*urbanshit.de | Blog für StreetArt und urbane Kultur Sigmar Polke Sigmar Polke (13 February 1941 – 10 June 2010) was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s, when he produced abstract works created by chance through chemical reactions between paint and other products. Life[edit] Polke, the seventh in a family of eight children,[1] was born in Oels in Lower Silesia. Upon his arrival in West Germany, in Willich near Krefeld, Polke began to spend time in galleries and museums and worked as an apprentice in a stained glass factory in Düsseldorf between 1959 and 1960, before entering the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Arts Academy) at age twenty. From 1977–1991, he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg. Work[edit] In 1963, Polke founded the painting movement "Kapitalistischer Realismus"[3] ("Capitalist realism") with Gerhard Richter and Konrad Fischer (alias Konrad Lueg as artist). Photography[edit]
L.A. ART MACHINE - INTERNATIONAL URBAN ART FESTIVAL Follow us: Urban Art Festival – Please join L.A. ART MACHINE, in collaboration with FIND Art Magazine, and STROKE Urban Art Fair, this Saturday, October 8th, 11am – 9pm at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (LA Plaza)— for a celebration in the park! 501 North Main Street, Los Angeles 90012. Against the backdrop of LA Plaza, historical structures and greenways will merge into the city streets themselves, paralleling the endemic emergence of street art as an artistic form that continues to shape and inspire artists and city-dwellers alike. What is Urban Art? Enjoy a day in the city center of one of the world’s most energetic and complex metropolises with the artists who shape and inspire its landscape. This outdoor event is free to the public though donations are welcome. 11am: Join Performance Architect Sheron Wray for a Contemporary Dance Workshop 1pm: Cyber Athlete 3pm: Octophonix 5pm: Bacchanal Soundsystem 7pm: House of Vibe with special guest Chali 2na Come early and stay all day.
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