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[[File:015 Urban art in Katowice, Poland.jpg|thumb|180px|Artwork depicting birds in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]]]]
[[File:015 Urban art in Katowice, Poland.jpg|thumb|180px|Artwork depicting birds in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]]]]
[[File:Djerbahood-Cameleon-ROA.jpg|thumb|180px|| Chameleon in [[Djerbahood]], [[Tunisia]]]]
[[File:Djerbahood-Cameleon-ROA.jpg|thumb|180px|| Chameleon in [[Djerbahood]], [[Tunisia]]]]
'''ROA''' (born c. 1976)<ref name="Guardian rabbit faces">{{cite news|last=Gabbatt|first=Adam|title=ROA's graffiti rabbit faces removal by Hackney council|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/oct/25/roa-graffiti-rabbit-hackney-council|accessdate=16 September 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=25 October 2010}}</ref> is the role model of a [[graffiti]] artist from [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]]. He has created works on the streets of cities across [[Europe]], the [[United States]], [[Australia]], Asia and [[New Zealand]].<ref name="GAM Itinerrance">{{cite news|title=Roa @ Galerie Itinerrance|url=http://www.graffitiartmagazine.com/index.php?post/Roa%2C-exposition-solo-%40-Galerie-Individuelle|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=Graffiti Art Magazine|location=Paris|date=2 February 2010}}</ref>
'''ROA''' (born c. 1976)<ref name="Guardian rabbit faces">{{cite news|last=Gabbatt|first=Adam|title=ROA's graffiti rabbit faces removal by Hackney council|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/oct/25/roa-graffiti-rabbit-hackney-council|accessdate=16 September 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=25 October 2010}}</ref> is a [[graffiti]] and [[Street art|street]] artist from [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]]. Internationally, he has created works on the streets of cities across [[Europe]], the [[United States]], [[Australia]], Asia and [[New Zealand]].<ref name="GAM Itinerrance">{{cite news|title=Roa @ Galerie Itinerrance|url=http://www.graffitiartmagazine.com/index.php?post/Roa%2C-exposition-solo-%40-Galerie-Individuelle|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=Graffiti Art Magazine|location=Paris|date=2 February 2010}}</ref>


ROA generally paints wild/urban animals and birds that are native to the area being painted.<ref>[http://www.citykingz.com/news.cfm?newsid=42 "ROA at North West Walls (BE)"], CityKingZ, 3 July 2014.</ref> ROA usually uses a minimal color pallet, such as black, white, but also creates works using vibrant colours depicting flesh and/or internal systems within the animals and birds.<ref name="GAM Itinerrance" />
ROA generally paints wild or urban animals and birds that are native to the area being painted.<ref>[http://www.citykingz.com/news.cfm?newsid=42 "ROA at North West Walls (BE)"], CityKingZ, 3 July 2014.</ref> ROA usually uses a minimal color pallet, such as black, white, but also creates works using vibrant colours depicting the flesh or internal systems within the animals and birds.<ref name="GAM Itinerrance" />


== Notable works by continent ==

=== Africa ===
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In 2014, ROA contributed with several mural paintings in the Djerbahood project on the [[Tunisia]]n island [[Djerba]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=|title=Djerbahood : le musée de street art à ciel ouvert|last=Ben Cheikh|first=Mehdi|publisher=Albin Michel|year=2015|ref=|authorlink=E. A. Wallis Budge|accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref>

