Fascinated by nature, the anonymous street artist ROA likes to get inspired by the beauty of it.
Although he is not afraid to show the brutality of the animal world as well. Lonely foxes, copulating rats, quiet crows with closed eyes, of which you do not know if they are sleeping peacefully or have died long ago ... With great attention to detail, ROA draws black and white creatures of endemic or endangered species on buildings around the world, from Moscow to Mexico City, and from Los Angeles to London.
“Detached from the artist’s identity, his detailed, illustrative animal paintings have brought him enough renown to travel the globe and cover walls of enormous scale with his work. With local species of animals as his main focus, ROA inevitably starts a dialogue about human interaction with nature and the environment, whether he is painting on the walls of a museum or in an abandoned rural factory.” Hi Fructose - The New Contemporary Magazine.