Bitcoin is healthy money
Bitcoin gives EVERYONE equal ownership and freedom. The fiat currency system is designed to work for the working class forever. The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. Bitcoin levels the playing field.
Mastodon: the decentralised social network
Mastodon is one of the best decentralised social media platforms, offering users an alternative to mainstream centralised platforms. It has more than 10 million registered users. It operates on a federated model where several independent servers, called "instances", form a network.
AAFK interview
Anny and Felipe are a pair of artists with a strong background in graphics and illustration. When they decided to take to the streets and start painting, they found a wonderful community and a new way to experience art and culture away from the office and computers.
Rawman interview
I am confident that, in terms of creation, I can be part of a process that will change and evolve over time. And it's pervasive and inspiring when there is a person's personality, energy and message behind a style.
Bitcoin and money
The biggest mistake you can make is not understanding how money works. The younger you are, the better your chances of becoming rich if you understand how money works.
Shiba Inu is a pioneer of collective decentralisation
Launched in August 2020 by an anonymous person known as Ryoshi, Shiba Inu is the first token that is 100% community-operated and aims to create a decentralised standard.
HOEK's Mexican-style restaurant decor
What you can see from him at the moment is a decorative painting for a Mexican restaurant called Sombreros Taqueria. His clients wanted to evoke the visual aspects of this rich culture in addition to their food.
Symbols of knowledge and ideas appear on the walls of a school in Bulgaria
Taker combined a stack of books and a light bulb with his usual splash effects. The idea is not too complicated: the books as knowledge and the light bulb as a symbol of thoughts and ideas, showing their connection.
Cüvé interview
Cüvé enjoys painting as a graffiti artist, thus reinforcing female participation in the subculture.
0036 Mark - Time travel to your childhood self
0036 Mark not only has the ability to create a time machine, but to actually transport us back to our childhood, or whoever's life we want to be. He fills his work with meticulous detail and cryptic allusions, so we are constantly in for a joy of searching, insight and discovery.
MetaMask wallet guide
MetaMask is a global community of developers and designers dedicated to making the world a better place through blockchain technology. Their mission is to democratize access to a decentralized Internet, and through this mission, transform the Internet and the global economy into one that empowers individuals through interactions based on consent, privacy and free association.
Rubik's cube mural in central Seoul
In the Korean metropolis, the artists of Neopaint Works have created.
Fork x Skanska - "The way of water"
Skanska Hungary has entered into a unique collaboration with graffiti artist Imre Fork, who has created an original and inspiring artwork in the garden of the first building of H2Offices.
Molotow Combat
The graffiti jam organised to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the Molotow Shop in Budapest was a real hit, bringing the graffiti world together and doing something nice for people.
The muse of Szeged Art Nouveau
In cooperation between the Colourful City Group and RTL, three spectacular firewalls have been created this year: after Budapest and Pécs, the latest one was completed in Szeged, courtesy of RTL. The firewall painting was the subject of several designs, of which the residents of Szeged chose an Art Nouveau-style painting, the design of Enikő Váczy, by public vote.
BORN IN SZFVÁR – Bogi Nagy
The exhibition "BORN IN SZFVÁR" by Bogi Nagy builds on the emotionality of belonging and draws our attention to the instinct of artistic creation in a kind of peculiar contemporary way, in which she also ideologises Bory Castle, drawing on the cult of Jenő Bory, among others.
Artist Magazine - muvesz.ma
Művész Magazin was launched in November 2022, thanks to Attila Rácz-Akácosi and his wife Laura Rácz-Akácosi. The aim was to create a platform where amateur and professional artists and creators could present themselves and their works.
About blockchain technology - Cryptofalka
Time is money. In the financial situation affected by the current inflation, this saying could even be translated as if one does not act in time, one will certainly lose the value of the money acquired at the price of hard work. The best investment is investing in yourself.
Stamps Back - A story of moles
Smuggled Commodore 64s, hacked games, copied video game cassettes sold on the market, floppy disks sent by mail, Matáv telephone booth connected to an American BBS server, disc magazines and the birth of the first Hungarian paper game magazines.
Riez ’HOEK’ József – MEMENTO VITAE
This exhibition features introspective works of art, rich in various details, in which the creator actually takes stock of the stages of his life so far: all this in parallel with the projection of a more considered, harmonious vision of the future.
