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Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mural Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ostend Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban Art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sailing into Ostend for The Crystal Ship Festival*"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003E*[AD - Press Trip] Our trip to Ostend saw us collaborate with Toerisme Oostende\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003E, who was kind enough to host us at the Upstairs Hotel during our visit to the city for The Crystal Ship Festival.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YBaaM3ILto\/XLEdSkDwArI\/AAAAAAAAJa0\/fZi1pckwuQE2821VjiDnstUqbTHfJmpAgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/strok_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y6BaaM3ILto\/XLEdSkDwArI\/AAAAAAAAJa0\/fZi1pckwuQE2821VjiDnstUqbTHfJmpAgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/strok_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog has touched down in the coastal city of Ostend, Belgium for the contemporary \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/the-crystal-ship-makes-return-visit-to.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estreet art festival The Crystal Ship\u003C\/a\u003E. We had a super early start catching the 8.16am Eurostar train to Brussels from London’s St Pancras International station.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs with our previous visit to Ostend we made use of any Belgian city ticket which lets you travel to Brussels via the Eurostar and then catch another train onwards from Brussels to your final destination, which for us was Ostend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESet to officially open on April 13thth a number of the invited International and national street artists have been in Ostend for close to a week now and some have already completed their murals. But there is still plenty of action to be seen on the streets and the walls of the city by the sea.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn total fourteen artists are taking part in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2019\/04\/ostends-crystal-ship-festival-and-why.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2019 edition of The Crystal Ship festival\u003C\/a\u003E, all adding new works to the city, some focusing on one-off larger murals with others such as street artists such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/09\/street-artist-jaunes-mischievous.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBelgian street artist\u0026nbsp;Jaune\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and Helen Bur installing multiple smaller scale street pieces right across Ostend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStraight of the train at Ostend to the Upstairshotel to check-in, bags dropped followed by a much-needed coffee after our early start and we wasted no time hitting the streets to see if we could catch any artists at work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWalking through the city center it wasn’t long before we were spotting the works of artists from previous editions as well as some new works in progress for this year's edition. Here are some highlights from our first day in Ostend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust next to our hotel and above the Tourist Office was the work of Belgium artist\u0026nbsp;Strook pictured above from last years festival still looking great under the crisp blue skies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z52OyRUUys4\/XLEdyM3S2-I\/AAAAAAAAJbA\/3gaC3WXz11YfL2ydnweM612XwFwpFkfhgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/CASEMACLAIN_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Case Maclain at work on his Ostend Mural\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z52OyRUUys4\/XLEdyM3S2-I\/AAAAAAAAJbA\/3gaC3WXz11YfL2ydnweM612XwFwpFkfhgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/CASEMACLAIN_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGerman artist Case Maclaim takes to the skies making a start on his mural located just around the corner from the Crystal Ships Headquarters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MI22_GNshqc\/XLEd6l0GJMI\/AAAAAAAAJbE\/oTbQSMWitA0ZkdC-9CcXoUg-UZXNupagACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Jaune_08_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92017_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Belgian Stencil artist Jaune in Ostend, Belgium\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MI22_GNshqc\/XLEd6l0GJMI\/AAAAAAAAJbE\/oTbQSMWitA0ZkdC-9CcXoUg-UZXNupagACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Jaune_08_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92017_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of a large number of miniature stencil artworks around the city painted by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/05\/street-artist-jaune-and-oakoak.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBelgian street artist Jaune\u003C\/a\u003E from the first three editions of the festival. Jaune is back again this year focusing his energy on one large wall next to the beach front.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee more:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/04\/taking-over-streets-with-stencil-artist.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETaking over the Streets With Stencil Artist Jaune\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SIBNHETJ-3w\/XLEeru80oCI\/AAAAAAAAJbc\/fc9CnHJiLNg8oh23BTdxhJFciTCc06XIgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MANYOLY_11_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"French Street Artist Manyoly in Ostend, Belgium\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SIBNHETJ-3w\/XLEeru80oCI\/AAAAAAAAJbc\/fc9CnHJiLNg8oh23BTdxhJFciTCc06XIgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MANYOLY_11_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/01\/vibrant-portrait-pasteups-by-french.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFrench Street artist Manyoly\u003C\/a\u003E was in London last week installing new paper works but we also caught up with her last year at the 2018 edition of the festival when she wheat-pasted up a number of her large vibrant portraits on the cities walls. A year later and this huge piece is surprising still up and running having survived an Ostend winter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee: More:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/french-street-artist-manyoly-hits.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFrench Street Artist Manyoly Hits the Streets of Shoreditch\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HjQzk2ASrJM\/XLEe3NHsxHI\/AAAAAAAAJbg\/Ris073j0XEUah9j_WtaEPPUMcx7K7RJJgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MARINA_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Spanish artist Marina Capdevila IN Ostend, Belgium\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HjQzk2ASrJM\/XLEe3NHsxHI\/AAAAAAAAJbg\/Ris073j0XEUah9j_WtaEPPUMcx7K7RJJgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MARINA_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENext up we stumbled upon the Spanish artist Marina Capdevila, busy at work on her piece high above the busy main shopping streets. We are big fans of the artists work and are looking forward to seeing the mural finished you can see from the photo below the piece is gonna be wild!