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

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 Historisches Stadtbad Krefeld I Kaiserbad I Freischwimmer e.V. I Urbex Art I Lost Place Photography I Jugendstil I Samara Blue I My Way of Art I Dreamtime Seitenanfang Historische Aufnahmen Fliesen Tablett Einrichtung Seitenanfang Historische Aufnahmen Fliesen Tablett Einrichtung Lost Place - Old City Pool Krefeld return Here I summarize the experiences of a photo tour in this beautiful old Stadtbad Krefeld in June 2020 with the theoretical tour in July of the same year. So many interesting impressions, so many colors, so much information. A documentation where mainly the pictures should do the talking! You can find the history of the tiles here: (...) Historical recordings here: (...) Nachdem ich durch das bunte, für Krefeld Neulinge ein wenig versteckte Tor Einlass gefunden habe, fand ich mich im Hof des alten Stadtbades wieder. Viele Fotokolleginnen und Kollegen waren schon da und warteten auf das, was noch kommen würde. Abwartend schaue ich mich um. Während wir warten, platziere ich Samson junior, mein Fotomaskottchen, schon mal auf der Windschutzscheibe des offensichtlich auch schon in die Jahre gekommen Busses. Ein bisschen Spaß muss sein. Endlich kann jeder seinen Obolus entrichten, erhält einen Schutzhelm und die neuesten Corona Verhaltensregeln. Alles halb so wild, wird schon gehen, Hauptsache ich bekomme endlich etwas vor die Linse. Habe ich erwähnt, dass ich manchmal nicht sehr geduldig bin ;-). Wissenswertes aus der ca. 1,5 Std. dauernden kostenlosen, Spenden erwünschten theoretischen Führung: Die erste Sauna gab es wahrscheinlich um 70 nach Christi in Gelduba/Gellep, einem alten Siedlungskern, der von den kaiserlichen Truppen bis mind. ins 5.Jh. nach Christi genutzt wurde. Gelduba ist der heutige Krefelder Stadtteil Gellep und ein archäologisch wertvoller Fundort. Dann wird lange Zeit nichts "waschenswertes" berichtet. Erst später im Mittelalter tauchten Bäder/Waschhäuser wieder auf. Wie schon erwähnt, sind wir im Mittelalter: Hier wurden Waschzuber benutzt. Es gab Bader, die neben den Waschungen auch zur Ader ließen und andere körpernahe Dienstleistungen verrichteten. Da es hier auch zu geschlechtsübergreifenden Dienstleistungen kam, die der Kirche auf schärfste verpönt waren, geriet das Waschen an sich in den höheren Kreisen in Vergessenheit. Meist wurde hier ein Mensch nur einmal nass, und das war bei der Taufe. Das gemeine Volk ging in die Flüsse, um sich zu waschen. Im späteren Barock/Rokoko wurde die Körperhygiene mittels Puder und allerlei Duftwässerchen und anderer merkwürdiger Ingredenzien durchgeführt. Diese Zustände führten naturgemäß zu immer stärkeren gesundheitlichen Problemen. Um 1800 war Crefeld mit ca. 8.500 Einwohnern eher dünn besiedelt. Doch nach und nach kamen immer mehr Menschen auf der Suche nach Arbeit in die Stadt. Die ehemals freien Weber verdingten sich als Lohnarbeiter in der Textilindustrie. Aus dem Ruhrgebiet zog es viele Arbeiter in die Seidenindustrie, die ein angenehmeres Arbeitsumfeld versprach als der Kohleabbau und die Schwerindustrie. Explosionsartig stieg die Einwohnerzahl auf 100.000 Einwohner. Aber da die Stadt nicht mehr Platz bot, lebten sehr viele Menschen auf immer enger werdendem Raum. Um die hygienischen Probleme in den Griff zu bekommen, waren gravierende Änderungen von Nöten. Da die Stadt Krefeld auf Drängen der Handelskammer den Sitz des zuständigen Landgerichtes in das Stadtgebiet holen wollte, das preußische Justizministerium aber als Mindestanforderung eine öffentliche Badanstalt forderte, wurde ab 1882 eine öffentliche Badeanstalt geplant und am 01.05.1890 an der Neusser Str. eröffnet. Der Fokus lag naturgemäß bei Eröffnung des Bades nicht auf dem Schwimmen, sondern auch auf dem Bestaunen der technischen Neuerungen und der exquisiten Ausstattung. Das Bad wurde vom Architekten Johann Burkhart im Jugendstil geplant. Die Anlage befindet sich im verdichteten Stadtkern. Durch die Integration in die vorhanden Geschäftsstraßen, fanden Schaufensterfronten keinen Platz. Stattdessen wurde die Inneneinrichtung hochwertig und großzügig erbaut. Es geht hinauf im opulenten Treppenhaus mit seinen wunderschön geschmiedeten Treppengeländern. Staunend bekommen wir einen ersten Eindruck, welch prachtvoller Lost Place auf uns wartet. Ein erster flüchtiger Blick in einen der zahllosten Gänge. Schnell die Kamera genommen und den ersten Eindruck fest gehalten. Noch nicht wirklich ein Blick für die einstige Schönheit, sondern ein Empfinden von Traurigkeit ob der Unordnung und des Verfalls. Im Laufe der Führung soll sich der Eindruck ein wenig abschwächen. Vieles ist schon aufgeräumt, gesäubert und ein wenig für den Betrachter her gerichtet. Doch weiter in der Geschichte dieser faszinierenden Zeugnisse vergangener Zeit ... Im Vestibül, dem Treppenaufgang zum Herrenbad befindet sich ein in blau gehaltenes Kunstwerk des Theatermalers Fritz Huhnen. Der in Krefeld beheimatete Maler verewigte auf diesem Bild auf dem Beckenrand unten rechts sitzend die Krefelder Schwimmerin Wiltrud Urselmann. Sie hat bei den Olympischen Spielen 1960 eine Silbermedallie erschwommen. Wenn der Blick durch den sonnendurchfluteten Flur fällt, kann man sich für einen Moment in der Schönheit der vergangenen Tage verlieren. s. Link Wiltrud Urselmann unten rechts am Beckenrand sitzend. Eine außergewöhnliche Idee, eine Sportlerin zu ehren. Das Bild wurde 1969/61 erschaffen und 2002 zum letzten Mal restauriert. s. Link Durch Feuchtigkeit und Kälte hat dieses Kunstwerk enorm gelitten und 2017 wurde über einen Noterhalt in Höhe von ca. €950 – €1.200 debattiert. Laut Aussagen von Anke Drießen Seeger (SPD) handelt es sich um ein Bild doppelter Bedeutung, da es eine Homage an 2 Krefelder Künstler ist. Auch der bekannte Schauspieler Bud Spencer hat in seiner Schwimmkariere das Krefelder Bad beehrt. 1951 trat er unter dem Namen Carlo Pedersoli für Ratio Rom international an. Eleganter Treppenaufgang, lichtdurchflutet, lädt dazu ein, einen Moment der Ruhe zu genießen. Erstaunlich gut erhalten sind die Treppenstufen aus Holz. Edel, doch schlicht und zeitlos zeigen sie Stil und Eleganz. Die reiche Seidenstatt Crefeld wollte im deutschen Reich zeigen, was sie sich wert war. Das ist ihr mit diesem Bad mehr als gelungen. Streng getrennt nach Damen und Herren gelangten die Badegäste an ihren jeweiligen Ort der Ruhe und des Entspannens. Mit der 1877 ersten richtigen Wasserleitung war die Wasserversorgung gesichert. Hatten die Damen z.B. ihre Blechmarken für den Eintritt erhalten, konnten sie im Warteraum auf eine freie Badekabine warten. Es wird berichtet, dass oft ein ziemlich rauer Umgangston seitens der Badedienerinnen herrschte. Die geringe Bezahlung für die doch ziemlich anstrengende Arbeit mag ein Grund dafür sein. Innehalten ... wenn die Welt sich um einen herum dreht. Es gibt immer eine Möglichkeit, zur Ruhe zu kommen und für einen Moment einfach den Augenblick zu genießen. So tankt man genügend Kraft, um wieder in den Trubel des Alltags einzusteigen. (Pinterest) - Vielleicht war dies früher so ein Ort für die Besucher des Bades. Für mich war es so ein Moment, während ich versucht habe, das Gefühl mit meiner Kamera fest zuhalten. Deshalb konnte ich mich auch nicht entscheiden, welches Bild ich nehme ... Ein Damen- und ein Herrenbad sowie ein hufeisenförmiger Wannenbädertrakt vervollständigten mit medizinischen und römisch-irischen Bädern die Anlage. Dieses wunderschöne Stadtbad Krefeld zählte seinerzeit zu den größten Bädern im deutschen Kaiserreich. Es war 113 Jahre mit Unterbrechungen in Betrieb. Trotz Staub und Schmutz der Vernachlässigung ist die einstige Exklusivität noch gut erkennbar. Da wenig Grund und Boden für die Bebauung zur Verfügung stand, wurde die Badeanstalt auf engstem Raum in die vorhandenen Geschäftsstraßen integriert. In den heutigen Büroräumen gab es zu früherer Zeit ein Damenmodengeschäft, später einen TUI Reisveranstalter. Im oberen Bereich lagen die Wohnungen für die Bediensteten. Im Eingangsbereich gab es einen Kiosk, der so klein war, dass der Besitzer sich darin kaum bewegen konnte. Den Eingang zierte ein schmiedeeisernes Tor. Zur Eröffnung kamen ca. 1.400 Menschen auch um die erste elektrische Anlage zu bestaunen. Zur Absicherung soll es allerdings auch Gasbeleuchtung gegeben haben, um im Fall eines Versagens des neuen Stroms weiter über Licht zu verfügen. Die Bauweise an sich mit vielen großen Fenstern und Lichthöfen war noch zusätzlich dazu geeignet, das Bad in hellem Licht erscheinen zu lassen. Samson junior scheinen die schönen Muster der Fliesen ebenfalls zu gefallen. 1897 wurde die Brausen Abteilung eröffnet. Duschen kostete 10 oder 20 Pfennig incl. Handtuch und Seife. Es gab Baden 1., 2., und 3. Klasse, mit oder ohne Seife/Handtuch, Massage, Vitamin D-Behandlung, mit und ohne was auch immer. Danach mussten sich Männer und Frauen getrennt in ihre jeweiligen Bereiche begeben. Links die Treppe hoch gelangte Frau ins Damenbad. Im rechten Bereich lag die Wäscherei. Meist wurde die im Bad benötige Wäsche ausgeliehen, damit man sofort nach der Arbeit zum Baden gehen konnte. Die Fliesen im gesamten Bad gehören zu den damals teuersten erhältlichen Materialien. Sie wurden fugenlos verlegt, eine heute kaum noch zu findende handwerkliche Technik. Die Natur kehrt zurück, überall, wo es das kleinste Schlupfloch gibt. Erstaunlich, mit welcher Beharrlichkeit und Unaufhaltsamkeit dieser Prozess vonstatten geht. Im Kellerbereich befand sich eine Wäsche-U-Bahn, um die Wege möglichst kurz und schnell zu halten. Zur Eröffnung wurde sich mit einer Klingelanlage und Sprachrohren verständigt. Später wurde eine modernere Telefonanlage eingebaut. Im Bad arbeiteten einige wenige Beamte ein hauptberuflicher Maschinist, Masseusen und Masseure und ein Kassierer. Der Verdienst lag bei ca. 1.000 Deutschmark. Der Rest der dort arbeitenden Menschen waren Tagelöhner, deren Verdienst bei 4 – 6 Deutschmark/Tag lag. Die Eintrittspreise lagen je nach gebuchter Leistung bei 0,50 – 2,50 Deutschmark. Es gab die ersten Solarien, allerdings angeblich mehr zur Vitamin D Abdeckung, denn zur angenehmen Bräune. Geplant wurden Kosten in Höhe von 200.000 Deutschmark. Da man sich mit diesem Prachtbau ... ... auf Neuland begab, betrugen letztendlich die Kosten lt. Wikipedia 919.134,89 Deutschmark. Weil die geplante Übernahme dieser Kosten durch Investoren einer Aktiengellsellschaft nie zustande kam, musste die Stadt Krefeld allein für die Kosten aufkommen. Doch da die Ausstattung so überaus prächtig und ansehnlich war, geriet letztendlich niemand mehr in Staunen über diese hohen Kosten. Eine Mettlacher Fliesenfirma war 2 Jahre damit beschäftigt, alles benötigten Fliesen herzustellen. Im Salon Bad, auch Kaiserbad genannt, herrschte ein feudales Ambiente. Eine Liege, Korbstühle und ein Duschvorhang vervollständigten die Einrichtung. Über 3 verschiedene Klassen von Dusch- und Wannenbädern verfügte das alte Stadtbad, wovon das Kaiserbad das hochwertigste war. Die Fenster zum Flur hatten eine Blindverglasung, damit die Badenden vor neugierigen Blicken aus den Fluren geschützt waren. Im späteren Verlauf wurde dieser Raum auch als Familienbad genutzt. Die Fliesen stammen von Villeroy & Boch. Dieser Raum steht unter Denkmalschutz und es gibt Überlegungen, ihn komplett wieder herzurichten. In 2019 wurde durch vandallistische Übergriffe einiger Schaden angerichtet. So wurde ein Wannengriff ´raus getreten. Im ganzen Haus gibt es z.B. auch keine Kupfer o.