Austin mural artists continue to inspire us with their creativity and massive pieces of art. At the recent ReCreate event, the final spray-out day at HOPE Outdoor Gallery, 50 artists painted every inch of wall space there. Hundreds of people came out to watch, admire, photograph, and say goodbye to HOPE’s famous location.
Austin Mural Artists Reveal Origins and Inspiration, Part 3
Austin’s mural art covers the city’s walls, inside and outside bars, restaurants, schools, and museums. If you’ve spent any time in Austin, then you’ve seen the colorful creations of the following three artists.
Everything You Don’t Know About the Best Murals in Austin
It feels like nearly every block of Austin has some giant expression of creativity blasted against its walls for the world to see. Most murals appear suddenly, in places you wouldn’t expect: on a downtown high-rise, against the back side of a coffee shop, in an abandoned alleyway behind a dumpster. It’s part of Austin’s […]
Austin Mural Artists Reveal Origins and Inspiration, Part 2
Austin’s artists impress us with their creativity and love for our city. Week after week, month after month, they’re out there, combining designs and colors that make us do a double-take. Whether to express their own creative vision or fulfill a commission, Austin artists take to the streets to paint something that speaks to someone. To […]
Austin Mural Artists Reveal Origins and Inspiration, Part 1
Austin’s colorful, painted walls, with their murals, signatures, and sayings, can’t be missed during any exploration of our city. You can see these large pieces downtown, on the east side and south side, and even at The Domain. Whether with beautiful murals, cheerful street art, or classic graffiti, Austin treats the casual spectator to the […]
Behind the Paint Cans: Austin Street Art
Guest article by Gino Barasa It’s five in the morning and I’m somewhere off 51st Street with Austin’s most dangerous street artists. Well, not exactly. It is really early and I am watching some of Austin’s finest street artists do their thing, but they aren’t actually very dangerous. In fact, they’re really a bunch of easy going […]
SprATX: The Collective and Business Behind Austin Graffiti
Art is represented in many ways within a city, from traditional art museums and historical buildings to theater and music. Graffiti, however, hasn’t always been accepted as a viable art form and has often been stigmatized. But here in Austin where murals are a plenty, graffiti has transformed into street art, and a mural is a must if you are […]
Three Stories of Graffiti for HOPE on Castle Hill
Editor’s Note: The HOPE Outdoor Gallery closed on Jan. 2, 2019. A new location will open later in the year. There are a few mainstays in Austin I like to take visitors to when they visit. My list includes the impressive Capitol Building, which is taller than the U.S. Capitol Building in D.C., Whole Foods […]
Free Art Friday: What’s the Buzz All About?
This guest blog article is by Kendra Wright. Fridays in Austin are becoming more than a doorway to the weekend. Thanks to local artists and social media, a weekly treasure hunt is lighting up the streets with free art and the local Austinites who are chasing it down. If you’re eager to score some pro […]