muralismo morte

Muralismo Morte Tour 2012 - Valparaiso\Chile

2012-02-23T05:42:00.004-08:00

My first stop during my second latin american tour was in Valparaiso - Chile. We, Mr Rik and I, arrived a bit tired in Valpo. After 18(Mr Rik)& 12(Me) hours of flight, bustransfer to santiagos bus terminal and another 2 hours of a bus ride to Valparaiso)we were lucky to escape from the german winter.
In Valpo i already had contact to Jekse&Cines. They are some of the most active painters over there. Nearly every second wall on elias street is painted by them. In the historical center on concepcion and alegre hill you find lot s of murals by them.

"el cerro graffiti" - elias street - works by Jekse&Cines , Hozeh&Jekse and others.

bird by charquipunk

huge mural by Inti. to be seen from cerro concepcion

a fast collaboarion of Jekse, Cines, Godi, Mr Rik and Me

In the evening we met up with Godi and Maju from Sao Paolo. We planned to do some murals together. In Valpo is the easiest we to paint a wall :
Just to knock on the door of the house and ask the owner for painting the wall. In more then 50 % of our tries it worked out. People are really open to the painting. In the history of valpo houses been painted with differnt colors. Fishermen used the leftovers of spar varnish to paint their houses. Valpo has been declared a world heritage site - i guess because of it s colorfullness.

During the seond day we came in contact with the owner of a local graff store - Jan. He is a really friendly guy and stayed for soem years in Germany, while he is a native chileno. The store offers cheap sprays and latex paint. And it s near to the "cerro graffiti"- ;)

for bigger images just click on the photos.

Nychos&PeachBeach

2012-01-11T04:52:00.000-08:00

Crazy character collaboration via peachbeach

Nosbe

2012-01-11T04:39:00.001-08:00

Found these works by Nosbe via vitostreet

MikolajReys - " 1. Dziwożona"

2012-01-11T04:35:00.001-08:00

"The first character from series (demon) with the old Slavic beliefs - Dziwożona (wild woman) with a child
Dziwożona in a row Bolesław Leśmian: mitencyklopedia.w.interia.pl/lesmian_dziwozona.html " via flickr

Fresh work by FRMkid & OTECKI from Wroclaw

2012-01-11T04:30:00.000-08:00

"SK8DVL" by FRMkid & OTECKI via

Stettin - Poland

2012-01-05T06:03:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago i went to Stettin. Just to see this polish Town near the german border. I accidently passed by this huge work.

Mural 191

2012-01-04T07:59:00.000-08:00

Mural 191 is a 191 meters long mural project done in São Bernardo do Campo/Brazil ( area of Sao Paulo).
More infos about this huge wallpainting you can find on the project website - unfortunalty mostly written in portuguese. A complete panorama of the wall you can find here.

stellarnetwork gravity zero

2012-01-03T04:35:00.000-08:00

"stellarnetwork gravity zero" by seize

Shida

2012-01-03T03:55:00.000-08:00

Semi abstract work by Shida in Cambodia. great flow and great colors on a nice rotten wall - via ekosystem

color transitions

2011-12-17T12:17:00.000-08:00

inspring work on color transitions by xuan alyfe - via his fotostream

wooden family

2011-12-17T11:31:00.000-08:00

via kislows fotostream

The amazing technique of R.ö

2011-12-06T04:33:00.001-08:00

R.ö shows us a crazy technique for painting on facades of abandoned places. Better don't try it alone - looks exetrmly dangerous. But great results - without cherry picker or scaffolding. more stuff of rö on his blog and photo-stream. thanx R.ö.

