Category Archives: Street Art & Artists

Berlin Street Art Vol 9 – Various Artists

It’s time for another instalment of some of the best Street Art Berlin has to offer and I think I’ve managed to find some gems over the last few weeks – I hope you agree.

Where a Street Artist has featured on andBerlin before I’ve linked to those posts, just click on the artist’s name.

Mein Lieber Prost

Prostie is a permanent fixture on Berlin’s streets, smiling from walls, doors and street furniture. On this building by the Landwehr Kanal Prostie is playing dress up – first he’s Picasso then he’s a magician.

El Bocho

Whether it’s Little Lucy’s attempts to kill Kitti or his Citizen series, I’m always to delighted to come across a new El Bocho on the streets of Berlin.

Lake

Lake was one of the artists exhibiting at Stroke Urban Art Fair 2012 in Berlin so I was delighted to come across this street piece when I was wandering around Schöneweide a couple of weeks ago.

Stinkfish

Colombian artist Stinkfish was in Berlin last year and left a few of his distinctive portraits, including this one at Urban Spree. I also saw one of his pieces in an abandoned military base last week, which will feature in a future post.

MTO

I was back at the RAW Tempel last week so I took the opportunity to snap this MTO portrait of Michael Jackson. I’m really annoyed that I can’t find the photos I took of this piece before the spliff was added.

NETHER

NETHER made an appearance in Berlin Street Art Vol 6 – Various Artists and is back here again with a great piece on a Crépes van.

Unknown Artists

If anyone knows anything about the artists for these last two pieces please leave the details in the comments so that I can give the proper credit.

Let Love Rule

Photos From My Phone – January

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The new year started with a bang – well, lots of them actually. I spent my first Silvester (New Year’s Eve) in Berlin and went to watch the fireworks at Brandenburger Tor from a side street near Potsdamer Platz. Here’s a short video:

For anyone who hasn’t experienced it, Silvester in Berlin is mental, with people launching rockets from their hands and throwing bangers at the feet of other revellers. For a bit of an insight into just how ridiculous it can be, check out this video shot in Neukölln that night:

January is the month I finally succumbed to the lure of instagram and also discovered the joys of another great new app – Untapp’d – thanks to Gilly. This is foursquare for boozing - check in your beers.

After Christmas in Cardiff and some time settling back in to my Berlin routine I was getting Currywurst withdrawal symptoms so I headed to my favourite Berlin Imbiss – zur Bratpfanne. Even standing around in freezing temperatures this is one hell of a lunch.

Popping into the Hof at Haus Schwarzenberg near Hackescher Markt I saw this sticker by Mein Lieber Prost.

I spotted this ‘TANZ’ (dance) sign from a distance as I walked along Chaussestrasse and only realised as I got close that it is on the side of the Hafen Bar, somewhere I’ve been told I have to go for the Schlager (more withdrawal symptoms since Schmankerl-Hüttn closed).

The Berliner Philharmonie (Berlin Philharmonic) looks a little bit like a cross between a circus tent and an alien spaceship.

Beelitz-Heilstätten is a former tuberculosis sanatorium and German military hospital, where amongst others, Adolf Hitler convalesced after the First World War. An hour or so from central Berlin, it has been abandoned for many years and is a popular urbex destination. Most of the buildings have been secured now and this post indicates that someone is charging curious souls for entry.

I spotted this cheeky cow when I was wandering around Kreuzberg on the day I found most of the Street Art that would feature in my MTO – Photorealistic Street Art in Berlin and Finding AliCé By Accident posts.

Berlin went Bowie mad in January after he released Where Are We Now? Read more about Bowie’s Berlin in my Famous Berliners: David Bowie post.

There was plenty of snow in Berlin in January and someone built this snow princess outside the hairdresser next to my building.

Why not follow me on instagram to keep up with my Berlin wanders – andberlinblog. And if you like a beer download Untappd and find me – andberlin.

Berlin Street Art Vol 8 – Various Artists

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It’s time for another cracking assortment of top quality Street Art seen on the walls, lamp posts and street furniture of Berlin.

