Original Berlin Wall Art

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.

Original berlin wall art. The original berlin wall tour. Visit the eastside gallery the berlin wall memorial hidden sections of the wall guard towers much more. Construction of the wall was commenced by the german democratic republic gdr east germany on 13 august 1961 the wall cut off west berlin from surrounding east germany including east berlin. Berlin skyline city watercolor art print berlin wall print poster painting home decor berlin city wall hanging map cityspace art print 8x10 inch unframed 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 11 89 11.

This is a one of a kind berlin history tour. What the berlin wall epitomized was the 20th century idea of the individual as the property of the state. Berliner mauer pronounced bɛʁˈliːnɐ ˈmaʊ ɐ was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided berlin from 1961 to 1989. Come explore the berlin wall on the original berlin wall tour.

The berlin wall german. All the differences between the countries made it a perfect place for people to express their opinions especially on their preferences and dislikes. The berlin wall with graffiti art on the west berlin side and the death strip on the east. Original piece of the berlin wall authentic souvenir from the real wall in germany mounted in acrylic display small 2 x2 divided city 4 4 out of 5 stars 91 19 95 19.

This provided a perfect canvas for the artists of the dynamic international community of west berlin. The berlin wall was constructed in 1961 to separate west berlin and east berlin during the cold war. Behind that wall the east german government told the people where to live and work what goods they could consume and what enjoyments and entertainments they would be permitted. 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.

To mark the occasion the wende brought ten original berlin wall segments to los angeles installed them at 5900 wilshire boulevard one of the. The art of the wall was a product of the eighties when the wall was reconstructed with prefabricated concrete slabs 14 feet high.