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jRBV1xwu-Gs\/XLEe3BRIlMI\/AAAAAAAAJbk\/O-GZgdfChvoyAwMgWMcS8IXL-cn5pbBeQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MARINA_02_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"High above the sky, artist Marina Capdevila up on a lift painting a mural\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jRBV1xwu-Gs\/XLEe3BRIlMI\/AAAAAAAAJbk\/O-GZgdfChvoyAwMgWMcS8IXL-cn5pbBeQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MARINA_02_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TFFEvFgzM2w\/XLF7TgzVuOI\/AAAAAAAAJb0\/vhm6ZyncdSEKfQmiibZJil-NA0y6Pn7xwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MARINA_03_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Marina Capdevila at work on her mural in Ostend\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TFFEvFgzM2w\/XLF7TgzVuOI\/AAAAAAAAJb0\/vhm6ZyncdSEKfQmiibZJil-NA0y6Pn7xwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/MARINA_03_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wkQrCHMDG6U\/XLEdr53vz0I\/AAAAAAAAJa8\/BRM62iGtobY0taB2UHrIuAnECU6UK9axACLcBGAs\/s1600\/HELEN_BUR_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wkQrCHMDG6U\/XLEdr53vz0I\/AAAAAAAAJa8\/BRM62iGtobY0taB2UHrIuAnECU6UK9axACLcBGAs\/s1600\/HELEN_BUR_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust around the next street and we came across another Helen Bur making a start on one of her small scale street paintings. Helen was painting a portrait of the shop owner whose wall she was working on. She has done a whole series of these small scale piece around Ostend and we look forward to tracking them down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NqiFsRbs3T0\/XLF8OXUzAqI\/AAAAAAAAJb8\/40mVpO2js_85t8hfZIosWejvx5TMdyYgACLcBGAs\/s1600\/HELEN_BUR_02_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NqiFsRbs3T0\/XLF8OXUzAqI\/AAAAAAAAJb8\/40mVpO2js_85t8hfZIosWejvx5TMdyYgACLcBGAs\/s1600\/HELEN_BUR_02_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-43_5OAbC_AE\/XLGAsCaODqI\/AAAAAAAAJcI\/cGXc447LqPwHCEkEKizK6X-fm51qWivngCLcBGAs\/s1600\/PAOLA_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Paola Delfin at work on her large scale mural\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-43_5OAbC_AE\/XLGAsCaODqI\/AAAAAAAAJcI\/cGXc447LqPwHCEkEKizK6X-fm51qWivngCLcBGAs\/s1600\/PAOLA_01_Hookedblog_Photo_2019_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA little further outside the city center, we caught a glimpse of Mexican artist Paola Delfin working on one of the largest murals of the festival, only 40M or so high!!. This is our first time seeing Paola at work and what a wall to see her work her magic on. With a wall, this scale of the amount of detail she puts into her work we expect she will be a few more days before finishing the impressive wall and we can't wait to finish, stay tuned.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArtists taking part in the fourth edition of The Crystal Ship Festival include\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECrystal Wagner (USA), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2014\/11\/david-walkers-blank-canvas-is-white.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDavid Walker (UK) (Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/09\/street-artist-jaunes-mischievous.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJaune (BE)(Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, Helen Bur (UK), Leon Keer (NL), Lonac (HR), Wasted Rita (POR), Marina Capdevila (SPA), Mohamed L’Ghacham (SPA), Tom Herck (BE), ESCIF (ES), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2013\/07\/miss-vans-ciroschu-pure-evil-new-london.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMiss Van (FR) (Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, Case Maclain (DE) and Paola Delfin (MX)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003EFollow our Ostend Adventures\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog are bringing you coverage from The Crystal Ship Festival across our social channels so make sure to join us over on our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hookedblog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHookedblog Twitter account\u003C\/a\u003E or join us on Instagram and follow our daily adventures via our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHookedblog #InstagramStories\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe will also be sharing highlights on the blog from our trip for those of you not using Instagram, so stay tuned.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EJoin Us on Instagram\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog on Instagram — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E@hookedblog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Crystal Ship on Instagram — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thcrstlshp\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E@thcrstlshp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr 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Art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Festival Iminente curated by Portuguese artist Vhils returns to London"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WsfkePJPCwk\/W8UYRJjvrKI\/AAAAAAAAJC8\/2RZaXnOKzCM_V_rm4o37aIptSPKC-P8jACLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WsfkePJPCwk\/W8UYRJjvrKI\/AAAAAAAAJC8\/2RZaXnOKzCM_V_rm4o37aIptSPKC-P8jACLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFollowing on from last years first edition, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/07\/iminente-urban-festival-of-art-and-music.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFestival Iminente \u003C\/a\u003Ereturns once again invading Brick Lane’s Old Truman Brewery to brings the soul of Lisbon to the heart of East London.\u0026nbsp;This years edition will see an additional day added, making it a three-day festival of explosive and experimental Portuguese and international art and music.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe upcoming London edition has again been curated by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2015\/03\/alexandre-farto-aka-vhils-dissonance-at.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPortuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils\u003C\/a\u003E and Lisbon’s Underdogs Gallery. Festival Iminente not only offers the chance to immerse yourself in the most innovative new music and art from Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries but also enlists some of the world's most creatively exciting artists and music acts to invade the capital with their best work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RzyH0LuDfgc\/W8UYd8wBWMI\/AAAAAAAAJDA\/JXyYLS_42zIg-EZJh5nnH64i3D4y1ygtgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RzyH0LuDfgc\/W8UYd8wBWMI\/AAAAAAAAJDA\/JXyYLS_42zIg-EZJh5nnH64i3D4y1ygtgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe festival will see the unveiling of a new multimedia collaboration from world-renowned DJ, Fatboy Slim and festival curator and artist Vhils. The collaborative work combines both video and music and was created in a cultural exchange that saw each artist visit each other’s studios in Lisbon and Brighton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeaking about the new multimedia work Vhils has said; \u003Ci\u003E“I am honored to collaborate with such a global cultural icon, whose music has been the soundtrack to our lives. Fatboy Slim is a fearless and visionary artist much loved in the Portuguese-speaking world. He played an unannounced DJ set at the sell-out Festival Iminente in Lisbon in September to an ecstatic crowd and I can’t wait to unveil this artwork to a British audience.”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-A1ZvvY75frw\/W8erqW99oYI\/AAAAAAAAJD0\/0OhPYdeNEpE3CBOhpAr0usg-HNtQALMzwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY_02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-A1ZvvY75frw\/W8erqW99oYI\/AAAAAAAAJD0\/0OhPYdeNEpE3CBOhpAr0usg-HNtQALMzwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY_02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003EArtist line-up\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVisual artists invited to take part in the 2018 edition of the festival include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVhils (PT) x Fatboy Slim (UK) collab \/ Berru collective (PT) \/ \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2012\/04\/dface-hits-tower-bridge.