Michelle Tombolini’s Butterfly mural in Friedrichshain, part of the artist’s Indelible Marks project, is a beautiful piece of street art with a sad message – drawing attention as it does to the issue of the sexual exploitation of children. Walking along Boxhagener Strasse, the bright blue wings catch my eye first, contrasting with the black and white […]
CASE Maclaim – Unter der Hand Mural
Unter der Hand is a gloriously bright, photorealistic mural of overlapping hands from Frankfurt-based street artist CASE aka CASE Maclaim in Berlin. Andreas von Chrzanowski, the man responsible for painting these massive hands in February 2014 was born in Thüringen. He is regarded as a pioneer of the photorealistic street art movement and has been […]
Totem Mural by JBAK in Berlin Lichtenberg
32 metres high and bursting with colour the Totem Mural by artistic duo JBAK is difficult to miss whether walking or driving past its location in Berlin Lichtenberg. The mural covers the side of an 11-storey block of flats and was produced in collaboration with Lichtenberg Open Art (LOA), with the support of the housing association HOWOGE, […]
Herakut Mural in Berlin – If I knew the world ended tomorrow…
Last month street art duo Hera and Akut, who collectively make up Herakut were back in Berlin to paint a huge mural on the side of a building on Greifswalder Straße. Prior to painting the mural, the duo contacted their fans through their Facebook page to request translations for the quote from German reformist Martin Luther: […]