Helena Martin and the Visual Power of Emotion
“The most important theme in all my drawings, paintings and murals is emotions. Often this leads to fairly abrasive or unsettling subject matter. I find the pieces in which my feelings are conveyed the most honestly are the ones to which viewers are most drawn. Currently, the majority of my decision making is governed entirely […]
Don’t Overthink It with Austin’s BLVD
Evolving. Whimsical. Personal. If you’ve ever seen the elusive blue teddy bear amongst the streets of Austin, TX, you’ve seen the larger than life work of visual artist, BLVD. Hailing from San Diego, he now roams the streets of Austin in search of his next big wall. He’s truly one of Austin’s best. What is […]
A Creative Force with Pink Hair: Zuzu Perkal
Between teaching Yoga, completing freelance murals and design work, and rocking the city as SprATX’s Marketing Director, Zuzu Perkal is everywhere at once. And she makes it look easy. With a list of past clients like Neiman Marcus, Microsoft, SXSW, X Games and theCHIVE you know she’s a creative force to be reckoned with. Her personal work […]
Explore Austin Street Murals with SprATX
We sat down with Molly Maroney and Heath Speakman of Austin’s own SprATX following their Impossible Walls Project to talk Austin street murals, mantras and money. SprATX have truly tagged their spot in the Austin Art community since their start in 2013. Heath explains, “we get a lot of support for some reason.” It’s clear […]
Graffiti Art by Vandal
Graffiti artist Vandal is everywhere. One look at his Instagram and you can see his colorful, drippy trademark mesh well with all mediums from spray paint to glass jars to stickers to clothing to his popular coloring books. He also produces some great shows promoting local art and music. Needless to say we’re fans of what he’s doing. We […]
Graffiti Art by Reluctant Hobo
There isn’t much we know about Austin based Graffiti Artist Reluctant Hobo aside from his striking hobo-fied celebrity portraits and indiscriminate use of colors and patterns. Be on the lookout for his work and follow him on Instagram. If you’re lucky you’ll stumble across his incredibly unique one-off business cards… Welcome to the Reluctant Hobo Crew […]