OUT IN THE OPEN | MURAL PROJECT
 
With the project "Out in the Open" launched in 2014, Galleri KIRK has initiated a longer row of large scale murals by highly steemed international street artists.
The gallery wish of the project is thus to get high quality art out to the many and not just the few.
To get the art "Out in the Open" where as many as possible can have an experience of the best street art.
Creating a growing number of murals in Aalborg furthermore highlights the city even more as an art and culture center while simultaneously creating an energetic public space for the benefit of all citizens.
                                                                                            
 
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 LATEST MURALS 

 
 
          
CONOR HARRINGTON 

It was a pleasure to have the Irish muralist Conor HArrington here who brought to life this beautiful monochrome artwork depicting one of his signature colonial characters.

The area chosen for the artist turned out to be the perfect site for one of his large scale murals.

As he mentioned – the buildings at the street made the perfect surrounding for his work being an area of classical architecture. 

With this as a background the ancient history of the work gets emphasized even further and underlines the context even more.

The mural is placed at Helgolandsgade 18.

Artist biography

The mural in "Street Art News"

In Danish paper with much more photos

 


  

 
 

WES21 | ONUR 

Also the two swiss street artists Wes21 (f.1989) & Onur (f.1981) has just finished a large scale mural at Dannebrogsgade 43; " Big Catch”.

With the selected theme the artists want to touch the subject; "Who’s actually catching who and is getting the benefit of who? 

The big fish is getting catched by the fishing boat – but so is also the boat – and the big fish also seems to be bate at the same time…

 On the way to Berlin and after just having finished a big piece in the U.S.A., the two artist works intensely for a week in the pouring rain to get the work finished.

"Street Art News" about the mural

Biography Wes21

Biography Onur

 

 

 
 
  
           
GUIDO VAN HELTEN 

Just finished work by the Australian street artist Guido van Helten.

The work can be seen at "Eternitten" in Aalborg, as a part of the story of the worker at the old eternit factory that was once here, which for many years had great significance for many people in the city. Inside the silo there will then be established a workers museum, telling the story of the site.

The project has been developed in cooperation with Søren Enggaard A/S, The city of Aalborg, the Mayor's Office, C. Flauenskjold A/S and not least Birgit Elgaard and Arne Schade.

See more about the artist here

 TV about the project

 


 

                                                          
ROBERT PROCH & SEPE | Mayday Mayday!

Accelerating at an enormous speed the two polish artists Robert Proch and Sepe has for the last few years expanded their work both at the international street art scene besides at exhibitions worldwide.
 
In the spring of 2014 they both participated in the Out in The Open Mural project making the large scale mural; Mayday Mayday!
After preparing for the wok and reading about how Denmark consists of many low-laying areas which easily could get flooded in case of increased global warming they created the mural 'Mayday Mayday!' with two figures looking out for help while the water raises and the symbolic windmills raises in the background.
 
 
 
 


 


 




 
 
 
 

FAITH47

Located in the rejuvenated freight and railroad district, the mural reflects on the working-class history of the site. It depicts a worker that was part of building the railroad int the 1800. With her very caracteristic strokes Faith47 has managed to make another amazingly strong portrait as part of the history of the place. 

The Mural raises clearly along the Øster Allé bridge in downtown Aalborg.

Despite her young age of 35 years FAITH47 has already received much recognition for her work, which now is represented worldwide and has made murals in China, Germany, USA, South Africa and many other places.

 FAITH47s success is largely due to the way she is faithful to the surroundings of the murals and the history here. She does not create random works, but works that are related to the specific place.

See more about the artist and her work



 


 
COMING UP
 

DAVID WALKER
 
Today Davis Walker I among some of the leading figures in the urban contemporary and street art movement.

Working in portraiture, painting freehand, using only spray paint and without the aid of brushes David has developed a signature multi-layered style.

Without aid of stencils or brushes London-based artist David Walker creates elaborately explosive portraits using directly applied spray paint.

Even as the colors drip and mix on large outdoor walls it’s hard to imagine the level of control and detail the artist must possess to create the shadows, lines, and textures that create each piece.

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ETAM CREW

The two Polish street artists Sainer and Bezt are doing some incredible artwork around Europe.

Together, they are the Etam Cru and they are putting Polish street art on the map with their incredible large-scale pieces that can span buildings 10 stories high.

While the gallery below highlights their street art murals, both artists also do fantastic canvas work using oils and acrylics.

See more about the artists


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 SPONSORS

A big thank you goes to the private sponsores who have made the project possible and especially to:

The city of Aalborg | C. Flauenskjold A/S | Søren Enggaard A/S | Industrivejens Maskiner Aps | TN Udvikling A/S