Tile Urban Blue Keya Tama

This tile was created for Urban Blue – from Bricks to Tiles, the exhibition at the Royal Delft Museum from March 7 to August 23, 2026. It brings together the worlds of Delft Blue and street art. For this special project, six international street artists, selected by Straat Museum, translated their distinctive styles into the world-famous Delft Blue pottery.

Six international artists merge tradition and innovation into a contemporary, urban visual language. Claudio Limon, Keya Tama, Madi, Ryol, Speto, and Tja Ling Hu each designed a tile with its own character and story. Together, they form a unique series that invites collecting.

About Keya Tama

Keya Tama (b. 1997) is a South African artist living in New York City. Inspired by pastel color palettes, patterns, and symbolism, he has been active as an artist and muralist since the age of thirteen. His style can be described as old-meets-contemporary minimalism; by editing and refining images into minimalist forms while preserving their essence, his works aim to reunite past and present. He achieves this in part through contrasting yet unified iconography. Keya Tama draws on the rich visual language of art history and recurring themes to uncover sharp contrasts and unexpected connections, resulting in unusual, striking, yet strangely familiar works.

By primarily using acrylic paint in his art, a strong graphic quality is evident in each piece. Recurring themes in his oeuvre include contrasts between old and contemporary, family and community, monomyths, and minimalism.

More information about Urban Blue can be found at: www.urbanblueexpo.com