Haus am Park I Urbex Art I Samara Blue Photo Art I Lost Place I Urbex Art Photography I Urbexart I My Way of Art I Samara Blue I Dreamtime Lost Place - house at the park return An old, abandoned place, unfortunately far too little time to be able to photograph all the furniture and memorabilia left behind. It was an exciting adventure nonetheless. You can find the complete story here: (...) Die Augen noch geblendet von der Sonne treten wir direkt in den Wohnraum ein. Einen Flur gibt es offensichtlich nicht. Eine unwirkliche Atmosphäre aus zartem Sonnenlicht und feinem Staub umfängt mich. Halbdunkles Licht gibt die Sicht auf altdeutschen Wohnungsschick frei. Die Küche - ein Chaos. Leider ein mittlerweile typisches Ambiente für einen derartigen Lost Place ... Ein rotes Herz am Fenster, einst liebevolle Küchendekoration. Ausgerissene Schranktüren geben den Blick frei auf einen Wochenvorrat an üblichen Grundnahrungsmitteln. Zurück gelassen ... Durch trübe Fensterscheiben zeugen ramponierte Gartenmöbel und Überreste von vielen Blumentöpfen von früherem Gartenleben. Schwere, dunkle Wohnzimmerschränke, ein Barfach mit nahezu vollständigem Gläserbestand, verstaubt, ordentlich aufgestellt ... Wenig zurück gelassenes Blümchengeschirr, Videokassetten, eine wunderschöne, alte, verstaubte Puppe ... ... vergessene Einnerungen, war sie das Lieblingsspielzeug eines kleinen Mädchens oder eine Sammlerstück? Stumm ... An der Decke eine einsame Lampe, wahrscheinlich waren die ehemaligen Bewohner einmal stolz auf ihre Erungenschaft. Da, auf dem Sideboard, mein Higlight des Tages. Familienfotos, fast alle in schwarz-weiß ... Scheinbar sorgfältig aufgestellt, einige schon sehr alt, unterschiedliche Menschen, unterschiedliche Mode, so vielfältige Erwartungen an das Leben ... In der Mitte ein strahlender junger Mann, offensichtlich stolz, fotografiert zu werden. Was mag aus ihm geworden sein? Schon im Weitergehen noch mal den Blick über das Chaos auf dem Sidebord schweifen lassen, die traurige Unordnung ausblenden, das Lächeln des Jungen im Gedächnis behaltend. Die kleine Schwester der leicht kitschigen Deckenlampe, meiner Oma hätte sie gefallen ... Schade, dass ich gerade das Tele auf meiner Kamera habe und keine Zeit das Objektiv zu wechseln, keine wirklich guten Bilder ... Das Gästebad mit Trittleiter, noch Fragen? Ein kurzer nachdenklicher Rückblick, wehmütige Gedanken, was man noch alles hätte herausfinden können z.b. an dieser Pinnwand ... The Park House - The Story On a weekend in summer, the three of us spontaneously decided to go on a Lost Place tour. It was supposed to be this unobtrusive apartment building in the nearby Eifel, standing empty for decades, hardly known and not spoiled. * A colleague wanted to get to the back of the house through extensive gardens and let us in through the front door. I didn't want to know more... * Then he sits on a nearby wall, the dog seems to know this, and... actually does nothing, he just lies there. Is that so good? We just want to look. We do that too and stroll into the adjoining very pretty park. Strange is the man with the dog who comes towards us and looks us up and down, after all we were wearing robust hiking clothes. Well, let's take a look at the situation, maybe find a parking space right in front of the house. * "No, that's not good at all." says our gut feeling. "Let's get out of here and at least find another parking space." After we found it and delivered the local colleague to the appropriate fence, the two of us start a leisurely walk to the park. I devotedly photograph the cozy atmosphere, my partner keeps an eye out for the same gentleman. Everything very relaxed. Still ... * The two of us split up and try to keep an eye on this gentleman. Together again we are stopped by a passing postman and asked what we are doing here, he would have already seen such photo people today?!? Ok, I showed him the photos on the camera. He probably liked these, he now tells us trusting and very vivid stories from the area, about the country and its people, the water table and everything else that people don't want to know. * When passing the object of desire, the front door suddenly opens. The colleague has obviously successfully completed her tour through the undergrowth and can open the front door from the inside. So, against my better conviction, I enter the house without any action on my part, so completely innocent. I like human encounters... In the meantime, the attentive citizen seems to have disappeared. Relatively relaxed, I do one more lap. * While we let the atmosphere sink in, the message comes from the third party that the good citizen is probably on his balcony. An unreal atmosphere of sunlight and dust surrounds me. Half-dark light reveals the old German chic of the apartment. The very own spirit of this spot captivates me immediately. It's jumbled and untidy, but nothing messed up or smudged. What might have prompted the former residents to flee so quickly? * Ok, our man outside stays outside. We try to take some photos quickly. But first: where is the escape route? Well, bathroom with stepladder and there should be a ladder outside. That seems doable. What to do?!? It's really a pity to have to get hectic now. * Where should I start? Little time and little experience with the situation, no time to change the lens, bad light. A completely normal job description of an Urbexer. * After a few hectic attempts to photograph the facility, I discovered these photos. Old family photos, black and white, bright people, loving memories, that's exactly what inspires me. Just don't try it for a long time, hold the camera on it and pull the trigger. Then quickly on to the stairs. There should be several floors. What treasures can be discovered there... * It's a pity that I can't handle it so well with the little light. Take another deep breath and try it again from the beginning, try it with a flash... Nice, it works better. Stupid that you can probably see flashing lights from outside through not fully closed blinds ... * Searching the rest of the lower floor, I am reluctant to part from this sight. * But we wanted at least one more flight of stairs up... * A quick look back to the apartment door, in the setting sun everything looks so peaceful too.... * The colleague comes running, excitedly grabbing her equipment. "There's someone at the door. They want in, we should open it..." Needless to say: "We should have ;-)" Oops, where was the escape route... But as it is in such situations, appearances can be deceptive. * Backpack on, camera wrapped around my neck, monopod dragging behind me. Don't feel sorry for the equipment, it's fun :-). It's been a while since the last relay race at school. Windows open, a bit small, but ok. But where the hell is the promised ladder? Well, a good 1m next to the window. I can't do it that fast. A look down: 2m? This is faster. So fell out the window, jump. No, thorn bushes have never bothered me either. * Only the colleague knows the way. She also supports me diligently from behind, where I should turn, preferably a little faster. Interesting what big and overgrown backyard gardens such a city has. Short stop, the camera in the backpack. It has to be that much time, the old Nikon can't do anything about it. Quick check, everything there, nothing broken and no one follows us. A few more steps and we are at the final fence. I can still do this, albeit with a lot of shaky knees. Well, what can I say, it was cool... Info Haus am Park Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArtlady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Streetart I Graffiti I Mural I Urbexart I Düsseldorf I Kiefernstraße I Kiefernbleibt I Kieferngoes40 I Ben Mathis Seitenanfang Anfang Drachenhaus Pines 7 - Dragon House return Ben Mathis Anfang Drachenhaus Sunshine yellow and bright red, the façade of the Drachenhaus at 7 Kiefernstraße, designed by street art and graffiti artist Ben Mathis, takes the astonished visitor into the world of Chinese myths. This work of art was created in 2008/2009 as part of the Action (5x5) in cooperation with Farbfieber eV The residents of this house wanted to illustrate the variety of human life forms with this powerfully colored motif. Street Art I Graffiti I Kiefernstraße I Urbex Art I Samara Blue I Drachenhaus I Ben Mathis Der chinesische Himmelsdrachen Als Symbol von Stärke und Macht war er das Zeichen der Herrschaft des Kaiser von China, der als "Sohn des Himmels" vom Drachenthron regierte. Street Art I Graffiti I Kiefernstraße I Urbex Art I Samara Blue I Drachenhaus I Ben Mathis Er gilt in der chinesischen Mythologie als Glücksbringer. Der chinesische Himmeldrache besitzt Power und Energie und steht für Gesundheit und ein langes Leben. Street Art I Graffiti I Kiefernstraße I Urbex Art I Samara Blue I Drachenhaus I Ben Mathis Der chinesische Himmelsdrachen Als Symbol von Stärke und Macht war er das Zeichen der Herrschaft des Kaiser von China, der als "Sohn des Himmels" vom Drachenthron regierte. 1/12 This Chinese dragon not only stands for wealth, but also for luck, wealth and intelligence. In China, the dragon is considered the ancestor of humans. He has power and energy and stands for health and a long life. It unites several creatures in itself and thus symbolizes its versatility/diversity. He calls his own a head like a camel, a deer's antlers and a snake's body with fish scales as well as feet with razor-sharp claws. The entire design for this house, also known as the "sisters' home", was done by Ben Mathis. The facade was prepared and pre-painted by him. The motifs themselves were created with the spray can. Here I was very surprised in my telephone interview with Ben, because I could not imagine that these finely worked out contours are possible with a spray can. But I'm only the observer and not an expert. He worked on it for 2-3 weeks, he tells me on the phone, more than 12 years after the completion of this work of art. The good preservation of the colors is amazing. Ben has a simple explanation for this as well. The Pine 7 house is more in the shade, which means that the color does not fade as extremely. Actually quite simple, isn't it? But who is actually Ben Mathis? Born in Rouen (F) in 1977, he moved to Düsseldorf at the age of 10. 10 years later he was already designing large outdoor areas. From 2002 to 2003 he studied industrial design at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences. In the years 2003 - 2010 he studied pharmacy at the HHU Düsseldorf, because it was clear to him that he could not live from his art alone from the beginning. So he created his dragon house in 2008/2009 while he was still a student. It was not his first large-scale work and it would not be his last. But first he did his doctorate in 2011 to become a pharmacist. In an interview that the Düsseldorf art magazine "THE DORF" conducted with Ben Mathis, he vividly tells of his first quite early spray successes: How it all started... In the 8th or 9th grade, Ben started spraying with new classmates. First his school was the canvas, later the young wild ones were drawn to new places. People rode bicycles to train tracks and turned night into day to beautify the bridges in the area. What drives a sprayer? Some are looking for adventure, a kick, others seem to channel their destructiveness into colors and ultimately there are the really creative people, the artists who manage to take their art into urban space and, in contrast to galleries and museums, make it accessible to everyone close. Ben obviously belonged to the latter, the creative ones. He perfected the possibilities of the spray can and over time he lost interest in time-limited night and fog actions and looked for ways to live out his creativity legally. Smaller orders followed, on walls and canvases, which could be sold. One thing led to another and Ben's artistic career took off. In his opinion, the technique of street art has changed in recent years. The decisive factor is not the ability to master spraying exactly, but to bring your own creative ideas to the public and thus be able to communicate with a larger audience. Making the simplicity of the art clear