Guido Van Helten unveils a new mural in Minsk, Belarus

While we last heard from him in Ukraine a few days ago, Guido Van Helten is now in Belarus where he just wrapped up a fantastic piece of work somewhere on the streets of Minsk for the Urban Myths project.
Guido van Helten is a contemporary street artist practicing in the medium of large-scale, site-specific mural works. Combining a developed appreciation of architectural elements, cultural influence and research-based appropriation of historic or archival imagery.
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Thiago Toes paints a large mural in Minsk, Belarus

Thiago Toes was another artist that recently participated in Vulica Brasil festival in Minsk, Belarus. During his stay he painted this large mural titled "To risk is the End and the Beginning of Everything".
Working on a large facade of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus Brazilian artist created a signature piece that features his signature elements. From hooded character, stars filled night sky to geometrical elements, this is one of the biggest murals he created to date. Due to dark, night tones that one of the members of infamous VLOK crew is using, the piece looks especially effective during night time.
Check out more photos by Yulia Savich after the jump and come back soon for more unusual and rare public artworks.

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Kislow produces a new mural in Minsk, Belarus

Kislow recently spent some time in Belarus where he was invited by the Urban Myth Street Art Festival.
Working on the streets of Minsk, the talented muralist created yet another signature piece showing some of his surreal imagery. This time around, he reinterpreted the local legend of the Nyamiha river.
The first mention of the river in historical chronicles is connected with a disastrous Battle on the river Nemiga, which took place here in 1067, when the forces of the prince of Kievan Rus' defeated the forces of Polatsk princedom. The medieval epic The Tale of Igor's Campaign refers to the "bloody river banks of Nyamiha."
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Ino paints a large new mural in Minsk, Belarus

Ino was recently invited by the Ministry of Culture of Belarus to create a mural for a project called "Urban Myths" in Minsk. During only 3 days Greek artist worked on this large new mural titled "Man With No Name".
Painting in a country where death penalty is still in use, art can often have a deeper message which is exactly what Ino did with his piece. Using a familiar urban image of a hooded man, the artist put a burning candle instead of the face, cleverly adding an eternal feel to the piece. Using a grid for painting this large figurative work as part of his visual language, along wit a very limited color palette as usual, Ino certainly created a standout mural for the occasion. After having to leave the piece unfinished, he dedicated it to all those who were executed and after some time proved innocent.
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