last post for 2010

Some last impressions from 2010.I wish a good start into 2011 to everybody.

collective work called "the seven tree" by REPAZE, SAIR and SPEKTR via check out their video of the production, too


These nice characters are done in Bremen. via


and something sweet by PLUSHEDELICA in Petrozavodsk/Russia - via

Roa in California

Roa works done in the area of the Salton Sea/California . more works of the belgium muralist Roa here

a christmas gift from Barcelona

I received these two photos via e-mail as a christmas gift by H101 from Barcelona. To enlagre the pictures click on the photo.

This work is a collaboration by Kenor and H101.

This photo shows a solo work by H101.
More Photos of new works by Kenor here via ekosystem.org

WARNING - huge bugs in the streets!

Found this amazing insect via OVBAL Y SEGO - flickr

Snow White Roofs

Some wishes from the cold outside - "triefnase" painted in Münster (Germany) by XXcrew. via mail - thanx

Lisbon street bombing

A nice interpretation of a christmas tree found in the streets of Lisbon. via

Remed goes huge in Kiev

This work of REMED is called "WOMAN ON BOAT " - Acrylic and spray on wall. 9x17m. Kiev. UKRANIA

Photo by Elizaveta Gamsheieva via

No Man's Land - abandoned impressions at xlab

No Man's land has the silhouette of slim chimneys tapering into the sky, her eyes are as intence as the black windows staring at us, her surface is chipped and cracked skin, her hair is rusty and hazed, her soul is as dark as the dust dancing at our passage. Yet she is so sexy, charming and mysterious. Wrapped into ghost silence slums, abandoned factories, derelict buildings and barren lands, she traps us into another dimension, away from traditional sense of time. She welcomes us into wounded and forgotten lands, full of history and stories to be told, making us wondering on what 's happened in those places. Like a step back in a Time that once was so glorious and productive, with the noise of gears and machinery in operation. Now you can feel just a far away feedback, but still containing a mysterious force within itself, like a muffled voice that wants to be heard.
According to the manifesto of modern society, what is now useless, ugly, dilapidated must be sacrificed to the new, at all costs, what is private must be locked and for what concerns abandoned place the access is forbidden.
The explorer perfectly knows that he has to break down these limitations, to rediscover and reclaim the sites, to venture into their belly leaving untouched and unspoiled their soul: taking only photographs and leaving nothing but footprints. Beeing there, yet walking invisible.
After his passage remains only the dust between shadowplays, the fading haze of a chimney, the rust dripping from the walls, the history that is forgotten, the city that is transformed.

The young swiss photograper Gregoire Chachemaille presents a selection of photographies taken since 2006 into the suburbs and abandoned places of Berlin.

check his Greboires website and flickr

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NO MAN'S LAND
photographies by GREGOIRE CACHEMAILLE
opening: friday 17th December from 6pm
during the opening: live set and new cd release by WATER WAVES (Fr)
cocktails + videos
exhibition running until 20.01.2011
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paola verde
marcello gungui

*** x lab corrosive art farm ***

Skalitzer Straße 67
10997 BERLIN KREUZBERG

http://www.xlaboratory.org

Urban Art 2007 - Bucuresti

found these Fotos via facebook - huge projections on " Ceausescu's former palace, the second biggest building in the world..., every Romanian's nightmare....."

more fotos here

Beautiful Impression

While looking in the world wide web I found this nice impression . via vlepvnet

Next lecture and upcoming events

In February there will be a lecture at " Galerie Stoffwechsel" in Mannheim

2.2.2011 - presentation of "Muralismo Morte - The Rebirth of Muralism in Contemporary Urban Art"

Galerie Stoffwechsel
Hafenstraße 74
Mannheim

for more upcoming events look at the "events" site of this blog.

Looking Forward

"Looking Forward" - a new work by Berlin based painter IRGH. Much more colorfull then his recent works - i love it.

Stinkfish

this is STINKFISH check also this great work on a freight

Moneyless makes the MUMO Rave

even it s a bit off topic - but i really like this Foto And especially the works of MONEYLESS - the man from the italian middle countryside called tuscany

Stop from Russia

A fresh work in Nizhniy Novgorod/Russia by the Artist Stop - via Stop1er

chairock

Today CHAIROCK added me via flickr. I think his stuff fits perfect to muralismo morte. You can explore his world on flickr and on his blog ....

H CientoUno

During my last trip to spain i met up with Kenor, H101 and Gola. H101 showed me me some of his works done this year. This is my favorite painted within two days in Barcelona.

please click here for a bigger Flix ...

KidChalao

i found this work via Kidchalaos flickr stream. there is much more nice stuff to find ... check it out

Mardinoir

a nice poster work in abandoned space by Mardinoir ... via

paint it grey...

"Before they knock the wall down they'll probably paint it grey."... lister via wooster
a better resolution of the work you can see here

PICTURIN - Torino

Another huge mix of wallpainters from all over Europe:
PICTURIN torino mural art festival 2010 - more infos here

Phlegm

Check out the works of british muralist and comic painter Phlegm - here

Bue, Chase and Pest in Croatia

I love Balkans, we love Balkans - Bue, Chase and Pest love Balkans

bue, zosen, kenor & gola at infart

A great collaboration in Bassano del Grappa by bue, zosen, kenor & gola at infart "hello nasty" Festival.

more infos about infart here

The Muralismo Morte - Book Release Painting Session

I had some nice days in Berlin. Together with John Reaktor (SAM), Kid Kyuss Hope, Zone, Irgh and Urkel (Wurstbande) I painted a nice wall on a pretty cold day, brrr.



The release of "Muralismo Morte - The Rebirth of Muralism in Contemporary Urban Art" was a success, too. Lot s of people , nice place and positive feedback en masse... i m looking forward for the presentation at Stroke03 (next weekend) and Mzin Leipzig ( 3.11.2010)

Muralismo Morte - Book release

BOOK - Release !!!

