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GERMANY: Streetart Dortelweil – Was ist Liebe – Philosophical Mural Series Gallery – INDIAN

The magnificent artist INDIAN from Bad Vilbel has created a wonderful open air gallery on the sound barrier wall along Federal Highway B3 over many years, featuring countless fantastic and thought-provoking murals. His works are mostly a combination of portraits and poetic stories. He himself calls his art “philosophical graffiti,” and the respective works are created as part of the series “Was ist Liebe” or “What is Love” in English. In his works, he deals with life, humanity, and empathy, but also our connection to earth and the problems that arise from our alienation from nature.

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ARGENTINA: Streetart Chascomús – Vieja Estación – Abandoned Train Station – Lost Place Graffiti

These awesome artworks were created at the Vieja Estación, the old abandoned train station in Chascomús in Argentina, which is a great spray place covered with several fantastic artworks. The station opened in 1865 and after more than 150 years of work, it was left abandoned around 2014 when the new railway station opened. Nowadays the old main station building is seat of the CENTRO CULTURAL VIEJA ESTACIÓN, where regularly events and exhibitions take place. Still several buildings of the complex are left for being a lost place, therefore they are a perfect spot for graffiti.

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SERBIA: Streetart Belgrade – Kulturni Centar Dorćol – Betonska Poezija – Urban Art Space

The cultural meeting and creative space KULTURNI CENTAR DORĆOL regularly organizes various events from a wide range of areas, like exhibitions, presentations, readings, lectures or discussions. Of course, there are also a lot of art events and the center functions as a gallery. But not only inside the rooms, also on the outside facades, where you can find various great murals. Some of the wall paintings are from the exhibition „Betonska Poezija“, which was curated by the great graffiti store BEOWALLZ. On display were works from 2008 to the present day, created by artist friends from the local urban art scene.

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GERMANY: Architecture Herford – Contemporary Art Museum – MARTA – FRANK GEHRY

With its flowing and tilting walls, the MARTA MUSEUM in Herford, East Westphalia, is one of the most unusual museum buildings in the world. For the facade, the American star architect FRANK GEHRY chose dark red bricks, which contrast with the bright stainless steel roof and the white plastered core of the building. The development of the museum’s collection began with the construction of the MARTA, which opened in 2005. It comprises around 500 works by approximately 170 artists, many of them large-format pieces of contemporary art.

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CZECHIA: Graffiti Prague – Jízdárny Savarin – Equestrian Centre – V Cípu Spray Walls

The „Jízdárny Savarin“ or „Savarin Equestrian Centre“ is a former riding school from the mid-18th century, which now offers a space for concerts, exhibitions, performances and site-specific installations organized by the alternative opera and flashmob collective RUN OPERUN. There are several walls full of graffiti and urban art on the surrounding V Cípu street. It is a small hidden hot spot and new works can be found here regularly.

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PORTUGAL: Madeira Island – Streetart Funchal – Whale Murals, Sea Graffiti and Garbage Art

Funchal is the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, which is about 710 km off the Moroccan coast at equator height. Besides the inspirative, famous and unique painted doors at Rua Santa Maria you can find as well fantastic murals throughout the city. The huge Blue Whale made by artist MARCOS MILEWSKI at the parking lot you can see on the title photo is one example. But there are also interesting scultpures made in a quite unconventional way. Like the trash fish on the promenade called „Plastic Mero“ which is completely made out of garbage from the sea. This sculpture was made by BORDALO II.

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CYPRUS: Streetart Limassol – Christaki Kranou Hall of Fame – Amathos Riverbed Graffiti

Certainly the largest Hall of Fame in Limassol is located in the riverbed of the Amathos River, also called Yermasoyia. The river only carries water seasonally during the winter months and has been used as a large parking lot in the summer since the 1980s, but now also hosts regular events, races and parades. The banks and bridges of the river bed are decorated with countless graffiti for several kilometers along the streets Christaki Kranou and Amerikanas up to the mouth into the sea. From big to small, from good to bad, from King to Toy. The creations also look really interesting with running water.

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THAILAND: Streetart Khon Kaen – Graffiti and Urban Art around Town

Khon Kaen is a large city in northeastern Thailand with a population of approximately 110,000. It is considered the educational center of the Isan region and the Mueang Khon Kaen district. Worth seeing are the nine-story Wat Nong Wang temple on the shores of Bueng Kaen Nakhon Lake, the architecturally impressive Wat Thung Setthi temple, or the Ton Tann Night Market with street food, live music and craft stalls. Great urban artworks can be found throughout the city, some of them at high altitudes.

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SOUTH KOREA: Seoul – Itaewon District – Graffiti, Throw Ups & Bombings

We already showed you the streetart and figurative works from Itaewon, this time it is now about the graffiti. The district is one of the city’s party neighbourhood, with countless bars, clubs, and restaurants, and there is always something going on here around the clock. Compared to the more conservative cityscape, this district looks a little different and you can clearly see the international influences of the former US military base Yongsan. Accordingly, there is also a lot of graffiti and lettering pieces here, much more than anywhere else in the city, where graffiti is rather rare. Check out the great collection!

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SOUTH KOREA: Seoul – Itaewon District – Streetart, Characters & Portraits

Itaewon in the center of Seoul is considered a symbol of internationalism, openness, and cultural exchange. The district owes its special character to the closeby former US military base Yongsan, which was active until 2018. After the Korean War, the neighborhood attracted many American soldiers, diplomats, and business people, creating an unusually international environment. While other parts of Seoul remained strongly influenced by tradition, Itaewon opened up to the West early on with bars, secondhand stores, trendy cafes, and international restaurants. Accordingly, you’ll also find many urban artworks here, ranging from small to large and created by local artists as well as international visitors.

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