Regeneration - Calle Libre Festival 2022
Using Street Art as a tool to draw attention to environmental issues and the need for regeneration is a great way to engage people and start conversations about sustainability.
Nordwestbahnhof (2022-08)Calle Libre - Festival for Urban Aesthetics
The Location - Nordwestbahnhof
On the site of Vienna's freight station Nordwestbahnhof, a new district will be created from 2024.
Nordwestbahnhof Vienna
Instead of polluting the environment with freight traffic, a hub for living and working, as well as culture, education, but also recreation and open space will be created here.
In a row (2022-08) by Axel SchindlerCalle Libre - Festival for Urban Aesthetics
400 meters of length & 2000 square meters of wallspace
In the course of the festival, the longest contiguous wall surface in Vienna was painted by artists from over 15 nations.
Rhizome (2022-08) by MotsCalle Libre - Festival for Urban Aesthetics
Regeneration
We wanted to understand how art can have the power to highlight both the fragility and beauty of nature, our communities and the individuals that co-create those communities.
Artur Bordalo creates sculptures and wall reliefs of animals using plastic waste. At the festival, he created a large squirrel made of trash, a tribute to one of his famous murals.
A deep trust in the painterly process is an essential part of her work. Julia Benz works without strict presetting or composition.
The girls from Duo Amazonas use murals of human figures engaged in everyday activities to inspire community engagement and honor cultural heritage.
Senkoe combines prehispanic aesthetics, textiles, and handcrafted references with pop culture, graphic design, and illustration in his work.
Anny Wass's work multifaceted practice includes object and painting, design, and photography, all characterized by material exploration and attention to detail. Central to her work is a series of photographic self-portrayals where she uses herself or objects as pictorial material and navigates between the roles of object and photographer.
Sisa Soldati's large-scale paintings explore our relationship with nature and its immensity, revealing the depth of nocturnal plant spaces. Her artistic research seeks to help us recognize ourselves in relation to something bigger than ourselves.
Tec Fase drew inspiration from the popular practice of kite flying in the peripheral neighborhoods of São Paulo, where he worked. He subsequently began to recreate various kite designs on the city's streets, adorning the hills on the outskirts. His artistic vision was to fuse this local cultural element with the possibilities of Vienna, resulting in a compelling blend of interpretations.
Berni Puig and Mateu Targa's pictorial styles, reductionist abstraction and realistic impressionism, respectively, share an antagonism.
MOTS, a duo of urban artists from Porto, Portugal and Opole, Poland, combines Diogo Ruas' experience in urban art with Jagoda Cierniak's engagement in social grassroots initiatives and art projects.
Kartel's art blends nostalgia and the present, inspired by everyday life. He merges traditional craftsmanship with digital design to create a unique aesthetic, defying traditional boundaries. His semi-abstract works evoke the past that still shapes our present.
Boaz Untay, a Tel Aviv street artist, finds inspiration in wild horses to symbolize a return to nature and compassion in future communities. His art ranges from street and studio works to tattoos and curatorial projects.
“As graffiti writers one of the main goals we wished to achieve was the highest levels of impact in our work, to create work which purpose was to catch your eye in the moment while you are passing by, and to stand out from all the surrounding clutter and noise of the environment” - Sobekcis
Nasca, from Munich, draws inspiration from American and Japanese comics and his Peruvian heritage. He began with graffiti and later created larger murals. His international painting career began while studying in Asia, which influenced his unique style featuring figurative paintings of people, animals, and fungi.
Twin brothers "Sobekcis" were born in Belgrade in 1991 and studied graphic design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Their fine art shifted from figurative forms to abstract compositions that incorporate contrasting elements. Their studio work aims to retain their graffiti energy in an indoor setting.
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