (September 3, 1866 - March 19, 1868) studying at the&nbsp;Koning Willem II College&nbsp;where he received extensive drawing lessons.<br><br>Paul de Graaf took his first steps in art when he was traveling around the United States in 2008. In San Diego he met the Freedom Fighters art collective. They took him into their world and taught him their way of making art. From this basis Paul started working in the Netherlands. In his works on canvas he searches for the interface between punk, graffiti and modern art, he looks for the image in chaos.<br><br></div>

<div>Commissioned work for Stoom 013 (local coffee-stand).</div>

Dancing through the sky ...

<div>This 6 meters high mural is on of the 2 pieces you can find in this location.&nbsp;</div>

<div>Mural for elementary school Koningshaven (former Fatimaschool) in Tilburg. During a workshop in 2018, pupils of the school were able to help create this 6.5 meter high mural. The starting point for the design of the mural was being together and working together at school and the multicultural character of the school. The diverse colorful birds symbolize the diversity of the school.</div>

<div>Beautiful mural by Sudio Giftig at the former Heavens Kitchen in the Piushaven. Sadly the mural has been removed some years ago.<br><br>Kaspar van Leek (1983, Philipsburg St. Maarten) en Niels van Swaemen (1981, Eindhoven) are the founders of Studio Giftig, an urban artist duo based in the Netherlands. They specialize in photorealistic paintings and murals, often with a surrealistic twist. Each work they make is unique, because they photograph their own models to use for their paintings.<br>Kaspar and Niels met in 2007, when both of them were already active in street art for some time. From 2007 the first collaboration projects were picked up and a vacant warehouse served as base for their studio. Within this warehouse there was a storage room for toxic substances and chemicals, where they kept their paint and spray cans. The name Studio Giftig refers to this storage room (because giftig in Dutch means Toxic). In 2012 they decided to fully devote themselves to murals.</div>

HeAVENS KITCHEN

<div>"Het Bels Lijntje" used to be a railway from Tilburg to Turnhout (Belgium). Nowdays it's a well known bicyclepad and a ecological connectionzone. The artist Jori van Boxtel tried to create the animals as you see them when you pass by in a train.&nbsp;</div>

Bels Lijntje

Natascha Hoogland

<div>Retro wall advertisement for Brand beer at Café Zomerlust.<br>With a background as a portrait painter and realistic draftsman, Natascha Hoogland has mastered various techniques. Years of lessons from her great example Herman Smorenburg taught her to look closely and to master the fine painting techniques. A lot of practice has ensured her that ,with a quick and accurate hand, she can make whatever she has in mind.</div>

Retro wall advertisement for Brand beer.

<div>51 meter long wall made by Tilburg artist Sneak Art. Theme for this mural is the Dongevallei which is nature reserve near the Reeshof area.</div>

Nash

Chas

Dater127

Puaks

Mister

Taste

Reser

Sunk

Vincent Huibers

Gomad

<div>The art in this bicycle tunnel is a collaboration between many international artist. The animals are created by Marcus 'GOMAD' Debie, Nash and Zenk one. The graffiti letterpieces are made by Chas, Behind, Does, Dater127, Puaks, Mister, Taste, Reser and Sunk.</div>

Unknown

<div>The more than 120-year-old convent of the missionaries of "The Sacred Heart" has a large world map as a mural. The painting is part of the restoration of an unsightly wall, a scar that was left behind after a wing of the complex was demolished for new construction. The painting is a "nod to the past": the 13-by-9-meter map of the world shows where the missionaries were active. The center of the world this one time, is Tilburg. From the city lines run to Brazil, the Filipines, Micronesia, Indonesia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and Melanesia. The lines are colored red because along these lines the Rooi Harten traveled into the world. The map is a monument in honor of the "Rooi Harten" (Red Hearts) the immense missionary at the Bredaseweg.<br>You can find the mural at the backside of Restaurant Monarch.</div>

Rutger Termohlen (NED)

<div>Collaboration between Tilburg artist Veldinho, Collin van der Sluijs and Rutger Termohlen.</div>

<div>Jay bird by Tilburg artist Tom de Meer.</div>

Tekencollectief TecKel

<div>Northern, Central and Southern Europe are depicted in these murals. For all three, a combination of an animal and an edible plant or fruit that symbolizes the area was sought. A reindeer and blueberries for the north, a badger and apples for Central Europe and olives and a turtle for the south.<br>&nbsp;Thijs Persijn and Liesbeth Verhoeven formed the drawing collective Teckeltekent.nl (that I'm not quite sure still exists). Together with housing consultant Gwen Hofland and a student they supervised this neighborhood initiative. With these murals WonenBreburg shows that it does more than just renting out houses: a nice, beautiful neighborhood promotes living together. The murals are an example of a wonderful neighbourhood collaboration.&nbsp;</div>

rottenoak

<div>Homer Simpson in Japanese Akira style makes this Barkira mural. Designed by Frans Boukas (@rottenoak ) and painted by Erik Veldmeijer &nbsp; (@veldinho ) for Incubate Festival Tilburg.</div>

Artworks in Tilburg