Peter Tomasek - Soul Fragments exhibition
In his solo exhibition entitled Soul Fragments, we can gain an insight into the various fragments of his psyche, all of which symbolize certain stages of his state of mind as an attempt to resolve social criticism or introspective tensions.
Lugo: Graffiti. Read the Signs - A compass for the capital's graffiti culture
The album presents the art of LUGO, the "light digger", and at the same time serves as a compass for the graffiti culture of the capital, explaining the basic concepts and stylistic trends of graffiti, the most important graffiti lines in Budapest, and even the legal aspects of graffiti.
Interview with Eniko Váczy
As a world-traveling artist, Enikő opens portals to other realities with spiritual and symbolically coded messages.
A superhero fighting for animals and a girl who becomes invisible come to life on the Szerémi Street murals
Superpowers were a recurring element of many tenders, and animals, nature, and the protection and saving of planet Earth appeared many times in the depictions.
Infopapa's residence
His works are absolutely suitable for such places, which are already so destroyed that they can only be repaired.
It's as if the puppet show continues in this surreal current we live in - Lajos Tornyosi interview
The 48-year-old Lajos Tornyosi has been working as a tattoo artist since ancient times. He loves his work, in which he can use his creativity quite a bit.
Street art has moved into the Siemens office building
One of the best-known Hungarian street artists turbocharged the Siemens stairwell. Taker has created unique, large-scale drawings all over the world.
Mátra's natural values and diverse vegetation on the wall of an apartment building in Gyöngyös
The artwork draws attention to the protected natural values of the Mátra Landscape Protection District and local environmental protection. In addition to nature conservation, I would also like the painting to contribute to the improvement of the cityscape of Gyöngyös housing estate.
Szinyei's Airship flies over Budapest as a symbol of artistic freedom
The latest monumental creation of the Neopaint Works firewall painting group: Szinyei's Airship on 500m2. It is unique not only in Budapest, but also nationally, that an authentic reproduction of a famous painting is placed on a firewall.
Teyl x Desir interview
An honest and direct account from one of the founders of the RCG crew from the beginning to the present day. With almost 20 years of experience in the profession, seasoned with some guidelines that are worth taking.
Elindult Szegeden is a Street Art turizmus
A napfény városa mindig tartogat meglepetéseket és ilyenkor valami újat mutat magából, mint amit addig megszoktunk. Ezt a változást mi sem mutathatná be jobban mint az utca művészete, ami bátran növekszik és folyamatosan feszegeti a kreatív határait.
Westprememural project 2.
To the delight of many, the Westprememural project, which was a great success last year, continued, where the symbol of Veszprém, King Szent István and Queen Gizella, the first Hungarian royal couple, was immortalized.
Ozora graffiti festival
A huge painting of Yoda came to life in Ozora, which was not done at the actual festival, but as part of a jam by some members of the RCG Crew. Among others, Peru took part in the painting, and he tells us about the details.
Taker style at Upfest, Europe's biggest street art festival
Upfest, Europe's largest street art festival, celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, where, in addition to many international artists, the Hungarian street artist Taker could create freely in his own style.
Imre Fork - Waterbased Visions
Imre Fork presents a new face with his latest water-based works and the combination of AR technology, which was created as a result of a meditative and innovative creative process.
Koen interview
Endre/Koen/Darab. Whichever designation we look at, each one is a slice of his life, from which he became who he is today. Graffiti, street art, graphics and much more.
A NEW Budapest cultural project will arrive in May: BOKODIL
The innovative BOKODIL brand will arrive in May 2022, which shows an active presence both online and offline. BOKODIL is a podcast, a cultural and community-building project, and a unique genre...
Böki - Rollin on Chrome exhibition opening
András Őrsi/ Böki/DJ ONE-AB. By whatever name it is known, its name is synonymous with quality work. As a child, Böki was introduced to graffiti, music, and break dancing. His love for graffiti…
Interview with graffiti artist Ogre
Burglary, dance, booze, police and rap! RCG Crew member Ogre tells us about the beginnings.
Interview with street artist Szárnyas Doboz
The name and work of Szárnyas Doboz/Box with wings has been familiar to the Hungarian street art lovers for a long time. On the road, we come across a piece of art that for a moment...