to the viewer is the great strength of street art. Since, in contrast to museums and galleries, these works of art are brought to the viewer unfiltered, not everything can be regarded as "artistically valuable". "That's life." That also happens. Street art, graffiti art or murals, this term stands for large murals, are trendy and loud, he says, quickly and directly. Taking a direct position or representing a political point of view is not his concern. He finds art that points directly to grievances, with an artistic finger, so to speak, to be clumsy. He likes to throw his critical questions into the room as a paradox, as opposites that exclude each other at first glance and don't really belong together. In this way, the viewer may be stimulated to think. He does not see it as his job to judge, but wants to sensitize people to their surroundings. A consistent style of his own is not the measure of all things for him. Enjoying his work is paramount. He loves the power of his work and doesn't necessarily like to follow prescribed, planned paths. A path can sometimes lead astray, his works show leaps, but ultimately his works show a certain continuity, a common thread. Krefeld, June 21 Sources:thedorf.de ,40grad-urbanart.de , benmathis.de, farbfieber.de Telephone interview with Ben Mathis June 21 Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). You can find the report in lokalkompass.de here. SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Karsten Breidenbroich I MalKarsten I Streetart I Graffiti I Lifestyle I Kunst I Urbex Art I Kiefernstraße I Düsseldorf I Kieferngoes40 Seitenanfang Anfang MalKarsten Mehr MalKarsten Karsten Breidenbroich - MalKarsten return I just want to paint Anfang MalKarsten "Hi, you want to know something about "my Arab house" in the Kiefernstraße? With pleasure :-). Can I call you back tonight?" It was that easy to get in touch with Karsten Breidenbroich, the artist of the Kiefern 12. It then took a few days for the call to come about. In an open, relaxed conversation, Karsten not only told me about the "making off" of his house, but also a little about himself, his way of painting and the fact that he was born in Krefeld and lived there for many years before it pulled him to Düsseldorf on the other side of the Rhine. If you want to know a little more about MalKarsten, who went out to paint the world colorfully, take a lookhere: You can find the history of the origins of the "Arab House" in the picture gallery. Simply click on the pictures. Thanks also to the photographer Jürgen-Wintermantel-Menze, who accompanied Karsten in the design of "his" house in the Kiefernstrasse and allowed me to use his pictures for this report. A report that would not have come about without these pictures. Mehr MalKarsten Seitenanfang Anfang MalKarsten Mehr MalKarsten Karsten Breidenbroich, a multi-talent in multicolor "My own opinion, colors and daylight - that's important to me." says MalKarsten in an IInterview of the NiederRhein EDITION ONLINE. His smallest picture is 70 x 100 cm. "Someday I'll paint the whole world." In September 2016, he at least created an oversized image with the huge house facade at Kiefernstrasse 12. Karsten paints people and animals as well as abstract motifs. I could read in various interviews that he was difficult to reach. He wants to be found. Constant presence and availability are not his thing. You wouldn't just find his works on the World Wide Web at the push of a button, he'd rather pack up his works and drive to the interested party. Okay, that's what I thought. My real goal is to find out more about the artwork of the pine trees. Who painted what, why and when. Can't be that hard, I thought to myself. Almost every house has a sign with the name of the artist under the house number, I ask politely, maybe I'll be lucky. As mentioned above, with Karsten it was really easy. Unexpectedly comes often :-). So I was not only able to put together the "Making Off" of Kiefernstraße 12, but also learned some personal things and just had an interesting and friendly conversation with a special person. But who exactly is this MalKarsten, who you obviously like to meet in paint-splattered clothes? Born in 1972 and raised in Krefeld, Karsten Breidenbroich already excelled creatively in elementary school. In the musical field he started with a xylophone and later ended up with the guitar, which he obviously still enjoys playing today. In the course of growing up, it became clear to him that he wanted to turn his artistic talent into a profession. He first studied business administration at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, then interior design, and after graduating he moved to Düsseldorf, where he worked with great enthusiasm in his learned profession as a freelance interior designer for 10 years. But then about 11 years ago his father fell ill with cancer. He accompanied him through this difficult time, got into brooding himself and recognized how important it is to let people who are important to you feel this and not to wait until it might be too late. Around at the same time, Karsten heard about Zombie Boy, a well-known Canadian performance artist and model, who also had to cope with a heavy blow of fate. Like his father, he suffered from cancer. After receiving the diagnosis, he would not only have modeled but gradually had his entire body tattooed. Six months later the cancer was gone. Impressive ... It was around this time that Karsten made the decision to retire from his regular working life and turn to art. Thankfully, his father had since recovered. Zombie Boy sadly passed away after falling from his balcony in August 2018. Karsten regrets not being able to meet him in person, but Zombie Boy liked his pictures on Facebook, one apparently the day before his death. Karsten's face, tattooed with a skull and crossbones, served as a template for one of his gloomy images. Soul mates among artists... Karsten Breidenbroich became MalKarsten , who obviously still wonders when he is approached in a Düsseldorf pub and asked for a photo together. MalKarsten is actually much better known than he realizes himself. One of the first headlines that struck me, , was that his clients would include Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, and Cher. So of course I got curious. Karsten says that he exhibited his paintings at a bar in his area, where a fashion designer from Fashion Week noticed him. His pictures should line the catwalk and he should paint jackets backstage. The fashion designer of Sylvester Stallone, who launched his fashion label "Sly Inc" in 2012, Silvia Fritz, impressed Karsten's works. Without further ado, she sent a few photos to Sly, who immediately phoned Karsten, invited him to LA and introduced him to the artist scene there. A jacket with Sly's likeness on it was a welcome consideration. It was of course a fascinating encounter for MalKarsten, although he admits that his heart was pounding. The fact that he was in LA on his 45th birthday of all times makes the trip all the more exciting. Nina Hagen, who had her birthday on the same day, was also present when the jacket was handed over to Sylvester Stallone. At the fashion week there, Karsten was able to enjoy all artistic freedom. Under the wing of Sly, he explored the LA art scene and embellished a number of clothes with his art. Sly gave Cher a second painting job. Jackets for Kate Perry, Mickey Rourke and Rolf Möller followed. Since the acrylic colors used are waterproof and washable at 40°, nothing stands in the way of the further production of individual designer pieces, just an original "MalKarsten", Not exactly cheap, but extraordinary, even for the normal citizens affordable. I especially love his paintings with the so vivid onesmonkey portraits . On Mother's Day 2021, Karsten visited the Krefeld Zoo to conduct studies on the nature of these interesting animals, as he frankly told me on the phone. I would be happy to come. Unfortunately, I was unable to accept this special invitation due to a private appointment, but this shows his openness towards his audience. ...and what inspires such an exceptional artist as Karsten from Düsseldorf ? Life itself, he says. With him everything sounds so simple, so unpretentious and yet his works are fascinating in so many different ways. Moving from one place to another he finds enough inspiration, he explains. Sometimes, sometimes not, but not that bad. Working out an image and its meaning by means of an attached text is not his thing. "If I want to say something, then I speak, the language is quite clear for that." This statement absolutely fascinates me, as it gives me the opportunity to focus more freely on a work of art. This is how MalKarsten became an insider tip not only in the US artist scene. Karsten lives on the 3rd floor of an old building in downtown Düsseldorf. This house has a beautiful courtyard and hall, once intended for the master students of the art academy. Originally 4 floors were used artistically, currently there are 2 floors. In addition to Karsten Breidenbroich, a close former employee of the Düsseldorf artist Jörg Immendorf lives there, while the other apartments are occupied by fellow citizens who are not artistically active. He paints his pictures in 3D, his feelings are intense. "Even covering a wooden frame with the canvas triggers a feeling of happiness in me. When I paint, I feel that I'm alive. At some point I'll paint the whole world." He has already painted his way to America, he will manage the rest. His first trousers decorated with splashes of color may have been a coincidence, but this colorful design has now become his trademark. Ultimately, that's exactly what makes him happy, says Karsten. The painting and not the money. Well, his unique pieces of clothing certainly make the ruble roll, but ultimately it translates back into color and material, creating new art and new joy. If money were the most important thing for him, he would paint it, he explained in an interview with Petra Verhasselt for the NiederRhein Edition online last year. His partner Spoo, also an artist, advertising specialist and communication designer sums it up. The money earned is only an "intermediate medium", without which artistic work is not possible. After all, canvas and paint don't grow on trees. But the art that Karsten creates is imperishable, it is eternal. The appreciation that people have for his art is the most important factor for Karsten. He makes it clear that the established art market, for example, doesn't really matter to him. He paints, and that's good. He also paints for you and me, a wall, a t-shirt, talk to him, it will be a special experience worth every penny. Spontaneously I can think of a saying that is attributed to Albert Einstein: "Creativity is intelligence having fun." I have nothing more to add :-). Krefeld, June 2021 Sources/items: 1. Telephone interview Samara Blue 05/17/2021 2.Interview Blog&Art from February 17th, 2020 3. NiederRhein Edition Online 02/2019, Text: Petra Verhasselt Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de

