Schlagwort: graffiti

  • The Graffomat is a giant plotter that automates graffiti art

    The Graffomat is a giant plotter that automates graffiti art

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    Arduino Team — October 4th, 2021

    After visiting the large graffiti walls near his workshop in Berlin, Niklas Roy wanted to get involved by constructing a machine that can do the painting for him. In its most basic form, the system — which Roy calls the Graffomat — consists of two axes that work together to paint either vector or raster images. 

    The vertical Y axis is driven via a cordless drill, which spins a metal rod to raise or lower the spray can gantry. To the side is a second drill that spins a pulley to move the gantry left or right. The current position of the spray can is tracked by using phototransistors that detect alternating black and white patterns on a tape. 

    An Arduino Nano was selected as the brains of the operation, and it works by reading in data packets that contain positions or commands. If a movement is needed, the Nano outputs PWM pulses to either the X or Y axis H-bridge motor driver and rotates the drill until the target coordinate is reached. There is also a way to control the machine over the Internet in real-time using a Node.js web server to receive commands and forward them to the Graffomat.

    After the system had been built, Roy wanted to begin painting. His first test was a simple “Hello World” vector art graphic, but he then shifted his efforts to a much more complicated picture that emulates an inkjet printer by spraying four matrices of CYMK dots across the wall to produce an image. 

    To see some other art created by the Graffomat, check out iew Roy’s blog post here.

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  • Artist Creates Large Scale Street Art Murals Across Europe, Makes Boring Buildings Interesting

    Artist Creates Large Scale Street Art Murals Across Europe, Makes Boring Buildings Interesting

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    WD (Wild Drawing) is an Indonesian muralist based in Athens, where he has lived for ten years. Widely known for his photorealistic murals that often address current economic, political and social issues locally and globally, his work on street art began in 2000 and did not stop.

    He has held several solo exhibitions and has also participated in several collective exhibitions and international festivals in Europe, America, and Asia. His works have been included in books by famous Street Art publishers such as Thames & Hudson, Éditions Alternatives, and Lonely Planet.

    His characters are beautifully executed and grace the walls throughout the European capital and beyond.

    More info: Instagram

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Artist spreads wonderful designs through the streets and you would love it if he lived in your city

    Website: LINK

  • God of War – Kratos und Atreus in Übergröße: Making of [PS4, deutsch]

    God of War – Kratos und Atreus in Übergröße: Making of [PS4, deutsch]

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    God of War – Kratos und Atreus in Übergröße: Making of [PS4, deutsch]

  • New Banksy Artworks Keep Popping Up All Over New York City, And Here’s What People Found So Far

    New Banksy Artworks Keep Popping Up All Over New York City, And Here’s What People Found So Far

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    Known for his satirical style and political remarks, Banksy never misses an opportunity to make a statement. Murals of this iconic graffiti artist have been popping up all around New York City for a while now, and 2018 is no exception.

    His latest piece rests on an abandoned gas station, located in Midwood, Brooklyn. It portrays a man who appears to be a real estate developer, stock-lashing and driving away a group of people. Capitalism aside, Banksy continues to comment on political issues as well. Another popular mural he produced in 2018 addresses the imprisonment of Zehra Doğan. She was sentenced by a court in Turkey to two years and nine months in prison for painting an image of the destroyed Kurdish-majority city of Nusaybin, obliterated by the Turkish government forces.

    Scroll down to check out the latest from Banksy and let us know in the comments if you think he’s still on point!

    More info: Instagram

    Gas station in Midwood, Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn

    Image credits: banksy

    Image credits: Benjamin Sutton

    Image credits: banksy

    A seal balancing a balloon on its nose, gas station in Midwood, Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn

    Image credits: Benjamin Sutton

    Image credits: Benjamin Sutton

    Image credits: Benjamin Sutton

    Mural Protesting the imprisonment of Turkish artist Zehra Dogan, Bowery Houston Wall in Manhattan

    Image credits: banksy

    Image credits: banksy

    This is the painting of Zehra Dogan, for which she was sentenced to nearly three years in jail

    Image credits: Zehra Dogan

    The painting was projected above the mural

    Image credits: Frank Franklin II

    Rat at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue

    Image credits: banksy

    Image credits: banksy

    Raise the drawbridge, Hull

    Image credits: banksy

    Image credits: banksy

    Website: LINK

  • Someone In Berlin Is Turning Hateful Swastikas Into Works Of Art, And The Result Is Awesome

    Someone In Berlin Is Turning Hateful Swastikas Into Works Of Art, And The Result Is Awesome

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    Like the protestors in the 60’s putting flowers in the barrels of guns, some people know that the best way to fight against hate is with love, beauty and creativity.