ä. wertvolles Material mehr. Dieser Spruch (Herzensliebe.com) und die einst luxuriöse Ruhebank gehörten für mich sofort zusammen. So viel Zeit im Dornröschenschlaf vergangen. So viel zu planen, reparieren, erhalten und/oder zu verändern. Nichts, was in kurzer Zeit vollzogen werden kann. Geduld, Zeit, Initiative werden letztendlich zu einem tollen Ergebnis führen. Davon bin ich fest überzeugt, habe ich doch das Team der Freischwimmer als äußerst engagiert, kompetent und nachhaltig arbeitend erleben können. Nachdem das Bad in Etappen geschlossen wurde, hat es einige nicht wirklich erfolgreiche Versuche gegeben, mit Kunstinstallationen Besucher anzulocken. Ca. 7 Jahre bevor auch das Herrenbad endgültig geschlossen wurde, stellten z.B. 24 Krefelder und regionale Künstlerinnen verschiedene heiter-tiefsinnige, raumbezogene Installationen aus. Hierzu wurden die Räume unter Einbezug ihres Charakters genutzt. Siehe hierzu Link: Szenische Führungen durch das Bad sind eine der Aktionen, die vom freischwimmer e.V. zur Wiederbelebung des Bades durchgeführt wurden. Der Verein kümmert sich seit 2018 darum, das alte Stadtbad gemeinsam mit den Krefelder Bürgerinnen und Bürgern zu neuem Glanz und neuen Aufgaben zu verhelfen. Samson junior musste sich schnell mal in die Szene einschleichen ;-). Bericht zu den szenischen Führungen siehe folgenden Link: Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand... ein wenig Selbstdarstellung sei der Fotografin erlaubt :-). Gut zu erkennen sind hier auch die maroden Mauerwerke. Das Herrenbad eines der größten und schönsten Bäder im damaligen kaiserlichen Deutschland mit 26 m Länge. Später wurde es auf Wettkampfmaße (25 m) angepasst. Die hohen gewölbten Decken unterstützen den Eindruck von Großzügigkeit und Exklusivität. 1922 wurde mit dem Bau eines neuen Elektrizitätswerkes die Anlieferung von Warmwasser möglich. Eine 800 m lange Leitung leitete die Abwärme ins Schwimmbad, wo sie noch abgekühlt wurde. So konnte 1/3 Energie gespart werden. In den Hallenbädern fand auch der Sport ein Zuhause. Der Krefelder Schwimmverein wurde dort im Juli 1983 gegründet. Von Beginn an fanden hier Wettkämpfe statt. Neben Wiltrud Urselmann, gab es z.B. Martha Genenger und andere Olympioniken, Europa- und Weltmeister. Nach dem 1. Weltkrieg gehörte Schwimmen zum festen Sportunterricht an den städtischen Schulen. Bis zur Schließung des Damenbades trainierten hier auch ... ... die Rettungsschwimmer des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes und der Krefelder Wasserwacht. Sogar Wasserball fand hier seine Liebhaber. 1996 gab es einen Umbau, bei dem u.a. Finnenrinnen eingebaut wurden, die mit Wasserumwälzungen zusammen zu verbesserten Hygienebedingungen führen sollten. Aber auch diese Maßnahmen konnten den Niedergang nicht aufhalten. Da das Schwimmbad in Fischeln bedeutend billiger war, wurde für das Jahr 2000 die Schließung geplant. Im August 2000 jedoch gab es einen Unfall im Bockumer Badezentrum mit 46 meist jugendlichen leicht Verletzten. Aus ungeklärten Ursachen brach die Unterdecke im Schwimmbereich ein. "Das Wunder von Krefeld" betitelte die Presse damals dieses Ereignis (vgl. Link). Das Bad wurde geschlossen und das Herrenbad für kurze Zeit reaktiviert. Die Schulen und Vereine mussten dieses Bad nun nutzen, so dass die Öffentlichkeit nur ca. 2 Stunden zum Schwimmen hatte. Durch die zum Teil sehr veraltete technische Anlage musste das Bad manchmal ganz geschlossen werden. Die marode Heizungsanlage fiel häufig aus, so dass das Wasser kalt blieb. Neben dem bald instand gesetzten Bockumer Badezentrum eröffnete im Stadtteil Königshof ein weiters Schwimmbad. Nicht nur die immer wieder auftretenden technischen Probleme, sondern auch die mittlerweile ausreichende Versorgung im Bad- und Schwimmbereich waren der Grund für eine endgültige Schließung des einstigen Prachtbaus. Am 24.01.2003 verließ der letzte Badegast die heiligen Hallen. Seitdem befindet sich das Bad in unverändertem Zustand. Ein Blick durch die Glaskugel sei mir erlaubt ... Glänzend und auf den Kopf gestellt erscheint das Herrenbad. Ein Zeichen für eine vollkommen kontroverse aber nicht desto trotz strahlende Zukunft? Warten wir es ab ... Die Gänge zu und zwischen den Bädern waren mit Kokosmatten ausgelegt. Der Hauptaugenmerk bei Eröffnung lag in erster Linie beim Baden/Waschen zur Köperhygiene, weniger beim reinen Schwimmen. Hatte man den jeweiligen Eintrittspreis gezahlt, hat ein Badediener die Tür aufgeschlossen und das heiße Wasser eingelassen. Die Uhr wurde auf 0,45 Minuten gestellt. Danach musste man das Bad verlassen. Wurde das versäumt, musste nachgezahlt werden. Die großen Mengen Wasser, die das Bad benötigte, wurden mit Hilfe großer Mengen Kohle aufgewärmt. Mehr als 19° schafften die Hallenbäder damals allerdings nicht. So musste das Bad zur Zeit des 1. Weltkrieges, als Kohle zum ersten Mal knapp wurde, zum ersten Mal schließen. Wasseraufbereitung oder spezielle Desinfektion war zur damaligen Zeit auch noch nicht möglich. Vor allem im Sommer war trübes Wasser die Folge. Bei hohen Betrieb musste das Wasser bis zu drei mal in der Woche ausgetauscht werden. Spinnweben und Taubenkot bedecken nun Stufen und Treppengeländer der vormals so prachtvollen Badestätte, erinnern mich an die oder andere verbotene Location bei Harry Potter. Der einstige Glanz aber blitzt an vielen Stellen durch und lädt ein, auch die wunderschönen Kleinigkeiten wahrzunehmen. Wo bitte ist die Toilettenfrau geblieben? Dieses Bild berührt mich. Vielleicht weil es so einfach und unspektakulär ist. Aus jeder Perspektive beeindruckend, lässt sich trotz des allgegenwärtigen Staubes noch sehr gut die hochwertig farbige Verarbeitung des Fußbodens erkennen. Immer herein spaziert ... Neben dem normalen Regelbetrieb war es schwierig, das Wettkampftraining zu integrieren. Morgens erschienen die Frühschwimmer, danach die Schulen, am Nachmittag fand der Normalbetrieb statt und abends hatten die Vereine Trainingszeiten. So blieb für die Leistungsschwimmer nur der frühe Morgen oder später am Abend. Zu Spitzenzeiten gab es ca. 500.000 Besucher im Stadtbad, zum Schluss waren es gerade mal 8.500 Besucher. Eine traurige Bilanz. Bin gleich zurück ... scheint das verwaiste Kassenhäuschen dem vorbei schlendernden Besucher zu sagen. Wäre schön, wenn das wahr wäre, würde sicher so mancher Krefelder sagen, der hier schwimmen gelernt hat. Glaubt man den Ur-Krefeldern, so hat hier fast jedes Kind das Schwimmen gelernt. Vor ca. 1,5 Jahren wurden Teile des Mauerwerkes restauriert, weil sich der gemeine Hausschwamm dort breit gemacht hat. Da im Laufe der Jahre Efeu durch die Fenster gedrungen ist, wurden in Teilen neue Fenster eingesetzt, einige Fenster sind z.Zt. mit Sperrholzplatten verschlossen, letztendlich auch um den fliegenden Ratten /Tauben den begehrten Zugang zu verwehren. Weitere Informationen zu Sanierungsmöglichkeiten siehe Link: Ein Licht am Ende des Tunnels ... Eines der zahlreichen großen Fenster, die dem Bad zu guten Lichtverhältnissen auch ohne Strom und Gas verholfen haben. Außerdem eine Perspektive, die mit oder ohne Mensch zu einem der beliebtesten Fotomotive der alten Lady geworden ist. Zur Eröffnung tat im Frauenbad ein Bademeister Dienst. Dieser kam allerdings dort nicht wirklich zurecht. Bald wurde eine Bademeisterin eingestellt, deren Anstellung jedoch erst nach längeren Diskussionen genehmigt wurde. Das Becken war 16 m lang und das Wasser war meistens trüb. Es wurde 2 x in der Woche gewechselt und wurde mit ca. 22° warmen Wasser aus dem Kesselhaus beliefert. Die meiste Zeit hatte das Wasser allerdings nur 19°. Das Wasser bei den Herren wurde häufiger gewechselt als im Damen Bad. Aus diesem Grund kam es zur einer Eingabe, dass auch im Damen Bad das Wasser häufiger gewechselt werden sollte. Nach intensiver Prüfung der Sachlage gab es Annahmen, dass die Trübung des Wassers aufgrund der Tatsache herrühren könnte, dass es die Damen würden mit der Hygiene nicht so genau nehmen würden. Offensichtlich war es nicht einfach, die Wasserhygiene zu gewährleisten, 5 Liter Chlor, an einem Ende ins Becken gegeben, mussten auch erstmal am anderen Ende ankommen. Das Damen Bad war teuer zu beheizen, was letztendlich mit zur Schließung geführt hat. Zur Blütezeit fanden im Damen Bad alle 2-3 Monate sogar Taufen der Zeugen Jehovas statt. Ende 1992 wurde das Damen Bad letztendlich wegen der zahlreichen Schäden des Erdbebens am 13.04.1992 geschlossen. Das Erdbeben hatte eine Stärke von 5,9 auf der Richterskala und war das stärkste der Region seit dem Dürener Beben von 1756. Das Epizentrum lag 4 km südwestlich von Roermond. (Quelle: Wikipedia und vgl. Link) Allein der Nachweis der hieraus resultierenden gravierenden Schäden wurde offenbar nie nachweislich geführt. Hier sind noch einmal die wunderschönen Originalfliesen zu sehen. Auch die übrigen Treppenhäuser des alten Stadtbades Krefeld zeigen ihren gediegen zeitlosen Charme. Nach 38 Jahren schließt der Frisör im Stadtbad seine Türen. Selbst meinem Mann ist dieser Salon noch in guter Erinnerung, ist er doch oft dort zum Haare schneiden gewesen. Verschiedenen Aussagen zur Folge betrieb der Frisör seine Laden die letzten 5 Jahre ohne Heizung, da die technischen Anlagen marode waren. Auch soll er seinen Salon in gleichbleibender Art und Weise betrieben haben, ohne den Strömungen der Zeit zu folgen. WAZ 30.12.2008 Die Ära von "Babier Stefan", dem wohl bekanntesten Frisör der Krefelder Innenstadt, endet hier an einem Mittwoch um 13.00 Uhr. Generationen von Krefeldern hat Stefan Sczesniok gestylt, geschoren und zurechtgemacht. Egal ob Politiker, Künstler, Sportler oder einfacher Bürger, willkommen war ihm, der jeden Kunden duzt, jeder: "Erst meine Kunden haben den Laden zum Kult gemacht. Allein hätte ich das nicht geschafft." Chic der 50ger Jahre, braune Holzvertäfelung, 3 rote Frisierstühle, an den Wänden Ansichtskarten, Karikaturen, Fotografien und sonstige liebevolle Erinnerungen. Ein Salon, von und mit den Kunden gestaltet. Wehmütig erinnert sich Stefan Sczesniok an die längst vergangenen Zeiten, in denen er als "Babier" im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes für die Manneszier mit einer fachmännischen Rasur dienen konnte. Sie hierzu auch folgenden Link: Nach 1945 wurde schlicht und funktionell r, im 50ger Jahre Stil eben. Schwimmen sollten die Krefelder*innen hier, so erklärte es auch Peter Borg, mit über 80 Jahren der älteste noch lebende Bademeister des Stadtbades. Ein Zeitzeuge, der hier unbedingt zu Wort kommen soll. „Man sollte vor allem an die Kinder und Jugend denken, wenn man für Krefeld etwas machen will“, schreibt der ehemalige Schwimmtrainer dem Krefelder Oberbürgermeister Frank Meyer ins Poesiealbum. (Interview siehe Link) Am 01.08.1955 begann Peter Borg sein Ausbildung im alten Krefelder Stadtbad. Ca. 65 Mitarbeiter gab es zu jener Zeit. In der Werkstatt arbeiteten ein Installateurmeister, ein Maurer, ein Schlosser und ein Schmied. Man war also weitgehend autark. Heizer arbeiteten im Kesselhaus an der Gerberstraße, wo das Wasser mit Hilfe von unzähligen Kohlelieferungen angewärmt wurde. Etwas traurig die Atmosphäre der verlassenen Dusche, erinnert sie mich doch an so manch eher ungeliebte Schulschwimmstunde. Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm. Dazu erzählt Borg von den Frühschwimmern "Morgenröte", bestehend u.a. aus einflussreichen Geschäftsleuten und Politikern, machte sich eine ca. 150 Mann starke Gruppe jeden Morgen um 6:30 Uhr auf ins nasse Element, Spaß inbegriffen. Konrad Grundmann (CDU 1959-1966 Arbeits- und Sozialminister NRW) z.B. ließ sich im Dienstwagen aufs Gelände fahren und von seinem Chauffeur die Türen aufhalten und die Handtücher anreichen. Wenn Peter Borg dann von einem Amtsleiter erzählt, dem von einem Zahnarzt mahnend ;-) ein Stück Seife im Wert von 20 Pfennig nachgetragen wurde, fragt sich, wer da zuletzt lachte. Arbeitspläne, fein säuberlich mit der Hand geschrieben, geben einen flüchtigen Einblick in damalige Arbeitsplatzbeschreibungen. Der Weg zu den Umkleiden durch die Türen wurde Stiefelgang genannt. Zur Seite zum Becken hin, durch Vorhänge getrennt wurde der Gang Barfußgang genannt. Leider sind auch hier die Duschköpfe u.Ä. Alles geklaut. Nachdem Tauben 20 Jahre lang hier eine Bleibe gefunden haben, wurden nun die Fenster zugemacht. Nur noch vertrockneter Vogelkot und ein paar zerzauste Federn erinnern an die Zeit der "Flugratten". (Ich mag Tauben übrigens ...) Seinerzeit war diese Anlage sicherlich modern und leistungsfähig. Jetzt gibt sie diesem Bad einen maroden Anstrich verbunden mit nostalgischen Erinnerungen ... Im Aushangbereich wurden Ankündigungen der verschiedenen Bereiche und Vereine veröffentlicht, auch Siege der hier trainierenden Leistungssportler konnten hier bewundert werden. Dieser prächtige Raum war der Ruheraum zum römisch-irischen Bad. An der linken Seite befanden sich 19 Umkleidekabinen, in der Mitte des Raumes befand sich ein langer Tisch mit Stühlen, an der rechten Seite gab es Waschbecken. Das kassettierte Tonnengewölbe gibt dem Raum Größe und Präsenz. Bis 1963 war diese Saunaanlage in Betrieb. Da mittels Fernwärme nicht genug Wärme erzeugt wurde und in Bockum ein Badezentrum geplant war, wurde diese Anlage außer Betrieb genommen. Nach 20 Jahren im Dornröschenschlaft fand dann hier von 1983 - 2002 der Männerbund Schlaraffia eine neue Burg. 1859 gründeten Theaterleute, Künstler und Literaten in Prag den Männerbund Schlaraffe nachdem sie von den klassischen Männerbünden abgelehnt wurden. So wurde die Vereinigung auch gedacht als Persiflage der elitären Männerclubs des 19. Jahrh. wie z.B. Lions-Club oder Rotary-Club. PRAGA - zeitgenössische Darstellung des Gründungsorte. Bei den Schlaraffen kann jeder seine kreative Leidenschaft ausleben und einfach Spaß haben. Entstanden aus den Reihen der Schauspieler, die meist in den Wintermonaten Engagements hatten, fanden und finden die wöchentlichen Treffen in den Wintermonaten (01.10.-30.04. Nordhalbkugel, 01.04.-30.10. Südhalbkugel) statt. Man hält freundschaftliche Wert sehr hoch, sie sind ausgesprochen tolerant und Freundschaften können weltweit gepflegt werden. Im Sommer finden Veranstaltungen auch mit den Frauen und Kindern statt. Die wöchentlichen Treffen werden „Sippungen“ genannt. Hier ein Blick in die Räume des Heißluftbades, noch zu erkennen, die besonderen roten Fliesen an den Wänden. Diese wurden extra für diese Räume entworfen. Kreiert wurden diese Fliesen von Otto Eckmann, einem Hauptvertreter der floralen Richtung des Jugendstils, dessen Werke u.a. im Kaiser Willelm Museum in Krefeld zu sehen sind. Das fröhliche Spiel erfolgt nach festen Regeln und wird ergänzt durch originelle Namen, kuriose Titel und manchmal bizarres Vokabular. Alles geeignet und zum Zweck der zeitweisen Loslösung vom Alltag. Heute haben sie ihre Burg in Uerdingen im et Klöske. s. Link Die Tafeln mit ritterlichen Namen erinnern noch heute an das Treiben der lustigen Rittersleut. Geprägt von mittelalterlich-romantischer Stimmung wird jedoch das Rittertum parodiert und „Mann“ kann so im Spiel seinem Alltag für einen Moment entfliehen. (Quelle: Schlaraffia Augusta Trevirorum) Schlaraffia Crefeldensis feierte 2013 den 100 Geburtstag. Die Schlaraffenburg wurde nach Vorbild eines Rittersaals ausstaffiert, die Mitglieder kleiden sich während ihrer Treffen in ritterlicher Manier. Blick aus den hinteren Räumen in den Ruheraum der ehemaligen Sauna. Der Saunabereich war mit einer Dampfgrotte, römisch-irischen Bädern und einem Tauchbecken ausgesprochen aufwändig ausgestattet. 3 Mitarbeiter waren dort für die Massagen zuständig. Die Jockeys der Krefelder Rennbahn schwitzen hier, in Gummisäcke verpackt, überflüssiges Gewicht ab. So verfügte die Samt- und Seidenstadt Krefeld über einen Wellnesstempel, als der Rest der Welt davon noch nie gehört hatte. Doch das Stadtbad stellte im Laufe der Zeit auf Fernwärme um. Das war der Anfang vom Ende, vermutete Herrn Borg. Da nun das hauseigene Kesselhaus nicht mehr genutzt wurde, konnten die notwendigen 50° nicht mehr erreicht werden. Hier zu sehen eines der wenigen Hinterlassenschaften von Sprayern, aus der Zeit als das Bad noch ein echter Lost Place war. Leider kein besonders beeindruckendes Kunstwerk. Auch hier einer der hinteren Räume. Der Fußboden mit den wunderschönen Intarsien Mustern und die Wände klassisch in blau-weiß gehalten. Auf dem Weg nach draußen schnell noch ein letzter Blick durch trübe Fensterscheiben auf die allgegenwärtige Natur und dem Verfall anheim gefallenes Mauerwerk. Es gab zwei große Schwimmbecken, die von der Gerberstraße aus erreicht werden konnten. Zum Abschluss nun noch der Weg in Freie ... Das 1925 eröffnete Freibad wurde von Ludwig Lubszynski und Walter Bollert entworfen. Springbrunnen, Säulen mit Emporen und Wasserspiele vervollständigten das imposante und verschwenderische Erscheinungsbild. Das größere der Becken im Freibad hatte Wettkampfmaße, so das hier auch internationale Wettkämpfe stattfinden konnten. Im Oktober 1944 zerstörte mindesten eine Sprengbombe das Freibad. Nach dem Krieg fand 1946 eine zweckmäßig einfache Instandsetzung statt. Das komfortlose Hinterhofambiente führte dazu, dass die Badegäste es sich mit ihren Badetüchern einfach auf den Betonflächen bequem machten. Allerdings tat dieser Umstand der Beliebtheit des alten Krefelder Freibades offensichtlich keinen Abbruch. Historische Bilder siehe unten ... Wiltrud Urselmann, die 1960 als Olympiazweite über 200-Meter-Brust wurde, soll ihren Weltrekord hier im Freibad auf der 33,3 Meter langen Bahn aufgestellt haben. Martha Geneger, am 11.11.1911 in Krefeld geboren, die 1936 eine Silbermedalie über die selbe Disziplin in Berlin gewann, hat ebenfalls an der Neusser Str. trainiert (vgl. Link). Offensichtlich war Krefeld seinerzeit eine Hochburg des Schwimmsport in ganz Deutschland. Wie ein beschaulicher Teich präsentieren sich die ehemaligen Schwimmbecken mit zahlreichen Seerosen dem neugierigen Besucher. Es bestehen Überlegungen, diese so zu belassen und der Natur einen Raum zu geben. Offensichtlich haben schon verschiedene Fische hier ein neues Zuhause gefunden. Wie ein Mahnmal aus längst vergangenen Tagen erhebt sich der alte Sprungturm mit üppigen Efeuranken aus der noch verwilderten Natur des Freibades. Für mich hatte der Anblick etwas Märchenhaftes ... Weniger Märchenhaft sondern eher zupackend und wirklichkeitsnah ist die Arbeit des freischwimmer e.v. Diese verfolgen ihr Ziel, das alte Stadtbad neu zu entdecken und mit kreativen Aktionen in einer Art Zwischennutzung zu beleben. Hierzu finden unterschiedlichste Aktionen statt. Siehe hierzu Link: Auf eigene Gefahr ist auch ein Besuch an diesem außergewöhnlichen Ort. Er macht süchtig. Süchtig nach mehr Fotos, nach mehr Zeit dort zu verbringen und noch mehr verborgene Schätze aufzuspüren. In den Sommermonaten buddeln sich hier bis zu 40 ehrenamtliche Helfer durch die wild wachsende Natur und schaffen so grüne Oasen für die Krefeld*innen. Mehr dazu siehe Link: Ein wenig bizarr macht alte Sattelitenschüssel auf sich aufmerksam und erinnert den Besucher an früheres buntes Treiben, an heiße Sommer und für viele Krefelder Bürgerinnen und Bürger an längst vergangene Kindheit. Die weitläufigen Außenbereiche des alten Krefelder Freibades werden zu neuem Leben erweckt. Die freiwschwimmer e.v. starteten ab 'Ende Februar 2020 eine gemeinsamen Bad-Initiative. Es wurde sozusagen die Bad Saison eröffnet. Unter dem Titel Frei-Tag z.B. fand jeden Freitag von 17-20 Uhr auch unter Coronabedingungen ein freies Picknick statt. Die Krefelder Bürger*innen konnten mit wieder belebtem Strandfeeling erholsam ins Wochenende starten. Schön, dass du es bis zum Ende geschafft hast :-). Ich nehme es als deine Wertschätzung. Wertschätzung ist eine der schönsten Formen der Anerkennung. (Ernst Ferstl) Old oneStadtbad Krefeld also onFacebook Old Stadtbad Krefeld - historical recordings Zerstörtes Freibad Krefeld Okt 1944 Freibad Krefeld Saison Eröffnung 10.05.1960 Freibad Krefeld Saison Eröffnung 10.05.1960 Freibad Krefeld Saison Eröffnung 10.05.1960 Freibad Krefeld Saison Eröffnung 10.05.1960 Ende der Freibad Saison in Krefeld 22.09.1961 Freibad Krefeld 1968 - Fachleute unter sich Barbier Stefans Reich im alten Stadtbad Krefeld Historische Aufnahmen Villeroy & Boch - mosaic factory in Mettlach on the Saar The history of the tile Fliesen I would like to take this opportunity to thank Villeroy & Boch for their kind support in researching the history and manufacture of the beautiful wall and floor tiles. With the exact designation together with the description of the production of the famous Mettlach floor tiles you get an impression of the complexity of the production and the exclusivity of the tiles. A special specialist was found in Wilhelm Joliet, who in 1962 passed his master's examination as a freelance tile, slab and mosaic fitter and initially settled in Oberpleis/Siegkreis. He developed special manuals for training and led specialist seminars at master schools in the new federal states. Im Weiteren ist er als Gutachter tätig und verfolgt als_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Fliesenforscher in Europe the traces of the old hand- Color layers filled according to the pattern specification. After the metal template has been pulled out, the backfilling