Art – UP MAGAZINE

UP5 – The Shape of Beauty: Tony Sjöman and the Rise of Rubin415

Tony Sjöman, has adopted many names, but most will recognize him as Rubin415, the artist who brings a poetic beauty to abstract murals. From the prime age of nine, he has felt the inescapable urge to markup walls and add some color, the natural inclination of a boy who grew up around the cold concrete projects of Gothenburg.

Building the Devil’s Mountain: Teufelsberg, Berlin

A history of Teufelsberg, the “Devil’s Mountain” of Berlin – a haven for creatives all around the city.

The Racialization of Beauty and Whitewashing in Anime

“Is it just me, or has anyone else also thought that the Japanese anime characters don’t look very Asian?” Chun Park examines the uncomfortable truths around how anime, a global art market, doesn’t actually depict its audiences in its continent of origin.

Carlos Mare and Michael Walsh on Graffiti Sculpture and Making the Art of Our Time

At the Andy Warhol Museum, graffiti sculptors Michael Walsh and Carlos Mare discussed a new residency at Pittsburgh, PA’s Carrie Blast Furnaces that brings together graffiti and metalworking. What followed was a thought-provoking conversation about post-industrial graffiti and how graffiti continues to evolve with the walls around it.