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ED*Face (UK)(Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E \/ Phomer (PT) \/ PichiAvo (ES) \/ Robert Panda (PT) \/ The Empty Belly (PT) \/ \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2014\/08\/vhils-for-phytology-project.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVhils (PT)(Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/02\/multi-coloured-london-mural-by-spanish.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOkuda (SP)|(Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, WK Interact (FR), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/11\/add-fuels-rosemaling-rework-in.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAdd Fuel (PT)(Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2012\/11\/anthony-lister-redecorates-streets-of.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAnthony Lister (AU)(Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E, André Saraiva aka Mr Andre (FR).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tvVR7G3JE9M\/W8UYvPcrsRI\/AAAAAAAAJDQ\/AnO3xLwROLMqrGk-2F72FBNeANVMi9GkACLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_02_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Artist Bordalo II work in London for Festival Iminente\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tvVR7G3JE9M\/W8UYvPcrsRI\/AAAAAAAAJDQ\/AnO3xLwROLMqrGk-2F72FBNeANVMi9GkACLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_02_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe impressive sculptural work of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/bordalo-iis-endangered-dreams-unicorn.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eartist Bordalo II (POR)\u003C\/a\u003E from the first London edition of Festival Iminente in 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee more:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/bordalo-iis-endangered-dreams-unicorn.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBordalo II's Unicorn made entirely of trash In Aberdeen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003EMusic Line-Up\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 01\u003C\/b\u003E \/ 19th October : 6pm - 3am\u003Cbr \/\u003EDJ Kwan (PT) \/ DJ SlimCutz (PT) \/ DJ X-Acto (PT) \/ Fumaxa (PT) \/ DJ Marfox + DJ Lilocox (PT) \/ MC Knowledje (PT \/ A'dam) \/ Moullinex DJ set (PT) \/ Pedro (Enchufada) (PT) \/ Sam the Kid DJ set (PT) \/ The Alchemist (USA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 02\u003C\/b\u003E \/ 20th October: 3pm - 3am\u003Cbr \/\u003EAllen Halloween (GB \/ PT) \/ Black Milk \u0026amp; Nat Turner Band (USA) \/ Branko (PT) \/ DJ Nery (PT) \/\u0026nbsp;Magazino (PT) \/ MC Knowledje (PT \/ A'dam) \/ Mizzy Miles (PT) \/ Rita Maia (PT) \/ Shaka Lion (PT) \/ Vado Más Ki Ás (PT) \/ Yen Sung (PT) \/ Yuzi (PT\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDay 02\u003C\/b\u003E \/ 21st October: 3pm - 9:30pm\u003Cbr \/\u003ECelesteMariposa DJ set (PT) \/ Cumbadélica (PT) \/ Da Chick (PT) \/ Gonçalo Mendonça (PT) \/\u0026nbsp;Losless (FR) \/ MC Knowledje (PT \/ A'dam) \/\u0026nbsp;Mike El Nite DJ set (PT) \/ Smoke DZA (USA) \/ Tiago Bettencourt (PT) \/ Vítor Belanciano (PT)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PgZLOOq341M\/W8UY_vaTK3I\/AAAAAAAAJDc\/RWb_CCfu8-YngUN5p2WVndorC6pEDl7nwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/SIckboy_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"SIckboy Installation as part of Festival Iminente in East London\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PgZLOOq341M\/W8UY_vaTK3I\/AAAAAAAAJDc\/RWb_CCfu8-YngUN5p2WVndorC6pEDl7nwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/SIckboy_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E3D sculpture work from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2014\/08\/sickboy-make-it-last-forever-exhibition.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBristol based artist Sickboy\u003C\/a\u003E from the from the first London edition of Festival Iminente in 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TSbRQdOtMIc\/W8pMrwBZhaI\/AAAAAAAAJEM\/g0VR7bJMKEgiG9LY5E9cEHOSm1VTqRPKgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_05_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TSbRQdOtMIc\/W8pMrwBZhaI\/AAAAAAAAJEM\/g0VR7bJMKEgiG9LY5E9cEHOSm1VTqRPKgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_05_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NMnlEh_7gOY\/W8pMv0f2W2I\/AAAAAAAAJEQ\/zgMKfDI02RUF7NzkDJfeZTuR9xXrJtIBQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_06_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NMnlEh_7gOY\/W8pMv0f2W2I\/AAAAAAAAJEQ\/zgMKfDI02RUF7NzkDJfeZTuR9xXrJtIBQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_06_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003EFestival Tickets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETickets are on sale now for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/all-tickets\/30808\/1264\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIminentefestival \u003C\/a\u003Eonline from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/festivaliminente\/202292\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eticket website Tickettailor here:\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDaily tickets: £20 (Friday and Saturday), £16 (Sunday)\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree-day pass: £40\u003Cbr \/\u003ETickets are limited to 700 per day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIminente Festival Venues\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Old Truman Brewery\u003C\/b\u003E, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL.\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E93 Feet East\u003C\/b\u003E, 150\u0026nbsp;Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JKBKyM1w9dw\/W8xt8Z3x10I\/AAAAAAAAJE4\/fcU3gGeHM_E5hco4UQd6dlaNnkZ1E15XgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_10_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY_02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JKBKyM1w9dw\/W8xt8Z3x10I\/AAAAAAAAJE4\/fcU3gGeHM_E5hco4UQd6dlaNnkZ1E15XgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FestivalIminate_10_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY_02.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\/\" imageanchor=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bJpyQNaGn2w\/WYfzekLhvgI\/AAAAAAAAHcI\/C7OzKEZQBLQlevxAWxzwu94U-EvOPImzwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/akacorleone_02_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92017_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bJpyQNaGn2w\/WYfzekLhvgI\/AAAAAAAAHcI\/C7OzKEZQBLQlevxAWxzwu94U-EvOPImzwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/akacorleone_02_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92017_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPictured above is the London mural created by artist AKACorleone for the 2017 edition of the Festival Iminente.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee more: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/08\/akacorleone-london-mural-for-festival.