Streetart I Graffiti I Mural I Urbexart I Düsseldorf I Kiefernstraße I Kiefernbleibt I Kieferngoes40 I Ben Mathis Seitenanfang Anfang Raster weiter lesen Anker 1 Seitenanfang Anfang Raster weiter lesen Anker 1 Pines 19 - #Raster1 Ben Mathis Anfang Raster return Anker 1 Kiefernstrasse 19 is adorned with a façade that appears geometrically constructed in various shades of green, which spontaneously made me think of a tartan pattern when looking at it. Of course I wanted to know how on earth does one go about painting a house in this admittedly awesome pattern. Well, Ben Mathis enlightened me in a relaxed telephone interview on June 21: This is a typical "The Herrmann Grid", a classic optical illusion. A highly interesting topic that would take too long to explain here, but is excellently suited for such a large -scale mural. If you like, you can follow the link and be fooled ;-) - Read more (...) Street Art I Kiefernstraße I Urbex Art I Samara Blue Photo Art I Ben Mathis I #Raster1 "Das Problem ist, du glaubst du hast Zeit. (Buddha 563 - 483 v.Chr.) - Achtsam mit seinem Leben umgehen und mit dem der anderen ... ... mein vorweg genommenes Fazit dieser eindrucksvoll schlichten Fassade. Hier sieht man sehr gut, wie Ben Mathis die Besonderheiten des Hauses in sein Gesamtkunstwerk mit eingebunden hat. "Manchmal lohnt es sich, die Perspektive zu wechseln und die Probleme des Alltag mit leicht schrägem Humor zu nehmen." (Samara Blue) Street Art I Kiefernstraße I Urbex Art I Samara Blue Photo Art I Ben Mathis I #Raster1 Das Tüpfelchen auch den i .. "Raster #" 2006 Kunst am Bau - Ben Mathis Im Auftrag und unter Mitarbeiter der Bewohner des Hauses .. - Das Türschild :-) Street Art I Kiefernstraße I Urbex Art I Samara Blue Photo Art I Ben Mathis I #Raster1 "Das Problem ist, du glaubst du hast Zeit. (Buddha 563 - 483 v.Chr.) - Achtsam mit seinem Leben umgehen und mit dem der anderen ... ... mein vorweg genommenes Fazit dieser eindrucksvoll schlichten Fassade. Hier sieht man sehr gut, wie Ben Mathis die Besonderheiten des Hauses in sein Gesamtkunstwerk mit eingebunden hat. 1/9 This facade has an interesting history, as Ben Mathis also explains to me: The original plan was to design only the first floor. But then the city had completely scaffolded the house and Ben and the residents did not want to miss this opportunity. So a new plan was needed. In the planned design, there was not enough color for the entire facade. With the support of Klaus von Ilusta, an elderly artist who coordinated the cooperation with the cultural office, the SWD and the artists, a slimmed-down version was agreed, which is now shown in different colored pixels. If the internet is to be believed, Mr. von Ilusta still lives at Kiefernstraße 19 and has already helped with the design of houses 1-5. The residents asked for the floating Buddha in return, so to speak, for the fact that the entire facade could now be painted. Ben Mathis actually didn't want it at all, but I think he's managed another great paradox here. A merging of things that don't really belong together. A popular stylistic device of Ben Mathis, which he has acquired in his interesting artistic career. It is not surprising that the perfectionist Ben Mathis took into account the architectural features of the house, such as the pillars, in his design to attract the public. He prefers to work minimalistically, Ben chatted on the phone. As mentioned above, he likes the paradox, the apparently opposite. Here the rigid, correct grid, on the other side the floating Buddha, who may stand for a free spirit. The red dots connected the Buddha to the house, grounded it so to speak, so that it would not float unsupported in free space. According to Ben, such a grid requires relatively little color. He needed 2-3 buckets of primer and 40-50 spray cans for the grid and the Buddha. So this impressive project could be realized with relatively rudimentary means in about 2 weeks. When I asked what pattern one needs for such an event, he explained that the whole thing was quite simple: he used a 70 x 100 cm template. If this were placed accurately, the painting can actually be done quite well in successive work steps. Again got to know a new technique of street art. I believe that there are 1001 interesting options for facade design and I am excited to see which ones I can get to know next. Krefeld, June 21 weiter lesen Sources:thedorf.de ,40grad-urbanart.de , benmathis.de, Telephone interview with Ben Mathis June 21 Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). You can find the report in lokalkompass.de here. SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Streetart I Graffiti I Murals I Dokumentation in Wort und Bild I Documentation in words and pictures I Streetartphotography I Alina Orav I Deutschland I Internationale Straßenkunst I Gefährdung der Natur I Silk City Gallery 2021 Krefeld I Krefelder Perspektivwechsel I Kultur I Kultur in Krefeld I Kuratorin Fredda Wouters I Samara Blue I Seidenweberhaus Alina Anfang street art - Alina Orav/Estonia "Reduplicated Entrance " return Facebook * Homepage * Instagram Hidden, hidden, not visible. A small picture at St. Antonstr. Easy to miss. But very interesting when you hear about its meaning. Artist info (...) Annotation: Alina's picture was something special for me. Located on St. Anton Strasse, it was completely covered by scaffolding through the company sign. That's why I only became aware of it during the week. All I could see was an intense red color and I couldn't really see anything. Despite all my attempts, I couldn't take any sensible photos of the "making off" with me. Following this action, Alina was kind enough to provide me with detailed information about her painting including some photos. For me, these were insightful conversations with Alina Orav, who is remarkably multilingual with English, Estonian, Italian and Russian. We then agreed in English. I decided to reproduce the conversation 1:1 here in the hope that this would best explain what Alina said about her artwork. I will go into more detail on one or the other in the series of pictures, even if this makes the report a little more extensive. This little work of art deserves it! Especially at heart I want the home page der put. It documents the extreme versatility of the still young artist, who is not only concerned with street art. The title of the picture comes from the artist herself. A very big thank you to Alina for her support. I value that as appreciation for my projects :-). * * * Alina Info Alina Orev to her picture Alina 08/05/2021: As you can see in the last photo - the black frame or border is part of the work. Also the windows of the upper floor continue the black frame... There are portals in other portals that are represented in the architecture of the building. Alina 08/05/21: There is also a precise vantage point from which I can photograph my work. It's across the street from the white footprints. You can also zoom in (depending on the camera). But the important part of the work is also above the painting. I play with the architecture of the existing building. Alina 08/10/21: I admire the geometric architecture of the silk weavers house. The line where the architecture ends and my painting begins is optically merged. The painting continues the architecture. The shape of the building from a bird's-eye view is reminiscent of a step pyramid, which adds a lot of historical context. Following this idea, I have depicted portals within portals on the surfaces of the structure. The painted image can be perceived as a counterpart to the step pyramid. According to Carl Gustav Jung, houses in dreams can represent the psyche of the person who perceives them. In this sense we have reached the inner child - the heart of the building - fragile, immaterial, almost fading into the wall of its heavy, robust, physical, protective concrete temple. * * * Questions to Alina 08/10/21 as a supplement to her explanations Question: Do you have a title for your picture or did I miss it somewhere? ;-) Yes. The title is "Reduplication of input". I interpret the title to mean that Alina fitted her painting into the structure of the building's facade, so to speak, and thus created a new, additional entrance. Question: A remarkably sensitive and thorough explanation of your image. I'll have to keep that in mind a few more times as I edit. I also found it fascinating that your picture was the only one that could only be seen properly after the scaffolding was removed. My feeling is that you hid while painting until everything was finished. I don't think that was on purpose, was it? Alina : Yes, the scaffolding situation was given. It was not planned. I myself first saw the work from the photos when the scaffolding was being dismantled. That's why I would be very happy about photos of the work. Question: Can you also tell me something about what the baby is holding? and what does the red ball a little to the left mean? Alina: "The baby is holding a small blue sphere in his hand. If a tunnel is a void, then a sphere is a round object that can be given different meanings depending on the context. The red ball is set in motion by the handrail of the stairs. The red ball is painted red similar to the child. Therefore, they could be related. They also create horizontal movement in the composition of the painting. The ball that the child is holding is of a similar color to the vertical cavities. Therefore, they too may be related or have a similar origin. The blue parts of the painting (including the blue sphere) create vertical movement in the composition. The sphere could also be interpreted as floating in the air due to its vaporous halo." Question: I heard that you recently became a mother :-). maybe it has something to do with your choice of subject? Alina: "The motherhood experience definitely influenced my decision to paint the child." One more thing about the child: if the building is a dream house, then the baby is a fragment of it. It is a symbol of new beginnings, birth of new ideas and also refers to future human generations. Meanwhile in the context of a human psyche - it could be a movement in the opposite direction - back to our childhood, the encounter with our own inner child. However, if the building is demolished, the baby will symbolize the inevitable passage of time - growing up. Also erasing memories." Source: Alina Orac personally Artist information Alina Orav Alina Orav born 1989 is an Estonian visual artist. She is a member of the Estonian Artists and Painters Association. She received her master's degree from the Estonian Academy of Fine Arts in 2017. She has also studied at universities in Florence and Vancouver and practiced anamorphic illusion art in London 2013 and Amsterdam 2015. She also did an internship in animation (2018) in Volda. For 16 years she has presented her works nationally and internationally at various solo exhibitions. She also showed her art at group presentations and street art festivals in Estonia, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Finland, Russia, Latvia, Iceland, Canada, Japan and the USA. Alina Orav has also been a curator of various group exhibitions in Finland and Canada. In 2017, Alina received a grant to develop the Polyview image - a painting that can be viewed and interpreted from different specific perspectives, each time showing a different individual composition. In 2018 she presented her invention at a world congress of the International Federation of Theater Studies in Belgrade. In the same year she presented her first multi-perspective animation at Tallinn Art Week. Alina's work can be found in private collections in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, England, Iceland, Russia and the USA. Source: official information o f City of Krefeld You can find the newspaper article here:(...) Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfAt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Silk City Gallery 2021 I Seidenweberhaus I Perspektivwechsel Krefeld I Streetart I Graffiti I Luisa Estrada I Black an White I Blumenstraße I Samara Blue Urbex Art I Samara Blue street art - Luisa Estrada/Mexico "Flower Street - BlackAndWhite " return Anfang Honigwabe Facebook * Homepage * Instagram Luisa Estrada's street looks almost like a city within a city. Simple but concise in black and white, it presents "our flower street". Artist info (...) Anote: Theflower street in Krefeld, Luisa Estrada used a long piece of the facade as a model for her "black and white" design. If you take a look at the corner of Blumenstrasse and Moerser Strasse on Google, you can easily see their exact position. With the silk weavers who worked on their looms in the houses there, she not only creates the connection to the velvet and silk city of Krefeld, but also directly to the silk weaver house. Short interview Luisa Estrada Luisa: "Hello Kerstin, thank you for your interest in my work in Krefeld. I'm happy to answer any questions you have about my painting." I would like to know why you chose the flower street. Luisa: "II was looking for something characteristic of the city, although I don't know Krefeld, I like to work with what I perceive as typical for the respective location from my own perspective. In the cities there are always very typical things, for example in the architecture. This can vary greatly in different countries. Different colors and architectural styles show typical country features. In addition, the individual functionalities are important for the cities. The creativity of the inhabitants of these cities is also reflected there. In this case, while checking Google Maps, I found the Flower Street attractive and interesting and decided to depict it. In the end it stops being that place and the painting becomes a reflection of the city itself, it's decor, a reflection of those who live there." Annotation: This intention surprised me a little. Luisa easily transports a "simple" streetscape into an interesting, decorative work of art and encourages me, as a newcomer to Krefeld, to delve into the history of the city of Krefeld once more. Did you choose the location for the photo yourself? Luisa: "Yes, I found this position suitable for my project." Could you get to know Krefeld a little better? n? Luisa: Not really, just the route that took us from the hotel to the building where we painted. I was looking forward to visiting the Josep Beuys Museum. I like to ask the artists about anecdotes, mishaps, special moments and sometimes what color they paint/spray with. Luisa: Perfect. When you attend events where multiple people work together, everything is an anecdote, every moment becomes relevant and part of that story. At the beginning, when everything starts, you gradually approach others with great curiosity to know who they are and what they do. For me it was the first time I used scissors or a crane. I was a bit nervous but luckily everything went well and I enjoy using this machine. In general, I really enjoyed painting and I was satisfied with the result. I have only painted walls very few times before, so it was a special experience for me to be invited to this event. I used a range of shades of gray for my rendering. I usually work like this when engraving, so I reduced the landscape, which actually had purple colors, to this area. If I understand your answer correctly, your picture has no direct relation to Beuys, does it? Luisa: The picture has something to do with Beuys, maybe a little more far-fetched. I rely on Beuys' statement that anyone can make art. With his social sculpture, he also said that art is a possible tool of social transformation. Under these two premises, I think it is possible and interesting to be able to see your city, your street, your house from a different point of view and/or from a different perspective. In this case from the perspective of the foreigner and from above. Everything is possible, something new, different and maybe even beautiful. So we not only see the same old Krefeld, but the creativity of those who build is in it. Those who inhabit these peculiar and original spaces, the result of an artistic construction. A construction that has formed over time. If we go further and think of a distant future where we may not be anymore but there will still be some ruins, we will see all of this as a reminder of past lives and it will be that the architecture or remains of it at the the end is art." I really like your style in black and white. Someone said you always paint like this. What made you do it? Luisa: "Well, I'm not a real painter. I am an engraver. I engrave on linoleum, foamed PVC, metal etc. . I have painted in public spaces other times, but more than painting, I have made large-scale drawings. I can say that I really painted for the first time in Krefeld. Since I was able to work through the topic in shades of gray that were easily accessible to me, I really enjoyed this exercise." Annotation: I liked this idiosyncratic, classic depiction of the flower street right from the start, when the first outlines were sketched. The black and white representation is so different from the other partially colorful representations. It is amazing and remarkable that the artist does not necessarily come from the street art direction. She gives us Krefeld a piece of Krefeld as art and gives the viewer the freedom to associate this picture with Beuys or simply find it beautiful. Is there a title for your picture? Luisa: "Not really. It could mean "black and white flower street". Source: Luisa Estrada personally Annotation: Finally, a little bit of history about the Blumenstraße in Krefeld. There are probably no reliable findings as to where the flower street got its name from. It is believed that the name refers to the gardens outside the then city walls relates. The street has existed since July 18, 1837. There were several houses with in-house weavers on Blumenstrasse. The importance of home weaving was last seen at the time of the Franco-Prussian War. Poorer weavers from the area moved to Krefeld and urgently needed cheap housing. Among other things, 40 blocks of houses were built on Blumenstrasse between the West Wall and the Ringstrasse. Behind the elaborately decorated facades of the so-called three- or four-window houses were small, open apartments without water and sanitary facilities. 5-9 families are said to have lived so cramped in these houses. Since the weavers needed good light, the looms were placed by the windows. At the beginning of the 19th century, with the advancing industrialization, the importance of home weavers decreased rapidly. A steel mill was built in front of the town and a port was built. Krefeld became an industrial city. A little of the former charm of the Blumenstraße has been preserved in a few listed buildings. Source: WAZ 16.11.2012. Thanks to Wolfgang R. Krefeld for his support in researching Blumenstrasse Info Luisa Artist information Luisa Estrada Name: Maria Luisa Estrada Sanchez (Luisa Estrada) Luisa Estrada is a visual artist based in Mexico City. The inhabitants and everyday life in the big city inspire her. In her work she tries to capture the dynamism and unique character, enormous scale and unnatural landscapes of cities. Luisa favors a graphic technique in which she manually engraves reliefs in PVC material, linoleum and wood and prints them on handmade paper. She studied at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma in Mexico, (UNAM), 2002-2008, and at the National University of Colombia (2005). She received her Masters in Visual Arts from the Academy of San Carlos UNAM in 2012. She is co-director of the Ruta Grafica Mexico collective and a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores in Mexico City. Source: official information of City of Krefeld You can find the newspaper article here (...) . Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Urbexart I Ausgebranntes Hotel I Lost Place I Verlassene Orte I Rotten Place I Lost place Photography I Samara Blue I My Way of Art I Dreamtime Lost Place - Burned out hotel return Actually, the first time should be something special. Follow me to my first real Lost Place. Schwindelnder Blick nach oben ... Mit geliehener Kamera, von nichts wirklich eine Ahnung hat mein Mann mir diesen besonderen Ort gezeigt. Einst ein Hotel, ein Ort der Entspannung, der Ruhe mit einem Hauch von Luxus. Der Versuch, eine wenn auch traurige Geschichte nach zu empfinden. Das Leben ist wie eine Treppe: Wir wissen nie, ob es mit uns aufwärts oder abwärts geht. (Ernst R. Hauschka) - Für diese Treppe ist es das Ende. Erste Gedanken als wir das Gelände betreten. Keine Zäune, keine Absperrungen, offene Türen und Fenster ... WAZ Jun 2009 - Einst zählte es zu den besten Adressen in Wattenscheid: Das 1975 erbaute „Hotel am Südpark”, war bekannt für sein gutes Restaurant und die attraktiven Räumlichkeiten. Vielen Bürgern ist es in guter Erinnerung – unter anderem von Hochzeitsfeiern, Jubiläums-, Kegel- oder Firmentreffen. Doch das liegt lange Zeit zurück. Der Brand am 29.11.2004 bedeutete das endgültige Aus. Seitdem bieten Gebäude und Gelände einen tristen, unansehnlichen Anblick. WAZ Juni 2009 - Seitdem bieten Gebäude und Gelände einen tristen, unansehnlichen Anblick. Ein Schandfleck in der grünen Idylle an der Höntroper Straße. Der Eigentümer erklärt, sich derzeit intensiv um eine Lösung für das Objekt zu bemühen. WAZ Jun 2009 - Haus und Grundstück gehörten zu diesem Zeitpunkt der UHB-Gruppe. Geschäftsführer Holger Burhenne: „Das ist kein Objekt, das man so schnell und einfach vermarktet .... Seriös bauen wollte das Unternehmen UHB Burhenne dort. Doch die Stadt Bochum lehnte im Juli 2014 einen Antrag auf Bauvorbescheid für ein Mehrfamilienhaus ab. Es sollte dort weiter eine Gastronomie entstehen. Im September 2014 entschied das Verwaltungsgericht jedoch, dass die geplante Nutzungsänderung auf Wohnungsbau legitm sei. Siehe hierzu unten stehenden Link Knapp 2700 qm ist das Grundstück groß. Ein Mehrfamilienhaus mit 15 barrierearmen Eigentums- und Penthauswohnungen wurde geplant. Die Wohnungen sollten zwischen 79 um 142 qm groß sein. Die Gesamtkosten wurden zur dieser zeit auf € 5,3 Millionen veranschlagt. Eine Gewohnheit kann man nicht aus dem Fenster werfen. Man muss sie die Treppe hinunterboxen, Stufe für Stufe. (Mark Twain) Auf den Spuren der Vergangenem. Luxus, weitläufige hohe Räume und große Fenster lassen einen Hauch der zerstörten Schönheit auferstehen. Und doch wird hier kein Hotel mehr entstehen. Luftig helle Senioren Wohnungen wären hier durchaus denkbar. Kaum vorzustellen, dass hier einmal Besucher auf ein Bierchen in den hauseigenen Biergarten gegangen sein mögen ... Die Markus Bau, ein Bochumer Bauträgerunternehmen, stellte dann auch im Oktober 2016 den Antrrag auf Erteilung eines Bauvorbescheides für 15 Eigentumswohnungen. Der Vertrieb der Wohneinheiten soll durch die Immobilienabteilung der Sparkasse erfolgen. Die Natur ist unerbittlich und unveränderlich, und es ist ihr gleichgültig, ob die verborgenen Gründe und Arten ihres handelns dem Menschen verständlich sind oder nicht. (Galileo Galilei) WAZ Okt 2017 - Die letzten Stunden sind für das vor mehr als zwölf Jahren abgebrannte "Hotel am Südpark" angelaufen. Ein letzter nachdenklicher Blick auf die verlassene Szenerie. Entstanden sind diese Bilder im März 2016. Ein gutes Jahr bevor die Abrissbirne ihr Werk begonnen hat. WAZ Okt 2017 - Der Abschied. An einem Freitag im Oktober 2017 rückte eine Spezialfirma an und begann sogleich mit den Abrissarbeiten. Das in den vergangenen Jahren vergammelte Gebäude im grünen Umfeld des der Stadt sollte kein Ärgernis mehr für die Anwohner darstellen. Zum Schluss verschwindet die Brandruine, die nur noch ein Schandfleck und Müllabladeplatz war, schneller als man schauen kann. So sind meine Fotos eine bleibende Erinnerung an das, was hier mal war. WAZ Okt 2017 - Nun ist der Weg frei für Schöner wohnen .. Einst führten diese Stufen empor zu einem Ort, an dem Gediegenheit, Eleganz und exquisites Ambiente herrschten. Doch einmal verlassen,ist die Unerbittlichkeit der Natur überall zu sehen. Vom Menschen verlassen und ignoriert ist sie schneller und vehementer auf dem Vorzug, als man sich denkt. Ein Zeichen, dass der Mensch nur Gast auf Erden ist? - (...) Wann wird man je verstehen (..) Joan Baez/Sag mir wo die Blumen sind ... vielleicht aber einer interessanten Zukunft entgegen gegangen. Am Ende dem Abriss nicht entkommen ... Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Links der Seite "Samara Blue - My Way of Art" Digitalart Links Urbex Art return At this point I would like to thank all those who have willingly supported me in my efforts to collect information or who feel connected to me and my projects in one way or another. Silk City Gallery 2021 Krefeld(...) 30 regional and international street artists in Krefeld Klaus Klinger Artist I artist I founding member of the "Wandmalgruppe Düsseldorf" I Farbfieber eV I director of "Mural Global" I co-initiator and artistic director of the 40-degree Urban Art Festival I plaque of merit of the state capital Dü Joe Henning/ MaJo Brothers Artist I Artist Ben Mathis Artist I Artist Karsten Breidenbroich MalKarsten - (Street Art) artist Jürgen Wintermantel-Menze photographer Peter Lengwenings Consultant Corporate Communications I Marketing I Advertising Lower Monument Authority The Mayor of Urban and Traffic Planning Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 17, 478o3 Krefeld Schlaraffia Crefeldensis eV Worldwide association of men for the cultivation of art, friendship, humor Villeroy & Boch artistic wall and floor tiles William Joliet History of Tiles Bearbeitungsvelauf Bearbeitungsverlauf: Samara Blue - My Way of Art 08.12.23 Correction of homepage name in header and start page 01.12.23 Correction of technical translation problem on the part of the site operator 28.11.23 Addition to Special Spots: (preliminary) report - Puppenbrunnen Krefeld 25.11.23 Restructuring Urban Art Gallery Krefeld - A city becomes a canvas 22.11.23 Artprints - Mother Earth goes Winter 18.11.23 Proverbs +2, correction translation 16.11.23 Background Links 15.11.23 3 pictures sayings added 14.11.23 Revision and redesign of "Just me" 10.11.23 Special spots => main page 09.11.23 Division into the areas Digitalart, Streetart, Lost Place, redesign of start page, individual layout adjustments 06.11.23 Preparation of pin-up section 10/23 Customization of menus SM zurück SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmara-photo@gmx.de

