WHO IS DZIA???
Antwerp-based street artist DZIA
The Belgian muralist has been busy adding fauna flair to walls in an increasingly widening swath across the globe. Recent projects have taken him to China, Norway, and Spain. Dzia, who is classically trained with a masters in fine art at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, primarily depicts wild animals — foxes and birds seem to be recurring favorites. His unique style creates a mosaic of colors following the contours of the animal’s form. In his more recent work, Dzia has begun to add tonal shading within each defined area, adding a sense of volume to the well-defined figures. His work reincorporates animals into an urban environment, rendering them in bold, geometric lines.
You can follow his work and travels on Instagram. @DZIA
“From a young age art has always been a great interest to me. My uncle was an artist and my whole family have always been very creative. This passion carried me through my younger years until I eventually went on to study a masters in fine art at the Royal Academy in Antwerp.
After I graduated I really wanted place my artwork onto walls. I focused on creating a truly unique graphic style, using abstract and geometric lines to implement into animalistic forms. I’ve been painting on walls for around two and half years now.
New ideas come very easily to me, so my work is very spontaneous – I paint quickly and in-situ to make sure the original idea stays true to its form.” - Dzia -
Krank" is a handmade copyzine with 50 examples (around 40 pages per piece) printed, each with a very cool color stencil cover. The zine is filled with fine examples of a scene that continues to expel itself, keeping outsider art alive. Started by Dzia, price varies based on production costs, but the issue comes out every 4 months no matter what shit goes down.
All artists in Krank are people liked, admired, supported or defended by Dzia and he made the zine to support other artists like himself. And ... it rocks!
Well out there and well oiled.
Just follow me on instagram for all my NEW stuff!!!!!
https://www.dzia.be/
https://twitter.com/DZIAAIZD
https://instagram.com/dzia/
https://www.facebook.com/DZIAKRANKDZIA/
Resume
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1998 - 2002 “Master in Visual Arts”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
2002 Independent artist, art director, curator, graphic designer.
2013 “Produckt” street art project, Antwerp, Belgium.
2013 “Vapours”, mural, street art project, Wijnegem, Belgium with Derm, Steve Locatelli, Jaz, Telmo & Miel.
2013 “Eastpak backbag“, design limited backpack, press release, Madrid, Spain.
2013 “Falcon and Fox” murals Urbanoutfitters, store wall, Antwerp, Belgium.
2013 “Converse billboard hacking” mural, Antwerp, Belgium.
2013 “Color invasion”, Street art project in collab with GijsVanHee, Harmonie Park, Antwerp, Belgium
2014 “The Pelican”Mechelen Muurt, mural in the city, streetart project in Mechelen, Belgium.
2014 “QR kongsfinger”murals, streetart project with Mrdheo, Kashink, Peacetu, Roadsworth at Kongsfinger, Norway.
2014 “Fox & bear” murals Urbanoutfitters, store wall, Stuttgart, Germany.
2014 “Citycanvas” mural, support by Urbanshit streetart project with 1010, Case Maclaim, Nevercrew , Don John, Hamburg, Germany.
2014 “Tourinnes La Grosse”, murals, street art project with Jef Aerosol, Roa, Monkeybird, Tourinnes, Belgium.
2014 “Comet”, murals on abandoned location, Mechelen, Belgium
2015 “Just Kids”, group expo support by Just Kids, London, UK.
2015 “Wolfs”, life painting/concept car, Mercedes pop-up Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.
2015 “Brothers”, mural at Bunker, Turin, Italy.
2015 “Fox puppy”, Mural, shoredich London, UK with support from StreetArtNews.
2015 “Gogallery”, group expo, Amstrerdam, Netherlands
2015 “Print Brothers” collab StreetArtNews.
2015 “Il Fenicottero”, mural, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
2015 “TNGRM 3 years”, event & expo,in collab with Tangram records, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015 “Pink Mammoth”, mural with support of CityLeaks, Koln, Germany.
2015 “Cecile the Lion” mural, Glasgow, UK.
2015 “Dzia Solo Expo”, murals & expo, De Kruitfabriek, Vilvoorde, Belgium.
2016 “Blue deer” print collab with Mae gallery, Japan.
2016 “Cecile the Lion” mural, Glasgow, UK.
2016 “Golden Eagle” mural, support by Upnorth Festival, Bodo, Norway.
2016 “Complicated” mural, support by Galerie 36 art , Saint-Dié-Des-Volges, France.
2016 “There’s a Flamingo on the balcony” mural, Petrosino, Sicilia, Italy.
2016 “Get over it” print collab with Editionfifty, London, UK.
2016 “212 art”, group expo, NY, USA.
