Best Street Art & Paintings of 2020! (compilation)

What a year it's been. After winning the award for best young entrepreneur of the Netherlands 2019, RoosArt was even more motivated to paint as much as she can this year. And so she did! She made 25 paintings this year. Which one is your favorite?

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December, 2020

2020 in a painting

If the year 2020 was a painting, this is what it looks like. RoosArt sat around the table at TV show ''De Week van Gelderland'' and talked about the painting she made for the show. RoosArt made this artwork in only two days with spray paint, right before the show began. Check out the interview here. 

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December, 2020

Arnhem, The Netherlands

Kissing Monkeys Covid-19

RoosArt painted this street art piece in collaboration with BNN VARA for TV show ''Floortje blijft hier''. Videos of the making of this artwork were broadcast on december fourth (NPO 1). This piece took only two days and is located in Amsterdam (Gaasterlandstraat 4)

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Photographers: @Femous (Frank Emous), Stefanie Winkels, @Amsterdaminpixels.

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November, 2020

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bison

RoosArt painted this bison on a wall of a client. This piece took only one day and is completely made with spray paint.

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November, 2020

's-Heerenberg, The Netherlands

Silo's Aalten

The first street artwork of the Silo Art Tour is a fact! RoosArt painted four portraits on silos at '''Boederij 't Westendorp''  in Aalten. Every portait tells a story. Watch the videos to learn more about this huge artwork. 

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The Silo Art Tour will be realized in ''de Achterhoek'' (the Netherlands) in 2021. A tour that leads visitors to eye-catching locations related to the agricultural sector. Street artists turned these places into art. The street art pieces tell a story about the local history and people. 

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November, 2020

Aalten, the Netherlands

Café La Nuit

Turning a ''Van Gogh'' painting into street art! RoosArt painted ''Café La Nuit'' by ''Van Gogh'' on a wall in 's-Heerenberg, the Netherlands. This place is going to be a private restaurant. RoosArt made this piece with spray paint in a couple days.

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November, 2020

's-Heerenberg, the Netherlands

Laundry Ladies

RoosArt painted three ladies doing laundry. This place used to be a place where people bleached their clothes and did their laundry hundreds of years ago. This street art project has been made possible by Gemeente Doesburg, Achterhoek Toerisme and Hanzestad Doesburg. You can visit this piece at ''de Bleek'' in Doesburg!

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October, 2020

Doesburg, the Netherlands

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in Hengelo

RoosArt painted a portrait of Marilyn Monroe in Hengelo (the Netherlands) during the Hengelo Graffiti and Street Art Festival 2020. This piece is made with spray paint on a wooden sheet in one day. 

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September, 2020

Hengelo, the Netherlands

Portrait of Salvador Dalí in Barcelona

RoosArt painted a portrait of Salvador Dalí in Barcelona, Spain. This piece is made with spray paint on a shutter in one day. 

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July, 2020

Barcelona, Spain

Mural of Kissing Monkeys

RoosArt painted two kissing chimpanzees on a shutter in the streets of Barcelona during a paint session with JEBA (@jebaldn). A couple spay cans and three hours later...

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July, 2020

Barcelona, Spain

Mural ''Pasión'' in Barcelona

RoosArt painted a mural in Barcelona, Spain. This piece is made with spray paint in one day during the Meeting of Styles festival Barcelona 2020. 

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July, 2020

Barcelona, Spain

Caravan with bees and flowers

RoosArt painted this caravan with spray paint and acrylics. The carvan will be used at music fastivals, combining music and gardening! By planting seeds that encaurage pollinators such as bees and other insects to a garden, you provide beeswith a constant source of food. Bees play a tremendously important role in our ecosystems, so let's spread some seeds!

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June, 2020

Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Free Fall mural at High School Marianum

RoosArt painted a mural at High School Marianum Lichtenvoorde. The school was completely emty due to the corona ''lockdown''. A surprise awaited for the students, when they were able to go to school again. This piece is about 18 square meters and completely made with spray paint and acrylics.

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May, 2020

Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands

Freedom Street Art Project

RoosArt painted four portraits in the city centre to celebrate Liberation Day in the Netherlands. This street art piece took 50 hours and is completely made with spray paint and acrylics. People should ''open their eyes'''and realise freedom doesn't come naturally. RoosArt adresses different topics mentioned in the constitution like freedom of religion (praying), right to marry (wedding ring on finger), education (book), property (flowers) and freedom of speech (finger on mouth). A project by Stichting Montferland Cultuurfonds.

