1UP (sprayer)

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Graffiti by 1UP in Madrid

1UP ( One United Power ; German A unified force ) is a sprayer group from Berlin , the international in the public space through their throw-ups and Streichbombings its appearance.

Act

The group comes from Berlin-Kreuzberg and has been active since 2003. It is unclear how many people belong to the group. Most of 1UP's graffiti in public spaces is illegal as it has not been approved by the land owners. In 2011 1UP released the film "One United Power", which documents the work of the group. The group traveled internationally for this film and painted in Paris, Istanbul and Thailand, among others. The premiere took place on December 10, 2011 in the Babylon cinema . In September 2014, the Urban Spree gallery in Berlin exhibited some works by One United Power under the title “I am 1UP”. In May 2015 the second edition of the illustrated book "I am 1UP" was published by Publikat-Verlag.

By August 2017, the police had counted over 300 criminal charges against 1UP. Nevertheless, the State Criminal Police Office in Berlin has not been able to capture the group since 2003, as the changing members come from home and abroad and leave little traces that could lead to their capture. The sprayers are always masked, wear gloves and manipulate the video surveillance in advance .

Since May 2018, a touring exhibition called "One week with 1UP" has been touring around the world through cities such as Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Milan etc. where pictures are shown that were created in collaboration with the famous street art photographer Martha Cooper emerged. The book of the same name was published at the same time as the exhibition. In individual cities u. a. Art objects related to illegal actions are also exhibited, such as B. three-dimensional letters from hundreds of used cell phones in the group.

style

1UP roller bombing on a house wall

1UP mainly applies large-format graffiti with its name to exposed places in public spaces, for example on trains or as so-called “rooftops” on eaves. Both conventional spray cans and paint rollers are used for this. Silver color is often used in the promotions because it covers and reflects well. Elaborately shot videos of the group's actions can be found on the Internet, some of which are carried out during the day. In the book “King Kool City Berlin” the group commented on the choice of surfaces for their graffiti:

“The urban space belongs to everyone and can be painted. Graffiti is not destruction. "

Web links

Commons : 1UP (sprayer)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ C. Eickhoff, R. Wolf: Graffiti DVD from "1UP": How the hell did they do it? In: The daily newspaper . December 9, 2011, accessed November 3, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Art or graffiti? The crazy, confused world of the sprayer scene. In: Berliner Kurier . September 25, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016 .
  3. ↑ 1UP exclusive. In: taz.blogs. December 9, 2011, accessed November 3, 2016 .
  4. ↑ I AM 1UP. In: www.urbanspree.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016 .
  5. ^ A b Norbert Koch-Klaucke: Kreuzberg sprayer gang “One United Power” - BVG, S-Bahn and police are powerless. In: Berliner Zeitung . August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Dominik Mai: Street Art in Berlin - Discover the street art of Kreuzberg on a route. In: Berliner Zeitung. July 11, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Jaime Rojo, Steven Harrington: 1UP In Berlin: 'All City' Doesn't Even Begin to Cover It. In: The Huffington Post . August 24, 2016, accessed November 3, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Alexander Krex: Berliner Sprayer: Im Farbrausch. In: Der Tagesspiegel . April 8, 2012, accessed November 10, 2016 .