French artist Nicolas Barrome’s wild, cartoonish scenes play with texture and expectation. He does this both on the canvas and on walls, with each piece tethered by Barrome’s rendering of cutesy characters and objects alongside darker elements. In a statement, the artist’s swirling influences are given some context.
“Passionate about cinema and directing, obsessed with frames and textures, his universe is furnished and detailed, his images often complex and with several levels of reading,” it says. “(With) Nicolas, we cross all sorts of hairy animals, squinting dogs, giant octopuses … He can give life to fruits and vegetables, make fun of religious icons or put on images his childhood memories such as the funfair or the mother’s dishes. Without limiting himself, it borrows both the great masters of classical painting and the creators of SpongeBob.”
The artist recently collaborated with Adidas Originals to help mark the opening of its new flagship store in Paris. Artist Sebastien Touache also took part in the project.
The hardworking team behind one of the world's longest lasting street art festivals, Nuart in Norway, 
Keya Tama is a South African artist who says he aims to "reunite old and new through contrasting yet unified iconography." Tama's talent for crafting interlocking creatures, either in the backgrounds of his paintings or in the form of murals, also recalls the work of M.C. Escher. Recently, the Los Angeles-based artist has also been collaborating with others in his pieces, such as the work with Caratoes at the jump.
Combining lush landscapes with pop and sci-fi elements,