Intersni Kazki - great again

2011-11-27T09:33:00.000-08:00

Well I can only say: "I'm a fan of Intersni Kazki" . They always make grat detailed works. This time in the USA.
See the whole work in high resolution here

Otecki vs. Wers - Worclaw

2011-10-31T13:08:00.000-07:00

Found this nice colab of Otecki and Wers from Worclaw/poland via flickr
bigger image here

First results of "City Images - collaborative Muralism in Dresden"

2011-10-25T13:44:00.000-07:00

Graphic Surgery from Amsterdam

Ryan Spring Dooley and Moneyless from italy

Kenor and H101 from Barcelona

Other from Montreal and Saddo from Bucarest

more pictures on urban script photostream and lucky cats photostream

CityBilder - part 1 - featured international muralists who already collaborated together.
In the first part the following artists took part:
Other (CA) & Saddo (RO)
Ryan Spring Dooley (US) & Moneyless (IT)
Graphic Surgery (NL)
Kenor(ES) & H101 (ES)
Xpome (BG) & More (BG) & Jens Besser (D) - ( that collaborative work is finished next week )

CityBilder continues the series of art in public space by riesa efau. CityBrache happened in 2004 and featured mainly Installations on city wastelands.

CityBilder - Kunst auf Brandwänden

2011-10-11T08:19:00.000-07:00

CityBilder is a mural project that starts this Friday - 14th of October.
The english title is : CityImages - Collaborative Murals in Dresden
It continues a series of public art in Dresden Friedrichstadt. ( CityBrache / ) happened in 2004 and festured mainly Installations an city wastelands. CityBilder will feature International Muralists who already collaborated together. Walls are painted between 16th and 28th of October.

The project is organized by riesa efau. Kultur Forum Dresden - Frank Eckhardt and Jens Besser

Artists

Frm & Otecki (Wroclaw, PL)
Ryan Spring Dooley (Mineapolis, USA) & Moneyless (Lucca, IT)
Other (Montreal, CA) & Saddo (Bukarest, RO)
Kenor & H101 (Barcelona, E)
Graphic Surgery (Amsterdam, NL)
Xpome (Sofia, BG)
Stefan Schwarzer (Halle, D) & Jens Besser (Dresden, D)

some nice murals i saw on photostreams

2011-09-24T02:45:00.000-07:00

Kislow's "RESPUBLICA" at antiMONEYfest in Kamenets-Podolskiy.

Rim between the concrete jungle of Curitiba/Brazil

abstract mural at Fokus Festival Gölitz by tsk-tsk, xxcrew and duncan

countryside muralism

2011-08-24T22:29:00.000-07:00

A balanced work done in Rudnik ( Czech Republic ) by dutch artist group Graphic Surgery - found in their photo stream

Wonderland

2011-08-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

Amazing places exist all around the world. This is one , where i would like to go. An abandoned amusement park - somewhere in asia. via Catherine Hyland and seen on just's blog.

morbid russian world

2011-08-23T08:03:00.000-07:00

A morbid collaboration by russian artists 0331c and elum - via

"Picknick of the Druids"

2011-08-16T01:51:00.000-07:00

"Picknick of the Druids" is a work by John Reaktor & Hope 2011 - via better resolution of the photo here

Amose ...

2011-08-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

A new work by Amose in Cologne. via

MH at Black Circle Festival II

2011-08-05T23:41:00.000-07:00

Check out MH's photostream to see more of his works at Black Circle Festival II in Ukraine.

Black Circle Festival II

2011-08-04T23:13:00.000-07:00

A grand day out for "country side graffiti" - The second part of Black Circle Festival just happend - check out all the flicks on ekosystem.org

Ukraine seems so quite and relaxed ...

Poetry of Sean Hart

2011-07-30T00:37:00.000-07:00

The poetry of Sean Hart is kind of simple. I like it ..
More stuff of Sean Hart on his photo stream on streetfiles

artbase 2011

2011-07-29T12:53:00.000-07:00

Between 6th and 7th august artbase 2011 is rocking near Berlin .

A lot artists from all over europe already painted there. the crazy long list of artists you find here .
I guess this will be one of the most interesting mural events this year in Germany, maybe even Europe .

Alexey Luka

2011-07-27T13:38:00.000-07:00

New work by Alexey Luka in Ekaterinburg/Russia - 2011 check - alexeyluka.com

Kangiqsujuaq Nunavik ....

