The hoardings for an art project, that has occupied the site next to the wall on which they were painted since 2007, covered and preserved these two gems by Blek le Rat. But now the containers and the billboard have gone and the stencils are once more visible to passersby and ready to be introduced […]
TONA – Street Art in Berlin
TONA is a Street Artist from Hamburg but a lot of his work has appeared in Berlin, much of it on a recent spree with ALIAS and a few other friends. You can see more of TONA’s work on his Facebook page and Flickr stream.
Black Heart
Invader
Invader is a French Street Artist who has developed a very recognisable style, initially based on characters from the game Space Invaders. He closely guards his anonymity. His pieces, made from mosaic tiles and cemented to the walls of the cities he invades, are colourful and appear to be pixelated. In 2014, Invader released his […]
Love Is In The Air
Jimmy C (aka James Cochran) in Berlin
Jimmy C (real name James Cochran) is a Street Artist from Adelaide, Australia, though he feels equally at home in France. Taking inspiration from Aboriginal dot paintings he has developed a painting style using drips and has shown in galleries as well as leaving many of his pieces in the streets. All three of the […]
C215 – A familiar face in Berlin
I’ve been meaning to post a photo of this piece by C215 on Pfuelstrasse in Kreuzberg since I read Finding Faces: Street Art by C215 on Haikugirl’s Picturing England blog. When I saw Haikugirl’s post I commented that I had seen this piece that uses the same stencil as one in Bacon Street in London […]
BLU in Berlin – Past and Present
If you’ve been to Berlin, the chances are you’ve seen BLU’s work. His Street Art murals are both visually striking and on a massive scale. These pieces on Cuvrystrasse in Kreuzberg are visible from the Oberbaumbrücke and impossible to miss if you’re taking a boat trip along this part of the Spree. BLU hails from Bologna […]
Jealous Heart
C215 in London
I was re-organising my photos a few weeks ago and realised that over the last few years I’ve seen a lot of C215’s work in London. When I wrote C215 on Frankfurter Allee I promised this post would be coming soon but I’ve seen some great new stuff in the meantime and this post went on […]