I started being more seriously interested into street art a few years ago, after a trip to Brighton where for the first time I saw some seriously beautiful and creative murals.It might sound strange to many, but in Italy, we’re often plagued with senseless graffiti which are nothing more than vandalism and little quality street...
From the St. Pauli U-Bahn station or the Reeperbahn S-Bahn stop the best way to discover the graffiti is wandering along Clemens-Schultz Strasse and Simon-von-Utrecht Strasse, meandering through the perpendicular streets and entering the passages often hiding more paintings.The best - and my favorites - are a series of wall paintings by Ray de la...
Once home to the fruits and vegetables wholesale market, Marseille Cours Julien has become a hipster neighbourhood with trendy café, restaurants, shops and colorful street art and graffiti covering most of the facades.Vibrant and colorful, Marseille Cours Julien is a must-see for street art lovers Perched up on a hill, Cours Julien and the nearby streets...
I walked along Berlin East Side Gallery on a gray, windy, and cold day of March, huddled up in my jacket while silently looking at the wall paintings celebrating freedom after the Wall's collapse, which started on November 9, 1989.[caption id="attachment_15195" align="alignnone" width="600"] Berlin East Side Gallery, Test the Rest[/caption] A memorial for a sad past, a...
For no particular reason I was not expecting to see street art in New Zealand, thus this large graffiti of a yellow bike in New Plymouth immediately caught my attention.As a city, New Plymouth is not particularly attractive although it has a nice coastal walk along which I had an enjoyable hike. One day, while...
The hipster city of Brighton showcases so much stunning street art that it's more than enough to lick one's chops. St George's Mews, in the North Laines, is like an open-air gallery but there are examples of graffiti and wall paintings almost everywhere, including the decorated old phone junction boxes.Some of the bright graffiti have been painted by...
I was quietly walking in Potsdam when I stepped into this unsettling graffiti. I couldn't help looking at it and feeling uneasy. What was making me uncomfortable was the Star of David which, to me, is so strongly linked to the Holocaust. Maybe there's nothing wrong with this graffiti, but since my attempts to decipher it were fruitless, I...
Somewhere, not far from the Flea Market Mauerpark in Berlin, I stumbled into this funny grimacing girl. One of the many examples of awesome Street Art that can be seen in the German capital. If you happen to go to the Flea Market (which takes place every Sunday), don't miss to have a wonderful Brunch...
Most of the times, it is by accident that I discover nice Street Art, as it happened while wandering around the streets in Potsdam, the lovely little city close to Berlin.I didn't really know how to get rid of the lappost shadow and thought the shots would be spoiled. Then with a little cropping I...
I was walking randomly through Cape Town centre, as I often do when exploring a city, when I stepped into this huge colorful zebra. Being wild about street art, I couldn't help stopping to take a few pictures and admiring for a while the awesome drawing, shapes and colors.Apparently people working or living close-by have...