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAKACorleone London Mural for Festival Iminente\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rc2TWZK1Rao?rel=0\" width=\"660\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECheck out the video teaser above for the upcoming London event and keep an eye out for the Underdogs Galleries pop-up in the Truman Brewery over the same weekend. Expect a showcase of unique art pieces, limited edition prints, editions and publications that reflect the galleries work with a roster of cutting-edge international visual artists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFestival Iminente on Instagram — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/festivaliminente\/\"\u003E@festivaliminente\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog on Instagram —\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\"\u003E @Hookedblog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERelated Stories:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/08\/akacorleone-london-mural-for-festival.html\"\u003EAKACorleone London Mural for Festival Iminente\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2014\/08\/vhils-for-phytology-project.html\"\u003EVHILS for the Phytology Project in London.\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/feeds\/8660154666599672910\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=16461810\u0026postID=8660154666599672910","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/8660154666599672910"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/8660154666599672910"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/10\/festival-iminente-curated-by-portuguese.html","title":"Festival Iminente curated by Portuguese artist Vhils returns to London"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WsfkePJPCwk\/W8UYRJjvrKI\/AAAAAAAAJC8\/2RZaXnOKzCM_V_rm4o37aIptSPKC-P8jACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/FestivalIminate_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_2018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-8882047467256017186"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-20T00:15:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-08-09T01:16:35.960+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aberdeen Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mural Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scotland Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An Affective Bond Mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujyMGmeQKok\/WteTIPIdp7I\/AAAAAAAAIcM\/jXskh_bQ6WIYZPyQ0wgJVzMuCxchtT8LgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Art Mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujyMGmeQKok\/WteTIPIdp7I\/AAAAAAAAIcM\/jXskh_bQ6WIYZPyQ0wgJVzMuCxchtT8LgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog has just returned from a few sunny days spent in Aberdeen, Scotland for the second edition of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/nuart-aberdeen-festival-returns-to.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENuArt Aberdeen festival\u003C\/a\u003E where 12 international and national street artists were invited to the city to paint as part of the festival.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the 12 invited artists was Argentinian-born street and urban artist Tamara Djurovic better known as Hyuro. Currently living and working in Valencia, Spain, Hyuro is best known for her painterly compositions that combine “vernacular depictions of femininity with socio-political undertones.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe last caught up with the artist in 2017 when we spent some time watching her paint a mural in Ostend, Belgium and were fortunate to watch her at work over a number of days on her latest mural ¨An affective bond¨ in Aberdeen.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPainted on a huge wall high above street level on the East Green, the piece features two female figures attempting to push away from each other but stuck as their shirts are tangled together preventing them from separating.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-76WBuWWbfE4\/WtkYYBB_8hI\/AAAAAAAAIcw\/MVQmRF5rv0AEUKhK1eyjr1WgRextkDzwACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_05_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Art Mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-76WBuWWbfE4\/WtkYYBB_8hI\/AAAAAAAAIcw\/MVQmRF5rv0AEUKhK1eyjr1WgRextkDzwACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_05_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E'An Affective Bond' Mural\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to Hyuro; \"the image is inspired by the union between Scotland and England, two countries that share a border and joined to form part of the United Kingdom. The Scottish people were never supporters of the union and during the first half of the eighteenth century there were uprisings, so the tension between English and Scottish takes thousands of years.\u2028\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the end of this year, Scotland will have to make a determination if it should have the right to choose between this new relationship of the United Kingdom (with the EU) or it chooses to be an independent country.\u2028The image aims to transmit the relationships of conflicts and contradictions that characterize our most complex side.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0kyBhxKT8t8\/WteTYC8sjsI\/AAAAAAAAIcQ\/L_5Xuaf-C5Edud5XQL1EucBwFTGrsFrMgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Art Mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0kyBhxKT8t8\/WteTYC8sjsI\/AAAAAAAAIcQ\/L_5Xuaf-C5Edud5XQL1EucBwFTGrsFrMgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4ouupkpK38\/WtkhmHvpySI\/AAAAAAAAIdA\/qoLYedNJoYoFUh26ON8LaWIfDuKZt4CYACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Art Mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4ouupkpK38\/WtkhmHvpySI\/AAAAAAAAIdA\/qoLYedNJoYoFUh26ON8LaWIfDuKZt4CYACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GQjZHdlPCjg\/Wtkh0chbjyI\/AAAAAAAAIdE\/OnFJTzlj6oQqg1EHyBxewnA9-aSlZRa-gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_07_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Art Mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GQjZHdlPCjg\/Wtkh0chbjyI\/AAAAAAAAIdE\/OnFJTzlj6oQqg1EHyBxewnA9-aSlZRa-gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Hyuro_07_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe completed 'An Affective Bond' mural by Hyuro in Aberdeen, Scotland. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog on Instagram —\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\"\u003E @Hookedblog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHyuro on Instagram —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/h_y_u_r_o\"\u003E @h_y_u_r_o\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr 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Scotland"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujyMGmeQKok\/WteTIPIdp7I\/AAAAAAAAIcM\/jXskh_bQ6WIYZPyQ0wgJVzMuCxchtT8LgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Hyuro_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-851319180268883367"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-18T17:22:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-18T17:24:13.286+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Belgian Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mural Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ostend Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban Art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Belgian artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-33J4B1vW5f8\/WtYsWmzJ7yI\/AAAAAAAAIak\/s85B5fzIvUw04drS_VsqKa2cUwZFuua3QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_08_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-33J4B1vW5f8\/WtYsWmzJ7yI\/AAAAAAAAIak\/s85B5fzIvUw04drS_VsqKa2cUwZFuua3QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_08_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe start of the month saw us travel to the Belgian coastal town of Ostend for the annual \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/the-crystal-ship-makes-return-visit-to.