From Star Wars to Kill Bill, through SpongeBob SquarePants and the iconic Mickey Mouse, to Andy Warhol’s pop art or the kitschiest dog in the art world. Sounds familiar? Check out some of the most recognizable and creative collaborations and reinterpretations of the Art Toy universe. Out of a movie! The Art Toy scene… Read more » Continue reading
Bilbao-born artist and illustrator Yubia (@yu_yubs) has been painting graffiti on the streets since 2002. Especially in the streets of Barcelona, where she has been living and working for more than ten years. With a markedly naive, even childish style, her signatures and full-color drawings coexist with the rawness of cement and urban asphalt, making… Read more » Continue reading
Is it a toy? Is it an artwork? More like… neither one nor the other. We take you into the world of these small collectible figures in a trilogy of articles where you can learn all about Art Toys. This first part will serve you as an introduction to discover the ‘toy freakism’ in its purest form…. Read more » Continue reading
We take off on an intergalactic journey with Spanish artist María Herreros, devouring the pages of books on the understanding of the universe; we get to know the latest and freshest graffiti scene in Paris and delve into Scandinavian post-horror cinema with Argentinean Zosen Bandido; we groove to the rhythm of national jazz-rap and catch… Read more » Continue reading
“A Contemporary Art current in which landscape and artwork are closely linked and which uses materials from nature such as wood, earth, stones, sand, rocks, fire, water… for its intervention”. This is the definition of Land Art, this artistic hybrid that mixes sculpture and landscape architecture for its public art creations. We review through this definition… Read more » Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how to preserve the ephemeral? Although they are apparently two antagonistic concepts, Rita L. Amor, PhD in Science and Restoration of Historical and Artistic Heritage, illustrates in this interview the role of the conservator – restorer in the context of street art. Expert in the application of conservation mechanisms on… Read more » Continue reading
From the roots of graffiti in 1970’s New York to the portrayal of some of the most recognized personalities of contemporary art in the 20th century such as Basquiat or Peggy Guggenheim, we take a look at some of our favorite art documentaries to enjoy on summer nights. Here’s a good dose of art! … Read more » Continue reading
For the first time in Urvanity’s history, our fair featured the Urvanity 2021 Acquisition and Residency Awards. In a pursuit to strengthen support for New Contemporary Art, we teamed up with some of the best international art Collections and Foundations, who gave the awards among the participating artists. We wanted to take this opportunity… Read more » Continue reading
We’ve all bought a book for its cover or been interested in an album by its album cover. But have you ever wondered who are the artists behind these designs? We bring you some of the greatest collaborations between music stars and our favourite artists harmonised on records of then and now. Press play and… Read more » Continue reading
Brightness, a game of light and shadow, reflections, optical effects, saturated and vibrant colors… Whoever comes across a piece by Spok Brillor (Madrid, 1978), has no doubts. The artist from Madrid, Felix Reboto, has an unmistakable full-color style and moves between hyperrealistic scenes that he reinvents approaching the fantastic. He has been one of the… Read more » Continue reading
We dive into some soul and funk rhythms with Iranian brothers artists Icy & Sot’s favorite playlist and discover with them several documentaries of key figures in the art world. We go visit the latest exhibition at La Alhóndiga in Bilbao with the illustrator and ceramist Raisa Álava and we get into the pages of… Read more » Continue reading
Are you planning an European getaway this summer? We bring you the best exhibitions of the season with new and other big names such as Carlos Pesudo, Franco Fasoli Jaz, Barry MacGee, Nuria Mora, AkaCorleone, Matth Velvet, Bahati Simoens and Rafa Macarrón. Refresh yourself with the best proposals of current art by embarking on the… Read more » Continue reading
Again this year, Urvanity has been filled with artists that were presented at the fair for the first time, emerging and established artists, that have now become part of our universe. We take a walk among the twenty-seven participating galleries this year to discover some of the works of the artists who have surprised us… Read more » Continue reading
Urvanity LAB has a new home: our latest creative laboratory has moved to the El Corte Inglés in Arapiles, in the Chamberí district of Madrid. Under the guidelines of the decorator and interior designer Lázaro Rosa Violán, the new outlet centre for leading brands in Arapiles has become an urban and ground-breaking space with… Read more » Continue reading
Urvanity, now in its fifth edition, from May 27th to 30th at the COAM in Madrid, has consolidated its position as the meeting place for New Contemporary Art. This year, for the first time, the fair presents the Urvanity 2021 Acquisition and Residency Awards for the artists participating in this edition, together with some of… Read more » Continue reading