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Using art “as a way to give a social and humanist message” Spear splits his work between inside and outside and his time between working at home in Brussels and traveling the world. Spear says his travels help expand his awareness of different social realities, lifestyles, and values. When traveling he says his outdoor work serves as an icebreaker and allows him to create meaningful relationships with locals, and in turn the lessons of the road breed inspiration for his work back home. Spear says he is fascinated by the techniques and powers of narration of the old masters—evident in this 2015 work on Rue de Namur in Brussels. This wall was organized and supported by Propaganza, a Belgian collective of about 20 artists with diverse specialties and styles.  @spear_paintings  @propaganza_urban_artists

As with many of his fellow artists Brussels native Nean is completely self-taught, but unlike a lot of them he did not start in out in graffiti, turning to spray paint only after first creating on paper. With the newly discovered world of aerosol however, he quickly developed a passion for portraits, and while he still creates work for galleries Widewalls says “street work is where his creative magic truly occurs.” With work that often explores issues of time, memory, and the human concept of losing time, Widewalls concludes that while the gallery work is marvelous to look at, it doesn’t pack the same punch as the walls, on which the messages only become more profound as the paint grows old and weathered. A member of the Propaganza collective since 2014, Nean painted “Live With Me” in 2017 in the heart of Brussels on the Rue du Marché aux Poulets.  @nean_kingdom  @propaganza_urban_artists  @wdwlls  @visitbrussels  

“The moments we live, the people who cross our paths, the places we pass, determine our memories. But this past . . . changes, fades, melts or evaporates.” Belgian artist Nean’s hauntingly beautiful paintings use color deviations and often double exposures to explore issues of time and memory, and the aging of the wall only adds to depth of his artistic statements. Self-taught like many of his urban art peers, Widewalls reports that Nean started working on paper, but when he discovered aerosol he quickly developed a passion for portraits. In 2014 Nean joined Propoganza, a collective of approximately 20 painters from Belgium, France, Spain, and England, and his style, somewhere between experimental and photo-realistic, helped his work stand out right away. This piece is at the corner of Rue Ravenstein and Baron Horta in Brussels, Belgium.  @nean_kingdom  @propaganza_urban_artists

'Double Golden Lions' by Belgian Dzia (@dzia) for Propaganza in Elsene, Brussels, Belgium (2018) #dzia #propaganza #brusselstreetart #streetart #lamolinastreetart 📷 via artist bit.ly/3i8PQvO (bij Ixelles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUagvzeMLp3/?utm_medium=tumblr

Original Trasher PhotoWalk Street-Art Graffiti in Brussels #imakemybrusselsbetter #propaganza #streetart #kaai #original #trasher #adidassuperstar photo • Sam'Touch Bruxelles 2017