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North West Walls

Permanent art at the Festivalpark. The North West Walls have been a striking feature of the Festivalpark in Werchter (Belgium) since 2014.

Rock Werchter has shown that art has its place at a music festival and that it works. North West Walls has lent the festival fabulous artistic allure. As art projects go, this is a highly ambitious one. North West Walls is a mark on the landscape that can be admired long after the festival period has ended. It is a permanent installation. But then again it is not. Because it looks different every

year. Under the curatorship of Arne Quinze, the North West Walls are brought to life by a new set of street artists every year. Arne Quinze has invited six massive talents for North West Walls 2017: Hoxxoh (USA), Phlegm (UK), Astro (FR), Telmo Miel (NL), Jarus (CAN) and Smates (BE).

29/06/2024

Lobster Robin is a painter and street artist with a background in illustration and animation. This duality is relfected in his style, and particularly in his skillful use of linework and colour. Combining the more fine aspects of illustrative and painterly work with the roughness of graffiti and street art. His artwork is best described as colourful and psychedelic, exploring his journey through life from an unusual perspective.

27/06/2024

Kitsune Jolene is a Belgium based artist who’s work draws you in with expressive pops of contrasting and complementary colours. Reflecting both her creative practice and her personality. Often painting a merge of figurative work and botanicals with nods to the millennial generation. She often delves into mythology, folklore and storytelling, sometimes working with communities to create relationships between people and paintings.

24/06/2024

(1990) is a Belgian artist known for his murals in public spaces. He studied animation at KASK in Ghent, where he discovered his own unique drawing style. He is inspired by graffiti, street art, cartoons, animation films, painting, and comic strips. He has painted murals in various countries around the world, including India, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Italy, and more.

21/06/2024

born in Chur in 1982, BANE embarked on a journey that led him through the deepest abysses but also to ever-new sources of inspiration. His works now adorn cities from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia and are highly regarded exhibits in art galleries.

19/06/2024

aka GOMAD is a graffiti artist and muralist from the Netherlands. Like many of his peers, he was heavily influenced by the iconic film ‘Beat Street’ as well as ‘Style Wars’ and started painting in the early 80’s. He got artistically active in the Southern Dutch graffiti scene and he is considered as one of the pioneers of the graffiti movement in this region.

17/06/2024

(France) is a self-taught visual artist, from the graffiti movement. His work revolves around the soap bubble, as well as its transparency, which he has been exploring for fifteen years. The fundamental idea in his works is the exploration of time, the ephemeral, melancholy. As for the form, he abandoned his first graffiti influences for a more poetic mix of vanitas and bubbles, flirting between abstract expressionism and surrealism.

03/06/2024

Happy to present the 9th edition of North West Walls, Rock Werchter's street art project. The metres-high walls of the container structure were painted over in neutral colours, erasing last year’s murals.

Under the auspices of curator Arne Quinze, top international street talent will bring the walls to life again in the next weeks. This year, Quinze has invited , , , , & . Stay tuned for updates! 🎨

28/06/2023

Iota is a Belgian artist living in Brussels. Her current work was inspired by paintings of classical figures and art nouveau. She works on the representation of the human soul in all its forms. By mixing bodies, textures and materials, she transports us to a world where the unconscious merges with reality and models it to infinity. Her murals are mysterious, and it seems as if we are diving into one of her dreams.

26/06/2023

Pastel Fd (Francisco Diaz Scotto, Argentina) is a painter and architect from Buenos Aires. Unlike a conventional architect, he understands that public spaces work therapeutically as a form of urban acupuncture. He also explores the impact of his work on the environment. The plants and flowers that he uses as a reference in his paintings are those that grow in the cracks in pavements and facades. By taking these small plants and glorifying them through magnification, he questions aspects of modern society.

25/06/2023

Caratoes is a Belgium-born illustrator and contemporary artist who lives and works in Hong Kong. In her work, she fuses mind-blowing neon lights with flowing, tenuous linework that has a hypnotic gestural quality. She sees herself more as a space designer, making inimitable pieces that increase the beauty and serenity of a place. Through a fusion of fragmented reality and abstract shapes, Caratoes paints her personal feelings and needs.

23/06/2023

Sophie Mess (UK) didn’t attend art school, nor did she grow up painting graffiti. But the pull towards creating art was just there. In London, she learned from some of the best artists in the country, honing her skills and working in the mural industry as an artist and project manager. Travelling wherever her art takes her, both UK and worldwide, her dreamy large-scale botanically inspired murals add colour and joy to the environment and bring to life beautiful supersized flowers and birds. Her inspiring words transform spaces and inspire positivity.