We are delighted to commence our fall season with a beautiful new title.

Wir freuen uns sehr mit diesem außergewöhnlich schönen Buch in den Herbst zu starten.

Muralismo Morte - The Rebirth of Muralism in Contemporary Urban Art reveals the vibrancy of a new type of muralism as it rises from the shadows of urban spaces in metropolises worldwide. From much celebrated pieces in prominent places to those hidden in anonymous, decayed ruins, it features the large-scale murals and small interventions of some of the most exciting international artists associated with this movement. Muralist and art activist Jens Besser uncovers these treasures and offers special insights into the emerging scene that is coloring our urban experience.

Texts by Robert Kaltenhäuser, Peter Michalski, Michael Haas (Facadeprinter), Markus Dorninger (Tagtool),Thilo Fröbel, Resto, Tec, Jens Besser and Kain Logos

Artists/Künstler: Roa, Remed, Klub 7, Aec & Waone (Interesni Kazki), Blu, Os Gemeos, Escif, Iemza, Tagtool, Sonice Development, 108, Resto, Aris, Kislow , Eleuro , Sepe, Kenor and many more.

Muralismo Morte - The Rebirth of Muralism in Contemporary Urban Art, zeigt die Dynamik einer neuen Form der Wandmalerei, die seit einigen Jahren weltweit aus den Schatten der urbanen Räume der Metropolen hervor tritt. Von den gefeierten Arbeiten an prominenten Plätzen zu den anonymen Werken, versteckt in verfallenen Ruinen, bietet dieses Buch die großen Murals und kleinen Interventionen einiger der spannendsten internationalen Künstler dieser Bewegung. Muralist und Kunst-Aktivist Jens Besser deckt diese Kostbarkeiten auf und bietet einen tiefen Einblick in eine aufstrebende Szene, die unsere urbane Landschaft in neuen Farben zeichnet.

Take a look inside the book here!

Title: Muralismo Morte - The Rebirth of Muralism in Contemporary Urban Art
Author: Jens Besser
Pages: 200, color, ca. 300 Illustrations & photographs
Format: 28.5 x 21 cm (11.22 x 8.27 inches)
Language: English edition

Price Hardcover: 24.95 € | £ 24.99 | US $ 34.95
ISBN Hardcover: 978-3-937946-29-0

you can order it here

Book Release / 1. October 2010!

Exhibition & Book release party / Common Ground Gallery / Berlin:
1.October 2010 / 7 pm-open end
Lecture / Buchvorstellung (Jens Besser): 8:30 pm

Live video performance – BerlinBeamBoys
DJ Dejoe

Common Ground Gallery / Hip Hop Stützpunkt
Marienburger Str. 16 A (Hinterhof)
10405 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg

www.commongroundgallery.de

Muralismo Morte Events Schedule:
for detailed information please check www.fromheretofame.com

1. October 2010 – Berlin
Common Ground Gallery
Exhibition & Book release party / lecture by Jens Besser

7 – 10. October 2010 – Berlin
Stroke.03 Urban Art Fair
Muralismo Morte lecture by Jens Besser & live painting by Roa, Sepe and Aryz (TBC)

27. October 2010 – Dresden
Motorenhalle
Muralismo Morte lecture by Jens Besser

3. November 2010 – Leipzig
Mzin Book Store
Muralismo Morte lecture by Jens Besser & exhibition

FameFestival

just a picture and a link. read the blog of fame festival and you know why i'm blogging this ... famefestival.it

FokusFestival 10.-12.September

From 10. till 12 September Fokus Festival Görlitz happens again.

It's a great gathering of subcultural Groups like breakdance, different music scenes and wall painters.

This meeting happens at a former slaughter house area in Görlitz - come around and paint some muralismo morte

more infos here

new works by skount

"Flores al viento" by Skount, 2010, Almagro/Spain

nelio and irgh

collective work by nelio and irgh

trompe-l'œils of paper donut

artist : paperdonut - found via unurth

russian artist pon y

made in russia - pon y s- via streetfile

T-Shirt Design

Work by unknown artist - seen in germany along the tracks - via mail

Eleuro has a website

My close (& crazy) friend from the countryside of northern italy - ELEURO, also known as ELE - has a website - check out eleuro.it

ps : he is also admin of the flickr-group countryside graffiti - hands up for Eleuro and hands up for Piemonte

m-h at black circle festival

m-h was ‎at black circle festival
"Photos from the first independent Street-art festival in Ukraine"
more pictures via ekosystem

Yellow Lines - Jens Besser

"Another day at a beautifull spot. I hope this area will stay for a while. There are lot s of smooth walls. Just perfect for painting with brush and roller."

Emol

indian style inspired

emol from Brazil.

via ekosystem

Roa

Roa goes big in Zaragoza via

Nick Alive

work by Nick Alive picture by Rogerio Tonello via

Muralismo Morte - lecture at IBUg

I'm invited to hold the lecture "Muralismo Morte - muralism in abandonned factories and on rotten walls" at IBUg 2010. The lecture features wallpaintings from all over the world - mostly in old Factories. There will be a short preview on my upcoming book, too. Date: 28th of August at 2 p.m. Place: Former "VEB Textilwerk Palla" Moritz-Oswalt-Straße in Meerane/Germany picture above: a work at "urban script camp / ZwischengrünFestival 2009 in Leipzig/Germany"

muralismo morte - the rebirth of muralism in contemporary urban art

"working hard on my upcoming book "muralismo morte - the rebirth of muralism in contemporary urban art" soon published by from here to fame publishing ... when it s finished i can start painting again ! Yeah!"

this is the start of a new blog