{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"James Bullough - On the Shoulders of Giants","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-04-11T18:57:41Z","description":"US-American urban artist James Bullough is currently painting two massive giant murals in the Torstrasse 111 art space in Berlin. I just visited him and took some photos!","html":"\u003cp\u003eTo entitle them \u003cem\u003eOn the shoulders of giants\u003c/em\u003e is probably the best way to describe these huge murals by American urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eJames Bullough\u003c/strong\u003e coming up at \u003ca href=\"/cave-berlin-gallery/\"\u003eTorstrasse 111\u003c/a\u003e in Berlin\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.jamesbullough.com\"\u003eJames Bullough\u003c/a\u003e, who grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC, began sketching and eventually devouring anything he could find with even a hint of graffiti inspirited imagery on it in his early teens and developed in that way the required skills for photo-realistic graffiti works. Right now, he is painting two impressive giants into one of the arising new art spaces at Torstrasse 111, a contemporary location for art, and invited me to join him.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course I used the stay to take some photos of James in action. Be impressed and make sure to check out the opening ceremony of Torstrasse 111 (Friday, 27 April 2012) when you’re in Berlin!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTorstrasse 111\u003c/strong\u003e is a contemporary location for art, created by a group of artists who restored the site of 111 to its original structure for the sole purpose of fostering a place for contemporary art. It’s located at Torstrasse 111, 10119 Berlin, Germany\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=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_b48908489c3582ae.avif 480w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_4b3e0f7badb6b478.avif 960w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_5d0bc6c48750a624.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_7f53590d2db4c8de.webp 480w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_6a5d08628b01580b.webp 960w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_d67b770fa17854b4.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_c025ed07a7f2ded0.jpg\" srcset=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_ccec9b8c858ebc05.jpg 480w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_2da5901b921c3adc.jpg 960w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111_hu_c025ed07a7f2ded0.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"James Bullough painting murals\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eJames Bullough painting murals\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_30e7af48761177b0.avif 480w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_fc87cf940ff67706.avif 960w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_eec849cf94a63cd0.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_695902d201b08256.webp 480w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_b3738f678a825871.webp 960w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_76652a1ea68c82ec.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_7a6fbcc070b1d289.jpg\" srcset=\"/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_14e371983884f107.jpg 480w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_39de0793ec68949d.jpg 960w, /james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural_hu_7a6fbcc070b1d289.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"James Bullough - Giants Mural\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eJames Bullough - Giants Mural\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\nTo entitle them *On the shoulders of giants* is probably the best way to describe these huge murals by American urban artist **James Bullough** coming up at [Torstrasse 111](/cave-berlin-gallery/) in Berlin...\n\n[James Bullough](http://www.jamesbullough.com), who grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC, began sketching and eventually devouring anything he could find with even a hint of graffiti inspirited imagery on it in his early teens and developed in that way the required skills for photo-realistic graffiti works. Right now, he is painting two impressive giants into one of the arising new art spaces at Torstrasse 111, a contemporary location for art, and invited me to join him.\n\nOf course I used the stay to take some photos of James in action. Be impressed and make sure to check out the opening ceremony of Torstrasse 111 (Friday, 27 April 2012) when you’re in Berlin!\n\n**Torstrasse 111** is a contemporary location for art, created by a group of artists who restored the site of 111 to its original structure for the sole purpose of fostering a place for contemporary art. It’s located at Torstrasse 111, 10119 Berlin, Germany\n\n![James Bullough painting murals](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Torstrasse111.jpg\u003e)\n\nJames Bullough painting murals ![James Bullough - Giants Mural](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/James-Bullough-Giants-Mural.jpg\u003e)\n\nJames Bullough - Giants Mural ","tags":["Mural Art","Photorealistic Painting","James Bullough","Graffiti Berlin"],"title":"James Bullough - On the Shoulders of Giants","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/james-bullough-shoulders-of-giants/"}