Archiv für den Monat November 2020

One thing is for sure – the change

Even if this wall in the south side of Essen is not a wall listed to be legal, it frequently gets a new face by the local writers and I have learned over the years, to visit it from time to time, in order to observe the changes. My yesterdays visit brought only one new […]

One thing is for sure – the change

Messeparkplatz P2 – THE TOP NOTCH & BRICKS AND DRIPS & DEMON (11/2015) Messeparkplatz P2 – THE TOP NOTCH & BRICKS AND DRIPS & DEMON (11/2020)

Graffiti for a Beginner – Continuation

2014 was the year, my infection with the virus, called „Street Art“ broke out in full strength. My mania for this kind of art didn’t meet on much understanding in my environment, but I couldn’t stop running for more. From 14.9. – 30.9.2012 the sound barriers of A40, the most frequented highway of the Ruhr […]

Goch will get a new Hall of Fame

Benjamin Taag, father of street art festival „Goch History meets Street Art“, carries on with his efforts, to establish an awareness for urban art in Goch. His latest coup is to aquire a wall for the first Hall Of Fame in Goch. „We all are diverse and a cosmopolitan city, let’s make it more colorful.“ […]

Kupferdreh S – Sound Barrier

I have no idea when they have installed the new sound insulation wall, facing Kupferdreh station. For years there was a single wall at the other side only, shielding the houses nearby. Passing Kupferdreh S by urban train, it was my greatest pleasure to have a look at this perfectly designed wall. Now the view […]

HoF Kupferdreh in November

Hall of Fame Kupferdreh is one of our halls of fame, you are not allowed to spray on spontaneously; you have to ask for permission to paint there. I suppose, that is the reason why it doesn’t change its face that often, and so I do not visit it regularly. It’s difficult to impossible to […]

WARK ROCINHA – A Taste of Rio de Janeiro in Hattingen

From Oststraße 35, just a few steps around the corner, at Schulstraße 12, a number of new migrants fom Brazil have settled down. They were left alone by their father, WARK ROCINHA, and are an absolute benefit to this house.

WARK ROCINHA – A Taste of Rio de Janeiro in Hattingen

When I found a mural of WARK ROCINHA in Dortmund’s Unionviertel, I wondered and began to search the press for more information about this artist. Soon I found out that he has designed two murals in Hattingen. A good friend of him invited him to paint two walls there. The authorities and Vonovia, the owner […]

WARK ROCINHA – A Taste of Rio de Janeiro in Unionviertel

Living in Rocinha, the biggest favela of Rio de Janeiro, muralist WARK ROCINHA is known for his comic style angels, which are his trademark. Since 15 years, when he discovered graffiti as his means of expression, he plasters his neighbouhood with his googly-eyed angels. Nowadays they have made their way to Dortmund’s Unionviertel. One of […]

The Masked Singer – Essen vs. Berlin

The list of closed facilites because of Corona is endless (#FUCKCORONA) and to find good entertainment is possible to a limited extent. What remains is TV, but to find something apart the US elections, Trump, Biden or even Corona is hard. OK – my Berlin friend and my humble self come out now to be […]