Let's create in Kista!
Kista art
We want to see more art on the streets and walls of Kista. Creative change is an important part in an attractive urban environment. It gives life, spirit and contributes to a better place. With Kista Art we want to highlight all the creativity and works of art connected to Kista and how they contribute to positive urban development.
Firefly 2024
Artist: Sagie, AI & Kollektivet livet
This AI-generated mural is challenging the boundaries between technology, humanity and art. The impressive almost 30-meter-high and nearly 10-meter-wide mural is a result of the essence of Kistas core values prompted into AI and brought to life by a mural artist.
Who would you say is the artist behind this artwork?
The piece invites viewers to reflect on the future of art – can AI replace the human touch, or will our creativity remain irreplaceable?
"We needed the human touch to turn it into art"."
Created through a collaboration between AI and Kollektivet Live, brought to life by renowned Swedish mural artist Christofer "Sagie" Siwertz-Svedjeby, this vibrant, larger-than-life artwork combines human creativity with AI innovation. Sagie's artistic touch that transformed the digital creation into a public masterpiece.
The mural, with its intense colours attracts everyone’s attention.
At Grönlandsgatan 51, you can see the impressive artwork up close.
Kista Entré has received two new artworks by Graffitisthlm!
These new pieces bring vibrancy and complement the existing bug artwork. Combined with the greenery added to the property, the overall feel will be warmer and more connected to nature.
Check out the new artworks in Kista at Knarrarnäsgatan 7.
"We wanted to add color and life to a space that might otherwise be perceived as cold and hard. Together with the climbing plants being added to all entrances of the building, the overall impression will feel warmer and more natural."
Macrocosmos:
The Space-Themed Artwork Adding Depth to Kista
Marc Alright
Commissioned by Kollektivet Livet and Revelop, the artist with the cool name, Marc Alright, went to Kista to add space and depth through his artwork "Macrokosmos." The mural, depicting outer space, is now located at Torshamnsgatan 35 in Kista. Through his piece, Marc aims to provoke thought—or perhaps encourage people to not think at all?
I often ask people where in the space cluster they would like to be. They usually then point somewhere to say something like, 'Right there looks nice and peaceful.'"
See where in the galaxy cluster you would like to be. The artwork "Macrokosmos" is completed and can be viewed at Torshamnsgatan 35 in Kista.
Blobb.tv and Magid Abdul-Kareem:
Winners of Kista Open Art 2022
blobb.tv
An artist who works in the borderland between human and pixel, using painting, animation, and code. For Kista Open Art, Blobb.tv has created an exciting piece of artwork that is based on AR (Augmented Reality) which connects to Kista as one of the world's leading clusters of tech and the competition theme Creative change.
This interactive artwork has emerged through conversations with people living, studying and working in Kista. Memories of jazz in Grönlandsparken meet a shopping spree at Kista Grossen. The view of the sunset from Kista subway station intersects the path to Järvaskolan etc. If you point your mobile camera at the artwork, the stories come to life through AR.
"Just like Kista. Blobb.tv's work is constantly changing, which the viewer will be able to experience with their smartphone".
Test it yourself!
1. Visit the artwork at Blåfjällsgatan and scan the QR code
2. Follow the link
3. Instagram camera opens
4. Scan the artwork
"Steget vidare" by Magid Abdul-Karem
Kista-based Magid Abdul-Karem is not only an artist, but also a trained nurse and engineer. For Kista Open Art Magid will give a powerful visual expression of Kista's change through his artwork "The future step", which shows Kista's thousand-year-old runestone in the hands of an astronaut. The artwork will be realised both physically and as an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) that will generate an income that enables even more public art in Kista.
“Magid Abdul-Karem is not only an artist, but also a trained nurse and engineer who lives and works in Kista.”
About Kista open art 2022
The response to the first art competition in Kista was huge. Kista Open Art, which is part of the larger initiative Kista Art, was held in June 2022 and resulted in over 100 creative entries on the theme Creative change. And this is just the beginning. Keep an eye out for future announcements of hopefully new places that need a creative makeover.
"My hope is that people will stop and react because something new has happened."
Wallstreet powered by the Kloud
Have you noticed the artwork on the building at Kistagången 10? It is a unique mix of graffiti, painting, photography, and lighting forming a new visual experience. It was created during Wallstreet Stockholm 2022, a public art festival. Driven by curiosity and desire to experiment this is the first time the artist Antonin Katre has mixed techniques in this way. The depth, space, angles, and perspective are typical of his art.
Antonin Katre
French artist Antonin Katre lives in Paris and travels around the world to create and exhibit his art. He started out with graffiti in the nineties and is fascinated by abandoned buildings where he experiments to create art that will make people stop and react because something new has happened in their familiar environment.
Photo: Ryno Quantz
"It’s funny to paint a bug here because this is a tech area, and bugs are related to software and stuff like that."
anoplophora by odeith
Check out Odeith's artwork in Kista at Knarrarnäsgatan 7.
WALLSTREET is a global concept for art exhibitions in our outdoor public urban spaces.