New kind of veiled women by BR1 in Berlin.
br1 in berlin
Reflective tape on train
Elfo on italian wagon.
Johannes Mundinger
Johannes Mundinger with Mafia Tabak and Elias Errerd in Berlin, Köln & Athens.
Muretz interview
Can you present yourself? How did it all begin Muretz?
I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and I’ve been working as an artist for many years, here and in the UK mainly. I am quite new to graffiti, been painting for about 3 years only. I began doing it just for fun, and seeing the reaction from people to my work got me addicted to it. I like to express myself with my art and found in graffiti a great way of doing so.
You live in Sao Paulo, you work doesn’t seem to be influenced by the vivid local scene. Could you tell us what are you main influences?
Well I think the local scene is mainly about tagging and putting an art piece out there just for the fun or beauty of it. But I always thought street art is about communication, sending a message to the people out there and few local artists do that in their work, so I decided taking that path. My influences are mainly outside of the graffiti world, they go back to when I was a children’s book illustrator. I am also a big fan of TV cartoons, so a lot of my inspiration comes from that I suppose.
One of your iconic image is the red and blue 3D glasses. Do you have a childhood memory of these glasses like a 3D movie maybe?
I keep a pair of those glasses at home as a decoration piece and one day I thought about doing something about it. I thought it would be interesting to put it out there and have done a few versions of it. People seem to have fun with that so yeah, I guess its one of my favourites.
If you could explore and paint anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
I want to go to the Middle East. I have never been there but I know it would be a great place to spread my art.
Duncan Passmore
3 new abstract walls from Duncan Passmore.
Angel Toren quick portrait
-Please, tell me a few words about yourself.
-My name is angeltoren. I’m from Murcia in Spain. I discovered graffiti in 2003, but I started doing my first pieces in 2007.
-What does inspire you?
-I am inspired by linear artists typerfaces
and architects. “Hans Vredeman de Vries” is one of the artists in my
current job references (fullines) apart from futuristic retro style.
– Do you enjoy painting with other artists?
-I love painting with my colleagues and everyone who is willing to paint a mural.
-What do you do when you’re not painting?
-I work in a company making 3D designs for processing stone and when I do not work prepare my next designs for my walls.
Alberonero, 108 & CT in Madrid
Valencia Benicarlo Peniscola
gripface
4 new interventions from Gripface in Spain.
Egobrick (2007 vs 2015)
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The 1st photo is from Slovenia 2007 by people formerly known as Egotrip and the 2nd one from Spain in 2015 by Andrea Nolè. I’m completely sure Andrea didn’t know Egotrip work, but it is pretty funny to see the similarities.
edit: I get a mail from Andrea Nolè, here is an extract: “Even if both works reproduce the word: EGO. I think the two concepts are opposite, because in my work the EGO is a limit, but in the writing culture the EGO is an affirmation…”
Noneck interview:”from Czech Republic to Indonesia”
Can you introduce yourself ? Where do you come from?
I come from the Czech Republic but I currently live in Indonesia. Yogyakarta is the City where I study indonesian painting and batik at Institut Seni Indonesia. I am a painter based on the esthetics of graphic design which I did more than 10 years long and almost 20 years I deal with graffiti, street art and murals.
You are now living in Indonesia. Is it a good place to paint ? What are the main differences with painting in Europe?
One of the reasons why I’m here is absolute freedom in street painting. Here there are not something like illegal graffiti because it isn’t considered like an act of vandalism. Local people consider it as an art and the police also has more important things to do such as fining people on the street and standing at waroeng (local fastfood). Art has a long tradition here. Jogja is a cultural
and artistic center of Java, if not the whole of Indonesia. Another advantage is the wild urbanist of Asian cities and Jogja is one of them. There are many places for painting like narrow streets and abandoned houses. But in the other hand i have to be more patient because of Tropical climate with strong sun and high humidity, which makes it very difficult to paint during midday and afternoon. Everything takes more time.
Is there a local graffiti scene or are graffiti only made by strangers?
I was surprised by the size of the local scene and its diversity and the proof is there are eight graffiti shops in the city. In the city it is also possible to meet world-famous names of graffiti and street art.
How would you describe your style? What are your artistic influences?
My work is basically abstract. I used to paint and deform letter but at the moment I fall in love with number eight which is also the symbol of infinity in a horizontal position. This describes my relationship to painting; infinity work,
infinity satisfaction, infinity adventure etc…
I am inspired by contemporary grafffuture movements and the work of a lot of abstract muralist like Momo, Hense and many others.
I am also inspired by the Poland scene and by my colleague LUDEK aka KEIM who stays at home with his family whom i collaborate with in distance.
What do you do when you’re not painting?
Travel, travel and travel. There are so many wonderful places that are awaiting to be visited for example volcanoes, temples, waterfalls, beaches, caves and many more. And of course sometimes i have to show my face at the school.
What aspect of Czech Republic do you miss the most in Indonesia?
Things work in a different way and pace here. I have to be extra patient when i want to buy something, fix, manage, or even dealing with bureaucracy.
Sometimes the Indonesian exaggerated politeness combined with laziness and special logic can turn into hell on earth.
And last thing that I miss are good beer and fine wine. Indonesia is an Islamic country that is why it is difficult to get a good quality alcohol.
Lot of things which I don’t miss me more than that i miss.
Wisdom crew – Chile
Brako Braks & friends from WSDM (Widsom Crew) from Chile.