ABOVE recently spent some time in South Africa where he was invited by the good lads from the City Of Gold Festival to create a new piece in Johannesburg.The title of the wall piece is “Incognito” and it measures 33 metres tall by 17 metre wide. This is ABOVE’s largest mural to date with over…

Freshly returned from Portugal, Freddy Sam is already back at work in Cape Town, South Africa where he just finished working on a new mural. Entitled “I Am You You Are Me”, the South African artist sent us the following statement : The area is very harsh and has a large amount of homeless people, gangs, drug…

While we last heard from her a few weeks ago in Dominican Republic, Faith47 is back in South Africa where she just finished working on this breathtaking artwork on the streets of Johannesburg.Located on the corner of Fox and Rissik street, the piece is entitled “Una Salus Victis Nullam Sperare Salutem”, a phrase from book…

After Berlin in Germany, Shepard Fairey flew straight to South Africa to work on a massive mural somewhere on the streets of Johannesburg.The American street artist and his team quickly worked their way through this striking portrait of the legendary Nelson Mandela. I’m an advocate of human rights, justice, and equality, so it should be obvious…

While she started working on these pieces last July, Faith47 is back in Durban, South Africa where she just wrapped up her sixth piece for the 25th World Congress on Architecture, UIA2014 Durban. Faith was originally introduced to the area by Doung Jahangeer, a Durban artist architect and co-founder of dalacreative.Referring to Warwick triangle she…

Faith47 is currently in South Africa where she just finished working on this series of new pieces on the streets of Durban. As part of the cultural programme of the 25th World Congress on Architecture, UIA2014 Durban, South Africa; Faith is painting six walls, on four of the supporting columns of the main freeway overpass adjacent…

After “You Hold No Blame For My Proud Heart” last week (covered), Faith47 is already back with this brand new piece which was just finished somewhere on the streets of Cape Town, South Africa.This beautiful “Oh Diamond Sea Shore Drive Me From The Yard”mural is ethereal as ever, with her soft painterly touch with hints of…

After a beautiful interactive piece last month (covered), Faith47 spent the last few days working on this massive new mural in Cape Town, South Africa.Painted in the district of Khayelitsha, the South African painter brings us yet another ethereal mural with her unique and delicate touch. Showing two white swans, the piece is entitled “You Hold No Blame…

Design Indaba Trust, Faith47 and Thingking have teamed up to create a mural that seeks to create a community level change through the duality of art-based social impact. This new collaborative multi-story artwork ‘Harvest’ provides a visual feedback loop for those who view it; the wall lights up at night each time enough money is…

Freddy Sam was recently invited to paint a 40 Meter tall Nelson Mandela mural in the east city of Johannesburg commissioned by the Maboneng precinct as a gift to the city in memory of this giant of a man. The mural is inspired by Madiba’s definition of ‘Ubuntu’ which is: ‘You cannot be human all…