2011-07-23T23:58:00.000-07:00

"Organized by Nuschool.ca, Alexa Hatanaka and I were asked by the mayor of Kangiqsujuaq Nunavik to paint. We got some photos of an elder playing string games at the elders home and covered the outside of an old dorm building with giant paws. more photos to come." via fotostream of patrick evoke

Teapot with Hiro

2011-07-23T23:36:00.000-07:00

This funny interpretation of a racing teapot is done by Stop from Nizhniy Novgorod/Russia.

three .....

2011-07-23T14:08:00.001-07:00

3 is the number of today. Not just the nice video i posted before is a focus on this number.
The following weeks 3 nice mural events will happen .... plus one more time Fokus Festival in Görlitz ;)

1.
Artbase 2011 ( 6-7th August) near Berlin will rock the countryside of Brandeburg . A lot of artists from Berlin and who visited Berlin left stuff in Grabow - check out their website for more infos

2.
From 12-14 august - Sichtbeton(g) part 2 will run in Dresden Prohlis. After a great weekend in the last year , this year new artists will come to prohlis and paint together.
this year the first time their is a great party with körpa klauz (Stuttgart) and lectures with Robert Kaltenhäuser (art inconsequence) and Me (Muralismo Morte)
more infos hopefully soon ... but for sure it happens ;) results of the last year - here

3.
ibug is rockin again an abandoned area in Meerane. painting starts on 26th - official opening of IBUG - 2nd september.
once again artists from all over europe move to this small, shiny town. Ta55o and Help (Meerane), Zone56 (Glauchau), Tshunc and Flamat (Leipzig), Andy K, Jens Besser (Dresden), Zebster and Wurstbande (Berlin), Atem (Frankfurt am Main), Hifi (Dortmund), Chromeo (Schweiz), Ruskig (Schweden), Emilone (Österreich) and Faunagraphic (Großbritannien)
infos here

plus 1 ;)

Fokus Festival is back again from 9-11th September . Fokus is a funky subcultural Festival near the polish border. Görlitz , home of the fokus, is divided into a german and polish part. Every year the festival tries to bring young people from both countries together. Part of the Fokus is the infamous Painters meeting . This year with artists like b01grafik (Wroclaw, PL), Base 23 (Berlin), Benuz (Oaxaca, Mexico), CiahCiah (Wroclaw, PL), DKV crew (PL), Duncan Passmore(GB), Este (Wroclaw, PL), Felix Almes (Leipzig), Irgh (Berlin), Jens Besser (Dresden), Jote (Kraków, PL), Kim Köster (Berlin), Martin Haufe (Leipzig), Mikołaj Rejs (PL), Osthood ( Cottbus), Sam Crew ( Berlin), Sichtbeton Crew (Dresden), Stefan Schwarzer (Halle), Tasso (Meerane), Urkel (Berlin), XXcrew (Berlin) ... and i guess many more.

three days

2011-07-23T06:47:00.000-07:00

three days is a atmospheric video about the work of four russian muralists from Nizhny Novgorod -
Stop, Chair, Jacob and Skar. thanx for the mail chair...

Fresh Polish muralism

2011-07-18T00:22:00.000-07:00

Fresh work by Zbiok in Krakow. I like the integration of fresh colors into old background.

Interview Romany WG - Author of "Out of Sight"

2011-06-17T09:55:00.000-07:00

Tell me something about you . Are you professional photographer, what's your job, what are your general interests?

I'm a Film Editor by trade but took a year off to make a documentary about street art, this was around 2006/2007. That year off has turned into 4 years and it's about time I got back into work and earned some money again.
I did a foundation art coarse for a year and photography was part of the coarse and so I spent my first terms grant on a Pentax Spotmatic. I have always been interested in counter-culture and I started off photographing the punk scene here in the UK in the mid 70's. The publisher who put out Out of Sight first approached me to do a book of my Punk photographs but that will be a long project, a labour of love. General interests are Street art, graffiti, abandoned art, and anything unusual, too many to list.

How did it came up with the passion of photography in abandoned buildings ?

