{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Adidas Urban Artists Series","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1420.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-07-10T13:46:22Z","description":"When a big company advertises their brand by showing art, it’s always a bit strange to report on those events. However I enjoyed catching up with Mr. Jago and Chow Martin during the Adidas Urban Artists Series exhibition opening in Berlin... ","html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat sounded first like one of those normal stupid ad events by a big company worked out as a nice get together by artists from all over the world in Berlin. Last Friday, Adidas invited to their \u003cem\u003eUrban Artists Series\u003c/em\u003e exhibition at \u003ca href=\"http://www.westberlingallery.com/adidas-performance-urban-artist-series-3/\"\u003eWestberlin Gallery\u003c/a\u003e and teamed up with some really impressive artworks by some really talented urban artists like \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Jago\u003c/strong\u003e (UK), \u003cstrong\u003eChow Martin\u003c/strong\u003e (Canada), \u003cstrong\u003ePomme Chan\u003c/strong\u003e (UK), \u003cstrong\u003eVille Savimaa\u003c/strong\u003e (Finland), \u003cstrong\u003eRuss Mills\u003c/strong\u003e (UK), \u003cstrong\u003eRubens LP\u003c/strong\u003e (Brazil), \u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Wilkinson\u003c/strong\u003e (UK), \u003cstrong\u003eClaire Scully\u003c/strong\u003e (UK) and \u003cstrong\u003eCalvin Ho\u003c/strong\u003e (China)\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreatively selected, each one of the artist was given the freedom to show their take on the competitive spirit with a street attitude.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor me it was a pleasure to welcome \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Jago\u003c/strong\u003e (who recently was part of the \u003ca href=\"/abstract-graffiti-masters/\"\u003eAbstract Graffiti Masters\u003c/a\u003e exhibition in Glasgow) and \u003cstrong\u003eChow Martin\u003c/strong\u003e (whose ink on Mylar paintings were killing it) in town.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cut a long story short, here are some photos! The show runs until July 23rd, so there’s enough time to take a closer look at these dope artworks\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_ffc0e66b22a8ee93.avif 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_7ad08f408db9fbed.avif 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_87d0eb155de5de7e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_b69f4d52709066db.webp 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_ce5a18c85737fe72.webp 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_8af0ca117c05ce6f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_6fe9a710b7f2d2c2.jpg\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_b6fc10d2db9712f7.jpg 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_8d8cf2160366891b.jpg 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432_hu_6fe9a710b7f2d2c2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Adidas Urban Artists Series\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eAdidas Urban Artists Series\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_527edc6589ff5d83.avif 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_9ad255a21c3bfd93.avif 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_210d3f3705994de7.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_f9411bd8a5b2e8b4.webp 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_f003c8fa95049ea9.webp 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_2a89fe7f5d4b9665.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_fd5290ecfd670576.jpg\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_132eff52afedebfe.jpg 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_fde7b7717c05d296.jpg 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431_hu_fd5290ecfd670576.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Adidas Urban Artists Series\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eAdidas Urban Artists Series\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_6ddbf51a34598098.avif 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_5560717f8e4dd0fe.avif 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_ba917cf34ac89e86.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_3686cf99e690ff66.webp 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_b51dbbb459508f78.webp 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_ef855f1e0db3f5e9.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_3be33fb6697d54b9.jpg\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_7bacf4467cb9e912.jpg 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_efa0fa70fe4fcbee.jpg 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423_hu_3be33fb6697d54b9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Mr. Jago Painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMr. Jago Painting\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_957503f3a07e4f65.avif 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_d16bc63839d4c79a.avif 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_6ed4ec57e90bf493.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_630351f597905be1.webp 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_54a034278a2e6044.webp 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_9c7e771ab674452.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_1b53c328be252d64.jpg\" srcset=\"/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_fbe7aa40d8a25240.jpg 480w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_9823d27d986c90bc.jpg 960w, /adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415_hu_1b53c328be252d64.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Urban Artists Series Exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eUrban Artists Series Exhibition\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat sounded first like one of those normal stupid ad events by a big company worked out as a nice get together by artists from all over the world in Berlin. Last Friday, Adidas invited to their *Urban Artists Series* exhibition at [Westberlin Gallery](http://www.westberlingallery.com/adidas-performance-urban-artist-series-3/) and teamed up with some really impressive artworks by some really talented urban artists like **Mr. Jago** (UK), **Chow Martin** (Canada), **Pomme Chan** (UK), **Ville Savimaa** (Finland), **Russ Mills** (UK), **Rubens LP** (Brazil), **Robbie Wilkinson** (UK), **Claire Scully** (UK) and **Calvin Ho** (China)...\n\n\u003e Creatively selected, each one of the artist was given the freedom to show their take on the competitive spirit with a street attitude.\n\nFor me it was a pleasure to welcome **Mr. Jago** (who recently was part of the [Abstract Graffiti Masters](/abstract-graffiti-masters/) exhibition in Glasgow) and **Chow Martin** (whose ink on Mylar paintings were killing it) in town.\n\nTo cut a long story short, here are some photos! The show runs until July 23rd, so there’s enough time to take a closer look at these dope artworks...\n\n![Adidas Urban Artists Series](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1432.jpg\u003e)\n\nAdidas Urban Artists Series ![Adidas Urban Artists Series](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1431.jpg\u003e)\n\nAdidas Urban Artists Series ![Mr. Jago Painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1423.jpg\u003e)\n\nMr. Jago Painting ![Urban Artists Series Exhibition](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/adidas-urban-artists-series/IMG_1415.jpg\u003e)\n\nUrban Artists Series Exhibition ","tags":["Advertising","Mr. Jago","Chow Martin","Art Exhibition"],"title":"Adidas Urban Artists Series","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/adidas-urban-artists-series/"}