I have linked to other posts where some of the artists have appeared on andBerlin before.

Dede

I was really chuffed to find this Dede piece at Urban Spree because I had seen it on his Flickr but didn’t manage to uncover it before I wrote my Dede post.

The London Police

The London Police is a street art collective that was formed to combine travel with art and I love this giant mural spotted in Kreuzberg while I was tracking down pieces for my MTO post.

Robi The Dog

Colourful and surreal, Robi The Dog‘s paste-ups have added something a little bit different to Berlin’s street art scene.

02:53

I love the placement of this 02:53 street art on the side of a clothes bank near the Mauerpark.

Rylsee x Sophie LeMeillour

This giant robot on the side of Urban Spree was a collaboration between Swiss street artist Rylsee and French visual artist Sophie LeMeillour. The mural was created for New Year’s Eve and LeMeillour animated the eye by projecting onto it.

URBEN

El Bocho

El Bocho is a firm favourite and I’m always amazed at just how much work he gets up in Berlin.

Shepard Fairey

Remembered now for his appropriation of a Barack Obama image, Shepard Fairey is most well known in street art circles for his Obey The Giant art, a progression of this André The Giant campaign.

Unknown Artists

If anyone knows who is responsible for these last two pieces please leave a comment so that I can give the proper credit.

MTO: Photorealistic Street Art in Berlin

Sweet Heart

Berlin Street Art Vol 7 – Various Artists

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Another great selection of Street Art that I’ve seen on my walks around Berlin recently. If an artist has featured in a post before you can click on the their name to see more.

ALANIZ

Robi The Dog

JONES

El Bocho

The Dude Company

L.E.T. (Les Enfants Terribles)

TOBY

You can see more from TOBY on his Flickr stream.

kurznachzehn

You can see more from the artist on the kurznachzehn Facebook page

WAM

Unknown Artists

If anyone knows anything about the artists of these pieces please leave a comment so that I can give them the proper credit.

L-O-V-E - Love (What are we gonna do with it?)

Berlin Street Art Vol 6 – Various Artists

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It’s another mixed bag of Berlin Street Art this week. If an artist has featured before you can click on their name to see more.

ALIAS

Praying - Street Art by ALIAS in Berlin

Whether they are on the street, in a gallery or show, his pieces are always instantly recongnisable. ALIAS it seems has been out on the streets of Berlin recently placing a number of pieces.

L.E.T. (Les Enfants Terribles)

Fuck Politician - Street Art by L.E.T. (Les Enfants Terribles) in Berlin

This was one of two great L.E.T. pieces on the same wall in Friedrichshain and the first piece I’ve seen by the artist.

El Bocho

Little Lucy Kit Kat Break - Street Art by El Bocho in Berlin

Little Lucy is a firm favourite on Berlin’s streets and El Bocho is one of the city’s great Street Artists.

Dscreet & Stik

Dscreet & Stik in Berlin

I was delighted to find these pieces by London-based artists Dscreet and Stik flanking a shop in Kreuzberg.

C215

In The Pink - Street Art by C215 in Berlin

Looking Up - Street Art by C215 in Berlin

I saw these two C215 pieces whilst I was out hunting for the AliCé pieces that featured in my AliCé – Back in Berlin post, which is fitting, as the two artists are friends.

.FRA

Afro Lady - Street Art by .FRA in Berlin

Dede

Siamese Squirrel (Blue) - Street Art by Dede in Berlin

Israeli Street Artist Dede featured here recently and I found another of the Siamese animals from his Wild Life series in Friedrichshain last week.

SOON

Masked Man - Street Art by SOON in Berlin

I have been noticing more and more black and white paste-ups from SOON in Berlin over recent months. See more from the artist on Facebook.

NETHER

Thanks to Ali from Picturing England for getting in touch to let me know that this piece is by NETHER. You can see more from the artist including the same paste-up in London in her post Nether, Nether Land…

Blue Food - Street Art by NETHER in Berlin