The Best Ever crew told me about an asylum they had heard of and as it was local to me they asked if I would go and have a look around and see if it was possible to go and paint there. As soon as I looked through the windows of this amazing location I was transfixed, I had never come across anything like it before. The colours of the decay, the wallpaper hanging off the walls, the floors giving in under the weight of the rain water, I found it quite inspiring. But I was only there for a short time when I was caught by the security. So not only where these places, in my eyes, beautiful but you also had the chance of being caught by security which made it even more exciting. You go into these places and shoot as fast as you can then move on to the next building always half expecting to feel the hand of the law on your shoulder, it's exciting.
That asylum is now being demolished and I have visited it over 40 times by now.

Best ever crew in action

Your first book "beauty in decay" just focuses on photography - no wall painting - right? How did the interest switch to wallpaintings?

No wall painting in Beauty in Decay, most urban explorers hate graffiti, especially when it's in inappropriate spots. But we don't own these places and the writers/painters have exactly the same rights as the explorers have. Which is none.
As I say, my interest started with street art and graffiti so it was a natural progression to document the art I was coming across in abandonment.

Why did you decide to make a book about these paintings in abandoned places?

Because, as far as I know, there is no other book* out there about the art in abandonment and about the artists that paint in these places. Most work you see on the streets nowadays, even the graffiti, is legal, it's important to document a new movement where all the work is illegal. Art on the streets is very much the same as advertising in a way, it's there to promote the artist or their latest show or whatever. Whereas Abandoned Art is seen by very few and seldom is signed, surely it's the purest art.
(* editor's note -the book "muralismo morte" features on about 60 pages the field of abandoned wallpainting )

Rocket01/Los Mutartis

Did you came in touch with artists?

If I came across a particular piece of work on the net, be it flickr or ekosystem or wherever. If I didn't know where it was I would send a pm to the artist and let them know that I would like to photograph their art. I had no idea at that time that one day I would be compiling a book, that was never the intention. When the book was all together I wrote to all the artists that were shown and asked them what these places meant to them and why did they paint there. It's very important to get their reasons for painting in these places or it would just be another book of photographs.

reFRESHink

Did you ever meet an artists accidently while he was painting ?

No never.

There are special reasons why you made all the pictures in your book on your own? Where did you get the informations about the spots?

All the pictures are my own to keep some consistency with the shots. They are all shot full frame so I know that the quality will be perfect for the size of book we are producing. As I found out when compiling Beauty in Decay, a shot that may look great on your computer can look dreadful when it comes to enlarging it for publishing.
A lot of the pieces I just came across on my explores, others I saw on my flickr contacts sites. The book was complete at one stage but I still wasn't completely happy with it and then I happened to come across Aryz work in Barcelona and also SeaCreatives work in Milan so I flew out to both those cities just for the day and the book was complete.

ARYZ - 'Twisted'

Which countries did you explore for the book ?

All over the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Italy.

What do you feel if an old factory gets turned down and all the artworks inside are destroyed ?

All these abandoned places have to be demolished at some point. I do try to get back to the same spots over the years, just to see how the pieces evolve and change with the decay over time. Because of the dampness in some of these places the paint will start to flake off within weeks, other places are bone dry and will last a lot longer. But street art, graffiti, abandoned art whatever you want to call it is all ephemeral.

"As the sun rises over the last days of West Park and demolition surrounds us. A last chance to take some pictures of the best Urbex Explore (IMO) in the UK."

Did you have a special experience while exploring a space ?
Here's the story in pictures of the day my car was set on fire:

Urbex trip cut short! - This is without doubt the most expensive photograph I have ever taken. Here's the story:
I travelled by ferry early Monday morning to Calais and then drove for 3 1/2 hours to my first urbex/graffiti destination. There I dropped my 24-70mm lens breaking the lens cover and now when pulling focus the barrell jams at a particular point, but thank god, it still seems to be working. I stayed there for around 3 hours and then drove for 1 1/2 hours on to the next explore. There I parked up in the shade under some trees and entered the location to take pictures of this amazing piece by French artist Bom.k. I was there for around 1 1/2 hours and heard a small motorbike driving past several times, but thought nothing of it really. When it came time to leave, for another 3 1/2 hour drive to the Belgium border, I packed my bag and started to walk towards the car.........