It is the largest abstract style mural in the country
The largest mural in the country and also in Central Europe, designed by graffiti artist and designer Coke, has been completed. The painting itself does not explicitly depict anything, but its symbolism is the change itself.
The well-known Urban designer Imre Fork created a capsule collection for Dreher
The well-known urban designer and graphic artist Imre Fork designed a capsule collection for the historic brewery. According to his own words, he wanted to create something that Dreher fans and his followers…
The migration of wild ducks by graffiti artist Mone (from his pen), from his can
The migration of wild ducks is presented in the latest work of graffiti artist Mone on the wall of a panel house in Makkosháza, Szeged. The bottom of the house was badly scribbled before the decoration, so the matter lent itself to putting something beautiful on it.
Thanking healthcare workers
With a five hundred square meter mural, they are thanking the healthcare workers in Csepel for their efforts against the coronavirus epidemic.
Budapest Street Archæology exhibition at the Deák17 Gallery
The Budapest Street Archæology exhibition lists the domestic aspects of the international Street art movement from the past 20 years. It presents significant Hungarian artists, projects, tangible memories and documents.
Live Street Art Érd - The theme is back on the street!
This year, the Live Street Art Érd festival was held for the 4th time, where the public was entertained with concerts, various workshops, extreme sports demonstrations and live painting.
Interview with graffiti artist Bronk
The street and its culture were present quite early in the life of graffiti artist Bronk, which gave him a lot of inspiration. His style was greatly influenced by the hip-hop album covers of the late 80s and early 90s. During his several years abroad, he met a lot of like-minded people who inspired and shaped his art.
Traditional, yet modern Hungarian patterns were placed on the wall of a restaurant
What happens when traditional Hungarian patterns are reimagined by a street artist? The end result is a stunning photorealistic painting that even has the rooster crowing.
"The connection with nature is important" / Fat Heat - Fair Warning
Fat Heat's painting "Fair Warning" was created within the framework of a street art festival in the Czech Republic, which responds to today's zeitgeist. In addition to its enormous size, the artist wants to draw attention to an important social problem with the work: Living in the city forces us further and further away from nature!
Converse City Forests: The country's first breathing mural in Budapest
Local artists draw attention to important issues around the world by painting fire walls with Converse's City Forests campaign, launched last year. The special feature of the completed paintings is the lime-based paint used during painting, which absorbs carbon dioxide during the drying process, thus acting similarly to a tree.
Time graffiti művész: „Felülmúlni önmagad”
Time graffiti artist's motivation is to surpass himself with every next step. He actively uses the old school style, which he mixes with newer solutions.
Westprememural project
The city of Veszprém was also affected by the new wave of street art, fire wall painting, which took place in the concrete jungle of Haszkóvó in the city's largest housing estate. Gergely Ozsváth, a.k.a. Mentha, a musician from the band Hősök, participating in the painting, tells us about the implementation of the project and its background.
Szeged's first firewall painting
Szeged's first fire wall painting commemorates glass painter Manó Róth and the creator of the glass windows of the Szeged synagogue in Hajnóczy Street as part of a European Union project. The huge mural was created by two well-known painters from Szeged, Ákos Marton and Leó Vinkó, mural painters from Muralpaint.hu.
Shit Shot interview
Shit Shot is an interesting color spot in the Hungarian graffiti scene. His quirky character repeatedly gets involved in exciting adventures, which the artist captures in various interesting places. Every single area of life has an inspiring effect on him.
Fat Heat - Gratitude of Solitude exhibition opening / Unmute Gallery
The year 2020 was special for everyone. For Fat Heat, it was because the missed trips gave him the opportunity to create images in a studio setting. This type of methodology confronted him with completely different challenges than the firewall-painted roads. It gave him a chance to escape and served as therapy in the monotony. Some of his paintings respond to the pandemic loneliness experienced in big cities and the virtual crowd of social media.
Rough Coloring Crew
I was lucky enough to participate in a mini graffiti jam at the beginning of May, where quite a few members of the RCG crew marched to the legal wall in Filatorigat. It is a very harmonious team, they exude cheerfulness and directness. The team is very diverse, everyone creates in a different style, but when they come together for a joint painting, the end result is a uniform, demanding work.
