Schlagwort: Gothenburg

Discomformities with the rules, experiments with novelty and, above all, simply giving a fuck about the name. “It’s about how good you paint and how often you paint that counts”. The creative artist CODE26 from Gothenburg started with graffiti art at the end of the 90s, but his artistic range has since developed extensively and he paints everything from letters and figures to abstract creations. And sometimes he also paints JÖRG. Or whatever occurs to him at the moment and whatever he feels like doing.

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There is a lot of construction going on in Gothenburg’s Olivedal district and large building complexes and bypasses are being built, especially in areas close to the Göta älv river. Along a construction area on Emigrantvägen road a long barrier wall to the building site has been set up and this space is declared an open graffiti wall. You can officially paint and spray there legally. New works are constantly being created here and graffiti jams are regularly organized. Check out the great pieces!

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The graffiti artist CABEL focuses on writing and letters, but he says that a good artist should be able to paint anything. Mostly it is his wildstyle name, but in addition to the great alphabetical formations, his art also includes a lot of times characters or a mixture of them in spacey atmospheres. In any case, it is always strongly colorful. He also runs the GBG GRAFF magazine and organizes fantastic urban art events. Check out the interview with CABEL!

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ArtMadeThis is an urban art project that showcases female artists in Sweden’s cities. Especially in Gothenburg’s large car park at Drottninggatan 65 you will find countless works of art over 5 parking levels curated for the project. From paintings to textile art to installations, 47 female artists have left fantastic works since 2017 and more are going to come. Check out the great creations!

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After a short summer break, we’re back and have lots of new and interesting material for you! Included is a brand new map for the Swedish city of Gothenburg with nearly 10.000 photos and cool interviews. So the first posting is from Sweden! This fantastic and super long history wall stands in the middle of Gothenburg and was created by the INSTITUT FOR URBAN KUNST. From the ice age till modern times.

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