Gothic, dark, darkart, dark side of life, samara blue, darkness, darkmoods, soulfull minds, erotic, dreamtime, vampire, sensual, hell, fellfire, soul, darksoul, black and white, lucifer, sinnlichkeit, erotische fotografie, virtuelle fotografie soulful minds/dark side of life Of the darkness in people's souls return 1. The Devils little sisters (... ) * 2. Dark Art (... ) * 3. Post Apocalyptic Vibes (... ) Devils little sisters 1.The Devils little Sisters Gothic, Punk & other Subcultures Vibes Subculture refers to deviations of subgroups in a society. These can be expressed in mere modification, i.e. the external representation, through to clear counter-positions. ( ... ) The devils little Sister - It´s my life Devils little sister - Dragon Priestess Devils little Sister - Dragon Priestess Der Teufel bin ich Viktorianisches Kindermädchen zu Halloween Die Wahrheit Woody B. and the crows VERZWEIFLUNG - Wo bist du? REBECCA - LOST LOVE Dark Art In this gallery, the enigmatic is intended to refer in particular to women with an (imagined) affinity to the dark side. This imagined mindset is particularly reflected in clothing, stance, attitude and fashion. More or less pronounced tattoos, jewelry, etc. also illustrate this. The coloring of the situation and the individual figures is ultimately up to the viewer's imagination ;-) 2. Dark Art - Morbido Weiter When darkness takes hold of the human imagination People often react very intensely to the horror genre. Like children who read their first scary stories with a flashlight and a blanket, they seem to be drawn to the morbid, the unimaginable, the (... ) Dunkel Liebe/Dark Love Ein letzter Blick Woody B. and the crows Spiel mir das Lied der ewigen Liebe Ein NEIN reicht aus! Rette mich The Monster inside Das Grauen ist überall Wer ist hier Gut und wer ist Böse? Nicht Sehen Die Schöne und das Biest? Nicht Hören VERZWEIFLUNG - Wo bist du? HOFFNUNG - Ich finde dich VERTRAUEN - Du und ich auf ewig MASQUERADE/Wenn die Maske fällt DOLORES - RosesAreRed ISEBELLE - DAS TIER IN MIR EVE - ENTRÜMPELN Nicht Sprechen Blue Moon - Fallen Angel Mein Teufel und ich My Kind of Thinking Abgestürzt I Verloren I Vergessen? Die Wahrheit Dark Art weiter lesen dark things. Because in the knowledge that evil, the gruesome, only happens in their imagination, it cannot become personally dangerous to people. Dealing with these topics is a bit like playing with fire. Everyone has their own particular scary fantasies. And so everyone decides for themselves how much space they give to their own dark fantasies. Apocaliptic vibes soulful minds/dark side of life Weiter Post-apocalyptic visions - just mind games? When everything is too late, the world lies in ruins and no one knows whether or who has survived. Fallen angels, destroyed cities and the question of life "afterwards". Visions of the unimaginable ... Standing in the Rain Fallen Angel Starke Frauen stehen wieder auf Apocalyptic Dreamtime Woman Solidarity Abgestürzt I Verloren I Vergessen? SHADEE - HINTER DEM SPIEGEL Did you like these pictures? Happy to leave one comment :-). SamaraBlue - Urbexart/ lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de

Urbexart I Urbex I Lost Place I Rotten Place I Lost Place Photography I Save the decay I Samara Blue I Verlassene Orte I My Way of Art I Dreamtime Lost place photography return It may be that some Lost Place have been known for a long time, rocked, as the specialist staff says. But for me it's always a journey of discovery, a new experience that I want to capture with my camera. I would like to give it its own face, a feeling, my feeling, my view of things, which I would like to share with you on this site. I put together background information that is as adequate as possible about the history, the career and ultimately the downfall of the location. I won't always be able to track down the secrets sufficiently. But the pictures should speak. Sometimes I supplement my Lost Place Photography with appropriate wisdom. Just click on the picture and follow the story. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. in progress in progress in progress in progress in progress in progress Add comment: (...) Did you like this page? Feel free to leave a comment :-). See also various locations (...) SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmara-photo@gmx.de Continue

Krefelder Perspektivwechsel 2023, Krefeld650, Urbanart Gallery Krefeld 2023, Street Art Festival, Global Streetart, Streetart Germany, Dreamtime, Samara Blue, Samarasart, Samarasworld, Samaraslytics, Samarabluemywayofart, muralist, krefelderperspektivwechsel, artistsupport, krefeld, nikon Urban Art Gallery Krefeld - Eine Stadt wird zur Leinwand zurück 13. bis 18 Juni & 06. bis 11. August 2023 Menu - Artists of the urban art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Please click on the name of the artist you are interested in to find the artist more quickly! Cuboliquido * Fedele , Fabio* Hoker 1 * Korte , Fabio * Maclaim , Case * Pontia , Ruben * Ronen , Anat * Bethke , Julia * von Schulz , Björn After the Wood Art Gallery 2015 in Hülser Bruch, the Rhine Side Gallery 2017 in Uerdingen am Rhein, the Down Town Gallery 2019 in the bunker on Hansa Straße and the Silk City Gallery 2021 in and around the Seidenwebhaus, the Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 was the 5th major Krefeld street art event to take place across the entire city of Krefeld. Twice in each of the 650 anniversary years, the whole of Krefeld will become a canvas for a week. Krefeld citizens were able to make suggestions for areas to be painted. These were lovingly and extremely creatively designed by around 20 national and international artists. Follow me now on a weather-independent tour through the somewhat more colorful velvet and silk city of Krefeld. (... ) Note to the © (... ) Björn von Schulz Björn von Schulz/Germany - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Nordstr. 118, 47798 Krefeld (06.-11.08.23) The young woman and the lamb ... that's what I call this beautiful picture painted at Nordstr. 118 in Krefeld by Björn von Schulz from Münster, where he was born in 1978. As a designer, illustrator and graffiti artist, Björn von Schulz quickly recognized his passion for figurative drawing and painting ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. As he also had the talent for this style of painting, he quickly gained recognition in the scene. As a founding member of the artist collective and later creative agency "Studio Egotrips", Björn was able to prove his talent and intention. In 2015 he gave up the agency artist's life and embarked on new paths of his own. This allowed him to concentrate fully on his own art, his own "way of art". His art has been on display at home and abroad for over 20 years. Björn has also made a name for himself with various publications. He has only been painting murals and participating in various festivals since 2019. Even though photographing this picture was a bit special again, as I had to block the road from time to time, this picture radiates calm and thoughtfulness for me. The woman, who is no longer quite young, seems to be wearing a kind of "shepherdess" costume. Surrounded by green branches, I perceive a closeness to nature or a return to nature. In 2015, von Schulz left his familiar paths, the agency life, and concentrated fully on his art. He has been exhibiting his work in Germany and abroad for over 20 years now and regularly appears in various publications. Since 2019, there has been an increased focus on wall works and painting at festivals. Quellen: Artist Profile - Bjoern von Schulz - YoungArt, Björn von Schulz , Stadt Bibliothek Rheine 2022 Julia Bethke/Germany - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Tannenstr. 42, 47798 Krefeld (06.-11.08.23) Julia Bethke discovered her creative interest and artistic talent in her youth. It quickly became clear that she would follow this career path.She then completed her training as a stage painter at the Theater & Philharmonie Essen as part of a 3-year apprenticeship, where she learned a wide variety of techniques. Essen is the third location in Germany for this training, alongside Berlin and Baden-Baden. (I love this theater and have seen many performances there over a long period of time and was always impressed by the unconventional, unusual stage and costume design). She completed her compulsory internship at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Duisburg. She was totally "flashed" at the interview when she realized that she would have to learn many new things and techniques in this job. Her enthusiasm and passion for "her art" enabled her to successfully complete this demanding, creative school. She soon realized that the profession of stage painter has long since been just about "swinging brushes", but that larger projects also require manual skills and dexterity and that you always have to get stuck in and lug things around. (...) ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Huge backdrops and floors often have dimensions that exceed a normal apartment size, which is obviously exactly Julia Bethke's thing, who always goes about her work with perfectionism. Like many creative people, the fact that you can see what you have created is an important factor in her professional fulfillment. The Rheinisches Landtheater Neuss, the Theater Dortmund and the Theater für Niedersachsen in Hildesheim have been further stations in her professional career. As an employee in these theaters, she not only designed stage sets as illusion and imitation paintings, but also gave furniture, floors and walls a new creative outfit. She has also embellished large backdrops with her special style of painting. You can find some impressive examples of her creativity on her homepage . In addition to theater projects, she also shows various interior embellishments with a detailed making off as well as some private paintings. She has been working freelance since summer 2021. In times of the corona epidemic, she took the plunge into the cold water of self-employment and began to develop her own brand. "JueLIEBE" became her creative trademark. She likes the name Juelie, she tells Esther Jansen in the Kredo interview, which her uncle had given her earlier. By adding the first two letters of her surname, she came up with her stage name "JuLIEBE". She loves to create illusions. She is able to recreate tiles, wood, asphalt, rust or marble in a lifelike way. In her opinion, anything you can imagine can be imitated. A very valuable skill in her creative work, in my opinion. Using spray cans, spatulas, rollers and lots of brushes, she now carries out a wide variety of commissioned works, e.g. in schools and restaurants, from the initial idea to the final execution. In this way, she transports the viewer into her own colorful world. In 2021, she left an impressive reminder for nature as part of the Silk City Gallery Krefeld with a contribution about bees. In an interview with Esther Jansen, published in Kredo on 02.09.22, it becomes clear, among other things, that colors and textures are not only her profession but also her vocation. Her home is a reflection of her colorful passion. She has lived in Krefeld with her partner since 2020 and has made Krefeld a little more beautiful in many places with her art. Further details can be found in the Kredo interview from 02.09.22. Sources: Juelie und die Farben - Kredo Magazin (kredo-magazin.de) Krefeld: „Ich kann Illusionen schaffen“ (wz.de) Instagram: Juelie Be (@jueliebe) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos Julia Bethke weite lesen Anat Ronan/USA - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Seyffardtstraße - Wand Helios, 47805 Krefeld (06.