Urban Art Association

Isn't the silver moon an Edition of 40?

Very nice.

Here is the making of on youtube



We realized yesterday, that we make this print release on "Black Friday" . . lol. . 
so we decided, that the first 50 orders will receive a free ARDIF sticker pack . . 

the prints will be available at shop.prettyportal.de

Also got the silver one. Stickers,come on!!

Silver sold out

I think stickers are proposed for sale at 10€ on the website, no ?

Serious question - what do people actually do with these stickers I see people buying all the time?

If I bought them they'd end up in a draw or inbetween two books on the bookcase.

I feel like i'm missing something but that just might be me ..

It was a way to say that I was among the firsts to order 😅

Don't get me wrong I completely get people have different tastes etc and maybe some of the bigger stickers can be framed and something for for people on smaller budgets.. However I had a mental image of people sat in a room with of stickers all over the walls and I'm a bit gutted it may continue to be only a fragment of my imagination.... 

For those who are interested in ARDIF's work, it is possible to comission an original piece from the artist on the website : urban-signature.com/commander/

I sometimes find orignal piece on paper for 400 - 600 € in galleries in Paris. If you want I will share the information on this thread next time I see it.

Plus I think that you can contact the artist directly for a comission. I never tried, but he has the reputation to remain accessible.

He used to be pretty responsive but he had got pretty popular last couple years. Those were the days when you could pick up small prints, editions of 8 for under £50.
Think those days are gone, a commission would be cool, he is very good

Last 3 copies of purple version, if someone was interested.

shop.prettyportal.de/collections/ardif/products/ardif-heron-mechanimal-purple

Dear board members,

On April 30th we will finally open the long-awaited ARDIF show. It is not yet clear whether we will be allowed to let visitors into the gallery for the opening, but since everything currently seems to be in the stars, we would like to finally put an end to the wait. Like probably many of you, I am very much looking forward to this exhibition.

Send me a PM with you mail address to receive the catalog of the show.




ARDIF & Friends
“Realm of ancient Mechanimals”
ARDIF’s creations are modern mythical creatures. Cyborgs, hybrid creatures of a biological organism and a Machina Obscura, a surreal symbiosis of medieval architecture and ancient mechanics. The machine part, which captivates the eye of the beholder with its multitude of details, romanticizes the first rather dystopian impression of the composition.
Fabulous beings have always been creatures whose outward appearance is shaped by human imagination. Many have their origins in the real world and are influenced by contemporary history. It is the same with ARDIF’s creations. The more and more unbalanced relationship between humans and nature, which in the short term represents a threat to our planet, but in the long term rather a threat to our species, is reflected impressively with the French urban artist works. But the increasing mechanization of our everyday life, digitization and the dawn of the age of machines are also reflected in his works.


Mythical creatures also convey the ancient stories of mankind in a mystical way. In the exhibition “Realm of ancient Mechanimals”, ARDIF takes up these ancient stories and adds another narrative level to his fabulous animals. His creations have their origins in the myths and folklore of the most diverse cultures. His realm of the ancient Mechanimals includes the Japanese Kitsune, a multi-tailed masked fox that is considered a lucky charm, the Greek Pegasus, the winged horse that stands for wisdom and poetry, or a Jackalope, a hybrid of hare and pronghorn, which is very popular on the North American continent.

For an even more extensive discussion of the topic, ARDIF has invited four artist friends to join the discourse. In the process, collaborations have arisen, which extends the french artists view by the individual perspectives of the artist group formed for this exhibition. This group consists of Dzia, Horor, Parvati and Sandrot.



The Belgian painter Dzia dismantles the animals he paints with geometric free forms into a kind of mosaic, which follows the contours of the animals shape. His unmistakable line can be found in countless murals around the world. Recent projects have taken him to China, Norway and Spain. Dzia, who graduated from the Royal Academy in Antwerp with a Masters in Fine Arts, chose a winged cat for his contribution to the exhibition, which can be found in the mythology of North Africa.



Horor found his way to art in early 2000 as a graffiti writer. After completing his studies in fine arts at the Sorbonne, he did not forget his roots, but developed a mix of typography and painting. In his visual language he skilfully combines the influences from the streets of the Parisian suburbs and a classical repertoire discovered at the academy. His works show influences from sensual surrealism, contemporary illustration and naturalistic drawing. Stylistically, they are characterized by calligraphic-inspired lines that flow through his creations in a wave-like, rhythmic manner.



The hybrid characters of the French-Indian artist Parvati are a mixture of human and bird. They open the door to a poetic dream that questions the relationship between the bizarre and the beautiful as well as the demarcation between humans and animals. In addition to the fauna, the flora is omnipresent in her works. This echoes the Amazonian forests in French Guiana where she was born and raised.
Parvati is inspired by the great masters of the Renaissance. This is also reflected in the painting technique she uses. She paints her figures exclusively in oil, while acrylic spray paints are mainly used in the backgrounds. Like ARDIF, she often uses paste-ups for her interventions in public space, i.e. works prepared in the studio, anthropomorphic birds on a human scale, which she then sticks in the streets.



Sandrot is a contemporary French artist painter. Passionate about painting since her childhood, she creates artworks mainly focused on animal subjects.
Often associated with artistic movements such as pop art or urban art, Sandrot draws her inspiration from nature in order to create artworks that raise awareness of the animal cause and support environmental protection associations. Inspired by wild fauna, her artworks are recognizable by the realism, the attitude and the gaze of subjects. Her affection for large formats enabled her to create many frescoes. For the exhibition, she worked with ARDIF on an African elephant, which is a symbol of wisdom, power and dignity on its continent.

„Realm of ancient Mechanimals“
ARDIF & Friends
(Dzia, Horor, Parvati, Sandrot)

30.04.2021 – 25.06.2021
Tuesday – Friday, 2-7pm

Pretty Portal
Brunnenstrasse 12
40223 Düsseldorf