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COVER STORY<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY ELSA JEANDEDIEU STUDIO<br />
Jean de Dieu works on an<br />
angel wings mural for a<br />
lingerie brand’s grand<br />
opening (Hong Kong).<br />
were 20 street artists; now,<br />
there are over 100.<br />
Experienced artists from the<br />
cities and abroad are coming<br />
and pushing locals to paint<br />
bigger and better,” Thorax<br />
says. Street art sensibilities<br />
have become more local,<br />
infusing traditional Balinese<br />
elements and tackling<br />
environmental issues affecting<br />
the island. For Thorax, it’s<br />
something that’s here to stay:<br />
“The art is everywhere now,<br />
whether you are driving down<br />
streets or eating at a small<br />
café. It’s become part of the<br />
Canggu DNA.”<br />
HO CHI MINH ,<br />
VIETNAM<br />
A PLATFORM FOR<br />
YOUNG VOICES<br />
“Street art is the universal<br />
language of young people.<br />
Young artists try to express<br />
themselves differently, and<br />
there are no rules except one:<br />
be original,” says artist Trang<br />
Suby. He would know: the<br />
France-born artist began<br />
doing graffiti at age 12. He kept<br />
his passion for street art when<br />
he moved to Ho Chi Minh and<br />
had seen the local scene<br />
evolve firsthand. The frenetic<br />
city centre that is District 1 may<br />
soon be known for more than<br />
its crazy traffic, food, and<br />
architecture as new street art<br />
pops up all the time. “Street<br />
art is the latest big art<br />
movement, whether people<br />
like it or not,” he adds. “You<br />
don’t need knowledge or a<br />
pass to be amazed by it. It is<br />
always changing, always a<br />
surprise. It can bring you to<br />
places you would never have<br />
been if you stuck to your<br />
travel guide. You will meet<br />
different people, maybe get<br />
to know the real Vietnam.”<br />
HONG KONG<br />
EVER-CHANGING<br />
ART IN A<br />
COSMOPOLITAN<br />
SETTING<br />
“I’ve been in Hong Kong for<br />
ten years, but it seems street<br />
art has only become popular<br />
recently,” observes artist Elsa<br />
Jean de Dieu. Public interest<br />
has grown as murals sprout<br />
in plain sight across<br />
neighbourhoods like SoHo<br />
and events like the annual<br />
HKwalls Street Art and Mural<br />
Festival let street artists take<br />
centre stage. “By observing<br />
street art in any city, you can<br />
get a feeling for the<br />
aesthetics of the artists and<br />
ABOVE:<br />
A larger-thanlife<br />
mural found<br />
outside coffee<br />
shop Barista By<br />
Givrés in SoHo<br />
(Hong Kong).<br />
OPPOSITE<br />
FROM TOP:<br />
‘2017’ by Trang<br />
SubyOne (Ho<br />
Chi Minh);<br />
‘Tiger Mural’ by<br />
DNZtwo (Bali).<br />
SCOOT<br />
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