-11.08.23) Anat Ronen is a professional painter who began learning her art self-taught at the age of 38. After emigrating from Israel, she settled in the USA/Houston and found her true calling in painting. Over the years, she has created countless works of art in the USA and all over the world on various media, such as walls, floors, canvases, practically anything that can carry color. She has painted in Western Australia, China, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain and, of course, Canada and the USA. She speaks fluent English, Hebrew and Spanish. In the course of her eventful career, she has also won many awards and prizes. As the multidisciplinary artist Anat considers herself to be, she is not only able to earn a living with her versatile art, she also participates in national and international street painting and street art festivals. After the Wood Art Gallery in 2015 and the Rhine Side Gallery in 2017, the exceptional artist Anat Ronen will be back at the anniversary Urban Art Gallery in 2023. (... ) ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Anat weite lesen She brought us a special piece of art. As she told me, she has been collecting orphaned family photos for a while now. Among other things, she buys old photos on eBay that no one is interested in or where there are simply no more descendants. At festivals where she doesn't have to deliver commissioned work, she breathes personality and life into these pictures for a while. By painting these pictures large on walls, they become visible to the viewer. Everyone knows the small moments in such pictures, has perhaps experienced similar ones or remembers their own, almost forgotten encounters and feelings. In this way, the orphaned pictures receive renewed attention and are not forgotten. When I took my photos of the Helios wall a few days ago, similar thoughts crossed my mind. I also have family memories of similar situations. "It's not how long you wait, but who you wait for." (Some like it hot, 1959)" However, I could only really grasp Anats Ronen's intentions after she kindly explained her motives for the Krefeld pictures to me. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Anat once again for her input, which makes her pictures even more vivid. Forgive me for the intense play of light and shadow, which made it impossible to achieve a uniform exposure of her pictures. I actually wanted to take new pictures with fewer shadows at another time, but then decided against it because it is precisely this play of light that gives the pictures a life of their own. My own representation of these pictures has emerged in the course of editing, has been approved by Anat Ronan and shows a little of my perception of her art. Source: Anat Ronan personally Krefeld im Oktober 23 fabio fedele/Italien - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Seyffardtstraße - Wand Helios, 47805 Krefeld (06.-11.08.23) Weiter Fabio Fedele was in Krefeld for his first European project since 2017 on the occasion of the Urban Art Gallery 2023 to mark Krefeld's 650th birthday. Fabio explains that it doesn't really matter to him whether he puts his art on the walls of his own front door, the neighbor around the corner or in a distant country. It is important to him what he paints and that this painting is in a good relationship with its surroundings. Corona has changed a lot. International projects mean an enormous amount of energy, work and costs for the artist. Financially, these projects offer no profit, rather the opposite. While he still took part in international festivals about every two years before Covid, he now sees much less incentive to travel to these events. Not least because street art projects are currently springing up like mushrooms. In order to "do his thing", to live his art, he no longer needs to travel internationally. (... ) ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Fortunately, he received an invitation he couldn't refuse and could be sure of the support of his better half. In Krefeld, the introverted loner was able to work on his art with old friends and make new ones, immortalizing the enchanting world of elves in their natural environment on the dreary wall of Helios Hospital. According to him, he was able to use his stay in the silk city of Krefeld to learn, observe and discover new perspectives. When you hear that the journey back to his Italian homeland took 18 hours, and when you consider the sometimes bad weather during the "painting days", you can empathize with the artist how happy and relieved he was to be back home with his better half and his small human and furry family. A big thank you to the conscious "better half", who was probably instrumental in the fact that we Krefeld residents can now call a whole cheerful elfin family our own. It took 4 pictures to capture all the magical, young, mostly female mythical creatures. They seem to feel very much at home among the magical, colorful flowers and all kinds of creepy-crawlies. Visitors and patients of the Helios Clinic, as well as people hurrying past in Krefeld, can enjoy the magic of the fairy world for a moment, if they can find the time to follow the art of the Italian free spirit. Vita: Fabio Maria Fedele comes from Rovigo, northern Italy, near Venice. There he graduated in "History and Conservation of Architectural and Environmental Heritage", followed by a degree in Architecture. Having discovered his passion for drawing as a child, he developed his skills in many different areas. He has been working as a street artist since 1993 and added the 3D field in 2006. He has achieved the highest artistic titles awarded in Italy. These include "Maestro Madonnaro" in Grazie di Curtatone and "Magister Madomnaris" in Nocera Superiore. Although he mainly works as a street artist in northern Italy, he has also painted in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and the USA. He also works as an illustrator in archaeological museums. An extremely versatile artist. Source: Fabio Fedele personally Krefeld im Oktober 23 Cuboliquido/Italien - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Seyffardtstraße - Wand Helios, 47805 Krefeld (06.-11.08.23) Cuboliquido tells us that from the 16th century onwards, Italian street painters roamed the country to capture people's attention with expressive, sacred images in front of churches. As the materials used, such as chalk and pastel, were very perishable due to the weather, it has only been possible to preserve these images for posterity since the invention of photography. The cheerful robot at the entrance to the Seidenweberhaus has an easier time of it. For the time being, its preservation is assured, even if it patiently bears the garbage of "forgetful" contemporaries (... ) ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. For some 20 years now, anamorphic street painting has also been making inroads in Italy. This 3D chalk art, now also known as 3D street painting, enhances street painting enormously, as it produces extremely realistic moments. The viewer is automatically drawn into a lifelike scene, most impressively if he or she pays attention to the specific point from which the picture is to be viewed. Here, too, you have to walk back and forth along the wall of the Helios Clinic until you find the perfect spot, hoping that a parked car is not occupying it. Cuboliquido was born in Milan in 1974. He has been making a living from his art since 1992 and discovered his passion for street art in 1994. First as a graffiti artist and later as a traditional Madonnari artist (street painting of traditional Madonna images and religious motifs with pastels). Today, two of his Madonnari artworks are exhibited in a basilica in Bethlehem and in Mexico City. Since 2009, he has focused particularly on anamorphic 3D street painting and has participated in many international street art festivals, where he has won numerous prizes. He has presented his paintings across Europe, in Russia, the USA, Latin America, Thailand, China, the Middle East and South Africa. He has worked for many well-known companies such as Disney, Universal Cinema, Amazon, Coca Cola, Samsung, Unilever, Warner Bros and many more. To date, he has participated as a street painter in over 200 events of various kinds. He is the first artist to combine 3D street painting with animated videos (video mapping) and his work has been shown at three different art biennials and other contemporary art exhibitions. He was awarded the title of Maestro Madonnaro in Grazie die Curtatone and in March 2017 he won first prize in the world's most important competition for 3D street art in Dubai. Quelle: cuboliquido.com, Wikipedia, freddart.de Krefeld im Oktober 23 Cubo weite lesen Ruben pontia/Niederlande - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Hardenbergstr. 19, 47799 Krefeld (13.-18.06.23) Ruben Poncia was very pleased to be able to be creative again despite his currently complicated situation. For the Krefeld Urban Art Festival 2023, he has conjured up a powerful, jumping horse with an Amazon on the wall above the Krefeld restaurant "Schümli". After the first photos I took there and a very nice, if unfortunately not very informative conversation with the team and guests of the Schümli, I got some information about his art from Ruben himself. A big thank you to Ruben at this point. Ruben doesn't give an explanation of his painting as he doesn't want to make a specific statement for the viewer. Instead, he approaches a new work of art more intuitively by familiarizing himself with the ground that is to be painted, looking at the people, the neighbourhood and the city. He looks to see if there are any local stories, myths or similar that can give him a feeling for the wall. He himself calls his painting "Hope & Liberty". As he likes action very much, he has chosen a jumping horse here. A horse jumps in a fraction of a second. Ruben wanted to bring this effect of frozen time, the paused moment, closer to the viewer. The horse was quickly given a rider, in this case a female rider. It is possible that the Lorelei legend inspired him to create this lady, but it could also be a classic depiction of a female figure with a torch, which could stand for independence and freedom. But as Ruben says, the interpretation is up to the viewer. He is interested in the action and a source of light that gives the picture an "inner light" and a feeling outside of reality. (... ) ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Ruben Poncia paints graphically, not photorealistically. He paints with brushes and creates the shapes of his pictures through the direction of his brushstrokes. The physical nature of the wall and the surroundings are largely decisive for his works. He creates his sketches in black and white, the colors are then supposed to blend in with the surroundings. When I post-processed my photos, the colors seemed a little pale and dark. After reading about Ruben's working methods and looking at the wall again, I now perceive the colors as absolutely fitting into the surroundings. As the time that artists have for a painting is limited, a project like this quickly becomes a sport. The artist's ideas, his own physical condition and the changing weather make the whole thing a challenge. In addition, there is the operation of the lift, sufficient fuel and whatever else may be required. The artist gives his all every day to stay on schedule. In his email to me, Ruben thanks the Krefeld team once again, who, like all the other artists, gave him great support in all matters. He also had fond memories of the people in the neighborhood. He had to fetch a bucket of water from the "Schümli" a few times, was warmly welcomed there and was happy about any kind of communication with people passing by. Some complimented him, some probably expressed negative opinions. But for Ruben Poncia, all of this falls under satisfactory communication. And so, in my opinion, street art has done its job of creating art in public space for the public. While I was photographing, people kept coming to see what I was doing, only to see the picture they hadn't seen before. These brief moments of communication are also important to me, as they are always a contact with the outside world, however brief. Quelle: Maple Grove Business Association , Ruben Pontia personally Krefeld im Oktober 2023 Jabi Korte/Spain - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Königstr. 