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrystal Ship contemporary and street art art festival\u003C\/a\u003E. Now in it’s third year the festival curator Bjørn Van Poucke continues to impress with his invited selection of both international and national artists who paint and install works right across the city.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of this years invited national artist currently based in Antwerp was Matthew Dawn. We were first introduced to Matthew back in 2016 at the inaugural edition of the Crystal Ship festival when he was working with the festival providing assistance for the artists. We later discovered some of his own mural work while travelling In Belgium last year and we were delighted to see him as part of this year festival line up of 15 invited artists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDawn previously studied Digital Arts and Entertainment, Business Management as well as Animation while he was in college. Later he dropped out of the latter two setting up his own business designing and selling T-shirts under the name ‘DAWN clothing’. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe also began painting graffiti and running graffiti workshops which led to him producing commercial works for companies the likes of NIKE ELC, Citroën, Xior and several major event organisers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlongside these project he developed the ‘TINYPINK’ - a stencil cap tool that would helps spraypaint artists to achieve super thin and crip lines while capturing the excess spraypaint in a attached reservoir. The first batch have already sold out but check out the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/tinypinkstencilcap.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETiny Pink website\u003C\/a\u003E for updates on the project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qt-FbR7vGr4\/WtYsnm2EMZI\/AAAAAAAAIao\/G-Xf6CrvB1A4txTsngVRlW0vLE-Q1YA3ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_05_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qt-FbR7vGr4\/WtYsnm2EMZI\/AAAAAAAAIao\/G-Xf6CrvB1A4txTsngVRlW0vLE-Q1YA3ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_05_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-or837m6fwII\/WtYssXfOpMI\/AAAAAAAAIas\/mpbIFosLy-kK3BtIuHUUR8hTsagpIiiTgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-or837m6fwII\/WtYssXfOpMI\/AAAAAAAAIas\/mpbIFosLy-kK3BtIuHUUR8hTsagpIiiTgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_01_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZBkcU4y1MR8\/WtYszSwfyDI\/AAAAAAAAIaw\/KKCzQUEKQ-AsbPfSJOziNYNDqH4f3WwWQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZBkcU4y1MR8\/WtYszSwfyDI\/AAAAAAAAIaw\/KKCzQUEKQ-AsbPfSJOziNYNDqH4f3WwWQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_04_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aHqPzxe3fjw\/WtYs2ZEGTuI\/AAAAAAAAIa0\/UlfTlPw48-0U3hZ7RHfBuvDbMtPJWatmgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_07_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aHqPzxe3fjw\/WtYs2ZEGTuI\/AAAAAAAAIa0\/UlfTlPw48-0U3hZ7RHfBuvDbMtPJWatmgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_07_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ENsdvfHmcEs\/WtYs4QkjJAI\/AAAAAAAAIa4\/pL9eYaBPz44Qzcl_ecD7Y864ORwnmgfIACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ENsdvfHmcEs\/WtYs4QkjJAI\/AAAAAAAAIa4\/pL9eYaBPz44Qzcl_ecD7Y864ORwnmgfIACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_03_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQbxjnQPGEs\/WtYs-CKKSrI\/AAAAAAAAIa8\/QJPx5ft8VpYJA4gRjDHgob1Cc7fvX9gzQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_09_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQbxjnQPGEs\/WtYs-CKKSrI\/AAAAAAAAIa8\/QJPx5ft8VpYJA4gRjDHgob1Cc7fvX9gzQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_09_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArtist and Digital Content Creator at The Crystal Ship, Jolien De Waele interviews Matthew about his completed mural for her One Minute Interview video series. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q7wfS06hylk\/WtYs_R3ss6I\/AAAAAAAAIbA\/1KFHuaQTaLI4ie3r4axLVZ7lxJ5MU1s9gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_06_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q7wfS06hylk\/WtYs_R3ss6I\/AAAAAAAAIbA\/1KFHuaQTaLI4ie3r4axLVZ7lxJ5MU1s9gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_06_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMatthew Dawn For the Crystal Ship\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor his Ostend mural Dawn has painted the third in a series of murals he is currently working on called ‘Paper Crown Series’, the second of which was painted in Antwerp earlier this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe asked Matthew about the new mural and if there was any connection to Ostend, here is what he told us; \u003Ci\u003E“The crown represents ego or success and the paper shows how trivial it is. It being in front of my eyes blinding me is evident. There is no link to Ostend but the school liked it because theres a wooden chair in the image and i look like a troublesome teenager\/ student!'\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EThe third finished mural in the Paper Crown series pictured below was painted for the 2018 Crystal Ship festival can be seen in person at the location below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMural Location:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Ensorinstituut – Generaal Jungbluthlaan 4 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3_tL4urfqI4\/WtdtqkM-poI\/AAAAAAAAIbo\/GPg56DfxkO8o-3vBM2rh1pufYt7xm0K2gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_12_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3_tL4urfqI4\/WtdtqkM-poI\/AAAAAAAAIbo\/GPg56DfxkO8o-3vBM2rh1pufYt7xm0K2gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_12_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WsU1xjtjIQA\/WtdtrKylimI\/AAAAAAAAIbs\/EgZzU2uoOO4aLmY90hkCfvP6fdX8W5OqgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_13_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sandra from Butterfly Art News, Julie from Instagrafite, Henrik Haven and Jolien De Waele\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WsU1xjtjIQA\/WtdtrKylimI\/AAAAAAAAIbs\/EgZzU2uoOO4aLmY90hkCfvP6fdX8W5OqgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_13_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStreet Art Photographers hard at work capturing photographs of Matthew's completed wall. Pictured Sandra from Butterfly Art News, Julie\u0026nbsp;from Instagrafite, Henrik Haven and Jolien De Waele.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PxJ8B0K08YU\/WtdtvRkPwAI\/AAAAAAAAIbw\/QpuIp_u0bqgCEdQNjACDQ3wdTssnFjS_ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_11_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PxJ8B0K08YU\/WtdtvRkPwAI\/AAAAAAAAIbw\/QpuIp_u0bqgCEdQNjACDQ3wdTssnFjS_ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_11_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-75PTB4ItkSg\/Wtdtyc5R4OI\/AAAAAAAAIb0\/IqYZLe9aSVkH4vIr5GMPN3ZWXqmCT342ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_10_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend, Belgium. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-75PTB4ItkSg\/Wtdtyc5R4OI\/AAAAAAAAIb0\/IqYZLe9aSVkH4vIr5GMPN3ZWXqmCT342ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Matthew-Dawn_10_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe completed mural from Matthew Dawn in Ostend, Belgium pictured above. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMatthew Dawn on Instagram — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matthewdawn\/\"\u003E@matthewdawn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog on Instagram —\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\"\u003E @Hookedblog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ERelated Stories:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/the-crystal-ship-makes-return-visit-to.html\"\u003EThe Crystal Ship makes a return visit to Ostend, Belgium.