Augsburg flower
As Augsburg flower one was Streetartmotiv by Bernhard run in Augsburg known. Between August 2010 and December 2011, Trum painted around 470 flowers on numerous house walls or other objects in the street, and he also attached stickers with the flower motif. The motif gained national popularity. T-shirts and badges with the Augsburg flower are now available to buy.
The monochrome black flower is strongly stylized . It has a long, curved stem, five petals and two small leaves at the beginning of the stem. It bears a resemblance to the flower of the New York street artist Michael de Feo, who has had his five-petalled flower with a curved stem (but with an inner circle and arrow-shaped "foot", and sprayed on paper ( paste up ) instead of directly on walls and objects) Used in 1994.
Reactions
On the one hand, the Augsburg flower, like any illegal graffito, is viewed as damage to property, but it also received widespread positive reactions in the population. The Augsburg city marketing department thought about making the flower an Augsburg trademark.
The flowers have "become part of the city like the Golden Hall and the Fuggerei ".
“I was delighted with the Augsburg flower from the start. I was always happy when I discovered them. She puts a smile on my face "
This idea was later rejected.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote:
“For many Augsburgers he is a genius: the flower almost never looks as if it had been brushed on somewhere quickly. Most of the time it seemed like the painter had carefully chosen the location. In places that almost scream for greenery - and which inevitably trigger a smile when looking at the flower. "
Trum himself describes the flowers as street art and stated "The simple goal is to bring joy into people's lives". He "wanted to make the world a little more beautiful."
Processes
The damage to property is estimated at around € 70,000. The police investigated "[...] 'meticulously' [...] for a year" and came across Bernhard Trum. On September 19, 2012, he was sentenced to ten months probation at the Augsburg District Court for property damage , as well as a fine of € 12,000 and 300 social hours. At the time of the conviction, Trum was 25 years old.
In December 2012, actions took place to help the perpetrator to pay his sentence. The “Flower Show” art exhibition with accompanying program was held in the Kunsthalle am Wittelsbacher Park and the “Flower Dance” benefit party in the music canteen.
In March 2015, Trum stood before the Augsburg district court for further offenses (possession of narcotics, driving under the influence of alcohol, resistance to law enforcement officers, attempted bodily harm). In February 2016, the now 28-year-old Trum was sentenced by the Augsburg district court to a prison term of one year and three months without parole and a fine of € 12,000 because he and a 24-year-old accomplice were on a noise barrier in Leitershofen and a regional train sprayed extensive graffiti in shards of spelled, causing damage of € 20,000. Because of his criminal record, this sentence was not suspended.
Tension between the artistic and the legal
Artistic freedom is a fundamental right and applies in principle without reservation. However, other rights can limit artistic freedom. With a view to the question of whether flowers are art and thus fall under artistic freedom, Jörg Heinzle from Augsburger Allgemeine commented : “The police and the judiciary cannot let themselves be guided by the question of what is art or not. One likes a flower, the next a sun or a lightbulb. Where do you draw the line? "
Web links
- Picture gallery of the Augsburger Allgemeine
- Interview with the artist on Jetzt.de.
- Picture gallery on Flickr
Individual evidence
- ↑ tagesschau.de. In: archive.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012 ; accessed on February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ a b court condemns painter of Augsburg flowers. Spiegel Online , September 19, 2012, accessed September 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Michael de Feo's website
- ↑ a b c City wants to advertise with the Augsburg flower. Augsburger Allgemeine , May 25, 2012, accessed on September 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: The Rise of a Flower: From Graffito to Shining Star | Bayernmagazin | Bavaria 1 | Radio | BR.de. In: archive.org. July 3, 2012, archived from the original on August 12, 2012 ; accessed on February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ An illegal gesture. Jetzt.de , July 22, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Augsburgblume is not allowed to advertise the city. Augsburger Allgemeine , July 27, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .
- ↑ a b City of Flowers. Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 2, 2012, accessed on September 19, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Court sentenced Augsburg flower painter to a fine and ten months' probation. Schwäbische Zeitung , September 21, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Artistic damage to property. Augsburger Allgemeine , March 29, 2012, accessed on September 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Artistic damage to property. Augsburger Allgemeine , March 29, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .
- ↑ The court sentenced the flower painter to a suspended sentence. Augsburger Allgemeine , September 19, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Grace for the Augsburg flower. Augsburger Allgemeine , September 19, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .
- ↑ “IN YOUR FACE” gallery shows the Augsburg flower
- ↑ Flower dance - dancing for the Augsburg flower on two floors
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: The creator of the Augsburg flower must go to prison. In: augsburger-allgemeine.de. Augsburger Allgemeine, accessed February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Not a question of art. Augsburger Allgemeine , September 19, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2012 .