All for the love of Graffiti Street Artworks !

Do you like Graffiti Art?

Do you even think its an Art?

Fo a fact, I must say that from a point of view of an artist, you can never contain Art.in every form, texture and material, it is an Art, an essence that nobody can violate. It is a freeform of dynamic expression of oneself, an unfolding of something out of ordinary.

Maybe that is also the reason why it catches attention…it provokes our imagination and compels us to feel something.A poignant reaction.

But what kind of Art stirs your emotion?

I think my little town is totally cool. When I send these photos to a friend, she mentioned if I am in Berlin. Nope, I am just in Ingolstadt, a small town here in Bavaria, south of Germany. But here, we have our own wall of Art. I think so many locals doesn´t even know that this exists, maybe they´ve driven through this street in Ringseestr. and never noticedit. As for me, things like this never go unnoticed…

This 250- meter old boring walls of an underpass bridge were overturned, and becomes a platform  of idealism, a collective spectacle of artistic minds, enviable talent and lots of spray bottle becomes the medium of artistic expression. I love how a simple place like this particular wall bridge turns into a beautiful display of unique designs and artistic expression—all in a form of the rebellious GRAFFITI!

For me, it will never be a dull wall again..never again!

This morning , we went with our weekly Wandertags and hopped into our bikes. It’s a cloudy Sunday and we have high hopes that it won’t rain.On our way , we made a little detour and it was a lucky start I must say, because as we are approaching the underpass of Unserherrn, near Ringsee, we saw people gathering under the bridge and many Graffiti Artists are already absorbed in their work. What a sweet surprise, coincidentally, we made it into the “La Grande Schmierage V “, Hall of Fame, the biggest Graffiti Spray Party happening now here in Ingolstadt.

Yes, the boring underpass bridge became so alive and colorful with all the life-size wall sprayed- artwork of these talented artists, it was like walking into a street gallery!

Its totally different to watch how they are doing it, spraying and everything, its like watching a msterpiece being created before your eyes.

I have read that different Artists came from  different countries namely — from Montréal, Barcelona, ​​Moscow, Bergamo, Slovakia and various cities in Germany, also from top-class artists of the international spray scene. From yesterday,  1st of July, and today, they all meet in the so-called “Hall of Fame”  to redesign the 250-meter wall surface of the underpass bridge. 

Graffiti is aggressive, its messy, its scandalous. It can never contained because for one, it is done to show explosive meanings. A move which others regards as vandalism.They say Graffiti  is something illicit, more like a rebellious symbol of expressing one’s ideas through drawings, writing or scribbling on public areas. Not everyone like it.

If someone sprayed on your beloved personal wall, I bet you might be furious. You can never call it an art, its more of an invasion of your private place.

Spraying can be an assault and may cause  damage to property. Others find  lubrication and illegal spraying so invasive and illegal, whether for the sake of  so-called hip art form , it’s still  something vulgar and oppressive. But not so here in Germany, here in our region in Bavaria, Graffiti spraying is legalized. Legal Spraying and Graffiti Art has established itself increasingly in urban areas as an expression of lifestyle and worldliness .

As early as 1995 the gray concrete walls of the railway underpass were cleared for graffiti by the city of Ingolstadt and the spraying in the Hall of Fame was legalized. Since then, the walls are constantly being sprayed again, the hall often changes its appearance – and still counts as one of the largest legal halls in Germany.

Meet the Artists through their artworks!

They are bunch of normal, messy, hip-looking men and women you can see in the streets. But once they hold their Spray, the world is their audience. Notable artists for the 2017 Spray meeting are as follows:  Five Eight from Montréal, Saturno from Barcelona, ​​Kram from Barcelona, ​​Zmogk from Moscow, Verbo from Bergamo, Kaisy from Slovakia, Omsk from Saxony, Bond Truluv from Leipzig , Rusl from Constance and Dater from Koblenz. In addition, two sprayers from the partner town of Kragujevac are expected. 

You can see their full profiles Here.

I am so thrilled that even though I don’t know them each by their faces, I have seen them in their spray action. They are really amazing and full of talent! I could watch their drawings and draw unlimited meanings. Once you see their work, you will never see the same “old boring walls”the same as before– it’s like they have brought something to life. People stop and take a look, and observe. These walls deserve a look. No wonder it’s an international event! Some of notable Graffiti work that are worth to see are Here. My favorite was the work of Inti, a giant Don Quixote mural in Quintanar de la Orden, Spain.

The La Grande Schmierage graffiti meeting was launched in 2008 under the organization  of the City Youth Initiative and in close collaboration with Boris Schmelter. The organization and support of the artists are located at the FRONTE79 Youth Cultural Center in Ingolstadt.

Do you like looking at street wall art?

If you want to read more about the La Grande Schmierage, here are some useful links:

www.schmierage.de

www.tumultfestival.de