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/02\/the-street-art-of-ostend-and-where-to.html\"\u003EOstend Street Art And Where To Find It.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/08\/discover-some-of-best-street-art-in.html\"\u003EDiscover some of the best Street Art in Brussels.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/feeds\/851319180268883367\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=16461810\u0026postID=851319180268883367","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/851319180268883367"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/851319180268883367"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/belgian-artist-matthew-dawns-blind.html","title":"Belgian artist Matthew Dawn's BLIND mural in Ostend"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-33J4B1vW5f8\/WtYsWmzJ7yI\/AAAAAAAAIak\/s85B5fzIvUw04drS_VsqKa2cUwZFuua3QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Matthew-Dawn_08_HOOKEDBLOG_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92018_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-4443279682835233334"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-11T23:56:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-13T09:49:15.746+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aberdeen Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Graffiti Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mural Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stencil Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban Art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"NuArt Aberdeen Festival Returns to The Grainte City*"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RKo8Y4WQyRg\/Ws6NwQjC1FI\/AAAAAAAAIZU\/sv56eRgojlEkD5p-Av_3IvTy6e1v2V_KQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_110.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Artist AddFuels Mural in Aberdeen, Scotland painted as part of NuArt Abderdeen 2017\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RKo8Y4WQyRg\/Ws6NwQjC1FI\/AAAAAAAAIZU\/sv56eRgojlEkD5p-Av_3IvTy6e1v2V_KQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_110.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe eyes of the global street art community will shift their focus to Aberdeen, Scotland this weekend as 12 international, national and local street artist invited as part of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/04\/nuart-aberdeen-11-international-street.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENuArt Aberdeen Street Art Festival\u003C\/a\u003E unveil their latest works across the streets of the Granite City.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFollowing the overwhelming success of NuArt Aberdeen in 2017 the award winning four day street art festival returns once again, taking place between the 12th and 15th April 2018.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlongside the new murals and site specific installations that have already started going up on walls across the city, the festival will be supplemented by a jam pack program of street art related events right across the four days.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom a series of artist talks, panel debates, film screening, presentations, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/mission-directives-riso-printing-workshops\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERiso printing workshops\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/street-art-walking-tours-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewalking tours\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/chalk-dont-chalk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChalk Don’t Chalk kids event\u003C\/a\u003E there is something for everyone and you will find that many of these events are free to attend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/258087582?title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"800\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dedicated \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENuArt Aberdeen website\u003C\/a\u003E features the entire festival program of all the events taking place. Some festival hightights we are looking forward to during our visit include the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/film-screening-shadowman-uk-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUK film premiere of Shadowman\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Friday 13th at the Belmont Filmhouse and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/film-screening-obey-giant-life-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EObey Giant: The Art and Dissent of Shepard Fairey screening\u003C\/a\u003E on Saturday 14th also at the\u0026nbsp;Belmont Filmhouse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe festival officially kicks of on Thursday evening with 'Inky Protest', a collaborative exhibition of printed work between Nuart Gallery and Peacock Visual Arts. For house music lovers,\u0026nbsp;celebrate the opening of Nuart Aberdeen 2018 on Saturday at the official launch party with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/launch-party-robert-owens-us\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChicago House legend Robert Owens\u003C\/a\u003E who will be flying into Aberdeen to play a very special live vocal and DJ set at The Tunnels.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zCT-G0xhwHc\/WtBtZj2ZjYI\/AAAAAAAAIZw\/LP9N9D2YOsweqzay7qOQcHbFDi1ZgarEACLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_111.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zCT-G0xhwHc\/WtBtZj2ZjYI\/AAAAAAAAIZw\/LP9N9D2YOsweqzay7qOQcHbFDi1ZgarEACLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_111.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn between the various film screenings, workshops and free events we are hoping to attend some of the talks which will see contributions from artists Ernest Zacharevic, Hyuro, Carrie Reichardt, Ciaran Glöbel and Bordalo II.\u0026nbsp;There will be keynote speeches and sessions hosted by Dr. Susan Hansen (Middlesex University) and Pedro Soares Neves (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.urbancreativity.org\/\"\u003ELisbon Street Art \u0026amp; Urban Creativity\u003C\/a\u003E) with speakers\u0026nbsp;Jacob Kimvall (author of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/G-WORD-Virtuosity-Violation-Negotiating-Transforming\/dp\/9185639680\"\u003EThe G-Word\u003C\/a\u003E), \u0026nbsp;Cedar Lewisohn (ex-Tate Modern curator), Evan Pricco (Editor, Juxtapoz Magazine), critic and curator Carlo McCormick and Adrian Burnham (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/flyingleaps.co.uk\/\"\u003EFlyingleaps.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.20999999344348907px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003EArtists taking part in NuArt Aberdeen\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.20999999344348907px;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.20999999344348907px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E—\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis years artist line up for NuArt Aberdeen features a selection of international, national and local artist some of whom we have previously featured on the site. The 12 invited artists will create new works adding to those from the first edition the festival. The 2018 selection of artists include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.20999999344348907px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EBordalo II (PT), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2014\/05\/monster-invasion-of-blackall-street.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBortusk Leer (UK)\u003C\/a\u003E, Carrie Reichardt (UK), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/06\/sly-news-believe-in-bitter-drd.