Interview with street artist Optik
The artist Optik was captivated by the world of street art at a relatively early age, even when he was still in elementary school, and here he found the kind of occupation that he enjoys doing even without any particular interest or compulsion.
Interview with graffiti artist Abra
Abra colors the walls of the country with drawings of outstanding form. Over the years, his style has slowly transformed from simpler letters and now he creates almost only abstract works. What motivates him the most is that there are no limits. With each painting, he tries to project his particular mood onto the wall.
Post-apocalyptic graffiti in Szeged
The machines have taken control in Szeged as well... Well, there's no need to be afraid! So far, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi world of the movie Terminator has only appeared on the legal wall of Zápor-Tó in unique depictions by local artists.
Paint The Town Pécs
At various points in the city of Pécs, portraits and sometimes texts of Hungarian authors appear. We managed to get to PaintTheTownPécs, the person behind the literary street art project, who told us about his work - keeping his incognito, of course.
Interview with Batman graffiti artist
Batman showed himself in Szeged as well, although not in the person of the iconic superhero known to everyone, but as a graffiti artist who goes around the nights under the name of the dispenser of justice and leaves his name on the walls. He couldn't even imagine a city without graffiti or street art, as he says: "that would be boredom itself."
Aldi decoration in a playful form
With another great initiative, the Aldi grocery store made the parking lot of their Solymári store more colorful. This time, the Colorfools decorative painting team brought a little fun to the customers who visited with their finished work.
Interview with graffiti artist Zest
The graffiti artist Zest, who mostly works in Szeged, became interested in graffiti at an early age, in elementary school. According to him, this activity is one of the most versatile things in the world, and it gives freedom in the daily grind.
#KeepTheNightAlive: Limited Edition Jägermeisters
With a great initiative, Jägermeister, with the participation of 7 Hungarian contemporary underground artists, helps the work of pubs, nightclubs, waiters, bartenders and bartenders closed under the restrictions due to the pandemic. A HUF 20 million fund was created from the income of the limited-edition Jägermeisters, from which they support nightlife workers.
Interview with 9219 2112 street artists
Anyone who walks in Szeged with open eyes will surely have come across the works of street artist 9219 2112. His self-made stickers and posters can be found in many places in the city, and when he is not active on the street, he creates comics or captures his works on canvas. He thinks it's cool that you're walking down the street and there's something you've designed or drawn.
Urban metamorphosis street art program 3.
We can witness another successful environmental protection street art project. With the third work created within the framework of the City Metamorphosis program, which depicts a giant hedgehog, attention is drawn to the situation and challenges of eastern hedgehogs living in the city.
Interview with graffiti artist Grino
"I was never able to live like many others, to do the same thing all the time in monotonous boredom and leave nothing behind. That's not my world!" - Grino
New legal wall surface in Szeged!
Szeged has added another legally paintable wall surface, where graffiti artists can create without restrictions. If you also want to create, or if you are just interested in the demanding works that have been completed so far, then you should walk to the row of garages on Csáky József Street in the Rókus district.
CO2 crew interview
For those who are familiar with the world of graffiti, CO2 is not only familiar from chemistry class. From the simplest lines to the most precise geometric shapes, these guys present it all on the walls. For 16 years now, they have been making gray abandoned factory buildings, retaining walls, and bridge piers more interesting.
Urban metamorphosis street art program 2.
The second stop of the Városmetamorfózis street art program is "Szetáv TV", which on the one hand hosted the Külvárosi Mozi Piknik screening series, and on the other hand draws attention to the problem of illegal waste dumping.
Interview with graffiti artist Suzie
Suzie, who lives in Budapest, combined her graphic design skills acquired at college with graffiti art. He paints his characters on the walls in an individual style, in front of which even the police happily pose.
Interview with graffiti artist Zeus
Zeus has been an active participant in the Hungarian graffiti scene for 14 years. According to him, this is an inescapable feeling of life that accompanies him throughout his life. Constant development and humility characterize this guy. He has been a pillar member of the RCG crew for 2 years, during which time he has colored the Hungarian legal walls with many cool sets.