compound made of coarser, undyed stoneware clay powder is poured in. Then the high-pressure pressing takes place at approx. Furnace at 1,100 - 1,200 °C. The manufacturing process is described in the original Villeroy & Boch price list (01/1896):"All our plates are made dry-pressed from dust with the addition of feldspar and burned in incandescent heat so that they form a fused and vitrified mass." Under §1 of the price list you will find the quality of the stoneware tiles manufactured since 1852 as follows:“The plates are made of hard-fired mass of stone so hard and durable that they give off sparks on the steel and withstand all the effects of the weather. The colors are burned in to a depth of 2-3 mm, so they do not bleed even with the heaviest wear. The durability of the masses, the beauty of the coloring and the great care taken in sorting ensure the preference of the slabs over all similar material.” According to information from the Villeroy & Boch company, the tiles for the municipal pool were made in Mettlach around 1890. In the directory of the larger buildings, in which Mettlach mosaic and wall panels, facing bricks and pin mosaics are listed, it is noted that Crefeld received 190 m² of floor tiles in 1889. Information about the amount of wall tiles can not be found here. Some of the patterns used can be traced back to the Villeroy & Boch pattern book from 1886. See the gallery below. (www.geschichte-der-fliese.de) Mettlach wall and floor panels/Original Stadtbad Krefeld & sample Tablett Einrichtung A special thank you goes to the tile specialist Mr. Wilhelm Joliet, who not only supported me at short notice in the search for special patterns that were used in the Stadtbad Krefeld, but also allowed me to publish them in my report. The folder with the sample sheets is in the Württemberg State Library in Stuttgart. This is an interesting and important part of dealing with abandoned places, but also time consuming. Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Pin-up I New Pin-up I DAZ Studio I Digitalart I 3D Art I 3D Artist I Samara Blue I Sensual I Erotik I Digital Photography I Motivation I Inspiration I Zitate I Samaras I Samaras Art I Samaras Lyrics I Samaras World I Storytelling I Urbexart Soulful-minds - The New Pin-up return There is nothing wrong to be a pin up girl Pin-up pictures, especially the beautiful old, retro ones, have always appealed to me. Some subtle eroticism, preferably in everyday situations, simply bring something fresh and pretty to the walls with cheeky charm. Now the days of locker pictures for soldiers are over and there are already enough Playboy bunnies. So I have the plan to gradually approach the topic of "New Pin-Up". As I discovered, however, this is more difficult than I thought. ;-) But how I like to y: "The journey is the reward!" (... ) Some of these images are available as Artprint ©PRINTLER. Minor deviations in color are due to the printing process. The corresponding link can be found under the respective picture. Color your Life - Ride free Me for Present... UPS, he did it again! School´s over! Fly higher... Be mine tonight... Pin-up - First Contact 🙂 Urteile nicht Pin-up feat. Hot Wheels Desiree - Ein erster Versuch :-) In order to embark on "my" pin-up journey, I first did some research on the Internet to find out what is commonly understood by pin-up. Originally, pin-up pictures are those that show women in erotic poses and can be pinned to the wall. Well, basically you can pin any picture to the wall. So what is so special, so different about these pictures? These pictures are often used as calendar pictures and/or printed as double-sided or even large-format, fold-out posters. Before these images were defined as an art form in their own right in the 1980s, they were seen as illustrations. They were used for dime novels and magazine covers. According to Wikipedia, even serious magazines like the Times used pin-up images as covers. So far I have not found any. The postcards of the Austrian painter and illustrator, Raphael Kirchner , in the youth and pin-up style can be seen as an early type of this art form. Pin-up, seen as everyday art, was recognized by a broad section of the population from the 1920s to the 1970s. Through a multitude of postcards, magazine titles, advertising posters, but also on various objects, these depictions were quite suitable as mass effective war propaganda. The rather erotic images were intended to push and spur people on to peak performance. Millions of these pin-up girls populated the lockers of US soldiers during the Second World War. Frank Powolny, a 20th Century Fox photographer, photographed Betty Grable in 1943 as a pin-up girl in swimwear, looking over her shoulder, a mischievous smile on her face. This picture is said to have been the most popular of its kind and iconographic for the time. The film "Pin up Girl", shot by 20th Century-Fox in 1944, benefited from the fame of this picture and its model. During the Second World War, but also during the Korean War, the pin-up scene was given a new direction through "nose art". The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) liked to paint their fighter planes with pin-up girls as well as comic figures and martial allegories. The design of these ladies was often coordinated with the character that the soldiers ascribed to their meshes. Sometimes the meshes were named after the ladies whose likenesses served as models. Artistically talented members of the USAAF also created their own pictures, which found a new canvas on the back of their flight jackets in order to emphasize their affiliation to "their" airman. The "Memphis Belle " is the most famous aircraft with a pin-up identity . It was a Boeing B-17 bomber of the 8th US Air Fleet, which bombed a total of 25 targets in Germany and occupied France in 1942 and 1943. Even though the classic pin-up girls have largely disappeared, "nose art" is still widespread today, mainly among units on combat missions. My picture "Fly higer - Dream bigger" is one of my first attempts to create a "typical" pin-up picture with DAZ Studio. It is inspired by Dr. Strangelove - or how I learned to love the bomb, 1964 (Stanley Kubrick transforms the threat of nuclear war in the 1960s into a grotesque comedy. The horror only becomes apparent in the humorous exaggeration) and is by no means a particularly creative achievement of its own, but it is a picture on the way to engaging with this genre and for this reason I like it. Pin-up pictures usually show pretty, young women in various, mostly erotic poses. They usually have sentimental, narrative, romantic or patriotic components. The subject is often everyday scenes in which minor misadventures are shown, often with a clear erotic touch. Even if seemingly deep sensual insights are granted, nothing is clearly shown, everything is left to the imagination of the respective viewer. The ladies are usually lightly clothed and only very rarely are they completely or partially naked. In 1951, the Austrian magazine Cocktail published a highly critical review of the pin-up and Hollywood scene. The eroticizing and sexualizing portrayal of these women was divided into two types of women, the US pin-up girls and the Hollywood starlets. While the starlets were considered to have a certain assertiveness and self-confidence in addition to their beauty, the pin-up girls were perceived as sophisticatedly dressed, but otherwise rather hollow and superficial. Both types of women were believed to be able to attract rich men with the help of their openly flaunted beauty, but tended to be denied the skills needed for a down-to-earth, normal marriage. If you want to delve deeper into this socio-critical topic about the new roles of women in the post-war years, you can find out more in the above-mentioned article in Cocktail and the subsequent review 2023 by Clio-online . I am more impressed or inspired by the more recent pictures by photographer Dr. Yvonne Sophie Thöne . She has a doctorate in Old Testament studies, studied theology and has made fashion and portrait photography her hobby since 2018. She has noticed that the women in older and classic pin-up depictions are often portrayed as somewhat clumsy and innocent, something that contradicts today's more feminist image of women. However, the fascination of these vintage images still exists, which I can definitely confirm. Today's women can be anything: nuclear physicists, judges, doctors, firefighters, craftswomen, housewives, bakers and much more. Dr. Yvonnen Sophie Thöne lets women slip into one of these roles in front of the camera, just the way the woman likes it and feels comfortable. Together with the women, she wants to show that it is possible to see life in a funny way and laugh about it. The lightness and colorfulness, the humor that these pictures radiate obviously make pin-up pictures so popular today. During her 10 years as a teacher and researcher, she has read many passages in the Old Testament about love, physicality, hatred, loyalty and the really lively themes of life. She has discovered that the Bible was not necessarily hostile to the body and lust in earlier times, but that this attitude has only been interpreted and unfortunately cemented in this way over the years. She photographs a wide variety of women in bold, colorful and erotic poses. They are physically completely different. In addition to young, slim women, there are older women, rounder bellies, small and large breasts, lots of tattoos and no tattoos. She simply shows a complete cross-section of "fair femininity", who are clearly living their dream of being a glamorous girl for a moment in front of the camera with joy and self-confidence. The naturalness, colorfulness, eroticism, wit and humor appeal to me, fascinate me and have inspired me to create my own pin-ups with the help of DAZ Studio. The different styles such as rockabilly or retro punk as well as the proximity to burlesque also offer 1001 attractions and ideas. I don't have an exact idea, I just let myself be inspired and see where this path takes me ..... Samara Blue, Krefeld in December 2023 Sources: Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-up Die Wahrheit über die Pin-up-Girls (Cocktail, 1951) | Themenportal Europäische Geschichte (clio-online.de) Von Curvy, Pin-up & Burlesque: Diese Frau versteht es Kurven in Szene zu setzen - PlusPerfekt weiterlesen Pin-up Did you like these pictures? Happy to leave onecomment :-). SamaraBlue - Urbexart/ lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de