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April, 2020

's-Heerenberg, the Netherlands

HUGE Old Warehouse mural

RoosArt turned a huge white wall into a realistic mural. This piece is completely made with spray paint and is located in the office of Urban Industrial in Amsterdam. The mural of an old warehouse took around 130 hours to finish.

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February, 2020

The Netherlands

Painting Flower Bird

''Flower Bird'' is a painting on canvas inspired by the beautiful flower piece of Flora Forager. The artwork is made with acryl paint and spray paint on a 120 x 160 cm canvas. The original piece and prints are available for sale in the RoosArt Store. 

October 2019

The Netherlands

National Neighbor Day 

The first RoosArt event is a fact! On National Neighborday we created an opportunity for neighbors to get to know each other better. Young and older people came together for a day of fun!

This event is powered by Cambio Buurtbeheer and Jongerencentrum Doesburg.

September 2019

Doesburg, the Netherlands

Writer's block

Writer's Block Leeuwarden is a street art and graffiti jam in the north of the Netherlands. RoosArt is one of the artists who got invited to the festival to decorate ''de Klanderij'' in Leeuwarden. RoosArt painted her little brother ''Thomas'' as a birthday present.

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July 2019

Leeuwarden, the Netherlands

Wien Museum

''Sold Conscience'' is a mural insinde Wien Museum in Vienna, Austria. This piece will be showcased at ''Takeover Show'' at Wien Museum from 4th of July to 1st of September. The image is a recreation of masterpiece ''Sold Conscience'' by Kalejayeot Artworks (@kalejaye_o_t). This piece was inspired by ''money politics'' ravaging in Africa and the severe consequences of a ''sold conscience'' on the populace. The project is part of the Hands Off The Wall festival 2019.

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July 2019

Vienna, Austria

Hands off the Wall

Hands off the Wall is Europe's leading street art and graffiti festival for woman. RoosArt is one of the four headliners during the festival at Yppenplatz Vienna Austria. 

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July 2019

Vienna, Austria

Connection

''Connection'' is a 9 meters high mural in Doesburg, the Netherlands. A century ago, the building used to be a train station. The mural connects the new city (the little boy) to the old city (train). It took three full days of paintings and is completely made with spray paint. The project is curated by Jongerencentrum Doesburg and Lock 17.

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June 2019

Doesburg, the Netherlands

Tele 2 online campaign

RoosArt is one of the faces of the online campaign of data company Tele 2. She can be spotted in online ads in the Netherlands. 

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June 2019

The Netherlands

Duncan Laurence

Duncan Laurence has won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands with his song 'Arcade'. RoosArt painted his portrait at the street art festival in Hengelo on the day Duncan went on stage. Duncan saw the paintings on social media right before he performed. A dutch article describes the story. 

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May 2019

Hengelo, the Netherlands

A star is born

''A star is born'' is a mural in Wijchen, the Netherlands. This artwork is inspired by the Grammy award winning song ''Shallow'' and movie by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

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March 2019

Wijchen, the Netherlands

Art show Bali

Holland and Indonesia unite at an unique art show in Bali. RoosArt collaborated with artist Rôny Indô, an French-Indonesian Prince. The two artists combined their completely different art styles and made some colorful paintings on canvas together. The art show takes place at Métis restaurant and gallery, a combination of fine dining and fine art (on the 21st of February 2019).  The profits go to charity: a local school that teaches little children English and other subjects.

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February 2019

Bali, Indonesia

The Falcon 

''The Falcon'' is a mural in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This piece is a collab with well known Malaysian artist Kenji Chai, one of the biggest street artists in Asia. Kenji made the bird and RoosArt did the portrait.

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January 2019

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

KL Girl

''KL Girl'' is a mural made with spray paint and acrylics. The piece is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and is part of the OneTakeMy store. This is a collaboration with Maysian artist Drewfunk. Drewfunk made the fish and the big flowers. RoosArt made the girl and little pink flowers.

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January 2019

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Thai Dancer

This mural is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The city, Chiang Mai, is called ''The Rose of the north. This name inspired RoosArt to make a piece like this. RoosArt her goal is to spread her ''rose petals'', her art, all over Asia.

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December 2018

Chiang Mai, Thailand