Fucking Kids! - Unfortunately the people on the motorbike had broken the passenger side window and (probably) stolen the contents of the glove compartment. Wallet, Passport, CD's etc. Now I was 40 miles frrom Paris, no money, no passport, no friends in Paris, NO FUN!
I had also lost my Nikon 200mm lens, 'Beauty in Decay' 1st copy, clothes, duvee, 3 gasmasks (don't ask), glasses, the list goes on. Also I had just filled the car with petrol and spent £800 on an MOT just last week ..... and then I come back to the UK and find out that the car isn't insured abroad. It can't get any worse.

The Fire Brigade arrive. -As soon as I saw the that the car was on fire I hid in the bushes and waited, camera in hand to hopefully catch the culprits. Within minutes as I crouched down a young face came into view and only 20 feet away from where I was hiding. I couldn't take a picture as he was too close and would have heard the shutter. At this point I wish I had a Canon. (very sissy shutter, not macho like the Nikon at all;). Then a policeman came into view and at last I felt more comfortable.
Several hours later, my wife had contacted an old family friend who lived in Paris and fortunately she came out to meet me, put me up over night, lent me funds for a new emergency passport and a Eurostar ticket home that night. Thank you so much for your help Laurence, very much appreciated.

What else you like to tell about your book? Any Plans for the Future? Which countries and which abandoned places you want to explore in the future?

There isn't much call for book on abandoned art, no matter how good they may be. I'd love to do another one, I already have hundreds of unseen shots, but I'll wait and see how this one sells. It would be nice to get some money back for at least some of the gas I have used over the past 2 years, the car that was set on fire in France, the pairs of shoes I have walked the leather off, but that's not the real objective. I thoroughly enjoyed pulling this one together and hopefully it will stand the test of time, we'll see. I will travel as much as I can afford to, hopefully hit Poland and Russia one day. Well see.

Mikolaj Reys

2011-06-17T02:56:00.000-07:00

check out the work of the polish painter Mikolaj Reys here .

Fresh work by Phlegm

2011-06-13T04:20:00.000-07:00

Work by Phlegm - photo by - RomanyWG - also know as the auther of the book "Out of Sight - Urban Art / Abandoned Spaces" published recently. Out of sight Focus on the same field like the book "Muralismo Morte" does - painting in abandoned spaces. But the main difference is - All pictures in "Out of Sight" are made be the Photographer RomanyWG.

"Hope Is Thief"

2011-06-13T03:21:00.000-07:00

"Hope Is Thief " is a new work by chairock. "I saw this wall in the end of the previous year - and it held my breath.It was clear what to illustrate there.I suppose it was the most suitable time - feeling futility of everything, if it's not stupid to say. - Hope is a Thief."
via

a happy light house

2011-05-16T06:47:00.000-07:00

Work by Nomerz, done in 2010 - Nizhniy Novgorod. via

Fresh Pix of "Lak Aan Braak" in Netherlands

2011-05-12T05:25:00.000-07:00

There are a lot new pictures on the urban script fotostream online - check them out
more infos about Lak Aan Braak - here

Skount from Almagro (Spain)

Lastplak from Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Gigo from Essen (Germany)

Collaboration by H101&Kafre and “Llamarada”

2011-05-11T01:50:00.000-07:00

a new work by H101 and Kafre ( ex-ong crew member) - via mail

and another fresh work by H101 in Barcelona called "Llamarada" ( in eng. flare up )

Skeleton by Aryz

2011-04-20T02:36:00.000-07:00

I found this work while i was checking Romany WG's Flickr stream. Romany WG is travelling in south europe to explore abandoned buildings - old churches, castles, facotries . Here's a pictue in higher resolution.

Le Corp Human

2011-04-14T15:04:00.000-07:00

today I saw an interesting work on wooster. while i was clicking around i found the original photo of the work - done by the artist.
check the better resolution picture here to see all details. You should also check out vilks flickr stream.

What about you and your monsters ...