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDr. D (UK)\u003C\/a\u003E, Elki (UK), Ernest Zacharevic (LT), Glöbel Bros. (UK), Hyuro (AR), Milu Correch (AR), Nimi \u0026amp; RH74 (NO), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/03\/walthamstow-street-art-mural-by-artist.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPhlegm (UK)\u003C\/a\u003E and Snik (UK)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-90Y22GMzy7U\/Wpnpq_QqPzI\/AAAAAAAAIM0\/_YVZgoX7Mjos0G27TnhGe2bUulhSIdgMQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/14222145211_27a345de7f_o.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-90Y22GMzy7U\/Wpnpq_QqPzI\/AAAAAAAAIM0\/_YVZgoX7Mjos0G27TnhGe2bUulhSIdgMQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/14222145211_27a345de7f_o.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2014\/05\/monster-invasion-of-blackall-street.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUK street artist Bortusk Lear \u003C\/a\u003Ewill be unleashing his playful neon monsters on walls across the city. The artist will be hosting a free kids friendly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2018.nuartaberdeen.co.uk\/program\/chalk-dont-chalk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChalk Don't Chalk Monster workshop\u003C\/a\u003E on Sunday 15th April\u0026nbsp;from 11:00–15:00 at the\u0026nbsp;Rooftop Garden, St Nicholas Centre.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bYiWTcmMVtE\/WpnvDiYziDI\/AAAAAAAAINE\/3PAeOqNpk6swoOJaxtvk6K5fTY8cgROtgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/34186048296_d9832c5363_o.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"London street artist Phlegm\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bYiWTcmMVtE\/WpnvDiYziDI\/AAAAAAAAINE\/3PAeOqNpk6swoOJaxtvk6K5fTY8cgROtgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/34186048296_d9832c5363_o.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELondon street artist Phlegm has been in Aberdeen all week and we here at Hookedblog have been following the daily NuArt Aberdeen social media updates watching the work in progress images and videos of the artist latest mural which is nearing completion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DmvMFOhVY-4\/Wq7828EeXvI\/AAAAAAAAISw\/F9EkDMSZou41PCJ4X8z-5CL1fjXPWTiVQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/_MG_8359_Photo_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Street Artist DR.D Billboard takeover in London\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DmvMFOhVY-4\/Wq7828EeXvI\/AAAAAAAAISw\/F9EkDMSZou41PCJ4X8z-5CL1fjXPWTiVQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/_MG_8359_Photo_%25C2%25A9Mark_Rigney.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFollow our Aberdeen Adventures\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr 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target=\"_blank\"\u003ENorway's NuArt Festival And Why You Should Be Going\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E*Visit Aberdeenshire are kindly hosting our trip to Aberdeen, but as always all 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City*"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RKo8Y4WQyRg\/Ws6NwQjC1FI\/AAAAAAAAIZU\/sv56eRgojlEkD5p-Av_3IvTy6e1v2V_KQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/instaga_110.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-8977095398435372568"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-05T13:12:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-08-28T13:01:31.929+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Brick Lane Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shoreditch Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban Art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Street Art: Our Most Liked Instagram Photos From February 2018"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tyTL2CId77c\/WsXNFi72IgI\/AAAAAAAAIX8\/3TLg_nL0YA8QQ6vjbjurPbHxz4EtvGpZwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FEBRUARY-2018.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Hookedblog Street Art Photographic collection.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tyTL2CId77c\/WsXNFi72IgI\/AAAAAAAAIX8\/3TLg_nL0YA8QQ6vjbjurPbHxz4EtvGpZwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/FEBRUARY-2018.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E We are well into 2018 and while there is no sign of the slightly warmer spring weather, the colder spells we have been having here in London has not stopped the street artists from getting up on the cities walls and streets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis months photographic selection features some new pieces, one or two we revisited along with one mural we photographed in Milan. Artist featured in our February selection include the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2013\/02\/ronzo-keepin-it-fresh-in-shoreditch.html\"\u003ELondon street artist Ronzo\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2012\/11\/run-mural-in-upper-clapton-london.html\"\u003EItalian artist Giacomo Bufarini aka RUN\u003C\/a\u003E, Belgian street artist DZIA, Italian street artist Zeds1, French street artist ADOR and a bonus extra image from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/12\/festive-reindeer-mural-in-east-london.html\"\u003ELondon based street artist Fanakapan\u003C\/a\u003E. Have a look at the selection of images below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0pXev5agbMc\/WsJq4vmMybI\/AAAAAAAAIWY\/PGnQstkYC3E_BZPqAYlaFLuWnuuh_OCzwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_70.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1350\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0pXev5agbMc\/WsJq4vmMybI\/AAAAAAAAIWY\/PGnQstkYC3E_BZPqAYlaFLuWnuuh_OCzwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_70.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E05. RONZO\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPainted back in 2016 in the East London borough of Waltham Forest this mural by London based street artist Ronzo is not the first time this work has appeared on the site or on the Hookedblog Instagram feed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERonzo was invited by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/11\/eelus-mural-for-wood-street-walls-in.html\"\u003Elocal arts based collective Woodstreet Walls\u003C\/a\u003E to paint the E17 mural named 'All Good in The Wood', located just a few minutes walk from the Wood Street overground train station next to The Duke pub. While revisiting the neighborhood to photograph another new street artwork we took the opportunity to reshoot this piece by Ronzo. The light was much better than on our previous visit to this piece and we were lucky with the bright blue winter sky behind making the colours pop in the photo!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee More:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/04\/all-good-in-wood-mural-by-london-artist.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EALL GOOD IN THE WOOD mural by artist Ronzo in E17\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-H-H_vSKZRpM\/WsJwyvsv0hI\/AAAAAAAAIWo\/sXaxDmhpD-QQDq9Szi93BBwulOuYZpPwwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_60.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1350\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-H-H_vSKZRpM\/WsJwyvsv0hI\/AAAAAAAAIWo\/sXaxDmhpD-QQDq9Szi93BBwulOuYZpPwwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_60.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E04. DZIA\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe took a hop and jump from East London down South of the river to Penge to check out some of the street artworks going up in the neighborhood.