2016 “Tropical” 3 murals, support by Blind Walls Gallery, Breda, Netherlands.
2016 “Love birds” mural, support by Subsidenze Festival, Ravenna, Italy.
2016 “Underground” group expo, support by GraffitiStreet, London, UK.
2016 “Fox & Butterfly” murals, support by Heerlen murals, Heerlen , Netherlands.
2016 “The Gold Play”, Music Vinyl LP in collab with TANGRAM records, Leuven, Belgium.
2016 “Dzia 2.0 Expo”, murals & expo, De Kruitfabriek, Vilvoorde, Belgium.
2016 “holidays campain”, illustration, commision artwork for JP Morgan & Chase Co, USA.
2017 “Het Paleis” indoor murals , Het Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium
2017 “Toad house” murals, Rumst, Belgium
2017 Indoor murals, HAVAS worldwide, London, UK
2017 “ Love Pigeon” mural, Camden, London, UK
2017 “Urban Art Biennale” group expo , Völkinger Hütte, Germany
2017 “Falcon” mural, The Brewery, Romford, UK
2017 “Whale tree” mural, Ede, Netherlands
2017 “Foxxes BXL” 2 murals, Brussel, Belgium
2017 “Leaving signs” group expo at Galerie Martine Ehmer, Brussel , Belgium
2017 “Cranes in the sky” mural for color way of love, Shanghai, China
2017 “Puffins house” and “Green Cod”, mural, support by Upnorth Festival, Rost, Norway.
2017 “CKS capsule collection” clothing line in collab with CKS brand, Belgium
2017 “DZIA Ecoduct” 2 x 60 m murals decorates the ecoduct,
Sonia forest, Brussel
2017 “Blue Swans”, for Antwerp city, Belgium
2017 “10 birds” mural and expo, Culture center Herentals, Belgium
2017 “Dysdera crocata vs Isopoda” mural, Vrijbroekpark, Mechelen, Belgium
2017 “All for water, water for all” mural, Viva Con Agua, Hamburg, Germany
2017 “Big and Bright” 1600 m2 mural for CTP, Humpolec, Czech Republic
2017 “Wolfpack” trailer, Telenet, Vilvoorde, Belgium
2017 “2 Owls” murals, Divalto, Strasbourg, France
2018 “Mural projects” coming soon to Italy, Lithuania, UK, Norway, Netherland, France, Germany, Spain, USA etc...
The Belgian muralist has been busy adding fauna flair to walls in an increasingly widening swath across the globe. Recent projects have taken him to China, Norway, and Spain. Dzia, who is classically trained with a masters in fine art at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, primarily depicts wild animals — foxes and birds seem to be recurring favorites. His unique style creates a mosaic of colors following the contours of the animal’s form. In his more recent work, Dzia has begun to add tonal shading within each defined area, adding a sense of volume to the well-defined figures. His work reincorporates animals into an urban environment, rendering them in bold, geometric lines.
You can follow his work and travels on Instagram. @DZIA
“From a young age art has always been a great interest to me. My uncle was an artist and my whole family have always been very creative. This passion carried me through my younger years until I eventually went on to study a masters in fine art at the Royal Academy in Antwerp.
After I graduated I really wanted place my artwork onto walls. I focused on creating a truly unique graphic style, using abstract and geometric lines to implement into animalistic forms. I’ve been painting on walls for around two and half years now.
New ideas come very easily to me, so my work is very spontaneous – I paint quickly and in-situ to make sure the original idea stays true to its form.” - Dzia -
Krank" is a handmade copyzine with 50 examples (around 40 pages per piece) printed, each with a very cool color stencil cover. The zine is filled with fine examples of a scene that continues to expel itself, keeping outsider art alive. Started by Dzia, price varies based on production costs, but the issue comes out every 4 months no matter what shit goes down.
All artists in Krank are people liked, admired, supported or defended by Dzia and he made the zine to support other artists like himself. And ... it rocks!
Well out there and well oiled.
Just follow me on instagram for all my NEW stuff!!!!!
https://www.dzia.be/
https://twitter.com/DZIAAIZD
https://instagram.com/dzia/
https://www.facebook.com/DZIAKRANKDZIA/
Resume
_____________________________________________________
1998 - 2002 “Master in Visual Arts”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
2002 Independent artist, art director, curator, graphic designer.
2013 “Produckt” street art project, Antwerp, Belgium.
2013 “Vapours”, mural, street art project, Wijnegem, Belgium with Derm, Steve Locatelli, Jaz, Telmo & Miel.
2013 “Eastpak backbag“, design limited backpack, press release, Madrid, Spain.
2013 “Falcon and Fox” murals Urbanoutfitters, store wall, Antwerp, Belgium.
