“GATES” is the latest site specific light installation by Argentinian native and Berlin based artist Marina Zumi. This geometric sculptural path, was presented in Oostende, Belgium for The Crystal Ship by Night, curated by All About Things, a local initiative that brought public art installations to be enjoy from the afternoon till night before the curfew in an ephemeral way. Gates,…

From December 19 to January 3, the festival’s murals in the centre of Ostend, Belgium will be illuminated at night. Even cooler, some of them will even be brought to life by Limen Visual. During this first edition of ‘The Crystal Ship by Night‘ existing and new works of ‘The Crystal Ship’ will be highlighted…

Although the 5th anniversary edition of The Crystal Ship was cancelled last April due to the pandemic, sitting still is just not their thing. They recently have invited DFace, Case Maclaim and Elisa Capdevila to paint new murals in Ostend, Belgium. The new locations Zelliklaan, Duinhelmstraat, and Wetenschapspark were all outside the city centre to…

We continue our ongoing coverage of The Crystal Ship with a brand new piece from Spanish artist Marina Capdevila. Born in Barcelona, Marina is an illustrator and holds a Fine art Degree of the University of Barcelona followed by a stay in Rotterdam for a Erasmus exchange at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.…

Mexican artist extraordinaire Paola Delfin is currently in Ostend, Belgium where she just wrapped up an impressive new piece of work. In toen for The Crystal Ship 2019 Festival, Paola spent several days up high working on this figurative monochrome mural. Standing at 40 meters high, this is one of Paola’s largest wall to date.…

“Lost Ticket” is the latest artwork to be completed by Croatian Artist Lonac in Ostend, Belgium for the latest edition of the always excellent “The Crystal Ship” Street Art Festival. Lonac has produced impressive large-scale, site-specific murals across Europe and worldwide, combining photorealistic rendering with illustrative and two-dimensional stylistic elements. His public murals are painstakingly…

Over the past couple of weeks we have been following the works in progress from the international participating artists to the 2018 Edition of The Crystal Ship in Ostend, Belgium, curated by Bjørn Van Poucke. With over 50 murals and interventions throughout the city, it’s the largest mural festival in Europe and open air museum.…

Colectivo Licuado is an artistic duo from Montevideo in Uruguay, created 5 years ago with Florencia Durán and Camilo Nunez. Mastering spray paint with a hyperrealistic style, their creations juxtaposes culture and traditions of the environment in which they work with their own style and a touch of art nouveau: skin tones, drapes, lighting and…