Interview with street artist Void
Street artist Void found his artistic style in the representation of abstract faces. He has been fond of drawing since childhood, which was later replaced by spray paint and walls. His works are mostly inspired by his surroundings, travels and the people he meets.
Rubik/AWS film interview
Rubik has been strengthening the camp of Hungarian writers for 20 years, during which time he has gained quite a reputation. He is an active participant in the Hungarian graffiti life both on the legal and illegal fronts. But he is not only talented in coloring walls and trains, this year he also showed off his skills in filmmaking. The AWS movie was a big hit with the general public.
Colorful City - This is how sourdough was made
Since July of this year, another giant painting has been decorating the facade of the Fire Department on Károly körút, which was created at the initiative of the Colorful City Group and courtesy of Budapesti Városarculati Nonprofit Kft. (BVA). With the painting, they wanted to respond in their own way to the curfew restrictions introduced due to the Covid 19 epidemic that is defining the entire world, its global scale, the whole surreal life situation, but they also wanted the work to focus on the positive parts of it all.
ALL CAPS Collective
Marci Árvay is not only a prominent figure in the Hungarian graffiti scene, but also a successful businessman. Nothing can prove this better than the fact that the All Caps store opened its doors 2 years ago, which has become a very popular place for participants of the graffiti life.
Nagyházi Contemporary - When life gives you lemons exhibition
The Nagyházi Contemporary, the new space of the Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House, hosts contemporary exhibitions, presenting the works of street art artists to the general public at its first open event.
Interview with street artist 0036 Mark
0036 Mark brilliantly combines the pop art style with the characters of the cult Hungarian cartoons, he does all this in such a way that they look good even on the street. Most of his works can be seen in Budapest, but he has also left his mark in Belgium, Switzerland and Croatia.
A huge Mona Lisa watches over the silos of the old bread factory
The cityscape of Szeged has been enriched with another masterpiece, this time one of the most famous paintings of the world-famous Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci has been brought to life thanks to Muralpaint.hu.
Ecohunt X Fork collaboration
Mr. Brum, the colorful polygon bear, was born within the framework of the joint collaboration between Budapest graffiti artist Imre Fork and Ecohunt. We asked the artist how the work was made.
Interview with graffiti artist Upik
Debrecen-based graffiti artist Upik's style was born from his love of character drawing and comic books. His motivation used to be the street and corrupt members, but now he does it all consciously.
Cat catcher painting on one of the fire walls of Józsefváros
The most popular Hungarian film of 1987, Macskafogó, came to life on the side of a multi-storey house. To this day, it is one of the most loved and most quoted Hungarian cartoons.
Giant squirrel graffiti in the name of nature conservation
Known as a specialist in photo-realistic graffiti, Taker's works can be found in many parts of the world and at home as well. You can't even walk past them without being noticed, as the artist's works are quite remarkable in terms of their size and workmanship.
Giant robot "Titan" painting brought to life
The Hungarian graffiti artist Fat Heat recently visited the capital of Slovakia, where he left his mark again, this time in a wall-climbing hall.
Interview with graffiti artist Mone
He is one of the defining figures of the Hungarian Hip-Hop culture, who enriched the underground line mostly in Szeged through his passion for graffiti, but over the years he left his mark in several areas of the country. In the beginning, Mone wore the band-aid as a rebellious street kid, now he takes an active role in the graffiti subculture as a family man.
Neopaint – Skatepark Graffiti
Budapest's only legal skating rink on Erzsébet tér has been given new colors by a team of local decorators.
We have to get over our ego - Csiky interview project
Have you ever wondered why some people take risks just to speak their mind, which seems to contradict everything they hear in the mainstream media?
An eco-conscious swallow wallows in the spirit of environmental protection
Unfortunately, the swallow population in Hungary is decreasing every year, the main reason being climate change and human activity. The two are the same, and only the recognition of the problem and the intention to help it will solve it.
Coronavirus Street Art: The New Heroes
Just 3 months ago, our lives changed radically and virtual contact became the new normal, while our freedom was restricted. Of course, not everyone can stay at home...
News about the world of Hungarian Street Art and Graffiti
We bring street art closer! You can now find us on the website www.urbanmuveszet.hu, where we welcome all those who are interested in one of the most exciting art styles of our time with constantly expanding news and novelties.