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Street Art Scene – Hamburg, Germany

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Recently I visited Hamburg to check out the city and see how the street art scene compared to the scene in Berlin. If you have ever visited Berlin, you know that the street art there is so amazing, and Hamburg was unfortunately not quite as vibrant but still had some interesting pieces. Although, on my visit to the city and search for interesting works, I discovered a number of cool pieces while walking through Hamburg’s streets. Here’s what I found.


“A” Chest by Alias


Trust No Face by Alias


Vini Vedi Vodka by Prost


 Crying boy


I saw this panda stencil in a number of place but sometimes without the pot leaves


Painted floppy disks by Tona

Here are some other cool miscellaneous pieces I saw while wandering the streets…


Large full wall mural


I saw this little bat hanging around near the curb.

 

 




 

Banksy visited the Hamburg in 2002 creating a number famous pieces, but only one is remaining. It has been placed under plexiglass in an attempt to protect it. In my opinion, this definitely takes away from the piece and part of the coolness of street art is they are not permanent.

bansky bomb hugger

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Banksy Resurfaces With New Sculpture

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Banksy resurfaced to unveil his latest sculpture called Cardinal Sin which is an 18-century stone bust of a priest with its face cut off and replaced with common bathroom tiles. It is a blatant dig at the Catholic church for its child abuse scandals and their subsequent cover-ups.

The sculpture was unveiled at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England, where sits next to 17th Century religious art including church altarpieces and other religious sculptures.

“The sculpture very clearly contains a message. When you look at it and see the tiles that have been applied to the sawn-off face, you immediately get the impression of those pixelated images of suspected criminals you see on screen or in a newspaper photograph.” said Reyahn King, director of art galleries at National Museums Liverpool.

Banksy has come out to remark, “I guess you could call it a Christmas present. At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.” Again, Banksy doesn’t disappoint. Nice work!

Street Art Scene – Berlin, Germany

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Since the reunification of Berlin, the city has become one of Europe’s top street art locations. Interesting / unique post-communist locations, cheap rent and derelict buildings gave rise to a vibrant street art scene in Berlin. The most interesting areas to view street art in the city include Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain.

On my visit to the city and search for interesting works, I discovered a number of cool pieces while walking through Berlin’s streets. They are included below and when possible, I referenced the artist and location under the picture.


Astronaut by Ash - Kreuzberg


Hooded sitting character by an unknown artist – beneath the Oberbaumbrücke


Cat With Glasses by Alias - Friedrichshain


Green Faceless Hooded Character by Alias - Friedrichshain


Boy With Backpack by Alias - Friedrichshain


 Bullshit Bag by Alias - Friedrichshain


Obama – I Love War by St8ment - East Side Gallery


Backjump 2007 by Blu - Kreuzberg


Berlin (Left) and Planet Prozess (Right) by Blu - Kreuzberg

Here are some other cool miscellaneous pieces I saw while wandering the streets…


I loved this defacing of a political poster – Mitte



Barcode at the East Side Gallery by unknown artist


This one was bad street art, but made me laugh so it made it into this post.


Saw this stencil throughout Mitte – not sure who is responsible.


This one of a business man located in Mitte unfortunately was covered up by another graffiti artist


A stairwell in Mitte accessed through an alley behind Cinema Bar was literally covered in street art

Banksy visited the Berlin in 2004 and created a number of works in Mitte and Kreuzberg (you can see a map here) but unfortunately most have since been removed. As well, a very well-known street artist in Berlin is Prost. His most famous character is the smiling face seen around the city. There is an exhibit of his work at the West Berlin Gallery titled The Street Never Ends, The Art Never Dies through Sept 17, 2011.

The Stroke Art Fair, which had its Berlin debut last October, is a new fair for street art that drew thousands of visitors and street artists from all over the world.

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Film Addiction: A Film By Street Artist Banksy

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Banksy has a movie – yes, the street art mystery man is releasing his debut film about street art (of course). I was expecting that this would end up being an elaborate stunt for the sake if art, but the movie was premiered as scheduled this past weekend. Banksy’s debut film titled “Exit Through the Gift Shop”, had its international premiere on Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival. “Exit Through The Gift Shop” is due to hit cinemas throughout the UK on March 5th 2010. View the trailer below…

Banksy keeps his identity hidden throughout the movie – which is not surprising since his mystique is part of what makes him so interesting as an artist. You can find out more about his work on his website – http://banksy.co.uk/.

Once we see the film, we will do a full review. If anyone has seen it, please leave a comment with your thoughts on the movie.

Thanks,
Cameron from Culture Addicts