![Italian artist Pixel Pancho](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ppis.jpg)
Relatively new to Istanbul, the modern street art movement is beginning to make its mark and gain recognition as a legitimate contemporary art form. In our few days in Istanbul, we — my son and I — saw everything from tags and throw-ups by both local and international writers to huge murals by first-rate artists. We also discovered some local street artists whose aesthetics fuse the best of Eastern and Western sensibilities. Here’s a sampling:
![Local artists Hure and Hero](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/t7.jpg)
![Kripo's ever-present yellow hand](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1626.jpg)
![Unidentified artist](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1686.jpg)
![Local artist Eskreyn](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_1658.jpg)
![Berlin-based artists Various and Gould](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/t22.jpg)
Special thanks to Erbil Sivaslioglu who shared with us his passion and knowledge of his city’s street art scene.
Photos by Lois Stavsky and Dani Reyes Mozeson