192a/194, 47798 Krefeld (13.-18.06.23) Jabi Korte hfull name is Javier Landa Blanco and was born on 18.03.1984 in Pamplona/Spain. He lived there in Huarte and Vitoria and in Germany in Göttingen, Bremen and Rheinberg. As soon as he grew up, he began to beautify the streets with his art not only in his home city of Pamplona, but also in numerous other cities, including Barcelona, Milan, Turin, Göttingen, Berlin and many more. With his special feeling for street art, he has won numerous prizes at Spanish and Basque graffiti and street art festivals. (... ) ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. His art is characterized by the special combination of his urban roots, visible through tattoos and graphic design, and 3D art. The term "Corte", which translates as "cut" in German, can be found as part of his artist name. This is how his artistic activity developed from various art genres such as graphic design, classical art and graffiti. He works freelance in the fields of wall art, decoration, illustration, fine art and graphic design. This is Jabi's first time at a street art festival in Krefeld and he has chosen an extremely "hot" time for his painting. Even though you would expect a native Spaniard to be relatively tolerant of heat, I was able to see for myself how exhausting it was to work in these temperatures. His painting for Krefeld is entitled "Arantxa eta Agustín, beti gogoan". According to the artist, it is a tribute to his aunt Arantxa and his uncle Augustin, whose ashes the family laid to rest under a gingko tree planted especially for them. An unusual and yet loving presentation. The two, aunt and uncle, depicted as astronauts, floating, without recognizable faces, yet delicately glowing, can thus evoke the idea that they are always with their loved ones. Somewhere out there, in a place beyond our imagination .... Source: Instagram Account Jabi Korte Krefeld im Oktober2023 Hoker one/germany - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Weiter Ritterstr. 301, 47805 Krefeld (13.-18.06.23) Stefan Mumm aka Hoker one is known for his typical heads. True to detail, special and yet somehow similar, they show the artist's personal development. Viewers are given the opportunity to immerse themselves in Stefan's world of art and share in his artistic development. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. To recognize how intuition and attention to detail merge and offer insight into the painter's artistic core. Experimenting with different styles and mediums, he not only explores his own identity, but also offers the inclined viewer access to multiple emotions and expressions of human beings. In this way, people who take a moment to look at these multifaceted faces can be inspired to make their own experiences with human emotions and, ideally, to better recognize their own I and understand its flexibility. Source: Amtliche Stadtinformation Krefeld, erstellt von Freddart,deKünstler Krefeld im Oktober 2023 Case Maclaim/Germany - Urban Art Gallery Krefeld 2023 Königstr. 4, 47798 Krefeld (06.-11.08.23) Weiter Case Maclaim is also known as Andreas von Chrzanowski. He is one of the founding members of the Ma'Claim Crew. His works are photorealistic and depict the power of movement through the representation of hands. Hands in many variations and connections or touches. Having started painting in 1995, Chase Maclaim has exhibited his work in more than 20 countries. In these countries, he leaves behind his very personal, powerful handshake. His corresponding hands leave the impression that movement and at the same time unity are symbolized by these very hands. Chase wants this interference to be perceived not only on a physical level, but also in the social and political sphere. He uses these hand gestures, which are understood by everyone, to clarify his intentions. It is often the gesture that says more than 1000 words. His hands, or rather his hand gesture for Krefeld, are borrowed from sign language and, if you look at these hands from top to bottom, stand for the term "home". He sees the uniqueness of hands, hands that connect people. With this campaign, he wants to draw attention to the limitations of physically impaired citizens. He once painted a wheelchair user looking down at passers-by. After this gesture was positively received by the wheelchair user, he really became aware of the relevance of this topic. I perceive this description as a change of perspective, a change in the levels on which wheelchair users and people on foot move. While writing these lines, I had to think about ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. it for a while, just leave this little report as it was and took another look at his Instagram account under this premise. It's worth it, take a look :-) (... ) Quellen: URBAN Nation , streetartcities.com Krefeld im Oktober 2023 Info Urban Art Gallery Krfeld 2023 Weiter Info weiter lesen Some of the artists are old acquaintances who have already taken part in previous projects. Others are newcomers who have come to beautify the former silk city of Krefeld. This year, the focus was on large areas that are suitable for providing residents and visitors to the city with new perspectives. To this end, citizens submitted proposals for areas to the collective betont.es in advance. The proposed areas were checked for their suitability and then the owners were approached. The owners, who in my opinion have experienced great added value for their properties as a result of this campaign. Despite the supposedly summery season, the artists and their teams had to contend with adverse, i.e. wet, conditions from time to time. However, during my photo tours in glorious weather after the end of the campaign, there was no sign of this. On the contrary, I sometimes had to contend with a little too much sun in front of the lens. Since 20 artists have created a lot of art and I want to treat each subject with a certain amount of care, I will upload the pictures here one by one, without taking into account the date of creation, with a little background information. Contrary to my original plan to upload all the pictures in one gallery, I have decided to create a separate section for each artist for a better overview, which can then be selected individually in the menu. As I sometimes find simply taking photographs too boring and many other photographers do the same, I sometimes allow myself to interpret the images myself. This is actually very much in the spirit of urban art, namely interpreting it according to your own ideas. Just let the pictures have an effect on you. I have linked the Instagram accounts under the artist's name. Finally, a note on copyright. I have carefully compiled the information on this topic and basically on all topics on this site and noted the respective sources. In addition to Internet research, I have spoken to artists, written to them and sometimes met them in person to gather information on the respective topic. Even though this is a private site, it contains my work and I regard it as my intellectual property. In principle, there is nothing to stop you from using this information for your own purposes, but please cite the source. Unfortunately, in addition to visual and linguistic elements, I have recently found individual pieces of information that are very similar to mine in third-party publications. I assume that these are purely coincidental, unintentional similarities and will not occur again. So, with this in mind, just drop by from time to time. I look forward to seeing you. Yours Samara Blue © Zum Schluss eine Anmerkung zum Copyright . Die Informationen zu diesem Thema und grundsätzlich zu allen Themen auf dieser Seite habe ich sorgfältig zusammen getragen und die jeweiligen Quellen vermerkt. Ich habe neben Internet Recherchen mit Künstlerinnen und Künstlern gesprochen, geschrieben und mich manchmal auch persönlich getroffen, um Informationen zum jeweiligen Thema zu sammeln. Auch wenn es sich hier um eine private Seite handelt, steckt meine Arbeit darin und diese betrachte ich als mein geistiges Eigentum. Grundsätzlich spricht nichts dagegen, diese Informationen für eigene Zwecke zu verwenden, dann aber bitte mit Nennung der Quelle. Leider finde ich in letzter Zeit neben optischen und sprachlichen Elementen auch einzelne Informationen, die den meinen sehr nahe kommen, in fremden Veröffentlichungen wieder. Ich gehe davon aus, dass es sich hier um rein zufällige, nicht beabsichtigte Ähnlichkeiten handelt und nicht wieder vorkommen werden. Also, schaut in diesem Sinne einfach ab und zu mal vorbei. Ich freue mich auf Euch. Eure Samara Blue Dir hat die Seite gefallen? Gerne hinterlasse einen Kommentar :-). SamaraBlue - Urbexart/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de

Urbexart I Alte Ziegelei I Lost Place Photography I Lost Place I Verlassene Orte I Rottenplace I Samara Blue I My Way of Art I Dreamtime Lost Place - Old brick factory with chicken return Unexpectedly often - Or how I accidentally stumbled across a Lost Place. The photos were taken in different seasons, hence the different vegetation. Also, prior to my last visit, some of the shrubs and trees covering the building appear to have been trimmed back. Another fascinating development... Or how the dilapidated barn became an old brick factory. Continue the story and find the chicken: Jede Menge wildwuchernde Natur, lange Eisenrohre übereinander gestapelt und eigentlich keine Anzeichen von menschlichen Wesen. Bevor ich weiter ging, schnell das Objektiv vor so ein Rohr gehalten. Ein bisschen anders darf ruhig sein und der Effekt hat was, oder? :-) Seitlich auf dem Grundstück lagen lange Rohre auf einem Gestell. Für mich nicht ersichtlich, wofür sie gebraucht werden/wurden. Aus dieser Perspektive haben sie für mich etwas bedrohlichen, ließen mich an Panzerrohre denken. So in der Frontalansicht sahen sie eigentlichn nur noch alt und verrostet aus. Auf dem Gelände gab es offensichtlich noch einen Handwerksbetrieb. Bisher hatte mich noch niemand angesprochen. Vielleicht war man hier herumwandernde Fotografen gewohnt. Große Teile des Daches fehlten und gaben den Blick frei auf dunkles, staubiges Inneres, nicht wirklich Erkennbares. Neben den verrosteten Rohren sah ich etwas, das mich bei den ersten Bildern, die ich zum Thema Lost Places gesehen habe, so fasziniert hatte. Ein Boot, aus dem es wild wucherte und grünte. Versteckt zwischen kleinen Nebengebäuden, Metallschrott und allerhand vergessenem Baumaterial lag das kleine Boot. Die ehemals rote Farbe verblasst und abgeblättert. Ausgemustert, zurückgelassen, nicht mehr wert, repariert zu werden. Aber vielleicht doch noch für jemanden eine liebe Erinnerung. Mach sichtbar, was vielleicht ohne dich nie wahrgenommen worden wäre. (Robert Bresser) Ein Nebengebäude, nicht ganz so verfallen, wie die große Scheune. Beim Näherkommen gewährte die alte Scheune einen Blick auf ihre Eingeweide. Skelettartig ragten die Balken aus dem Dach. Eine feste Schicht aus Gras, Moos und kleineren Pflanzen hielten scheinbar das alte Gemäuer zusammen. Ziegel lösten sich aus dem Mauerwerk, das offenbar eine