Wall painted with Daaan and Sanne

Skount, a Spanish street artist, has  been living in Amsterdam since 2009. The incredible artist works with illustrations of characters based on various cultural images. His masked creations are often mysterious and inspired by mostly ancient and extinct cultures that he resurrects through paint.

Skount is currently in Greece where he just finished painting “Five Worry Dolls” (above.)  The dolls originate from Guatemala, where they are called “worry dolls.” They are targeted at worried people, as their name implies. If people are unable to sleep because they are worried they use the dolls to express their fear and place them under their pillow; they’re kind of like dream catchers. The Spanish artist painted this piece in response to the current economic struggles Greece is facing. A fear for their future is omnipresent and is undoubtedly making a lot of people restless.  In their case they do not need one doll under their pillow, but five! This piece is one of the subtlest and most powerful murals to respond to the ongoing European economic crisis. Take note.

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Kid Cudi’s new album, Indicud, has inspired some street art in LA. The mural, located at 7000 Melrose, boasts a silhouette of the rapper, as well as the new release date for the album. Take a look at some more shots below, and get ready for Indicud.

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Under the alias of COMBO, the  italian tagger who created this imaginative and innovated image chooses to remain anonymous towards his work. While little information can be found about Combo, it is known that he hails from the Vatican City, and is no stranger to graffitti. His work can be seen throughout many major european cities with Paris being his main target for the summer of 2011. His images, while lively and childish, are often alarming, for they are usually tinged with a discrete socio-political message. As a result, his murals, which habitually feature cartoon characters cleverly blended with easily recognizable pop images, leave the viewer feeling extremely sentimental and slightly uncomfortable. Combo write that he aims at creating portraits that showcase the world “for what it is: a cartoon where everyone must play its role”. Check out his other images from Paris 2011 here.

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