During the UP Here Festival, Los Angeles street artist RiskRock, in collaboration with Monster Energy, transformed the Old St. Joseph Hospital in Sudbury, Ontario into a spectacular giant spectrum of prismatic colors. In doing so, the artist not only breathed new life into the old building, but broke the standing record for the largest mural in Canada.
Between August 13th and 26th 2019, Risk and his small team of 4, alongside a local crew of 24, used three lifts, one crane, and 860 gallons of paint, to transform the entire 74,000 square foot Old St. Joseph’s Hospital building into a stunning work of art.
Spanish street artist escif recently painted this giant on/off switch on the side of a building in Poland for the Katowice Street Art Festival. via My Modern Metropolis & Street Art News
Street artist Jason Revok creates amazing geometric building murals around the world. While painting one such mural in Detroit, Jesse Cory from 1xRun captured Revok as he used a device with 12 spray paint cans to create a 100 foot mural painting multiple colors all at the same time.
Talented Dutch street artists Jan Is De Man and Deef Feed were given permission by the owner of an apartment building in Utrecht to create a large mural on the side. Upon arriving at the idea of turning the building into a giant bookcase, the artists asked the building's residents…
While visiting his grandparents in Michigan, the incredibly talented artist Josh Ellingson (previously) hooked up with the Flint Public Art Project to paint a mural on the outside wall of Factory Two, a community makerspace. The building formerly housed the Dort Motor Car Company from 1915 through 1924, so Ellingson…
Italian street artist Pixel Pancho painted a wonderful fancy robot lady mural on the side of a building in Chelsea, Manhattan on 10th Avenue at 22nd Street. You can see more of his amazing work on Instagram. photo by Scott Beale
Japanese street artist Lady Aiko, who is based out of Brooklyn, is the latest artist to create a mural on the famed street art wall on the corner of Bowery and Houston Streets in New York City. The previous mural was created by RETNA. photos by Scott Beale
Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