nahrhafte Grundlage für das allgegenwärtige Moos bildete. Absperrgitter und Zäune hielten wohl den zufälligen Besucher davon ab, weiter in die zerfallenen Gemäuer vorzudringen. In der Tür ein vereinsamtes Huhn ... Bei meinem dritten Besuch, nicht so ganz stressfrei, aber davon später, sah das Gebäude irgendwie anders aus. Doch was genau erweckte diesen Eindruck? War es nur das fehlende Grün an den Bäumen und Büschen weil es doch Winter war? So von der Seite konnte man sehen, dass Büsche und Bäume, die aus und auf den Gebäude wuchsen, geschnitten waren. Wer schneidet die wild wuchernde Natur an einem derart verfallenen Gebäude?!? Spätestens jetzt hätte mir das Herz ein wenig Richtung Hose rutschen müssen .... ... denn das hieße ja wohl, dass sich hier durchaus jemand um Gebäude, Grund und Boden kümmern würde. Hier sieht man deutlich, dass das Grün gestutzt wurde. - Wo war ich! Ach ja ... Warum mir das Herz bei der Erkenntnis, dass es hier wohl doch nicht so einsam war, nicht in die Hose gerutscht ist ... Das nämlich lag an meiner heutigen Begnung der 3. Art, also Typ Besitzer und/oder "Oberaufpasser" ;-). Das erzähle ich euch dann im letzten Drittel der Bildgeschichte. Da sind dann genug "neue" Bilder, zu denen ich erzählen kann. Keine Angst, ich bin nicht gefressen worden ;-) - Immer wieder faszinieren mich alte Türen und Fenster. Die Türen sind oft leider verschlossen, die Fenster defekt. Ist es das vermeindliche Geheimnis, das hinter dieser Tür auf den unartig neugierigen Besucher wartet? Erstmal eine Detailaufnahme, wo ich doch jetzt das passenende Objektiv mit "Sonnenbrille" habe. So sind die Bilder schon mal nicht mehr so stark überbelichtet. Ja, so ein Lost Place ist auch zum Lernen gut. Das Geheimnist hinter dieser Tür waren übrigens Hühner, also nicht so spektakutär aber lebendig. Was ich heute getan habe? Geatmet, überlebt! Eine gute Bilanz würde ich sagen. 😉 #CHRONISCHKRANK - Auch das ist Lost Places (Über)leben auf den Überresten vergangener Zeit. Das war spätestens der Moment, an dem mir erstmalig klar wurde, dass ich hier wohl doch nicht so ganz alleine bin. Denn die Hühner im eingezähnten bereicht, füttern sich sich bestimmt selbst. Aber der Anblick von diesem so lebendigen Federvieh inmitten von Verfall und Mauerresten wirkte auf mich schon sehr faszinierend. Was ich hier sah, beeindruckte mich dann doch sehr. Ein ganzer Baum wuchs aus den Steinen, die sich scheinbar in friedlicher Symbiose mit dem alten Mauerwerk befanden. Bewunderung für die Kraft des Baumes, aber auch die Erkenntnis, dass Handwerker vor vielen Jahren eine guten Job gemacht haben. "Ich wünsche dir, dass Du auch solche Türen öffnest, die scheinbar ins Leere führen. Es können sich Dir ganz neue, ungeahnte Erkenntnisse erschließen." (Heidi und Hannes Bräunlich) - Nicht leicht, in der aktuellen Situation die Orientierung zu behalten, wohl aber die einzige Möglichkeit ... Eine alte verfallene Tür, scheinbar nichts Besonderes. Auf mich wirkte sie in diesem Moment ein wenig wie eine verzauberte Tür, versteckt, umrankt von Efeu, geheimnisvoll. Man möchte leise die Tür öffnen ... Durch die Linse meines Teleobjektivs betrachtet, wurde die Vielfältigkeit der Natur sichtbar, die sich mit zähem Wurzelwerk auf kargem Nährboden behauptete. Wie lange mag das Gebäude schon in diesem Zustand sein? Wie lange braucht die Natur, um sich wieder so zu etablieren. Das bemooste Mauerwerk ist deutlich älter als die stabile Tür, die es leider unmöglich macht, hinter ihr Geheimnis zu schauen. Ein winterkalter Blick nach oben zeigte auch hier zähe Vegetation und verfallene Dachziegel. Mir kam kurz der Gedanke, ob es wohl das Wurzelwerk ist, dass die löcherige Dachkonstruktion zusammen hält ? Kalt und farblos wirkte alles an diesem trüben Wintertag. Ein paar Schritte zurück gehen, die Szene auf mich wirken lassen ... Ein wenig Weitwinkelperspektive zeigt die Verlassenheit des Ortes. Die Wolken nehmen die Stimmung auf ... Bei meinem dritten Besuch fielen mir besonders die Bäume ins Auge. Ich sah den Spot mehr als ein Ganzes .... Gut zu erkennen die Fachwerkbauweise. Diese hat sich aus der primitiven frühgeschichtlichen Pfostenbauweise in verschiedenen Spielarten entwickelt und wudre bis ins 19. Jahrhundert als vorherrschende Bauweise angesehen. Mehr Information zum Fachwerk siehe unten stehenden Link: Beim genaueren Hinsehen fiel auf, dass einzelne Steinteile herausbrechen, aber die tragenden Balken wohl am längsten überleben werden. Leider gaben die Scheibenlosten Fensteröffnungen nichts wirklich Interessantes preis. In der Seitenansicht nahmen mittlerweile Bäume und Sträucher mehr Raum und Wahrnehmung ein als das verfallene Gebäude selbst. Schnell wachsende Birken schaffen in 6 Jahren 7 Meter Wuchshöhe, sagt das Interent. Soooo, diese Ansicht hatte ich bei meinem letzten Besuch. Ganz ordentlich über die Straße wollte ich gehen. Nicht unbedingt die beste Entscheidung. Aber davon später ... Also, beim zweiten Besuch fuhren einige kleinere Baufahrzeuge auf dem weitläufigen Gelände umher. Noch nicht bereit zu gehen, obwohl es ausgerechnet jetzt anfing zu regnen, wendete ich mich nach rechts eine Art Weg oder Straße entlang. Erstaunt stellte ich fest, dass es eine Art Aufgang gab. Dieser war mir bei meinem ersten Besuch gar nicht aufgefallen und er sah definitiv stabil und begehbar aus. Da war ich allerdings von dem heute leider abwesenden Federvieh ganz fasziniert. Am Ende eine offene, bzw. offensichtlich nicht mehr vorhandene Tür ... Gehe ich? Oder gehe ich nicht? Eine Weile betrachtete ich die bizarren verfallenen Überreste der Scheune, dachte ich zumindest. Blauer Himmel überstrahlte die Szenerie, der Regen hatte ein Einsehen mit der Kamara. Bei meinem ersten Besuch hatte ich nicht wirklich auf die Art des Gebäudes geachtet. Nun konnte ich mich aus dem Türahmen heraus in Ruhe ein wenig umschauen. Dem Tele sei Dank ... Viele verschiedene Dinge nahm ich wahr, als ich so an der Tür stand und vorsichtig um die Ecke schaute. Grün, sehr viel grün, das dem Ort einen beschaulichen Anstrich gab. Interessant und ein wenig bizarr, auf welchen Materialien Pflanzen Halt und Nahrung finden. In der Schule hatte ich mal gelernt, dass es Epiphyten gibt. Pflanzen, die auf anderen Pflanzen sitzen und dort Halt und Nahrung finden. Hier handelte es sich zweifelsfrei um heimatliche Pflanzen, die mit scheinbar stoischer Ruhe sich ihren Lebensraum zurück eroberten. Ich musste gestehen, dass mich das allgewärtige Grün in diesem Moment mehr faszinierte als der Verfall des alten Gebäudes. Beim näheren Hinsehen bemerkte man dann, dass die Räumlichkeiten wohl zu einer Art Abstellraum geworden waren, das Los vieler Spots? Zu meinem Erstaunen konnte ich keine Graffitis und andere Sprayersünden erkennen. Entweder ist dieser Ort noch nicht entdeckt in der Urbex Welt, und dann sollte er das auch bleiben, oder er ist schlicht und einfach uninteressant. "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started, and konw the place for the first time." (Thomas Stearns Eliot - Poet, Playwright, Literary Critic, Nobel Laureate for Literature 1947 - *Saint Louis 26.09.1888, died: London 04.01.1965) Auch interessant zu sehen, wie die Grundstruktur des Fachwerkhauses in großen Teilen noch besteht, obwohl die Vegetation das Terrain längst für sich vereinnahmt hatte. Ein letzer schneller Blick über die Schulter ... Eine kurze Überlegung, wann hier wohl zum letzten Mal Menschen ihrem normalen Leben nachgegangen sind. Gerne würde ich noch länger bleiben und mir diesen Ort anschauen. Aber die offene Tür scheint mir den Weg nach draußen zu zeigen ... Mein Blick fällt kurz auf zerschlagene Sanitäreinrichtungen, doch auch hier Spuren von immerwährendem Müll. Mein zweiter Besuch ging zu Ende. Werde ich noch einmal hier hinkommen? Jaaaa, da stand ich wieder einmal dort, diesmal neben/hinter einer großen Tanne. Den Weg gefunden, etwas länger war er als über das Feld. Aber wer will schon immer über Bauers Acker laufen. Das tut man ja auch nicht. Also schaute ich mich um, versuchte mich zu orientieren, als ich ein Geräusch hörte. Ein Tür oder ein Tor, dachte ich. Eigentlich nichts Besonderes ... ... nur dass ich mich hier auf Privatgrundstück befand, wie ein Schild am Anfang der Straße nachdrücklich mitteilte, und nicht auf meinem eigenen. Na gut, ich bin ja privat und ich will ja auch nichts Schlimmes. In diesem Moment kam dann aber schnell der Schreck und die kurzfrisitge Überlegung, was tun? Weglaufen ist doof, weitergehen erscheint auch nicht vernünftig. Nun, dann eben freundlich. Freundlich ist immer gut ;-). Ein mittelälterer Herr kam um die Tanne, unter der ich abwartend stand, herum. Nicht übermäßig schnell aber auch nicht übermäßig freundlich. Fragend schaute er mich an ... Freundlich die Kamara schwenkend ging ich in die Offensive und bat den Herrn um Hilfe. Erwähnte ich, dass ich auch sehr freundlich sein kann? Ja ja, die Antwort, dass das hier Privatbesitz sein, hat mich jetzt auch nicht wirklich weiter gebracht. Da der Mann weiter auf mich zukam, Maske auf und ihm die Situation geschildert. "Ich bin Lost Place Fotofrafin, mir ist das sehr wichtig, ich frage vorher, ob ich fotogragfieren darf, biiiiiiiite :-). Vollkommen klar, dass ich hier nicht rein darf. Privat! Verbotsschild! und absolut baufällig. Das wusste ich auch vorher. Wie man dem Weg nach oben ansehen konnte, ist dieser zwar offensichtlich noch durchaus stabil. Aber mein Blick mit dem Tele in die Räumlichkeiten zeigten mir beim letzten Besuch ganz klar, dass man hier besser nicht rumstiefelt. Nach mehrmaligem Hin und Her in freundlichem Ton konnte ich dem Herrn, der sich selbst "Oberaufpasser" nannte, ansehen, dass er mein Anliegen durchaus nachvollziehen konnte. Also konnte mein Herz jetzt wieder etwas ruhiger schlagen ;-). Als der Herr merkte, dass auch sein Einwurf, dass da alles nass und matschig sei, mich nicht sonderlich beeindruckte, bekam ich die dann doch die Erlaubnis, das Gebäude rundrum in aller Ruhe VON AUSSEN zu fotografien. Dazu durfte ich sogar durch seinen privaten Garten gehen. Wer mich kennt, weiß, dass diese Erlaubnis für mich super wichtig war. So ganz in Ruhe herum zugehen, verschiedene Perspektiven auszuprobieren, war für mich fast wie Weihnachten. Zum Glück war es noch vor dem großen Schnee, also hielt sich der Matsch in Grenzen. Obwohl, so Schneefotos...?!?!? Schluss jetzt! - So eine typische Detailaufnahme. Da hat man wohl lange Zeit noch ein Loch nach dem anderen geflickt ... ... und noch etwas habe ich erfahren. Es ist gar keine Scheune gewesen, sondern eine Ziegelei. Nach Ausagen selbigen Herrns soll sie seit ca 25 Jahren nicht mehr genutzt worden sein. Das würde nach meinem Dafürhalten mit der Vegetation in etwas übereinstimmen. Mit diesem Wissen habe ich mich natürlich mit anderen Augen umgesehen und rundherum alte Ziegel entdeckt. Sie schienen alle die gleiche Gussform zu haben. Da war sie wieder, die Versuchung, der Wunsch noch mehr zu erfahren, mehr zu sehen. Wie wurden in dieser doch eher kleinen Anlage die Ziegel gebrannt? Nun, an diesem Tag werde ich das sicher nicht mehr erfahren. Also zum Abschied als Entschädigung noch ein Selfie, soviel Selbstdarstellung muss sein :-). Der einzige größere Stapel Ziegel im Außenbereich, ordentlich aufgestapelt, alles noch heile. Nach 25 Jahren sieht das jetzt nun nicht aus. Langsam auf den Rückweg machen, froh, in Ruhe Fotos gemacht zu haben, froh, freunldich mit den Eigentümern/Aufpassern umgegangen zu sein. Das bestärkte mich in meinem Bestreben, auch bei zukünftigen Spots immer den offiziellen Weg der Begehung zu suchen. Auch weiß ich jetzt, wem das Gelände gehört und wie der freundliche Aufpasser heißt. - Wie sich später herausstellen sollte, erwies sich die Recherche doch als ungewönlich schwierig. Hier muss ich noch einmal tiefer ansetzen, evtl. noch einmal dort klingeln. Vielleicht kann ich so noch mehr in Erfahrung über diesen Ort bringen. Nachdenklich machte ich mich nun tatsächlich auf den Rückweg, vorbei an dieser kleinen Hütte. Ob dort wohl ein großer Hund wohnte und alles brav bewacht hat? Auch das könnte ich Herrn S...fragen .-). Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfAr/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue