Tag Archives: Street Art

Prince Mural Transformed Two Years After His Death

Mother Nature delights muralist Christine Stein and Prince fans the world over with a spring surprise
Posted on April 29, 2018 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

Artist Christine Stein was listening to Prince’s song “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” when she first heard of the singer’s death in 2016. Her sadness over his loss inspired her to paint a commemorative Prince mural, displaying it … Continue reading →

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Parastou Forouhar Heals through Subversive Artwork

See How the Iranian Artist Channels Her Grief After the Tragic Loss of her Parents
Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Following the brutal 1998 murder of her parents, Iranian intellectuals and activists Darius and Parvaneh Forouhar, Berlin-based artist Parastou Forouhar began her journey through grief with powerful subversive artwork. With her parents’ democratic fervor, Forouhar’s art explores issues from democracy to … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Bucket List Out Into the Open

Street Art Addresses Death and Dying
Posted on June 26, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The idea of the bucket list has emerged in the conversation about death and dying, the concern that we may reach the end of life without doing all that we wished to do. This week’s featured project allows one community … Continue reading →

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A Street Artist’s Memorial to Homicides

Artist Swoon honored the missing women of the Juarez femicides with a portrait of an early victim.
Posted on June 18, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In 2008, the artist Swoon, known for her life-size wheatpaste prints and cutouts of figures displayed throughout the streets of New York City, created a memorial to the victims of female homicides in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. … Continue reading →

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