20/06/2023

RATUR (France) has always felt a sense of closeness to nature, a connection that is the driving force behind his work. After finishing his training in graphic design, he turned his focus to the canvas and to creating murals. Ratur’s art challenges us to think anew about nature and all its beauty. He has participated in countless mural festivals and art shows all over Europe and the United States. Fun fact: Ratur’s brother Sckaro participated in North West Walls in 2019.

16/06/2023

is a Belgian artist based in Hasselt. Ben explores the boundaries between fiction and reality. His art evokes a personal and imaginary world.

Organic structures, landscapes, elements of plant life and abstract, vivid, and colourful shapes combine to create a curious mixture of movement and contrast. His work is playful and triggers the imagination of the viewer with ideas of freedom and happiness.

15/06/2023

North West Walls is ready for you! Rock Werchter's street art project brings the best street art to the Festivalpark. Starting Werchter Boutique this Saturday, the works can be enjoyed at the Festivalpark for a whole twelve months, by festivalgoers only at first, then street-art lovers outside the festival period.

Come check it out or read all about it on http://www.northwestwalls.be/

01/06/2023

Our walls are coming to life. Here’s a little sneak peek of Ben Peeters’ and Iotas murals. 🖌

26/05/2023

Happy to present the 8th edition of North West Walls, Rock Werchter's street art project. A few days ago, the metres-high walls of the container structure were painted over in neutral colours, erasing last year’s murals. Under the auspices of curator Arne Quinze, top international street talent will bring the walls to life again in the next weeks. This year, Quinze has invited RATUR, Ben Peeters, Sophie Mess, Pastel Fd,Iota & Caratoes. Stay tuned for updates!

04/07/2022

Small recap of the North West Walls this weekend ☀️

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Video's

Throwback Thursday: North West Walls | #RW19

#TBT to one week ago! #rockwerchter #RW19 #streetart #arnequinze

NWW#6 artist talk, part 5: Miss Me. Get to know the woman behind the mask

NWW#6 artist talk, part 5: Miss Me. Get to know the woman behind the mask. #NWW #rockwerchter #RW19 #missme #streetart

NWW#6 artist talk, part 4: Charlotte De Cock. ‘Kutkunst’ from Antwerp

NWW#6 artist talk, part 4: Charlotte De Cock. ‘Kutkunst’ from Antwerp. #NWW #rockwerchter #RW19 #charlottedecock #streetart

NWW#6 artist talk, part 3: Julia Volchkova. From Russia with love.

NWW#6 artist talk, part 3: Julia Volchkova Art. From Russia with love. #NWW #rockwerchter #RW19 #juliavolchkova #streetart

NWW#6 artist talk, part 2: Sckaro.

NWW#6 artist talk, part 2: SCKARO. Discover how he rolled into the world of street art. #NWW #rockwerchter #RW19 #sckaro #streetart

NWW#6 artist talk, part 1: Zenk One

NWW#6 artist talk, part 1: Zenk One. Discover his colourful wall and the story behind it. #NWW #rockwerchter #RW19 #zenkone #streetart

Yes ! We did it! 🇧🇪🇧🇷#wearebelgium @northwestwalls #proud #rockwerchter #reddevils #red #belgium #worldcup

OneDay made this amazing film of our North West Walls 2017 edition.

North West Walls 2016: a walkthrough

Attending Rock Werchter this weekend? Take a minute to discover North West Walls in real life and let us know what you think! Don't worry if you're not: the Festival Park is publicly available after the festival season. #RW16 #NWW16 #ArneQuinze

Party at North West Walls

Did you notice that ROA's container structure hides a DJ booth beneath the rhino's belly? Party at North West Walls!

Martin Ron at work - North West Walls 2014

Martin Ron Murales makes it look so easy... Wonderfully (sur)realistic!

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The North West Walls have been a striking feature of the Festivalpark in Werchter (Belgium) since 2014. Rock Werchter has shown that art has its place at a music festival and that it works. North West Walls has lent the festival fabulous artistic allure. As art projects go, this is a highly ambitious one. North West Walls is a mark on the landscape that can be admired long after the festival period has ended. It is a permanent installation. But then again it is not. Because it looks different every year.

Under the curatorship of Arne Quinze, the North West Walls are brought to life by a new set of street artists every year. Arne Quinze has invited six massive talents for North West Walls 2018: Bik Ismo (Puerto Rico), Joram Roukes (Netherlands), Adele Renault (Belgium), Mantra (France), Mohamed L’Ghacham (Morocco/Spain) & Hyuro (Argentina).