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Painting the Town Red … and Elephant

Anyone visiting Johannesburg – especially Jeppestown – might notice some new art decorating its walls, garage doors and basically any space flat and vertical worth a spray can. That’s because the fifth annual City of Gold Urban Art festival took place at the end of October. Graffiti artists from South Africa and abroad took part in painting up the place, […]

By SAPeople Staff Writer
25-11-19 23:16
in Entertainment

Anyone visiting Johannesburg – especially Jeppestown – might notice some new art decorating its walls, garage doors and basically any space flat and vertical worth a spray can. That’s because the fifth annual City of Gold Urban Art festival took place at the end of October. Graffiti artists from South Africa and abroad took part in painting up the place, and here is some of what they did.

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South African graffiti pioneer FALKO painted a large wall in Newtown with some of his signature elephants and then managed to find time to squeeze in a few small elephants in and around Jeppestown. Photos: City of Gold Urban Art Festival.

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A cracked egg, also by Falko.
By the Australian ADNATE.
By the Australian ADNATE.
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Not part of the competition, but a well-known mural in Maboneng. Photo: Ted Botha.
By the artist ABOVE his work can even be seen from the M1.
By the American artist ABOVE, his 400 square-metre geometric design can even be seen from the M1.

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By SOLO ONE from Britain, ZESTA, LOVE, REKSO

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