Urbexart I Haus der Puppen I Lost Place Photography I Lost Place I Verlassene Orte I Rottenplace I Samara Blue I My Way of Art I Dreamtime Lost Place - House of Dolls return What awaited me in this house of dolls, I wondered all the time on the way there. After some searching we ended up in front of a rather inconspicuous little house on the edge of a country road. In Gedanken hatte ich während der Fahrt einige Bilder vor meinem inneren Auge Revue passieren lassen, die ich bisher im Internet vom "Haus der Puppen" so gesehen hatte. Leicht gruselige "Chucky die Mörderpuppe" Impressionen kamen mir spontan in den Sinn. Beim Näherkommen empfing uns erstmal allgegenwärtiges Chaos. Doch was genau hatten wir erwartet? So, nun standen wir vor der Tür. "Tretet ein ins Haus der Puppen ... Don't think twice, come in, be careful and look. Tretet ein ins Haus der Puppen ... In meiner Freude über einen neuen Lost Place hatte ich ehrlich gesagt so eine Unordnung nicht erwartet. Mein entsetzter Blick fiel in einen schmalen Flur ... ... und ich erkenne beim genaueren Hinsehen tatsächlich eine Puppe. In der Unordnung nicht leicht auszumachen. Ein Puppenjunge, nahezu kopflos, zerbrochen. Die einst liebevoll zusammen gestellte Kleidung schmutzig und verstaubt. "Ich bin der andere, der andere ist ich. Er ist der Spiegel, der es dem Ich erlaubt, sich zu erkenne. Seine Zerstörung zerstört die Menschheit in mir." (De.Jarofquotes.com) Doch diese Worte beantworten auch heute noch nicht meine Frage, warum Menschen ein Haus, das nicht das eigene ist, so zerstören?!? Warum können sie nicht froh sein, dass man einen verlassenen Ort gefunden hat, an dem man verweilen, Fotos mitnehmen und in Erinnerung behalten kann!? Nackt und lieblos in die Ecke gesetzt ... "Als wir noch klein waren, konnten wir es kaum abwarten erwachsen zu werden. Aber jetzt stellen wir fest, dass kaputtes Spielzeug und verlorene Buntstifte viel besser sind als gebrochene Herzen und verlorene Freunde." (FUNPOT.NET) Das Bad, eine einzige Müllhalde ... "Gelegentlich den Kopf zu verlieren ist keine Schande, solange einem der Verstand dabei nicht abhanden kommt." (Metropolis) Unter Unrat und zerfetzten Dingen schaute ein niedliches Gesicht hervor. Offensichtlich hatte sich hier ein Bewohner für schöne Bilder interessiert. Am Fuß der Treppe in die erste Etage überlegten wir kurz, ob wir wirklich weitergehen sollten. Hatte uns vielleicht einer der Nachbar gesehen? Würde sich das Waten durch Müll und Unrat noch lohnen? "Je älter ich werde, desto mehr erkenne ich, dass ich keine Lust mehr auf Stress, Konflikte und Dramen habe. Ich brauche gutes Essen, viel Schlaf und Menschen, die mich mögen wie ich bin." (www.istdaslustig.de) Für einen Wimpernschlag blieb mein Blick an liebevollen Deko Details hängen. Verstaub und angeschmuddelt ... Weißt du, dass Puppen die besten Freunde sind? Auch, wenn sie nicht sprechen können, hören Puppen, was du sagst. Und hast du gewusst? Wenn man sie allein lässt in einem Zimmer, dann werden sie lebendig.Lebendig? Ja! Aber wenn wir plötzlich rein kommen, sausen sie blitzschnell wieder auf ihre Plätze. Aber wieso werden sie nicht lebendig, wenn wir dabei sind? Wenn wir sie sehen können? Weil es wie Magie ist. Man muss an Magie glauben, damit magische Dinge passieren können." - aus "Little Princess" Recht unterschiedliche Interessen schienen die Bewohner gehabt zu haben. Einsam, verlassen, unwichtig geworden ... Ohne Worte ... "Ich rede bisweilen mit Menschen so, wie das Kind mit seiner Puppe redet: Es weiß zwar, daß die Puppe es nicht versteht, schafft sich aber durch eine angenehme wissentliche Selbstdeutung die Freude der Mitteilung." (Arthur Schoppenhauer) Nachdenklich betrachtete ich diese Puppe mit liebevoll gehäkeltem Kleidchen und stellte mir vor, was die Puppenmutti ihr wohl einmal anvertraut hatte. Ein Lichtblick, der mich schmunzeln ließ :-). Hat hier ein Fotoliebhaber gewohnt? Neugierig googlte ich, was wohl in diesem Buch geschrieben steht. - Erschienen 1989 und aktuell in Antiquariaten zu erhalten. Endlich eine kleine Verbindung. Ein Buch, das vor 31 Jahren erschienen ist. - Siehe Link: Ein weiteres Zimmer, fast noch schlimmeres Durcheinander. Ein großer Teddy, scheinbar unversehrt blickte mich mit freundlichen Augen an. Fast von alleine hielt meine Kamera diese Szene fest. "Teddys umarmen dich nicht zurück Aber manchmal sind sie alles, was du hast. (Deutsche Sprüche XXL) - Dieser flauschige Geselle ist niemandens Freund mehr. Ein flüchtiges Bedürfnis, ihn mitzunehmen überkam mich, natürlich tat ich das nicht. Hinterlassenschaften personalisiert :-(. Damit auch jeder, der hier vorbei kommt, sehen kann, wer schon da war. Wieder einmal cooler, ausgefallener ... Warum muss das sein? Was hat man davon? Sorry, aber ich konnte und kann das immer noch nicht nachvollziehen. Vileleicht sollte man ein Urbex-Gästebuch auslegen ;-). “Wie kann ein erwachsener Mensch seine Jugend nur so vollkommen vergessen, dass er eines Tages überhaupt nicht mehr weiß, wie traurig und unglücklich Kinder bisweilen sein können. Es ist nämlich gleichgültig, ob man wegen einer zerbrochenen Puppe weint oder weil man, später einmal, einen Freund verliert.” ― Erich Kästner, Erich Kästner, Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer - Eine liebe Erinnerung an meine eigene Kindheit. - Wer mag: Siehe Link: Unversehrt und offensichtlich liebevoll arrangiert. Ein Lichtblich am heutigen Tag. Ein wenig heile Welt versöhnte mich ein Stück weit mit der leider realistischeren Szenerie. Da ich mich vor lauter Begeisterung nich für eine Perspektive entscheiden konnte, gibt es noch ein Bild :-) - Nicht nur Chaos ... "Ihre Zeit ist begrenzt, also verschwenden Sie sie nicht damit, das Leben eines anderen zu leben. Lassen Sie sich nicht von Dogmen in die Falle locken. Lassen Sie nicht zu, dass die Meinungen anderer Ihre innere Stimme ersticken. Am wichtigsten ist es, dass Sie den Mut haben, Ihrem Herzen und Ihrer Intuition zu folgen. Alles andere ist nebensächlich." (Steve Jobs) - Der Moment, an dem ich am liebsten die heiligen hallten verlassen hätte :-(. Gedanken, die mir durch den Kopf gingen, während ich überlegte, was Menschen dazu bringen kann, ihr ganzes Leben so einfach zurück zulassen. Und was zum Teu... andere dazu bringt, dieses ehemalige Zuhause eines anderen so zuzurichten?!?!? Ich stand am Fenster im ersten Stock und schaute hinaus. Hinaus in die scheinbar heile Welt. Mein Blick fiel ziellos auf eine scheinbar funktionierende Weltuhr: Sydney, New York, Moskau, Chikago, Rio - surreal ... "Ein wenig komme ich mir vor wie eine Puppe, der ein Bauteil fehlt. Eine kaputte Puppe, die nie ein ganzer Mensch werden kann. Mangelware. Die anderen Menschen gehen an mir vorbei und ich gehe an ihnen vorbei. Sind sie durchsichtig? Oder bin ich durchsichtig? Braucht die Welt mich überhaupt? Bin ich ein notwendiges Wesen? Braucht die Welt mich überhaupt?" - aus "Fruits Basket" von Natsuki Takaya We - Das Waisenmädchen Toru Honda schlägt sich tapfer alleine durch ...Link: Szenenwechsel - ein altes Haushaltsgerät - erstaunlich gut erhalten ... Ein Blick nach oben durch eine teilweise weggebrochene Zimmerdecke gab den Blick frei auf Teile eines maroden Dachbodens. Es wurde Zeit, dass wir diese Etage verlassen ... "Wer nie durch Scherben ging, hat nie gelebt. Wer nie am seidenen Faden hing, weiß nicht wie es geht. Wer nie sein Herz verlor, weiß nichts vom Glück. Wer nichts gegeben hat, der kriegt auch nichts zurück. (Matthias Reim) - Song siehe Link: "Wir gehen mit dieser Welt um, als hätten wir noch eine zweite im Kofferraum." (Jane Fond) - Diese Worte kamen mir ganz spontan in den Sinn, als ich mir meine Umgebung beim Hinausgehen betrachte ... "Derjenige, der etwas zerbricht, um herauszufinden, was es ist, hat den Pfad der Weisheit verlassen." (J.R.R: Tolkien) - Welche Weisheit? "Die Schatten deiner Kindheit, sie lauern noch heute in deiner Seele." (Pinterest) - Aus dieser Perspektive wirkte die Szenerie beinahe friedlich, versöhnlich ... "Jeder Tag hat sein Licht und seine Schatten. Wichtig ist, die kleinen Glückmomente wahrzunehmen, die uns geschenkt werden." (unbekannt) - So ein Bild in der Nachbearbeitung ist für mich ein kleiner Glücksmoment. Nicht, weil es besonders gut geworden ist, sondern weil ich mich trotz des vorgefundenen Chaos gefreut habe, dort gewesen zu sein. "Die Welt wäre ein besserer Ort, wenn jeder das reparieren müsste, was er zerbrochen hat. (VS") - Ich glaube, mein Ärger und die Entäuschung über den Zustand dieses Spots wird langsam deutlich. Ein letzter Blick in die Runde, nichts vergessen? Nun ja ... Even if this spot was not what I had hoped for, it left an impression. A look back, the camera stowed away, the dust brushed off the clothes. All that's left is the drive home... So ganz konnte ich mich doch noch nicht trennen. Vielleicht würde ich ja noch etwas finden, das sich lohnen würde, zu fotografieren ... ... schnell noch ein Blick durch die zerbrochenen Scheiben der Eingangstür, ein letztes Puppengesicht für die Erinnerung. Zweifelhafte Müllentsorgung ... Leider kein besonders romantisches Motiv für Lost Car, aber der Vollständigkeit halber ... Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Streetart I Graffitis I Mural I Seidenweberhaus I Silk City Gallery I Kerim Musanovic I Samara Blue Urbex Art I Klimaerwärmung I Wal I Oceans Kerim Anfang street art - Kerim Musanovic/Bosnia-Herzegovina "Flotsam " return Facebook * Instagram Kerim Musanovic's whale occupies a relatively small area and yet has a very deep meaning. artist info(...) The whale of Kerim Musanovic only takes up a relatively small area and yet has a very profound meaning. Artist info (... ) Artist information Kerim Musanovic Kerim is a painter with academic training. His personal style is characterized by depictions of animals and nature in general. If you look at hisInstagram account , one can state that the whale is one of his favorite motifs. You can even buy him on a t-shirt that adorns a whale he painted in Mostar in 2020. According to his own statements, he had to flee to Germany with his family during the Bosnian war. They have lost their homeland. He later returned to his home country with his family to start all over again. With his pictures he would like to urgently point out the danger of climate change. The currently of the street art event in Krefeld, the current flood disaster in Germany inspired him to create this composition. In this way he shows his sympathy and understanding for the flood victims in Germany. Despite the dramatic subject matter presented here, Kerim's image depicts nature in bold, life-affirming colors. In my opinion, he conveys a positive attitude despite everything. You can find more detailed explanations under the pictures. Source: Kerim personally Translation artist information Kerim Musanovic Kerim is a painter with an academic background. His personal style is characterized by depictions of animals and nature in general. If you look at his Instagram account, you can see that the whale is one of his favorite motifs. You can even buy it on a T-shirt adorned with a whale that he painted in Mostar in 2020. According to his own statements, he and his family had to flee to Germany during the Bosnian War. They have lost their home. He later returned to his home country with his family to start all over again. With his pictures he would like to emphasize the dangers of climate change. The currently of the street art event in Krefeld, the very current flood disaster in Germany has inspired him to compose this picture. He shows his sympathy and understanding for the flood victims in Germany. Despite the dramatic theme depicted here, Kerim's painting shows nature in bold, life-affirming colors. In spite of everything, I feel that it conveys a positive attitude. You can find more detailed explanations under the pictures. Source: Kerim personally Infos Kerim 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

