Fintan Magee is a muralist based in Sydney Australia. Born in 1985 in Lismore NSW to an architect mother and father who was a sculptor, he started drawing at a young age and became involved in the Australian graffiti scene at the 13. Moving away from traditional graffiti in 2010 his large-scale paintings often inhabit the isolated, abandoned and broken corners of the city.
Christina Angelina a k a Starfighter, is a Los Angeles based visual artist, photographer and gallerist. She´s internationally renowned for her public art and large-scale figurative murals.
James M. Rizzi known better as JM Rizzi is a Dallas-based artist whose artwork is influenced by Abstract Expressionism, executed with a Neo-Contemporary twist. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1975, JM Rizzi discovered his love for art at an early age.
Lakwena Maciver is a London-based artist exhibiting work internationally, both in galleries and in the public environment. Her work is inspired by adornment, and its use and power as a means of communication. Informed by decoration both aesthetically and conceptually, she explores the messages that decoration is used to communicate.
Gemma O’Brien is an Australian artist specialising in lettering, illustration and typography. After completing a Bachelor of Design at the College of Fine Arts in Sydney, Gemma worked as an art director at Animal Logic and Fuel VFX before deciding to fly solo as a commercial illustrator in 2012.
Under No Limit Street Art 2017 skapas ett enormt textilt verk över bron Parkspången som leder in mot Stadsparken i centrala Borås. Boråsare, tillresande och andra intresserade bjuds nu in att vara med och skapa verket.
Lonac is a Croatian artist that earned recognition with his masterful spray paint technique and photo realistic murals. As a schooled painter, he is strongly influenced by classic art, which is noticeable in his work. From creating a reference photograph, prepping the wall, to adding the finest final details, he approaches every piece with absolute dedication and devotion.
Artist HOTTEA began his work with typography on fences turning an ordinary everyday object into something designers and artists use everyday - the grid. The foundation behind the work of HOTTEA is to use the existing infrastructure and create an artwork or idea that is in harmony within the given space.
No Limit has been selected to receive the EFFE "Remarkable Festival" Label. An international jury approved the label and after that the festival has gone through a successful evaluation by EFFE Hub experts on national level.
Cinta Vidal Agulló is a Spanish born artist who have studied at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. At the age of 16 she started working as an apprentice in Taller de Escenografia Castells Planas in St. Agnès de Malanyanes where she learnt from Josep and Jordi Castells to love scenography and the backdrop trade.
TelmoMiel is an artist duo from the Netherlands consisting of Telmo Pieper och Miel Krutzmann. Since they first met at the art academy in 2006, they´ve worked seemlessly together developing their love for art with realistic style.
NeSpoon create works somewhere between street art, pottery, painting, sculptures and jewellery. She would like to make positive art and to deal with positive emotions.
Artur Bordalo was born in 1987 in Lissabon and the interest of art was inspired by watching his grandfather, the painter Real Bordalo, working with his water colors. Gradually the art developed to a channeling of the artists worries and ecological conscience.
In 2014 and 2015 No Limit Street Art attracted great attention globally with international media representation. Now it´s time again and 3rd to 10th of September 2017 the city of Borås will once again get new pieces of art in the public space.
Guidningar på museer och fördjupningar kring utställningar på gallerier pågår året om. Nu kompletteras upplevelsen med guidningar kring skulpturer och street art i vinterskrud och nattljus.
Hon fick sitt stora genombrott med den uppmärksammade utställningen Ecce Homo som sedan 1998 turnerat runt om i Europa. Nu kommer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin till Borås Pride för att invigningstala.
Just nu befinner sig 24 kulturaktörer från en rad olika EU-länder i Borås för att tillsammans utforska Borås och se hur konstnärliga uttryck kan användas för att skapa interaktion och analysera sociala frågor.
Sedan starten 2008 öppnar nu den femte upplagan av Borås Internationella Skulpturbiennal. Årets biennal samlar 18 konstverk samt flera projekt och samarbeten. De deltagande konstnärerna kommer från Danmark, Finland, Libanon, Storbritannien, Sverige och USA.
Borås Internationella Skulpturbiennal 2016 tar utgångspunkt i den skulpturtradition som formats i Borås. Snarare än ett tema som samlar och kapslar in konstverk och konstnärskap genomskärs årets skulpturbiennal av två filter. Två färgade glas som man kan välja att se utställningen genom: ”Plats” och ”Förflyttning”.
Den 14 juli, en torsdag mitt i den svenska sommaren, hyllar Timo Räisänen en av vår tids största textförfattare Ted Gärdestad. Ted Gärdestad som i år skulle fyllt 60 år. Och vad passar bättre på vår Sommartorsdagsscen än en hyllning till Ted Gärdestad, för vad vore den svenska sommaren utan honom?
