Art On The Berlin Wall

24 02 2016 it is often said that the history of graffiti is as old as the history of humanity itself.

Art on the berlin wall.

What the berlin wall epitomized was the 20th century idea of the individual as the property of the state. Scribbles on the walls were the first form of artistic expression the first evidence of human creativity which survived in its various forms until the present day. The right to move. Known for his signature brightly coloured cartoon heads french artist thierry noir is famous for being the first person to paint on the berlin wall.

The berlin wall was constructed in 1961 to separate west berlin and east berlin during the cold war. For five years during the 1980s noir illegally painted the western side of the berlin wall with bold cartoonish images of animals and human faces evading police and border guards. Behind that wall the east german government told the people where to live and work what goods they could consume and what enjoyments and entertainments they would be permitted. All the differences between the countries made it a perfect place for people to express their opinions especially on their preferences and dislikes.

Artists quickly began to make their mark on parts of the wall that still stood. Berlin street art history where graffiti found home admin on. After the berlin wall fell in 1991 118 artists from 21 different countries created over 100 murals along one of the section beside the river spree. This provided a perfect canvas for the artists of the dynamic international community of west berlin.

The wall s death strip on the east side of the wall here follows the curve of the luisenstadt canal filled in 1932. Map of the location of the berlin wall showing checkpoints general information type wall country east germany east berlin soviet occupied sector of berlin coordinates construction started 13. This area is now known as the east side gallery. The berlin wall with graffiti art on the west berlin side and the death strip on the east.