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

Down Town Gallery I Street Art I Künstler I Urbex Art I Samara Blue Photo Art Artist information - Down Town Gallery 2019 return Edgar Müller, Bad Ems - Human dignity is inviolable Home page In Edgar Müller's opinion, our imagination does not suffice to imagine the extent of our struggle for survival. For this reason, our actions and actions are inhuman. We disregard nature and The situation refugees. In order to understand that what people do and/or do nothing ultimately also affects them, there will first have to be a big bang. Many of the global catastrophes are due to human misconduct, caused by greed for profit, materialism and the need for economic growth. Artificial intelligence and the extremely fast-growing information technology that paralyzes free thinking, the Binds people's energy and threatens them with far too much unnecessary information in their natural being, is a sign that "his generation" has failed. It remains to be seen if anything will change. Gregor Wosik, Mönchengladbach - One Wall, Two Worlds Facebook * Instagram * Homepage Gregor Wosik takes up the always topical issue of refugees. He depicts the situation as a parallel world. On the one hand there are the desperate people looking for help, whole families often with small children, who are looking for a way across dangerous oceans to a supposedly better world, on the other hand the sailing regatta, well organized, public , well guarded. Gregor enthusiastically used the partially dilapidated underground to recreate a broken atmosphere with his colors and hands. A closer look reveals the fine details that force me to look more closely. Fabio Fedele, Rovigo, Italy - Unknown Psychodrama Facebook * Instagram Darkness and gloom surround a bright center like a cave. This cave represents evil thoughts, violence and fear. Selfishness, superficiality and uncompromising adherence to ideological and/or religious principles appear frightening and threatening to people. The bright scene in the background with the happy girl playing with animals in a beautifully colored nature, appears in bright light, thus representing good thoughts, love, tolerance, understanding and respecting the environment . The surrounding darkness seems to be overpowering and has a negative effect on us humans. But everyone has the freedom to determine their own behavior. Good thoughts can be a way out, out of the bunker. Actually quite simple. Even when threatening things and actions surround us, we have it in our hands to find the direction into the light, towards love, understanding and justice. Ruben Poncia, Uetrecht, The Netherlands - Reflex Facebook * Instagram * Homepage With this picture, the artist wants to draw attention to the fact that there is still a danger from nationalism and populism. The tiger depicted represents wisdom, mystery and domesticity. He leaves the eagle as a symbol of the Nazis for nationalism and populism. Such a beautiful animal as the eagle, like populism, attracts people, embodies power. But nobody knows when he will attack. Out of his own concern, Ruben wants to draw people's attention to the dangers of nationalistic ideas. He appeals not to forget the consequences, which are sufficiently documented by history, and to be aware of what such slogans can do. The overpoweringly large and aggressively portrayed eagle makes the danger seem very vivid to me. Victor Splash, St. Petersburg, Russia - Alive Surface Facebook * Instagram * Homepage The wall itself is the key element for Victor Splash. He lets himself be guided by the overall environment and wants to steer the visitor into his emotional world when entering the rooms. He perceives the peculiarities of the space made available to him and integrates this into his artwork. Here in the bunker, he is fascinated by the heaviness of the concrete pillars, which he softens into softer, more flexible forms through his 3D representation. In this way he seems to abolish the laws of architecture and construction and transforms himself without violence and aggression thickest walls and structures. Stressed.es, Krefeld, Germany - clip open Homepage The graphic designers Sebastian Saffenreuther and Clemens Brück symbolize the idea of protection with the help of brackets. With these brackets you can include or exclude things and/or influences. They connect the inside with the outside, one thinks: "Am I inside or outside? Am I under the protection of the bracket or is it more like a wall that hinders me?" It seems to be a question of one's own perception whether I perceive a situation as positive or negative. It's my decision whether I get involved in a situation and maybe talk to other people about it. Similar to, for example, the intersections in set theory, I capture this work of art with a geometric feeling. Something that has been very familiar and vivid to me since school. They also use colour, form and composition in a playful way. The daylight that falls on the picture at this particular point reinforces the connection between inside and outside. Adry del Rocío, Guadalajara, Mexico - A house to dream of Facebook * Instagram * Homepage The artist from Mexico worries about the difficult living conditions in refugee camps. Can they hope for protection and a more comfortable life? Do they have prospects of a secure future, of a house to dream of? Already in her childhood, the artist was sensitized to this subject by her father. He supported street children in Ecuador, a problem that in Latin America is causing many families to leave their villages due to the drug wars. Her artwork is to be understood as an illusion of a happier, more peaceful world. The intense coloring and happy faces of the children depicted make it easy for me to follow the illusion, for a blink of an eye... Alex Maksiov, Kiev, Ukraine - Shelter Facebook * Instagram * Homepage It depends not only on the person himself whether his head can offer humanity a protective space, but also on his environment. Both have an impact on the situation. The ceiling and floor hold the concrete head captive. It stands for a person who has lost all humanity. This head can no longer offer protection to humanity that defective. But_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ Everyone has to make their own decisions for or against humanity and thus protect their heads from external attacks. This work of art has a disturbing effect on me. I can't grasp it all at once. What is where? Where does it belong? Alex Weigandt, TUBUKU, Krefeld - Last man understanding Facebook * Instagram * Homepage This scene, which depicts a bar, seems dreamily unreal. It stands in stark contrast to the life situation in a bunker during wartime. People, guests with heads made of lightbulbs, these may stand for thoughts and ideas. Alex thinks back to his student days and plays with the transparency of the colors used, creating different lighting situations and exposing his figures to different life situations. In difficult life situations, bars often become a place where you can get help or at least a distraction. Sometimes the visit ends in alcoholic free fall, which many a bartender, as a supposed friend, likes to support. But what is reality? who is my friend Do I have a "real" friend? How necessary are social contacts? ... and where can I find them during the Corona period? For me, this question is particularly explosive at the moment. Maria Kudasheva, St. Petersburg, Russia - Shelter in my head Facebook During the war, a bunker was a protection for the life and limb of the population, but for mutual support it was also a place where one was/was locked up . Are we really free today in peace ? Maria wonders if you don't have your own prison in mind today, walls built around to protect one's mind from the abundance of information and outside influences? Rapid changes make it difficult for us to separate the important from the unimportant. Everything is in constant change. Can we come with you? What helps us keep track? Your plain person appears to be seeking this meditation. iVann Garc, Guanajuato, Mexico - Flexible battle Facebook iVann seemingly reverses the nature of war. With the little dark-skinned girl, his picture embodies the future of minorities. The soldiers, transformed into toys, stand for a possible peace in the world. For iVann, his Jewish great-grandfather, who fled from Berlin to Mexico as a Jew, exerted a strong influence . He knew little of his German family history. Only on his trip to Krefeld, during a street festival, did he find out that his family with the name 'Hirche' was wealthy and well-known in Berlin. What would have become of him if there had been no persecution of the Jews? Again, the nonsensical nature of violence and wars becomes clear, but also the inevitability. A steady cycle of power posturing, greed for profit, intolerance and arrogance. It repeats itself again and again, such as the relationship between the USA and Mexico. Floya Jam, Toulon, France - Le reve de Annabella Facebook Floya Jam posed for her niece in this beautiful color image. The little one plays peacefully and apparently completely relaxed in her own imaginative world. In her mind, butterflies fly freely around her. Floya Jam wants to express hope. Hope for a peaceful coexistence of all people. The sunflower in the background provides the vital light, symbolized by the little girl's peaceful face, which becomes the focal point of the magnificent blossom. The picture evokes calm in me as the viewer, lightness and peace. She describes this painting style, which is typical of Floya Jam, as improvisation in mediative painting flow. Danila Shmelev, Moscow, Russia, Fragility Facebook * Instagram Physical and psychological violence and aggression bother Danila (@SSHHOZZY). Hidden behind shredded paper, cardboard and plastic, an eye tries to find protection and security from just this. But paper offers no protection against these attacks. Danila himself was able to grow up without these bad influences, but he was not spared frightening examples. Achieving success through physical violence and aggression is possible, he says. But that can't be the right way, even though many people experience