Edward von Lõngus (pseudonym) is an Estonian stencil artist based in Tartu. His works have earned the attention of the media and many art critics, been presented in art exhibitions and sold in art auctions.Hendrik Alla. "Skandaalne «Alasti keiser» läheb koos teiste kunstitöödega enampakkumisele" Postimees Kultuur, May 19, 2015
He has been compared to Banksy"Eesti Banksy Edward von Lõngus tegutseb ka Tallinnas" elu24, May 15, 2015 because of the style of his works that often include political and social commentary, his use of stencils and unknown identity.
He received the Tartu City Culture Award in 2014 for his stencil "Cannabeard and the Witch-Hunter" that takes an Estonian children's book character called Sammalhabe ("Mossbeard", from Eno Raud's novel "Naksitrallid") and changes it to produce a piece about the war on drugs."Tartu linn tunnustas kultuuripreemiatega loovisikuid ja sündmusi" Tartu Üliõpilasmaja, February 19, 2014
In January 2019, Edward von Lõngus won the 2018 Culture Award by Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his digital street art project ‘(R)estart Reality’. In the course of the project, which took place as part of Estonia’s presidency of the European Union and the cultural programme for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, he visited 11 European capitals - Brussels, Rome, Berlin, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Paris, London, Vilnius, Rīga, Vienna and Budapest -, painting there street-art connected to Estonian cultural history. To these painting, additional digital audio-video content was connected via an augmented reality app, telling stories about each life-sized painted figure and connecting cultural traditions with Estonia's image as an e-nation."Anonymous street artist Edward von Lõngus wins Foreign Ministry Culture Award" Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 9, 2019
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