Kategorie: Streetart

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KAZAKHSTAN: Streetart Map Almaty – Graffiti and Urban Art in the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains

Almaty is the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan and is located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountain. It was the country’s capital until 1997 and has continued to be Kazakhstan’s commercial and cultural center. Landmarks include the Central State Museum with historical Kazakh artifacts, Panfilov Park in the center and the Tsarist-era Zenkov Cathedral. Of course, there is also beautiful urban art in the streets, from large murals and graffiti to small colorful gimmicks. Check out the collection by great photographer and art enthusiast Mike Hennessey aka See Some Streetart. With more than 200 photos we had enough to start a map. Have a look on the page time by time because more content is going to come from Almaty!

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GERMANY: AUTARK – Graffiti Artist, Painter, Collagist & Sculptor from Berlin – Nature Awareness & Social Empathy

Today we introduce you to another brilliant person from the German capital Berlin. A passionate artist sparkling with innovation, at the same time an empathic, compassionate and critical activist. The creator AUTARK produces fascinating works in his art, as well he is a special energetic person and exudes warmth, sincerity and love. You notice this immediately when you meet him. This is exactly how he implements his works of art. With a lot of dedication and with a message. We spoke to AUTARK about his creative world in an extensive interview. Connected to the article are two pages about the recent exhibition Liberation and the showroom at Pop Kudamm.

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GERMANY: Streetart Berlin – Moabit – Union Sports Hall – 21er Gallery Artist Archive

The 21er Gallery‘s spray area includes several close by spots in the Berlin district of Moabit which the collective takes care of. The Union Sport Hall at Siemens Street is one of those creative places and new works are designed there at regular intervals. Projects and festivals take place, such as the annually Anti Racism Jam. Here is an extensive archive of the grandiose works of art on the hall wall sorted by artist.

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GERMANY: Streetart Weißwasser – Graffiti & Urban Art Collection – NEW 3RD EYE MOVEMENT

Weißwasser or Oberlausitz is a large district town in north-eastern Saxony. It lies in the midst of a lignite-rich heathland between the Lusatian Lake District and the German-Polish border. With its rise from a rural village to an industrial town, Weißwasser grew from a population of around 1000 in 1885 to over 38,000 in 1988 and then fell back to 16,000 in 2020. The place is now a small town again, but offers great urban artworks in its streets. Here we have a collection of fantastic graffiti and streetart from Weißwasser. The images were contributed by photographer and artist CORS ONE from the crew N3M aka NEW 3RD EYE MOVEMENT.

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POLAND: Streetart Dzierzoniów – Graffiti and Stencil – Urban Art Collection

Dzierzoniów is a mountain town in Poland’s Lower Silesian Voivodeship in the northeastern foothills of the Owl Mountains. The place was created before 1230 and was first mentioned in 1250. Worth seeing are the parish church of St. George, the Augustinian monastery, the historic city wall complex or the imposing town houses on the ring road from the 19th century with creative facade decorations. But not only there, but also on many other walls and buildings around you can also find fantastic modern street art and graffiti.

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GERMANY: Urban Art Archive and Streetart Documentation – Kollektive Offensive – Frankfurt, Erfurt, Jena & Berlin

Colours on the wall! Today we have another special graffiti article for you. We introduce you to the group Kollektive Offensive from Germany. They are photographers, documentators and historians for urban art, street creations or just odd things you find behind a bench. And they are preserving the interesting stuff from the city for more than a decade on their platform. Since 2010, the collective has been extensively documenting graffiti, creativity and oddities around town.

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USA: Streetart Miami – Wynwood Disctict – Creators Hot Spot – Urban Art Collection

The whole city of Miami is covered with awesome graffiti and streetart. But if you really want to see the hot spots you should go the Wynwood district. There is just one magnificent creation next to each other. It is the artists neighbourhood. The locals are just phenomenal and meanwhile artists from all over the world left their marks there. Here we have a great collection of the best pieces from Wynwood.

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ARGENTINA: Streetart Map Chascomús – Urban Art Archive and Graffiti Tracker

Chascomús is a city in eastern Argentina on Lake Chascomús in the interior of the province of Buenos Aires. The city dates back to the famous Fortín de San Juan Bautista fortifications from 1779. Photographer Analá Pertusi aka Perts Jam had visited Chascomús several times and documented extensively the fascinating urban art. Nearly 700 great photos came together at 150 spots, enough to make an individual map which is dedicated to Chascomús. Dive into the creative world and when you are around, go exploring yourself!

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PARAGUAY: Streetart Asunción – Sajonia – One of the most traditional neighbourhoods

Sajonia is a neighborhood of Asunción, one of the most traditional in the capital of Paraguay. In the area you can see sumptuous residences from the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it housed many of Asunción’s wealthiest families. Of course there are as well numerous great urban artworks in the streets and especially around the harbour buildings. Sajonia limits with the Paraguay River, and with the Tacumbú and Carlos A. López neighborhoods.

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