Nuart 2014: Outside

The real thrill for me about Nuart festival is the works that comes up outside, in and around the city. I think the organizers in Stavanger really makes a great effort to keep their tradition of making an outdoor gallery for the visitors and even surprise us with outdoor stunts that have never been done before. This year M-City painted a 150 m long supply ship. When I arrived for the opening, the ship was at sea and I couldn't get my own photos. See here. Hope to get it on another occasion.

Last year M-City painted the control tower at Stavanger Airport Sola, and this year Martin Whatson made his work "Chinook Hearts" at the same airport.  A cool thing about the outdoor gallery in Stavanger, is that you can walk around in the city and see street art works that have been done for Nuart over the years. Awesome and Iconic works by Roa, Pøbel, Phlegm, Swoon, David Choe, DotDotDot, Dolk, Faith 47 and many more. This makes Stavanger the street art city nr. one in Norway.  The photos of the works below are fresh and made for the Nuart Festival 2014. The weather in Stavanger was terrible the opening weekend of the festival and I think my pictures reflect that.

The line-up this year is:

Andreco (IT), Borondo (ES), Dotdotdot (NO), Etam Cru (PL), Fra.Biancoshock (IT), Icy & Sot (IR), John Fekner (US), Levalet (FR), M-City (PL), Martin Whatson (NO), Mathieu Tremblin (FR), SPY (ES), Strøk (NO), Tilt (FR), ± Maismenos ± (PT)

Work by Martin Whatson, bon (muebon) and Alex Face

Work By John Fekner

Work by Tilt

Work by Etam Cru

Work by Icy & Sot

DotDotDot (2013 and signature work by Icy & Sot

Work by Strøk

Work by Martn Whatson

Work by DotDotDot

Work by Levalet

Sunday morning photographing works by Levalet

Work by spY

Work by Strøk

Work by Bon (Muebon) and Alex Face

DotDotDot did this piece for Nuart 2013 and Muebon added the bird in 2014

Work by Maismenos

Work by Borondo

Work by Icy & Sot

Work by Andreco

NUART 2014: Inside

As usual the Nuart venue for the exhibition is Tou Scene right outside the city centre. Tou used to be a brewery and the old beer caves is the main stage for the street art exhibition inside. The beer caves is not a place for fine art on canvas, but perfect for experimenting with installations, video, light and works directly on thick concrete walls. During the Nuart Festival, the most of the artists do works inside and outside. I think that the inside works shows a different side of the artists creativity, than we usually see in the streets. There are more variety in use of materials and means to express their ideas and artistic visions. By avoiding canvas and presented in a rough environment, the art still smells like street art in form and spirit. The exhibition is open untill 12 of October.

The line-up this year is:

Andreco (IT), Borondo (ES), Dotdotdot (NO), Etam Cru (PL), Fra.Biancoshock (IT), Icy & Sot (IR), John Fekner (US), Levalet (FR), M-City (PL), Martin Whatson (NO), Mathieu Tremblin (FR), SPY (ES), Strøk (NO), Tilt (FR), ± Maismenos ± (PT)

Work by Borondo

Work by Fra.Biancoshock

Work by Martin Whatson

Work by Strøk

Work by DotDotDot

Work by Levalet

Work by Tilt

Works by Levalet

Work by Maismenos

Work by John Fekner

Work by Levalet

Work by Maismenos

Work by Andreco

Work by Icy & Sot

Work by M-City (seen from two different angles)

Work by Fra.Biancoshock

The Control Tower (Nuart 2013 outside)

The best thing about Nuart is the outside works around the city of Stavanger.  Brilliant stuff is made around in town. The surprise this year, was the M-city work on the control tower at Stavanger airport (Sola).

Roa Nuart 2013

The line-up this year:
DAL EAST (CN), ROA (BE), M-CITY (PL), FAITH47 (ZA), HUSH (UK), VHILS (PT), ERNEST ZACHAREVIC (LT), C215 (FR), DOT DOT DOT (NO), DOTMASTER (UK), STRØK (NO), MARTIN WHATSON (NO), DAVID CHOE (US) AIKO (JP).

C215 - Christian Guemy (self portrait) Nuart 2013

Martha Cooper from US was specially invited. She's been photographing Graffiti and Street Art since the 70's. Street Art artists and enthusiasts all over the world owe her a lot for her journalism and photos.  

Hush Nuart 2013

AIKO Nuart 2013

Dotmasters Nuart 2013

The state of stencil and stensil art was a theme on the festival this year and three norwegian stencil artists: Strøk, DotDotDot and Martin Whatson presented their works.

Strøk Nuart 2013

Martin Whatson Nuart 2013

DotDotDot Nuart 2013

Stencils plays an important part in the street art movement and is made in different styles and degrees of complexity. However, it's not the complexity that makes the street artist good. Drawing skills is an advantage, but I think it's the idea, the expression and placement that matters. The works by Strøk was fresh and interesting.

Vhils Nuart 2013

Ernest Zacharevic Nuart 2013

This year I was impressed by Ernest Zacharevic's works both inside and outside. The works of the Lithuanian, based in Malaysia, interacts very nicely with the environment.

David Choe Nuart 2013

DALeast Nuart 2013

Faith47 Nuart 2013

M-City at Stavanger Airport Nuart 2013