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe collection of murals and smaller street art pieces in Penge is part of London Calling blog's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/sprayexhibition20\/\"\u003E#sprayexhibition2\u003C\/a\u003E0 which has seen him inviting local and international street artists visiting London to paint on walls beyond the usual London street art hot spots of Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Camden.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKnown for his colourful murals primarily depicting wild animals this piece pictures is the work of Antwerp-based Belgian street artist DZIA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-__-y1xJ3O6c\/WsJ9nOIbk7I\/AAAAAAAAIW4\/Q-NrjyMM7TUsZfi1kq7YkV4z2mpIvg5wQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/fanakapan.mp4\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"240\" data-original-width=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-__-y1xJ3O6c\/WsJ9nOIbk7I\/AAAAAAAAIW4\/Q-NrjyMM7TUsZfi1kq7YkV4z2mpIvg5wQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/fanakapan.mp4\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E03. Fanakapan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E—\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/04\/woodstock-got-high-new-mural-by-london.html\"\u003ELondon based street artist Fankapan\u003C\/a\u003E has been a regular on the site the last few months. The artist has been painting these set of metal gates along the canal in East London for some time now, repainting them frequently with new works.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith Valentine’s Day falling at the start of the month, Fanakapan's most recent mural piece saw the artist spraypaint a love heart shaped helium balloon. We caught up with the artist while he was working on this mural and have previously shared some of the work in progress shots on the blog if you missed the post follow the link below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee More:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/02\/fanakapan-debrand-rebrand-mural-in.html\"\u003EFanakapan debrand\/ rebrand Mural in London, UK\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-STqdFYSVlO4\/WsQEt8TB81I\/AAAAAAAAIXg\/zyYG-uol9RQkeC0Rj4Vq5I2M6qmSvZzCgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_69.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1350\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-STqdFYSVlO4\/WsQEt8TB81I\/AAAAAAAAIXg\/zyYG-uol9RQkeC0Rj4Vq5I2M6qmSvZzCgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_69.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E02. RUN\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPainted last year, this striking mural by Italian street artist Giacomo Bufarini aka RUN was featured on the blog when we caught up with Run back in September 2017.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe featured a selection of work in progress images of the street artist working on the mural but we never shared the completed mural on our Instagram account until February.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee More: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/09\/wonderful-walthamstow-mural-by-italian.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWonderful Walthamstow Mural by Italian Street Artist RUN\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Beup_x5DeSj\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\"background: #fff; border-radius: 3px; border: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.5) , 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: 99.375%;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 8px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Beup_x5DeSj\/\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EA post shared by Hookedblog (@hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E on \u003Ctime datetime=\"2018-02-03T09:10:06+00:00\" style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\"\u003EFeb 3, 2018 at 1:10am PST\u003C\/time\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E01. ADORE\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPictured is one of a number of murals painted in Waterford, Ireland by French street artist Ador. This larger piece was painted by Ador as part of the 2017 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/08\/irish-street-art-festival-waterford.html\"\u003EIrish street art festival Waterford Walls\u003C\/a\u003E. We spent a few days in Waterford for the festival and are hoping to return again for this years edition taking place over 10 days from 17-26th August 2018.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne last image for this months selection as promised - our bonus image was one of only a few street art pieces we managed to see on a quick stopover in Milan earlier this year. \u0026nbsp;We were on our way to Pila in the Aosta Valley region of northern Italy to practice our pizza slicing on some snow-capped mountains. We spotted this awesome piece by artist Zeds1 while we were en route and just had to stop the car to take some photographs of the piece.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-y_XKM7TpbxA\/WsXYfPfGZ0I\/AAAAAAAAIYM\/vSXOdy57YZM8Y_tZaod1PDSLNgQoHw23ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_79.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Zeds1 Street Art Mural in Milan, Italy. Photo ©Hookedblog \/ Mark Rigney\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1350\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-y_XKM7TpbxA\/WsXYfPfGZ0I\/AAAAAAAAIYM\/vSXOdy57YZM8Y_tZaod1PDSLNgQoHw23ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/instaga_79.jpg\" title=\"\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003EFollow Hookedblog on Instagram\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFeel free to share with us your favorites photographs from our selection in the comments section below and be sure to head over and give us a follow on our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHookedblog Instagram account\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;if you are not doing so already.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd don’t forget to show us some love and hit those heart buttons on your favorite pictures and help shape our street art photographic selection next month. Or you could go one step further and help by leaving us a comment on your favorite Instagram image.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog on Instagram — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hookedblog\/?hl=en\"\u003E@Hookedblog\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated Stories:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/05\/street-art-our-most-liked-instagram.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStreet Art: Our Most Liked Instagram Photos From April 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/03\/street-art-our-most-liked-instagram.html\"\u003EStreet Art: Our Most Liked Instagram Photos From February 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2017\/02\/street-art-our-most-liked-instagram.html\"\u003EStreet Art: Our Most Liked Instagram Photos From January 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/feeds\/8977095398435372568\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=16461810\u0026postID=8977095398435372568","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/8977095398435372568"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/8977095398435372568"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2018\/04\/street-art-our-most-liked-instagram.html","title":"Street Art: Our Most Liked Instagram Photos From February 2018"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tyTL2CId77c\/WsXNFi72IgI\/AAAAAAAAIX8\/3TLg_nL0YA8QQ6vjbjurPbHxz4EtvGpZwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/FEBRUARY-2018.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});