2013 “Converse billboard hacking” mural, Antwerp, Belgium.
2013 “Color invasion”, Street art project in collab with GijsVanHee, Harmonie Park, Antwerp, Belgium
2014 “The Pelican”Mechelen Muurt, mural in the city, streetart project in Mechelen, Belgium.
2014 “QR kongsfinger”murals, streetart project with Mrdheo, Kashink, Peacetu, Roadsworth at Kongsfinger, Norway.
2014 “Fox & bear” murals Urbanoutfitters, store wall, Stuttgart, Germany.
2014 “Citycanvas” mural, support by Urbanshit streetart project with 1010, Case Maclaim, Nevercrew , Don John, Hamburg, Germany.
2014 “Tourinnes La Grosse”, murals, street art project with Jef Aerosol, Roa, Monkeybird, Tourinnes, Belgium.
2014 “Comet”, murals on abandoned location, Mechelen, Belgium
2015 “Just Kids”, group expo support by Just Kids, London, UK.
2015 “Wolfs”, life painting/concept car, Mercedes pop-up Gallery, Hamburg, Germany.
2015 “Brothers”, mural at Bunker, Turin, Italy.
2015 “Fox puppy”, Mural, shoredich London, UK with support from StreetArtNews.
2015 “Gogallery”, group expo, Amstrerdam, Netherlands
2015 “Print Brothers” collab StreetArtNews.
2015 “Il Fenicottero”, mural, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
2015 “TNGRM 3 years”, event & expo,in collab with Tangram records, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2015 “Pink Mammoth”, mural with support of CityLeaks, Koln, Germany.
2015 “Cecile the Lion” mural, Glasgow, UK.
2015 “Dzia Solo Expo”, murals & expo, De Kruitfabriek, Vilvoorde, Belgium.
2016 “Blue deer” print collab with Mae gallery, Japan.
2016 “Cecile the Lion” mural, Glasgow, UK.
2016 “Golden Eagle” mural, support by Upnorth Festival, Bodo, Norway.
2016 “Complicated” mural, support by Galerie 36 art , Saint-Dié-Des-Volges, France.
2016 “There’s a Flamingo on the balcony” mural, Petrosino, Sicilia, Italy.
2016 “Get over it” print collab with Editionfifty, London, UK.
2016 “212 art”, group expo, NY, USA.
2016 “Tropical” 3 murals, support by Blind Walls Gallery, Breda, Netherlands.
2016 “Love birds” mural, support by Subsidenze Festival, Ravenna, Italy.
2016 “Underground” group expo, support by GraffitiStreet, London, UK.
2016 “Fox & Butterfly” murals, support by Heerlen murals, Heerlen , Netherlands.
2016 “The Gold Play”, Music Vinyl LP in collab with TANGRAM records, Leuven, Belgium.
2016 “Dzia 2.0 Expo”, murals & expo, De Kruitfabriek, Vilvoorde, Belgium.
2016 “holidays campain”, illustration, commision artwork for JP Morgan & Chase Co, USA.
2017 “Het Paleis” indoor murals , Het Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium
2017 “Toad house” murals, Rumst, Belgium
2017 Indoor murals, HAVAS worldwide, London, UK
2017 “ Love Pigeon” mural, Camden, London, UK
2017 “Urban Art Biennale” group expo , Völkinger Hütte, Germany
2017 “Falcon” mural, The Brewery, Romford, UK
2017 “Whale tree” mural, Ede, Netherlands
2017 “Foxxes BXL” 2 murals, Brussel, Belgium
2017 “Leaving signs” group expo at Galerie Martine Ehmer, Brussel , Belgium
2017 “Cranes in the sky” mural for color way of love, Shanghai, China
2017 “Puffins house” and “Green Cod”, mural, support by Upnorth Festival, Rost, Norway.
2017 “CKS capsule collection” clothing line in collab with CKS brand, Belgium
2017 “DZIA Ecoduct” 2 x 60 m murals decorates the ecoduct,
Sonia forest, Brussel
2017 “Blue Swans”, for Antwerp city, Belgium
2017 “10 birds” mural and expo, Culture center Herentals, Belgium
2017 “Dysdera crocata vs Isopoda” mural, Vrijbroekpark, Mechelen, Belgium
2017 “All for water, water for all” mural, Viva Con Agua, Hamburg, Germany
2017 “Big and Bright” 1600 m2 mural for CTP, Humpolec, Czech Republic
2017 “Wolfpack” trailer, Telenet, Vilvoorde, Belgium
2017 “2 Owls” murals, Divalto, Strasbourg, France
2018 “Mural projects” coming soon to Italy, Lithuania, UK, Norway, Netherland, France, Germany, Spain, USA etc...
