Art Of The Berlin Wall

The wall s death strip on the east side of the wall here follows the curve of the luisenstadt canal filled in 1932.

Art of the berlin wall.

The construction of the berlin wall did stop the flood of refugees from east to west and it did defuse the crisis over berlin. Map of the location of the berlin wall showing checkpoints general information type wall country east germany east berlin soviet occupied sector of berlin coordinates construction started 13. Soon berlin became a new battlefield of two opposing ideologies. The berlin wall was constructed in 1961 to separate west berlin and east berlin during the cold war.

Known for his signature brightly coloured cartoon heads french artist thierry noir is famous for being the first person to paint on the berlin wall. Artists quickly began to make their mark on parts of the wall that still stood. The capitalist of the west and the communism of. Berlin wall view from the west berlin side of graffiti art on the wall in 1986.

All the differences between the countries made it a perfect place for people to express their opinions especially on their preferences and dislikes. From political satire to paintings of peace the berlin wall became a beacon of hope and the incredible artwork inspired both the east and west to embrace their new found sovereignty and dialogue. For five years during the 1980s noir illegally painted the western side of the berlin wall with bold cartoonish images of animals and human faces evading police and border guards. The berlin wall with graffiti art on the west berlin side and the death strip on the east.

The true wall part of the berlin wall about 112 kilometers of the border remained barbed wire stood roughly 43 kilometers long and actually consisted of two concrete walls creating. The art of the wall was a product of the eighties when the wall was reconstructed with prefabricated concrete slabs 14 feet high.