=== Europe ===
In 2011 ROA came to particular notice in the [[UK]] when [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]] council threatened to paint over one of his paintings, a 3.5m high rabbit. The rabbit had been legally painted on the wall of [[The Premises Studios]] in [[Hackney Road]], London.<ref name="Guardian rabbit faces" /> A campaign was launched to keep the mural, by the building's owners and local residents, forcing the council to change its mind.<ref name="Gazette Nov 2010">{{cite news|last=Coleman|first=Jasmine|title=Council u-turn in row over ROA graffiti rabbit in Hackney Road|url=http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/home/council_u_turn_in_row_over_roa_graffiti_rabbit_in_hackney_road_1_722520|accessdate=2012-09-15|newspaper=Hackney Gazette|date=10 November 2010}}</ref>
In 2011 ROA came to particular notice in the [[UK]] when [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]] council threatened to paint over one of his paintings, a 3.5m high rabbit. The rabbit had been legally painted on the wall of [[The Premises Studios]] in [[Hackney Road]], London.<ref name="Guardian rabbit faces" /> A campaign was launched to keep the mural, by the building's owners and local residents, forcing the council to change its mind.<ref name="Gazette Nov 2010">{{cite news|last=Coleman|first=Jasmine|title=Council u-turn in row over ROA graffiti rabbit in Hackney Road|url=http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/home/council_u_turn_in_row_over_roa_graffiti_rabbit_in_hackney_road_1_722520|accessdate=2012-09-15|newspaper=Hackney Gazette|date=10 November 2010}}</ref>
While exhibiting works at [[Perth]]'s Form Gallery, ROA was commissioned by the [[City of Fremantle]] to leave his mark on [[Fremantle]], in about 12 hours ROA created a {{convert|25|m|ft|adj=on}} mural of a [[Numbat]] which he chose because it is a local endangered species.<ref>{{cite news|last=Catanzaro|first=Joseph|title=Artist springs mural surprise on Freo|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/11105053/artist-springs-mural-surprise-in-freo/|accessdate=21 October 2013|newspaper=The West Australian|date=31 October 2011}}</ref>
While exhibiting works at [[Perth]]'s Form Gallery, ROA was commissioned by the [[City of Fremantle]] to leave his mark on [[Fremantle]], in about 12 hours ROA created a {{convert|25|m|ft|adj=on}} mural of a [[Numbat]] which he chose because it is a local endangered species.<ref>{{cite news|last=Catanzaro|first=Joseph|title=Artist springs mural surprise on Freo|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/11105053/artist-springs-mural-surprise-in-freo/|accessdate=21 October 2013|newspaper=The West Australian|date=31 October 2011}}</ref>
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In August 2012 ROA took part in the ''[[See No Evil (artwork)|See No Evil]]'' street art festival in [[Bristol]], [[England]], creating a two-[[storey]] high [[fox]] on the side of a building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol's street art bonanza: See No Evil 2012 – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/aug/20/bristol-street-art-see-no-evil-pictures#/?picture=394950102&index=2|accessdate=16 September 2012|newspaper=Guardian.co.uk|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>
In August 2012 ROA took part in the ''[[See No Evil (artwork)|See No Evil]]'' street art festival in [[Bristol]], [[England]], creating a two-[[storey]] high [[fox]] on the side of a building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol's street art bonanza: See No Evil 2012 – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/aug/20/bristol-street-art-see-no-evil-pictures#/?picture=394950102&index=2|accessdate=16 September 2012|newspaper=Guardian.co.uk|date=20 August 2012}}</ref>


=== North America ===
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In January 2014 ROA visited [[Dunedin]] in New Zealand and painted a tuatara mural on a building on Bath Street.<ref>[http://www.streetartnews.net/2014/01/roa-new-mural-dunedin-new-zealand.html "ROA New Mural - Dunedin, New Zealand"], Street Art News, 24 January 2014.</ref>
Roa painted a mural in El Barrio, [[East Bronx]], [[New York City]] for the MonumentArt Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jaime-rojo-steven-harrington/monumentart-new-murals-si_b_8334784.html|title='Monument Art' Murals Sing Of El Barrio in 2015|last=Harrington|first=Jaime Rojo & Steven|date=2015-10-21|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref> The mural is located in Lexington Gardens on 108th Street and Lexington Avenue.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gothamist.com/2015/10/08/street_art_rock_stars_harlem.php|title=11 Internationally-Known Street Artists Are Painting In East Harlem & The Bronx|work=Gothamist|access-date=2017-03-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Typical of Roa's work, the black and white work features several animals. The work was commissioned to celebrate the neighborhood's culture, history, and imagination.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gothamist.com/2015/10/08/street_art_rock_stars_harlem.php|title=11 Internationally-Known Street Artists Are Painting In East Harlem & The Bronx|work=Gothamist|access-date=2017-03-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Oceania ===
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In 2014, ROA contributed with several mural paintings in the Djerbahood project on the [[Tunisia]]n island [[Djerba]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ben Cheikh|first= Mehdi |authorlink=E. A. Wallis Budge|title=Djerbahood : le musée de street art à ciel ouvert |publisher=Albin Michel |year=2015 |url= |accessdate=2017-03-18|ref=}}</ref>
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In January 2014 ROA visited [[Dunedin]] in New Zealand and painted a tuatara mural on a building on Bath Street.<ref>[http://www.streetartnews.net/2014/01/roa-new-mural-dunedin-new-zealand.html "ROA New Mural - Dunedin, New Zealand"], Street Art News, 24 January 2014.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:13, 20 March 2017

