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description: 'Obey, Mentalgassi, La Pluma Eléctri*k, L’Atlas, JR, El Bocho and Sten & Lex: the artists who worked in paper and paste rather than paint.'
title: Paper on walls
type: collection
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/collections/paste-ups/
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# Paper on walls

Paper is the fastest way onto a wall. These posts follow paste-up artists from Shepard Fairey’s European tour in 2009 to Sten & Lex’s paper stencils in Rome, with Berlin’s Mentalgassi in the middle.

1. [Obey: European Invasion](https://www.urbanartcore.com/obey-european-invasion/) (2009-10-06): Shepard Fairey’s prints and paste-ups across Europe.
2. [Street Art 3.0: Mentalgassi in Berlin](https://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-big-in-berlin/) (2010-04-16): Mentalgassi’s large-scale paper works in Berlin.
3. [JR in China: The Wrinkles of Shanghai](https://www.urbanartcore.com/jr-china-wrinkles-shanghai/) (2010-10-18): JR pastes the wrinkles of Shanghai.
4. [Spanish Paste-Ups in Berlin](https://www.urbanartcore.com/spanish-paste-ups-berlin/) (2010-11-26): La Pluma Eléctri*k from Madrid visits Berlin.
5. [Mentalgassi Paste-Ups in Spain](https://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/) (2011-02-15): Mentalgassi’s paste-up installations in Spain.
6. [L’Atlas - Giant Paste-Ups](https://www.urbanartcore.com/latlas-giant-paste-ups/) (2011-02-15): L’Atlas’s giant paper installation in New Delhi.
7. [El Bocho Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/el-bocho-interview/) (2011-07-12): El Bocho on his painted paste-ups.
8. [Stencil Street Art: Sten & Lex in Rome](https://www.urbanartcore.com/stencil-street-art-sten-lex-rome/) (2012-01-04): Sten & Lex’s paper stencil in Rome.