Here’s what some of the artists have to say about their time in Dubai. The art works can be found among the streets of City Walk at Al Safa Street – a treasure-trail of creativity – and will remain on permanent display. While representing the street art movement in our own region are Iranian brothers, Icy and Sot. In-demand Polish art duo, ETAM CRU, have added the largest mural ever seen in the Middle East. UK street art is represented by EINE, whose signature artwork was gifted to the White House by David Cameron, alongside D*FACE, Nick Walker and The London Police.Ī supersized portrait of a woman has been painted by Australian muralist, RONE, while a visually arresting 3D masterpiece has been created by Beau Stanton of the US. The project has seen some of the world’s top street artists take to the city, claiming its walls as their canvas, making the new shopping destination in Jumeirah like a walking gallery and gaining some serious international love in the process.Īrtists taking part include the French ‘Godfather’ of stencil art, Blek le Rat, the creator of pop surrealism Ron English, Aiko from Japan and the US’s Magda Sayeg, founder of the global ‘yarn-bombing’ movement. Things can change, of course, and the beige haze that is Dubai has had a significant colour injection in recent months, thanks to Dubai Walls. It could be patchwork fields or towering skyscrapers, but every city has it’s own unique look and feel.

When you fly to any part of the world, as your flight prepares to land, you notice the landscape. 25 July 2016 You might not instantly associate Dubai with a thriving street art scene, but thanks to Dubai’s City Walk, 15 of the world’s best have used the walls as their canvas

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