2011-04-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

work by an unknown artists in Leipzig " What about you and your monsters ...against me and my furia" - via

Koaxial

2011-03-29T02:40:00.001-07:00

Just found this nice collaboration of 1010 and Koaxial... and because i liked to know what kind of stuff koaxial makes i checked out his flickr ... you should do the same. There's a lot of nice stuff.

City of Valparaiso

2011-03-25T04:04:00.000-07:00

During my trip in latin america i visited the city of Valparaiso in Chile. My friend Derek told me I should definitely go there. He said the city is really painted. When i arrived in Valparaiso my first impressions did not really look like what i was told before. But when i arrived in the center and went up the hills, the densitiy of paintings was incredibly. I stayed in Valpo for 5 days and finally painted 4 walls. During daytime. Thanx to Jekse.
If you ever come to Chile, i can tell you: "You should definitly check out Valpo-city. It's sooo nice over there!"

flickr group valparaiso street art
jekse - a local painter

Barcelona's finest

2011-03-21T03:06:00.001-07:00

A short movie about Göla, h101, Kenor and Zosen for an upcoming show in Paris.

"RETOME SUA VIDA" revisitado.

2011-03-19T18:30:00.000-07:00

Work by the collective of azucrina - found on their flickr. title: "RETOME SUA VIDA" revisitado. I like their comment about the material: "latex on abandoned mill on shit river"

"Muralismo Morte" lecture & book presentation at Linz Art Academy - 29.3.2011 - 7 p.m.

2011-03-19T06:23:00.000-07:00

The Photo above shows a sketch for my friend Derek. I just made this one when i arrived in Buenos Aires. And i like to use this sketch to announce my upcoming lecture at the Academy of fine arts in Linz on 29th of March - start 7 p.m. at:

Kunstuniversität Linz
Kollegiumgasse 2
4010 Linz,
1. Etage Raum 1.19

more infos about upcoming lectures and events on muralismo morte blog

New work by RIM in Buenos Aires

2011-03-09T12:44:00.000-08:00

I found this argentinian mural via the Flickr profile of Rimon Guimarães aka RIM.
bigger picture here

1010 vs Low Bros

2011-02-20T14:50:00.000-08:00

fresh collaborative work by 1010 and Low Bros in Hamburg/Germany.

Nice greeting from the south hemisphere

2011-02-16T15:41:00.000-08:00

Just to let you know why there is nothing happening on this blog right now - I m on the road again. This time i am in south america. My second stop was Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Nearby the place where I stayed i found this nice spot to paint. I painted this wall during the night , because in daytime it was to hot and i prefered to stay at the beach of Uruguayaaa ... crazy south america !!! more first impressions of my trip you find on my flickr.

political Propaganda by Zelle Asphaltkultur

2011-02-05T01:09:00.000-08:00

This is an illegal work by Zelle Asphaltkultur. Just recently the work was featured on a online blog of a newspaper . Unfortunatly the whole interview is just in German.
The work shows an KZ -camp. Camps organised by the Third Reich to kill Jews, Roma and poltical opponents. via mail ( thanks r.)

New stuff by Resto

2011-01-27T12:04:00.000-08:00

Today i was looking flickr instead of the german daily news called "Tagesschau". I found some new works of RESTO on his account .. check it .

Hyuro - Valencia

2011-01-26T05:19:00.001-08:00

While i checked some other blogs i found works by the artist HYURO. Pretty often i see the same pictures again and again. That's why i choosed another, more unknown work of Hyuro. The one above is a work i found on ekosystem. Feel free to explore his stuff on flickr...

angry people

2011-01-26T04:56:00.000-08:00

more angry guys onASSHOTs account

''Pinto musica''

2011-01-24T13:02:00.000-08:00

''Pinto musica'' is a story about the life and work of street artist from Barcelona Kenor decorator cities.Which shows, apart from the clarity and intelligence that uses color, is the reiteration, the intricate geometry converted into a three-dimensional skeleton holding each of his paintings, an abstract heritage advocates alike are portrait and landscape and whose only distinguishing feature is its funds and surfaces - via mail

Klone - Tel Aviv

2011-01-21T02:46:00.000-08:00

New works by isrealian artists KLONE from Tel Aviv . More works of KLONE you can find on his flickr

Collaboration by Klone and Zerocents - better resolution picture here

Abstraction continues

2011-01-18T03:54:00.000-08:00

Another work in the series of abstraction by inserirefloppino.

