{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Live-Painting: Kofie \u0026 El Mac","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-06-25T10:49:30Z","description":"Famous urban artists Augustine Kofie and El Mac did a great job when they painted live at Jaybo aka Monk’s Project Room yesterday. I visited that great art-space and took some photos...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAs mentioned yesterday, \u003ca href=\"/augustine-kofie-live-painting/\"\u003eanother live-painting\u003c/a\u003e took place at the Project Room by \u003cstrong\u003eJaybo\u003c/strong\u003e aka \u003cstrong\u003eMonk\u003c/strong\u003e in Berlin. Two well-known artists, \u003cstrong\u003eAugustine Kofie\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEl Mac\u003c/strong\u003e, started painting in front of the crowd at 7pm and finished their artworks four hours later. It was gorgeous to watch them paint in their totally different styles and to be able to understand how they’re working.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe huge count of small details in Kofie’s artworks and that great shadow-handling by El Mac made me and my friend happy. For that reason, I want to make those of you happy, who had no time to come to that interesting art event by showing you some photos (\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157624228603263/\"\u003eMore on Flickr!\u003c/a\u003e) I took while the live-painting.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info about El Mac, visit \u003ca href=\"http://elmac.net/\"\u003eelmac.net\u003c/a\u003e.\nIf you want to know more about Augustine Kofie, take a look at \u003ca href=\"http://keepdrafting.com/\"\u003ekeepdrafting.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1700\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1700\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1700\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_10cb29ac386ff4e6.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_c6553566f7c4f9f5.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_6f1333528bfdf0ec.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_5756611a12d2cc2f.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_ff6a12afecde766b.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_81023f0cedfb4aff.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_ded56fc9c7cd9f0d.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_f497095864c97514.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_5d6110d3dd498ab8.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie_hu_ded56fc9c7cd9f0d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"942\" alt=\"el mac \u0026amp; kofie\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eel mac \u0026amp; kofie\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1400px; --image-ratio: 1400 / 1672\" data-source-width=\"1400\" data-source-height=\"1672\" data-width-cap=\"1400\" data-height-cap=\"1672\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_13bdc3068ceced07.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_cd23d80d9239c52d.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_a446783a3b9b959.avif 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_3f06acb42f69d93f.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_a4f9a7d1f5ddee0e.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_a574c81c6c1e35fa.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_986b759f66df902f.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_26336e6a2fca57b3.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_7ec747d10fe884fa.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting_hu_986b759f66df902f.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1672\" alt=\"augustine kofie - live painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eaugustine kofie - live painting\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=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_d01ad0549c6f840f.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_ec24fd0d43c90ef4.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_15953b1361c6cf3a.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_e0478c619417462a.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_1b8f1e6b7b69639a.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_ac8decada4ce32d0.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_dc07ba2173c7ef09.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_ade0051438265eb1.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_2c0b3389ea297473.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1_hu_dc07ba2173c7ef09.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"project room - live painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eproject room - live painting\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=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_d65c2e9aaf3496f3.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_bd3895446fab1f59.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_67f2be3acf74821e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_3ad97c1c39b1bbef.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_d2f7a3d57f7c4707.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_4e2abe2c8ab0521d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_2a2f24877e4a25f9.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_c840319022544b74.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_1b524d9dfcc74af0.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting_hu_2a2f24877e4a25f9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"el mac - live painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eel mac - live painting\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=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_6d7a26235bf14f01.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_9d642780c5da89e9.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_b11e2583c341904e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_e06bd03edcb04d38.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_823833c635372f6e.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_e29d72f4d1cc2058.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_836456f0e591df7b.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_81938f9dd91fd95.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_bb4f2abfbb125d51.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting_hu_836456f0e591df7b.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"kofie - live painting\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ekofie - live painting\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=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_56c1c1514de8ba72.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_28d4c73961fc2f3.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_5bbf25cbf049c932.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_8f16797b474df1a.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_6f15381be5f37a84.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_98bc64277e333766.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_cf892b743ba5f865.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_f6304a739b7610e2.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_1dab83bc7611b7ee.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room_hu_cf892b743ba5f865.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"jaybo project room\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejaybo project room\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=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_96c7c456a2e41b29.avif 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_6b7b2428c9f2ddf0.avif 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_a67a912b676a94e1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_6adc5612425013bd.webp 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_bd6ca21578f8e172.webp 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_8cab782d71b6a5c3.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_f2838c04092a2e55.jpg\" srcset=\"/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_56303b4d2e60ceb6.jpg 480w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_c546141ed7caa698.jpg 960w, /live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans_hu_f2838c04092a2e55.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"cooled spray cans\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ecooled spray cans\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nAs mentioned yesterday, [another live-painting](/augustine-kofie-live-painting/) took place at the Project Room by **Jaybo** aka **Monk** in Berlin. Two well-known artists, **Augustine Kofie** and **El Mac**, started painting in front of the crowd at 7pm and finished their artworks four hours later. It was gorgeous to watch them paint in their totally different styles and to be able to understand how they’re working.\n\nThe huge count of small details in Kofie’s artworks and that great shadow-handling by El Mac made me and my friend happy. For that reason, I want to make those of you happy, who had no time to come to that interesting art event by showing you some photos ([More on Flickr!](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157624228603263/)) I took while the live-painting.\n\nFor more info about El Mac, visit [elmac.net](http://elmac.net/).\nIf you want to know more about Augustine Kofie, take a look at [keepdrafting.com](http://keepdrafting.com/).\n\n![el mac \u0026 kofie](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-kofie.jpg\u003e)\n\nel mac \u0026 kofie ![augustine kofie - live painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/augustine-kofie-live-painting.jpg\u003e)\n\naugustine kofie - live painting ![project room - live painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/project-room-live-painting1.jpg\u003e)\n\nproject room - live painting ![el mac - live painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/el-mac-live-painting.jpg\u003e)\n\nel mac - live painting ![kofie - live painting](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/kofie-live-painting.jpg\u003e)\n\nkofie - live painting ![jaybo project room](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/jaybo-project-room.jpg\u003e)\n\njaybo project room ![cooled spray cans](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/cooled-spray-cans.jpg\u003e)\n\ncooled spray cans ","tags":["Augustine Kofie","Jaybo Monk","El Mac","Painting","Graffiti Photography","Artist Photography"],"title":"Live-Painting: Kofie \u0026 El Mac","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/live-painting-kofie-el-mac/"}