Dissolving Europe follows Berlin artist, Vermibus, who uses solvents to alter posters in his ad-busting Street Art, as he travels around Europe for his latest project, described by the artist on his Vimeo channel. Dissolving Europe is the new public artwork that stormed Europe this year from Vermibus. Using a dubious inter-rail ticket, Vermibus set out […]
Berlin Street Art Vol 11 – Various Artists
Berlin’s streets are littered (sometimes literally) with incredible Street Art and seeing something new always reminds me to keep my eyes open and look around me when I walk through the city I love. Here’s another selection of some great Berlin Street Art. I have added links to some artist’s names where they have appeared […]
Suspended – Alice Pasquini’s Giant Sketchbook
Alice Pasquini, aka AliCé, has been back in Berlin and left the city a present in the form of a giant mural on the side of a building on Warschauer Strasse. Previous visits to Berlin in April 2012 and December 2012 saw Alice paint a selection of pieces across the city but her latest work […]
Sunday Documentary: UNLIKE U – Trainwriting in Berlin
The documentary UNLIKE U – Trainwriting in Berlin follows a group of graffiti artists spraying trains in Berlin and explores their motivations and experiences through interviews. The film was originally banned from cinemas after complaints from Deutsche Bahn but the makers recently won an appeal against this decision. Unfortunately, though the film is available in full on […]
JR – Wrinkles of the City in Berlin – Part 2
Wrinkles of the City by French street artist, JR is undoubtedly one of the most exciting street art projects to hit Berlin. Since I first saw his crew pasting one of the artworks at Warschauer Strasse a few weeks ago, photos of JR’s pieces have been regularly appearing in my Instagram and Twitter feeds. Since […]
Young Love
Berlin Street Art Vol 10 – Various Artists
New pieces appear year round on the streets of Berlin but it has been noticeable that since the weather has improved more artists have been hitting the city. With lots of great Street Art from ALANIZ, ALIAS, CAZ.L and El Bocho to name a few, the problem with compiling this post wasn’t finding good work […]
Heart Dropping
Berlin Songs: Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
My Berlin Songs series, which features songs that are either inspired by Berlin, about the city or by artists based here, continues with Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun. Singer John Lydon says of the song on the Sex Pistols website: “I loved Berlin. I loved the wall and the insanity of the place. The […]
JR – Wrinkles of the City in Berlin
French Street Artist JR began his Wrinkles of the City project in Cartegna in 2008 – since then, he has continued the theme in Shanghai, Los Angeles and Havana and this month, Berlin. As luck would have it, I spotted JR and his crew at work at Warschauer Strasse two weeks ago today. Having recognised […]