Lints explores danish factory

2011-01-18T03:47:00.000-08:00

I found this Photo via Lints flickr
Check out Lints blog for the whole photo session in a danish abanoned building.

reptiles by Iemza

2011-01-18T03:37:00.001-08:00

New work of IEMZA - found via his flickr . Photo by Thierry Gaude. Larger picture here

It's a playground

2011-01-12T01:45:00.000-08:00

This work is made by french painter NELIO in Madrid. If you wanna see a bigger photo click here. More works of him you find on his flickr.

graphic styles never end

2011-01-10T00:43:00.000-08:00

Well this is a work by dutch artist collective GRAPHIC SURGERY.I really like their works. Reminds me on drum and bass graphics and visuals of electronic music parties. via

graphic stuff again

2011-01-10T00:31:00.000-08:00

I think everbody knows EKOsystem , but maybe less people know what his stuff is about ... check also his flickr here

new work by JOTE

2011-01-09T08:56:00.000-08:00

"It's my freshest piece:)" - says the polish painter JOTE about his work.. thanx - via e-mail

Impression from Ukraine

2011-01-07T03:20:00.000-08:00

this is a new work by ukraine artist KISLOW. Nice work, Nice spot... view the larger photo here to see all details.

New work by Skru

2011-01-06T02:25:00.000-08:00

a new work by tomas guereña aka SKRU from Monterrey/Mexico

Roner

2011-01-06T02:11:00.001-08:00

a series of funny characters of wasted youth style you can found on RONERs streetfiles account. via

last post for 2010

2010-12-31T00:37:00.001-08:00

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

2010-12-27T03:33:00.000-08:00

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

a christmas gift from Barcelona

2010-12-27T03:10:00.000-08:00

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!

2010-12-22T09:56:00.000-08:00

Found this amazing insect via OVBAL Y SEGO - flickr

Snow White Roofs

2010-12-22T09:46:00.000-08:00

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

Lisbon street bombing

2010-12-20T02:12:00.000-08:00

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

Remed goes huge in Kiev

2010-12-19T04:06:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-16T06:39:00.000-08:00

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

****

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
******
paola verde
marcello gungui

*** x lab corrosive art farm ***

Skalitzer Straße 67
10997 BERLIN KREUZBERG

http://www.xlaboratory.org

Urban Art 2007 - Bucuresti

2010-12-15T00:24:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-10T02:43:00.001-08:00

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

Next lecture and upcoming events

2010-12-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-05T04:12:00.000-08:00

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

Stinkfish

2010-11-30T03:06:00.000-08:00

this is STINKFISH check also this great work on a freight

Moneyless makes the MUMO Rave

2010-11-25T10:33:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-24T14:39:00.001-08:00

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

chairock

2010-11-16T02:37:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-10T13:25:00.001-08:00

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

2010-11-10T13:08:00.001-08:00

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

Mardinoir

2010-10-10T21:56:00.000-07:00

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

paint it grey...

2010-10-10T21:47:00.000-07:00

"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

2010-10-10T21:32:00.000-07:00

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

Phlegm

2010-10-05T03:02:00.000-07:00

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

Bue, Chase and Pest in Croatia

2010-10-05T02:53:00.000-07:00

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

bue, zosen, kenor & gola at infart

2010-10-05T02:45:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-05T02:41:00.001-07:00

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

2010-09-23T00:44:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-05T19:15:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

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

nelio and irgh

2010-08-29T02:19:00.000-07:00

collective work by nelio and irgh

trompe-l'œils of paper donut

2010-08-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

artist : paperdonut - found via unurth

russian artist pon y

2010-08-27T05:14:00.000-07:00

made in russia - pon y s- via streetfile

T-Shirt Design

2010-08-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

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

Eleuro has a website

2010-08-26T05:57:00.000-07:00

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