{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Stencil Art Pirates: Los Piratoz","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-07-08T17:34:29Z","description":"Los Piratos is maybe the most active street art crew from Hamburg. Recently they published their own stencil art book and sent me an exemplar. Here are some insights...","html":"\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the \u003ca href=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-berlin/\"\u003estencil art show by two Hamburg-based street artist\u003c/a\u003e tomorrow at ATM Gallery, I want to give you some impressions of that nice book about the famous Hamburger stencil art crew \u003cstrong\u003eLos Piratoz\u003c/strong\u003e, which is maybe the most active street art crew in the Hanseatic city.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I could read in the book, which is entitled “Yes we Arrrrr!” and arrived at my home in the last week, they started round about 2002 to stick stencil sprayed stickers in the streets and decided a short while after to creatively work under the label Los Piratoz.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQ: Piracy is a great topic and is experiencing kind of a golden age at the moment with particular thanks to the Somali colleagues. Did you have to think about it for long or was it the obvious choice?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA: We have always been hooked on Pirates (no pun intended), Hamburg and Störtebeker [a famous pirate from Hamburg who lived in the 13th century]. Pirates are the good guys, who take from the rich and give to the poor and all that. It’s just this romantic idea of piracy [\u0026hellip;] (Interview with Los Piratoz)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book makes a good impression - There are a lot of nice colored photos, an interview and texts in German as well as in English insight - and gives a great overview about the doings of one of Germany’s well-known street art crews.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are able to get the book on \u003ca href=\"http://www.los-piratoz-buch.net/pageflippirat800.html\"\u003elos-piratoz-buch.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_fd5b351f66fbe9f2.avif 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_125057288984819a.avif 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_12ff50f525e26ea7.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_b6e05101a25a38e9.webp 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_12e5c0ee5bb36200.webp 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_3d629cd1fe09d688.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_e03fa017af6a407.jpg\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_d4fd1dbd26addd74.jpg 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_8af4e026753866ff.jpg 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book_hu_e03fa017af6a407.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"los piratoz book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003elos piratoz book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_a27f909364ec9241.avif 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_42a8d0e375fd9e6a.avif 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_d66e13937f6522d7.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_cc1e1f8e5142ebce.webp 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_ea27646eb2788520.webp 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_8291ff32e799a4ef.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_654600b00fc1f0bb.jpg\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_a1d8a9a900a06379.jpg 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_345ac0375fc28ab3.jpg 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg_hu_654600b00fc1f0bb.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"los piratoz hamburg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003elos piratoz hamburg\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_ac27b231d5523f09.avif 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_7603ffeaf9651eda.avif 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_b022bfbe33a94d53.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_1e9b8e23218d5cea.webp 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_4213d1d8504fc0bf.webp 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_13d7768afc3d28ca.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_b57104ee91879bcd.jpg\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_a818ee9536197dc1.jpg 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_980e84113deaccdd.jpg 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book_hu_b57104ee91879bcd.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"stencil art book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003estencil art book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_27ed7b06fdea4341.avif 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_a3f1a49fc5005068.avif 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_43e916b92d0a115.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_c250f14f24d9172b.webp 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_b34f2ab2c7b9a765.webp 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_22d3154bfefbeb74.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_7f7852558169c4ed.jpg\" srcset=\"/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_38a20757f36eff74.jpg 480w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_2938a19d788b0ed4.jpg 960w, /hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art_hu_7f7852558169c4ed.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"los piratoz stencil art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003elos piratoz stencil art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nIn addition to the [stencil art show by two Hamburg-based street artist](/hamburg-stencil-art-berlin/) tomorrow at ATM Gallery, I want to give you some impressions of that nice book about the famous Hamburger stencil art crew **Los Piratoz**, which is maybe the most active street art crew in the Hanseatic city.\n\nAs I could read in the book, which is entitled “Yes we Arrrrr!” and arrived at my home in the last week, they started round about 2002 to stick stencil sprayed stickers in the streets and decided a short while after to creatively work under the label Los Piratoz.\n\n\u003e Q: Piracy is a great topic and is experiencing kind of a golden age at the moment with particular thanks to the Somali colleagues. Did you have to think about it for long or was it the obvious choice?\n\u003e\n\u003e A: We have always been hooked on Pirates (no pun intended), Hamburg and Störtebeker [a famous pirate from Hamburg who lived in the 13th century]. Pirates are the good guys, who take from the rich and give to the poor and all that. It’s just this romantic idea of piracy [...] (Interview with Los Piratoz)\n\nThe book makes a good impression - There are a lot of nice colored photos, an interview and texts in German as well as in English insight - and gives a great overview about the doings of one of Germany’s well-known street art crews.\n\nYou are able to get the book on [los-piratoz-buch.net](http://www.los-piratoz-buch.net/pageflippirat800.html).\n\n![los piratoz book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nlos piratoz book ![los piratoz hamburg](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-hamburg.jpg\u003e)\n\nlos piratoz hamburg ![stencil art book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/stencil-art-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nstencil art book ![los piratoz stencil art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/los-piratoz-stencil-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nlos piratoz stencil art ","tags":["Photography","Los Piratoz","Stencil Art","Street Art Hamburg","Art Book"],"title":"Stencil Art Pirates: Los Piratoz","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/hamburg-stencil-art-los-piratoz/"}