it every day. I am very touched by this delicately designed picture. It was only during editing that the individual inadequate protective devices became apparent to me layer by layer. Details that I didn't really notice when visiting the gallery. This picture speaks later... BeNer1, garbs, Germany - Bayeza abafana abancane Facebook * Instagram * Homepage Patrik Wolters aka BeNer1 looks back on more than 20 years of development in art and graffiti. For Krefeld, he has taken up the still current problem of political and social injustice in South Africa. Through his time in Johannesburg, where he and his girlfriend took photos in the township and offered a graphic workshop for children, he always stayed connected to the country and its problems. His picture shows there s South African township Gugulethu, which has suffered greatly from apartheid, from the point of view of the residents, not from that of the tourists. The mountains Table Mountain and can be seen in the background of the picture. The situation is framed by the national flower of South Africa, the protea. The main character is a boy with a red crown on his head, a stylistic device used in graffiti art to emphasize something special. This emphasis applies here in the very graphic depiction of a song text from 1989, the end of apartheid: "One man one vote" by Johnny Clepp & Savuka. Carlos Alberto, Guadaljara, Mexico - A future that breathes Facebook A young girl looks proudly and powerfully, still innocently, into a hopeful future. It is meant to symbolize a new generation, more confident than the previous one, in tune with the difficulties of the present and a realistic vision of the future. The beautifully colored birds, individually rather weak and fragile, symbolize the strength that can emanate from a group. Applied to humanity, the desire for togetherness becomes clear here, without differences of origin. Hope for a functioning shelter earth. Unfortunately some of the last pictures are missing. I wasn't able to look at them on the day of my visit. As a result, my report remains incomplete, the story does not find its end, at least not here. I hope to get another chance to look at the missing pictures. 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Urbexart I Informationen Schlaraffia Crefeldensis I Schlaraffenburg I Krefeld I Männerbund I Humor I Freundschaft I Kreativität I Et Klöske I Kreative Fotografie I Bild Dokumentation I Historie I Geschichte I Samara Blue I Dreamtime Information Schlaraffia Crefeldensis registered association Infos Schlaraffen weiter lesen return Schlaraffenburg in the historic Krefeld Stadtbad This magnificent room used to be the relaxation room for the Roman-Irish bath in the old Krefeld municipal baths. On the left side there were 19 dressing rooms, in the middle of the room there was a long table with chairs, on the right side there were washbasins. The coffered barrel vault gives the room size and presence. After 20 years of slumber, this once magnificent relaxation room of the old Roman-Irish steam bath served as a castle for the Schlaraffia Crefeldensis e*. But nothing lasts forever and so one day the lords had to conquer a new castle. Relocation from the old Krefeld Stadtbad to "Et Klöske" At the beginning of the 2nd millennium there was a plan to establish a noble Italian restaurateur for the relaxation room of the former Roman-Irish bath in order to improve the reputation of the building. That didn't work out in the end, but the creative knights still had to look for a new place to stay, for a new castle. The "Et Klöske" in Krefeld-Uerdingen, which was also getting on in years, was first mentioned in 1403 as the "Zum Sankt Michael" hospital and has since had a varied historystory looking back was apparently looking for a new owner at the time. The city needed money and thanks to good connections, negotiations with the Krefeld men's league could begin. There should be long negotiations at the end of which you can decide on a purchaseleasehold could agree. So the Schlaraffen pay 25 years to the city. The city is still registered in the land register, but Schlaraffia Crefeldensis eV has the status of owner and is responsible for the building. But first of all there was an extensive restoration and consideration of monument protection aspects, which the brave knights managed to do on their own. At that time, the city valued the costs incurred at DM 250,000, of which around DM 130,000 was labor costs. These costs were partly made available by the members. Approximately 70% later waived the complete repayment of the loan. From my point of view, it is a sign of the well-founded, sustainable cohesion of the men's association that it sees itself as a community that cares for each other and not just as a "fun club". More BEING than APPEARING. The skylights of the relaxation room and, after consultation with the monument protection, also the magnificent ceiling chandelier, which the knight's hall in "Et Klösken" at thekinships * certainly appears in a wonderfully warm light and gives a little romantic chivalrous mood in this listed former hospital. Particular attention is paid to the sacco painting in the apse. In order to protect the sensitive painting, Makrolon panels were placed in front of it. The missing parts of the painting were copied as authentically as possible by an artist. The knights of Schlaraffia Crefeldensis have found a new worthy castle, a home, in Uerdingen am Rhein with the historic building of "Et Klöske". Story: In 1859 theater people, artists and writers founded the men's association Schlaraffia in Prague. After the director of the Deutsches Theater, Franz Thomé, tried to introduce a young bass player named Albert Eilers to the Prague artists' association "Arcadia", this request was rejected. Because of his poverty, he was considered a proletarian. Court singers and actors did not belong to higher society at that time. The men's association Schlaraffia was brought into being as a pastiche of the elite men's clubs of the 19th century . They mocked the very authoritarian society with deliberate satire and parody and made fun of it. They shifted their terminology to the 16th century and became knights, squires and squires. Officially there is no connection to the Freemasons, one clearly distinguishes oneself from the carnival associations. The term Schlaraffen is based on the Middle High German word “slur-affe”, which means mischievous prankster/joker (16/17 century) but also carefree connoisseur. In 1859 the first Cockaigne Club was founded in Prague, which at that time still belonged to the Danube Monarchy. The propagation of the Schlaraffen took place by so-calleddaughter reyche * instead of. In the years 1938/39 the clubs in which many Jews were members were banned in Germany and Austria. In Switzerland and overseas continued to be foundkinships * instead of. After the end of the Second World War, the club system revived and there were a few new foundations. According to statements by the gentlemen from Krefeld, the originally high level of educational demands on the members has been put into perspective somewhat over the past 30 years. General: To this day, men of all professions as well as professional artists and arm artisans have access to this association. There are around 270 Schlararaffen clubs worldwideReyche* named, who adhere to the same rules and procedures. The worldwide language is German. The approximately 11,000 members hold friendly values very high, they are extremely tolerant and friendships can be cultivated worldwide. The Schlaraffen speak German all over the world. The whole of the Reyche is thateagle owl * With the Schlaraffen everyone can live out their creative passion and just have fun. Emerging from the ranks of the actors, who mostly had engagements in the winter months, the weekly meetings took place and take place in the winter months (wintering *) (01.10.-30.04. northern hemisphere, 01.04.-30.10. southern hemisphere) instead. In the summer, events also take place with the women and children. The weekly meetings will bekinships * named. Characterized by a medieval-romantic atmosphere, knighthood is parodied and "man" can escape his everyday life for a moment in the game. The Schlaraffenburg is decked out in the style of a knight's hall, and the members dress in knightly fashion during their meetings. eachReych * has its own costume here in its own colors. Black, gold and blue are the colors of the local Cockaigne. The swords are mostly made of wood. They give themselves fancy names, but they are not just made up out of thin air, but always have a charming, sophisticated reference to the person and their idiosyncrasies or preferences. For example, the inner cockerel is called "Ritter Binschon vom bömisch Glase" because he (Rochus von Meyrswalden) already has a real knight's title. The dress code is a "neat" outfit with a tie. The knight's cloak is worn over it. A knightly headgear and a wooden sword complete the outfit. If you look at photos, you can see here and there quite colorful trousers or somewhat more profane shoes. Real daily life is not completely suppressed. As mentioned at the beginning, the aim and motto of the association is:The art of enduring friendship with humor. Politics and religion are in thekinships * deliberately left out. A Schlaraffe approaches his fellow knights with a positive basic attitude and organizes the evenings together with a wink, i.e. not with animal seriousness. So that an order can be maintained, the Oberschlaraffe is considered infallible. The weekly evenings are experienced as a cheerful knightly game and consist of different creative presentations. This can be a musical presentation, a recited poem that does not necessarily have to come from your own pen. A discussion can also be initiated, which does not necessarily have a deeper meaning, but is similar to an exchange of blows according to fixed rules, similar to a duel in a figurative sense. The vivid descriptions ofKnight Binscho n there is a knight who is able to spontaneously lead a heated discussion in rhymes. That was amazing for me, because I went into this interview without any precise ideas or expectations. This is how the statement of theintelligent nonsense , which the knights have written on their flag, for me as an outside woman an easily understandable meaning. One likes to practice the art of beautiful words. The speech duel begins with atit for tat *, you symbolically throw the glove in front of the opponent's stomach. The topic is determined by the Oberschlaraffe and the speech and counter-speech takes their creative, sometimes certainly eloquent course. According to the gentlemen, it can come from "stick to stick" and back again. The main thing is that there are no arguments and that fun and joy in beautiful words and intelligent nonsense are not lost sight of. The winner of the speech duel