ROA Mural in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Painted in 2011 in the Range of his Exhibition: "Transit", at the Skalitzers Gallery.
ROA's numbat in Fremantle
Snails, Lagos, Portugal
Artwork depicting birds in Katowice, Poland
Chameleon in Djerbahood, Tunisia

ROA (born c. 1976)[1] is a graffiti and street artist from Ghent, Belgium. Internationally, he has created works on the streets of cities across Europe, the United States, Australia, Asia and New Zealand.[2]

ROA generally paints wild or urban animals and birds that are native to the area being painted.[3] ROA usually uses a minimal color pallet, such as black, white, but also creates works using vibrant colours depicting the flesh or internal systems within the animals and birds.[2]

Notable works by continent

Africa

In 2014, ROA contributed with several mural paintings in the Djerbahood project on the Tunisian island Djerba.[4]

Europe

In 2011 ROA came to particular notice in the UK when Hackney council threatened to paint over one of his paintings, a 3.5m high rabbit. The rabbit had been legally painted on the wall of The Premises Studios in Hackney Road, London.[1] A campaign was launched to keep the mural, by the building's owners and local residents, forcing the council to change its mind.[5] While exhibiting works at Perth's Form Gallery, ROA was commissioned by the City of Fremantle to leave his mark on Fremantle, in about 12 hours ROA created a 25-metre (82 ft) mural of a Numbat which he chose because it is a local endangered species.[6]

In 2010, ROA participated in the Cologne CityLeaks Festival and painted a mural in Ehrenfeld at Senefelderstrasse 5[7]

In August 2012 ROA took part in the See No Evil street art festival in Bristol, England, creating a two-storey high fox on the side of a building.[8]

North America

Roa painted a mural in El Barrio, East Bronx, New York City for the MonumentArt Festival.[9] The mural is located in Lexington Gardens on 108th Street and Lexington Avenue.[10] Typical of Roa's work, the black and white work features several animals. The work was commissioned to celebrate the neighborhood's culture, history, and imagination.[11]

Oceania

In January 2014 ROA visited Dunedin in New Zealand and painted a tuatara mural on a building on Bath Street.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Gabbatt, Adam (25 October 2010). "ROA's graffiti rabbit faces removal by Hackney council". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Roa @ Galerie Itinerrance". Graffiti Art Magazine. Paris. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ "ROA at North West Walls (BE)", CityKingZ, 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ Ben Cheikh, Mehdi (2015). Djerbahood : le musée de street art à ciel ouvert. Albin Michel. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ Coleman, Jasmine (10 November 2010). "Council u-turn in row over ROA graffiti rabbit in Hackney Road". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  6. ^ Catanzaro, Joseph (31 October 2011). "Artist springs mural surprise on Freo". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ^ Groffman, Adam (17 March 2014). "Street Art by ROA in Cologne's Ehrenfeld Neighborhood". Travels of Adam.
  8. ^ "Bristol's street art bonanza: See No Evil 2012 – in pictures". Guardian.co.uk. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  9. ^ Harrington, Jaime Rojo & Steven (2015-10-21). "'Monument Art' Murals Sing Of El Barrio in 2015". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  10. ^ "11 Internationally-Known Street Artists Are Painting In East Harlem & The Bronx". Gothamist. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  11. ^ "11 Internationally-Known Street Artists Are Painting In East Harlem & The Bronx". Gothamist. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  12. ^ "ROA New Mural - Dunedin, New Zealand", Street Art News, 24 January 2014.
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