    Ibo Omari is one of those people. Through his NGO Die kulturellen Erben (The Cultural Heritage) he started Paintback, a campaign to turn hateful symbols and slogans on the streets into something fun and artistic.

    Based in Berlin, Germany, the Paintback concept has so far covered up several swastikas around the streets of the city, as far-right groups in Germany begin to show signs of increased activity. Using simple designs and templates, the graffiti artists involved in Paintback hope to inspire others to respond to ugly hate messages in their cities, and make something beautiful out of them. Via a short video shared on social media, which went viral in Germany, the campaign has quickly spread to other cities in the country and beyond with others posting their own swastika alterations under the hashtag #Paintback.

    Scroll down below to see some of the examples of Paintback at work, be inspired, and don’t forget to vote for your favourite!

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: flaneursmag

    swastika transformation street art

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    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: wboell

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: legacystorebln

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: joshua_jesse

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: nicole_bln

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: nicole_bln

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: nicole_bln

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: p3nyheter

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: nicole_bln

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: steinwerferchen

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: legacystorebln

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: mayrafelicio_

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: economagician

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: steinwerferchen

    swastika transformation street art

    Image credits: c.bikadi

    Website: LINK

  • Neue UE BOOM 2 : James Reka – LOST TIME Artist Edition

    Neue UE BOOM 2 : James Reka – LOST TIME Artist Edition

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    Ultimate Ears bringt mit Lost Time eine weitere limitierte Artist Edition auf den Markt

    Inspiriert durch Popkultur, Cartoons und Illustrationen verfeinerte Reka seine emblematische Ästhetik mehr als zehn Jahre in den engen Gassen der Innen-Vororte von Melbourne. Reka ist vor allem für seinen klaren und unverwechselbaren Stil bekannt, geprägt durch die Verschmelzung von hoher Kunst mit funktionalem Design und die Fähigkeit Medien und Standorte zu verändern. Seine Kunstwerke sind in Ausstellungen auf der ganzen Welt und einer Dauerausstellung in der National Gallery of Australia zu bewundern, sowie auf den Straßen von Japan, Paris, Brooklyn und Berlin – und jetzt auf auch der akustischen Hülle der UE BOOM 2.

    „Reka hat viel dazu beigetragen zu definieren, was Street Art ist und von was sie lebt“, sagt Charlotte Johs, General Manager von Ultimate Ears. „Wir von Ultimate Ears glauben, dass sowohl der Kunst als auch der Musik keine Grenzen gesetzt werden sollten. Wir sind begeistert, mit einem Künstler zu arbeiten, der dieselben Ziele verfolgt.“

    Ultimate Ears definiert das Thema der individuellen Anpassung in der Industrie neu. Seit ihrer Einführung verfügen die UE Lautsprecher über eine besondere akustische Hülle aus einem einzigartigen Gewebe. Dieses Gewebe diente bisher mehr als 50 Künstlern als Leinwand. Durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Künstlern und die daraus resultierenden Artist Editions verbindet Ultimate Ears auf kreative Art und Weise Musik mit Kunst und macht sie für die Welt zugänglich.

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    “Die UE BOOM 2 Lost Time Limited Edition bezieht sich auf die entscheidenden Momente der Selbstreflektion, die mich immer daran erinnern, wie man sich in einem Moment verlieren kann“, sagt Reka. „Musik wirkt genauso – ist ein Ort der Zuflucht und überwindet Raum und Zeit. Deshalb ist die Zusammenarbeit mit Ultimate Ears eine tolle Ergänzung.“

    Verfügbarkeit
    Eine limitierte Anzahl an Lost Time Edition UE BOOM 2-Lautsprechern wird voraussichtlich ab Anfang April 2016 in Australien, den USA und ausgewählten europäischen Ländern zu einem UVP von 199,00 € verfügbar sein.

    Über James Reka
    James Reka ist ein junger, moderner Graffiti- und Street Art-Künstler aus Australien, der mittlerweile in Berlin liebt. Sein Ursprung liegt in den engen Gassen und Bahnlinien von Melbournes innen-Vororten, in denen er Jahrzehnte an seiner inzwischen emblematischen Ästhetik gefeilt hat. Rekas Arbeiten stehen für eine vollkommen neue Art von Street Art: clean, einzigartig und nicht zwangsläufig „auf der Straße“. Surrealismus und abstrakte Wesen gepaart mit der Kommunikation durch starke Linien, dynamische Bewegungen und kräftige Farben machen seine Arbeiten aus. Popkultur, Cartoons und Illustration haben großen Einfluss auf Rekas Kunst. Sein Stil ist vor allem durch Verschmelzung von High und Low Art bekannt geworden. Sie stellt ein Paradox zwischen schaffen Design und Graffiti, Leidenschaft und Sprühfarbe dar.