is determined at the end by the Oberschlaraffen. "The Golden Ball" has to fly, which means that as many cockerels as possible are included in the creative process, be it verbal or musical. The motto "Everyone can, nobody has to" applies. Own works are called fencing*, works by other authors are lectures. Anyone looking for the exacttypical course of a sipping * interested, read here. As a Cockaigne you are a welcome guest in every Reych in the world. Sassen with jobs that involve traveling have contact points in many places and can travel to the local as guest routeskinships * take part. You then ride there and are received by the local warriors with raised swords, the tunnel. I was impressed by the men's statements as to why the meetings and life as a member of a/this men's association is so important to them. Above all, it is the social component that keeps the gentlemen together. Naturally, there is a high proportion of seniors who live in theirReych * experience a community that gives each of them the attention and respect that is so important for humans. Many a widowed or single gentleman finds adequate social contacts here in a protected space. Anyone can present something, but does not have to. At the end of the lecture there is a badge (called "ancestors" in Cockaigne language) and a handshake as recognition. What happens when a cockerel on the rostra (lectern) falls in love with his fencing or lecture too much and runs out of time? Quite simply, he is given a large pair of scissors, beholdpicture series , the word literally “cut off” and he must stop immediately, also must not be offended. That's part of the silly game. The attention of everyone, however, is certain to be given to the speaker, and he is also shown respect and deference. The creative "machinations" certainly encourage the gentlemen to improve their skills in playing the piano, etc., in order to be able to continue to fox*` in a happy atmosphere. Even those who are older don't rest like that for a long time. The gatherings were sorely missed, especially during the pandemic. Since most men should now be vaccinated due to their age, they can, of course, in compliance with the current hygiene ruleskinships * take place again. In my opinion, this shows again that the motto "BEING more than APPEARANCE" applies here and not the other way around, as is often the case with "Appearance than being". Women: If you are wondering why there are no women in this game, you have to keep two reasons in mind. On the one hand, the jousting takes place true to the medieval template. There the women did not play a "role" in the knight games. The second reason can be seen in the value of friendship among men. To put it simply, friendship between men is different, perhaps easier without the female component. The men are not distracted in their game and cannot become rivals for the favor of a fair damsel. You don't have to worry about how your actions might affect the lovely femininity, who might come across better. However, women are not fundamentally excluded from the events. The value of the female environment is definitely seen. Therefore, soon after the founding, it was included in the statutes that in thewintering * a clanship with women of the castle has to take place. Also at many other festivals in thesummer sun G * Not only women, but also families are welcome. During this visit, I saw a very lively, intellectually demanding group of men. An association in which human and social values such as friendship and humour, but also tolerance and respect are lived and upheld. They may appear a little gaudy and whimsical to the casual observer, but I'm sure this club has an appropriate value in our fast-moving world. Schlaraffia Crefeldensis eV celebrated its 100th birthday in 2013. Schlaraffenlatein Schlaraffia - Latin Atzung und Labung = eating and drinking (verbs: atzen and refreshment) source = beer Lethe = wine Schaumlethe = sparkling wine smoke pot = tobacco pipe fuse = cigar lunette = cigarette Sipping = assembly Bangk = rhythmic homage paid to a Cockaigne Retourkutsche = invitation to a duel Pön = fine that is imposed if one behaves improperly or violates mirrors and ceremoniale (verb: pönen; from Latin poena, punishment) Petrol horse = car Gasoline elephant = coach Steam horse = railway baggage = family Burgfrau = wife Burgschreck = mother-in-law Burgwonne = girlfriend, partner Burgknaepplein = son Burgmaid = daughter hibernation = winter half-year Summer = Summer half-year Clavicimbel = piano Zinkenmeister = the one who operates the clavichoke. A "zinc ' was the original instrument on which the accompaniment was initially performed.[8th] sighing wood = violin Kniewinsel = cello minnewood = guitar chatterbox = phone emissary = letter Sendwich = postcard Crystalline = social get-together outside of the clans Vademecum = annual brochure containing all information and event information from the publishing Reyches. Root Role = Directory of Members Armor = helmet and sash, possibly knight's cloak Swallowtail = tailcoat Smoke skirt = tuxedo Reych = local group Fechsungen = own works Uhuversum = totality of all Reyche Annotation: Everything there is to know about the Schlaraffia is extremely extensive. My report is intended to convey a personal impression as an outsider and perhaps arouse curiosity about the values that are represented there. But he is far from treating the subject comprehensively and conclusively. There are enough other sources here to deal comprehensively with the topic. For me, however, it was an exciting experience, above all because I was treated with respect and openness as a completely unknown person. In my opinion, that only speaks for the Schlararaffen! Krefeld, August 2021 Sources: Wikipedia Schlaraffia Augusta Trevirorum WAZ from 03.10.2019 https://www.am-eysenhammer.com/ https://www.schlaraffia- lulucerna.ch/clubdesk/fileservlet?id=1000125 SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

Street Art I Krefeld I TUBUKU I Lifestyle I Graffiti I Design I Urbex Art Street Art - TUBUKU return "Give the world color and it won't see black anymore" TUBUKU, these areYaroslav "Jarek" Masztalerz andAlex Weigandt . Jarek immigrated from Poland and Alex from Kazakhstan, both 35 years old are brothers in spirit and in artistic conception. They spent their youth together in Monheim. You can find out more here (...) in progress Voltaplatz Krefeld - On the way to the moon ... 1/2 The Wall - In the Land Before Time... Das Schöne beim Fotografieren ist u.a., dass man Gleichgesinnte trifft und sich schnell ein Gespräch entwickelt. So erging es mir mit dem Skaterplatz/Voltaplatz in Krefeld. Danke an Reinhard Knittel, der mich an seinen Erfahrungen mit Streetart Fotografie teilhaben ließ und mir den ein oder anderen interessanten Tipp gab. Diese tolle Mauer am Schlachthof Krefeld z.B. kannte ich zwar schon, doch habe ich die Gelegenheit genutzt, dieses Kunstwerk auch mal in seinen Einzelteilen zu betrachten. Dunkel gewandet, die Seele trägt Trauer, unendlich hoch die steinerne Mauer. Ganz leise eine Rose spricht tiefdunkelrot. In Liebe sie haucht: " Steh auf! Noch bist du nicht tot!" (Samara Blue) Beim Tyrannosaurus Rex waren die Nasennebenhöhlen größer als das Gehirn. Scheint bei manchen Menschen auch zuzutreffen. (DERBESTE) "Was kann man von Dinosauriern lernen? Niemandem gehört die Erde ewig." (Ernst Probst) *Garten der Träume* Der Garten ist der letzte Luxus unserer Tage, denn er erfordert das, was in unserer Gesellschaft am kostbarsten geworden ist: Zuwendung, Zeit & Raum. (D. Vincent) Von Bienchen und Blümchen ... „Wenn die Bienen verschwinden, hat der Mensch nur noch vier Jahre zu leben; keine Bienen mehr, keine Pflanzen, keine Tiere, keine Menschen mehr.“ (Albert Einstein) Der Utopist sieht das Paradies, der Realist das Paradies plus Schlange. (Friedrich Hebbel) - Entscheide selbst ... Add comment: (...) Did you like this report? Feel free to leave a comment :-). TUBUKU - WAY OF STYLE Künstlerinfo TUBUKU In order not to succumb to the boredom of Monheim, which was still insignificant at the time, the two had to decide whether they wanted to follow the wrong path or trust in their their should take special paths. Obviously, the two of them weren't after creative activities in night and fog actions, but rather energetic spraying and painting in public space. They don't want to and don't have to hide. On the contrary, they want and should earn money with their artistic craft. The name TUBUKU is made up of the English "too" and the French "beaucoup". This is based on the German saying "Too much of a good thing". In this way they express their way of working, always giving everything, preferably more than necessary, also verbally. They see themselves more as craftsmen and designers than as artists. They are guided by the local conditions combined with the customer's wishes. If a wall needs more paint, they say it should get it. And they are not stingy with energy and color. Her mostly nature-related motifs impress with their intensive, finely tuned coloring, which is intensified by using at least three levels per color and ensures special plasticity. This supports the currently so popular3D style , which was first noticed by DAIM in 1989 as part of street art and was placed on the walls of houses. Jarek and Alex don't want to be seen as artists so much. An artist has an image, an idea in their head that they want to realize, but they see the conditions they find and are inspired by them. However, I do perceive the resulting images as art. As Wikipedia explains, art is a human cultural product, a result of a creative process. The creativity of the two paired with their manual skills creates art in the urban environment. Art that makes people stop and see the world through the eyes of TUBUKU for the moment and possibly exchange ideas with other chance encounters. That's what street art is all about for me personally. It allows me to simply find the pictures beautiful or, if I like, to interpret them for myself, to perceive a whole in individual parts and to add words to them that often only occur to me during post-processing on the PC. But not only motifs from nature originate from the two creative minds. They also bring extraterrestrial worlds to the walls in a lively and colorful way, as is currently the case at Volta Platz in Krefeld. Her sphere of activity has long since extended beyond the borders of Krefeld. With live streams, they let their fan community actively participate in what is happening, especially in Corona times. The customer can obtain comprehensive information about the projects and working methods of TUBUKU via their professional homepage and place orders that are precisely tailored to their interests. Krefeld, April 5th, 2021 (Source: Krone, tubuku.de) SamaraBlue - MyWayOfArt/lady-sahmra-photo@gmx.de Continue

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