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Street Art of Colorado Crush 2015

By Lindsey Bartlett

Monday, September 21, 2015 at 8:56 a.m.

Lindsey Bartlett David Shillinglaw stands in front of his massive, new mural for Colorado Crush. 1/88

Lindsey Bartlett Pistoe and Victoriano Rivera face off. 2/88

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Lindsey Bartlett Mural by David Shillinglaw from London. 4/88

Lindsey Bartlett Mural by David Shillinglaw from London. 5/88

Lindsey Bartlett Progress of the mural by Blaine Fontana from Portland. 6/88

Lindsey Bartlett Muralist in the making, collaborating on the wall of Lolo YS. 7/88

Lindsey Bartlett Muralist in the making, collaborating on the wall of Lolo YS. 8/88

Lindsey Bartlett Sandra Fettingis's new mural that lines the wall of Emma & Grace wedding studio. 9/88

Lindsey Bartlett Sandra Fettingis paints for Colorado Crush. 10/88

Lindsey Bartlett Vyal One lights up his new mural 11/88

Lindsey Bartlett Vyal One illuminating his mural for Colorado Crush. 12/88

Lindsey Bartlett Vyal One at Colorado Crush. 13/88

Lindsey Bartlett Jake Merten's new piece for Colorado Crush. 14/88

Lindsey Bartlett Mike Graves new mural for Colorado Crush. 15/88

Lindsey Bartlett MPek paints a mobile mural for Colorado Crush. 16/88

Lindsey Bartlett Mike Graves new mural at Colorado Crush. 17/88

Lindsey Bartlett Supplies for the event include paint, and more paint. 18/88

Lindsey Bartlett New mural by Lolo YS at Colorado Crush. 19/88

Lindsey Bartlett Lolo YS working hard on her new mural. 20/88

Lindsey Bartlett Lolo YS working hard in the paint. 21/88

Lindsey Bartlett Mural by David Shillinglaw from London. 22/88

Lindsey Bartlett David Shillinglaw with a massive mural on the north-facing wall of Matchbox. 23/88

Lindsey Bartlett Mural by Elle street art. 24/88

Lindsey Bartlett The largest walls in the main area of Colorado Crush. 25/88

Lindsey Bartlett A few slaps line the walls of the alleyway. 26/88

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Lindsey Bartlett Ease working hard on his mural collaboration with Secs. 47/88

Lindsey Bartlett Artists Secs (left) and Ease (right). 48/88

Lindsey Bartlett Artists Secs (left) and Ease (right). 49/88

Lindsey Bartlett Artists Secs (left) and Ease (right). 50/88

Lindsey Bartlett Mural by Secs and Ease. 51/88

Lindsey Bartlett Anthony Garcia, also known as Birdseed Collective. 57/88

Lindsey Bartlett Protest mural by NSpire. 58/88

Street Art of Colorado Crush 2015

Colorado Crush took over the RiNo arts district this weekend, repainting over 10 blocks of walls on local businesses. Sponsored by Liquitex paint, the event gathered 40 of the most talented artists in the world, local and non-local, for the largest street art event in the state. See photos of the murals and the amazing artists, including David Shillinglaw, Victoriano Rivera, Lolo YS, Blaine Fontana, Sandra Fettingis, Vyal, Mad Man Art, Jake Merten, Shitty Kitten, Mike Graves, Jaime Molina, Robin Munro, and more. All photos by Lindsey Bartlett.

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