Street Art

Mozaïek Pierkespark

Pierkespark , 9000 Gent Scheherazade Bourahli

Mosaic artist Scheherazade Bourahli designed a work which not only brought colour to the Brugse Poort neighbourhood, but also actively involved as many local residents and passers-by as possible in the design and layout of the park. In 2010, she gave preparatory workshops and assisted all volunteers in the realisation of this gigantic project.

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Art in public space

AVL-man

E3-plein , 9050 Ledeberg Atelier Van Lieshout

The AVL man came to Ghent during the major open-air exhibition ‘Over The Edges’ (2000), and was subsequently purchased by the City of Ghent. In 2006, he found his home on the redeveloped E3-plein square in Ledeberg.

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Street Art

Searching the Blue Bird

Dorpsstraat 16 , 9052 Zwijnaarde Jamz

The work is inspired by the well-known fairy tale ‘The Blue Bird’ by Ghentian Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck. Its central theme is the pursuit of happiness, which is symbolised by a small blue bird.

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Street Art

Gomad Graffix

Kornalijnstraat , 9000 Gent Gomad Graffix

For the Goldmine project organised by Wallin’, Gomad Graffix created a beautiful mural in the Nieuw Gent neighbourhood. This mysterious woman called “Mother Nature” brightens up the neighbourhood with her colourful flowers and curious bird.

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Street Art

From a house, a home, and from a home, a nest

Kerkstraat 224 , 9050 Gentbrugge Taquen

Sparrows, robins and other birds inhabit the trees that surround this house.
Perhaps the most complicated thing is not always finding a house or where to live, but rather making it a home.

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Street Art

Vanitas

Nodenaysteeg , 9000 Gent Klaas Van der Linden

Vanitas (vanity, emptiness, transience)
Klaas Van der Linden created this still life for restaurant Het Pakhuis, just around the corner. Vanitas symbols (skulls, snuffed candles, wilted flowers, etc.) and night-time scenes are at the core of Van der Lindens oeuvre, which reflects on life in all its aspects.

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Street Art

Untitled

Doornakkerstraat , 9040 Sint-Amandsberg Carolina Favale

This work by Carolina Favale adorns a wall of an old school, now converted into a community centre and featuring more artistic gems. You can admire them by visiting the community centre during opening hours.

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Street Art

The Ghent gang

Tweebruggenstraat , 9000 Gent Collab

Art of Chase, Bué The Warrior, Kiuw, Keep Punching Joe, ARRF the wolf, Toys, MALF, A Squid Called Sebastian, Lobster Robin

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Street Art

Sara Plantefève-Castryck

Tweebruggenstraat , 9000 Gent Sara Plantefève-Castryck

Blanco offers artists space for experimentation, reflection and presentation.
In the Tweebruggenstraat, BLANCO provides the wall as a canvas to a new artist every 4 months.

This work is the work of Sara Plantefève-Castryck.

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Le Mur

Kruideniersstraat , 9000 Gent Sotte

With Le Mur, Bar Broos provides a visible and centrally located canvas for young, creative talent. Every month, the wall is painted over by a new artist, thus forming a steppingstone for young talent.

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Street Art

Luogo Comune

Kikvorsstraat , 9000 Gent Luogo Comune

Luogo Comune is a street artist from Italy whose style is full of symbolism. His visual language combines elements from the natural world with objects from local traditions.

From now on, “The Golden Dragon” watches over the Nieuw Gent neighbourhood.

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Pop-up wall

Opgeëistenlaan 455 , 9000 Gent Han Coussement

Han Coussement discovered painting after he had been arrested for graffiti spraying. As he was looking for an activity which allowed him to express himself artistically without getting fined, he registered for painting classes. Nowadays, he explores the boundaries between painting on canvas and street art.

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