POW! WOW! Korea 2017 Spotlights Captivating Street Art

The first-ever edition at the South Korean capital.

POW! WOW! Korea Street Art Mural Jasper Wong Brandon Shigeta TJ Choe Andrew Hem Cryptic Grafflex Jay Flow Laurence Vallieres Royyal Dog Sheryo Sixcoin Tristan Eaton Persue Xeva Yoon Hyup
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POW! WOW! Korea Street Art Mural Jasper Wong Brandon Shigeta TJ Choe Andrew Hem Cryptic Grafflex Jay Flow Laurence Vallieres Royyal Dog Sheryo Sixcoin Tristan Eaton Persue Xeva Yoon Hyup
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A slew of stunning murals was created for the first-ever POW! WOW! Korea event in Seoul. Courtesy of seasoned street art photographers Brandon Shigeta and TJ Choe, images of completed artworks from the inaugural festival are available to peruse. Renowned visual artists such as Tristan Eaton, Persue, Laurence Vallieres and Andrew Hem painted large-scale murals for the public event. Not to mention, a handful of collaborative pieces are in the line-up as well.

Check out the gallery above and head over to POW! WOW!’s official website to learn more. You can also check out POW! WOW! Worcester highlights from last month.

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