NorlandiART
NordlandiART is a unique art and storytelling project that showcases the cultural heritage of Nordland county through outdoor installations. Local artists contributed their works, turning Bodø into an expansive open-air gallery that celebrates the region’s history and traditions.
Grafitti art walls
In 2016, the street art festival UpNorth left its mark on Bodø’s buildings, and you can still see some of them around town. Several professional grafitti artists was invited to color the city with their work. These graffiti artworks, paint a vivid picture of urban expression, and most artworks are inspired by the nature and culture around Bodø.
In addition to these, you will find several smaller graffiti works around the city.
Here you will find the various works of grafitti art
Go street art hunting
Phlegm
Artist: Phlegm
Phlegm is a British Sheffield-based muralist and artist who first developed his illustrations in self-published comics.
The name “Phlegm” came from one of the four temperaments in ancient Greek medicine, blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm (Phlegm).Phlegm its storybook-like images is half childlike, half threatening. Often the town setting for his long lanky half human, half woodland creatures. His work is exclusively in monochrome.
Each subscription is part of a big story that extends worldwide, in countries such as Norway, Canada, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, USA, Belgium, Poland, Italy, Slovakia, Spain and Australia
The art wall is located in the backyard of the bar Dama Di.
Malstrøm
Artist: David de la Mano
The painting is called Malstrøm which is norwegian for Maelstrom. Suitable as the world’s strongest maelstrom “Saltstraumen” is located in Bodø as well. David de la Mano is a Spanish artist who paints large murals and street art with silhouettes, trees and other monochromatic images. Many of his pieces are collaboration with fellow artist Pablo S. Herrero. David work can be found throughout Norway, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, Florida, Brazil, Taiwan, Paris, Spain and the UK.
SinnSykShit
Artist: SinnSykShit
Kim A. Larsen, better know as SinnSykShit, is a Norwegian urban artist originating from the south-east side of Oslo. Norwegian artist who operates in many fields of creative expressions. His art has been showed at exhibitions and festivals in many countries.
After School
Artist: Rustam QBic
The Russian artist Rustam Qbic specializes in street art that seem larger than life. His paintings are saturated with lush adventure, colors and defined by a playful sense of the absurd. Emerging in both expected and unexpected places, his paintings adorn not only the walls of dilapidated buildings, but residential blocks.
There is an amazing sense of synthesis between Qbic’s art and its surroundings. His art recalls the various designs of house and home, nature, and man’s role. The juxtaposition of the familiar with the unexpected evokes a magical sense of whimsy.
Insomnia
Artist: Millo
Millo is an Italian artist whose real name Francesco Camillo Giorgino. He characterized by large murals that have friendly residents who explore their urban surroundings. He uses simple black and white lines with touches of bright color when necessary, and often contain elements of architecture in its multi-story windows.His work has been exhibited in London, Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Milan, Rome, Florence and more.In 2014 he won b.Arte competition which enabled him to paint 13 multi-storey windows in the city of Turin (IT).
Butterfly
Artist: Martin Whatson
This butterfly is painted by Martin Whatson and is the latest of all street arts in Bodø. It was painted in may 2018.
Watson is described as an artist who sees beautiful and interesting details in what others would describe as messy and visual noise. He often has a somewhat humorous undertone in his art.
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