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Belgian street artist Musketon designs for Mazda - The Squid Stories
Street art is one of my weak points when it comes to art love. Maybe because strong street art has that rough edge I like so much, or has the tattoo scene something to do with it? Street artists often mix complex stories with a message about the modern world as they travel it in a non-conformistic way at night. I don’t know, the fact is when Banksy, Roa, or let’s say Martin Ron hit the streets with recent work, they get my attention straight away. But street art can be just beautiful too. Street artist are often fabulous illustrators (think about Roa to name just one) and so is Musketon aka Bert Dries. His style is loved by famous Dj’s and musicians like Steve Aoki and Dr Electrolove who adore his sharp style and work with him on several projects. Musketon has a large posse on Instagram, or what shall we call 41 K followers? He is also the man behind the ‘Angry bear’ sweaters, hipster gear shipped around the globe. Great. So …