{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Urban Fine Art: MaClaim in Berlin","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/maclaim-urban-fine-art/maclaim-painting-london.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-02-22T11:55:20Z","description":"The urban art collective Maclaim is well-known for their photo-realistic graffitiies and mural artworks. After they painted a nice wall in Berlin, they recently hit the streets of London... ","html":"\u003cp\u003eDo you know \u003cstrong\u003eMaclaim\u003c/strong\u003e? It’s an very interesting urban fine art collective consisting of the four famous artists \u003cstrong\u003eCase\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTasso\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAkut\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTypism\u003c/strong\u003e. They are internationally well-known for their fantastic mixture of photo-realistic graffiti and modern typography.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history begins in 1999, when Akut, Case and Rusk started common projects. During the first two years the trio mainly met up in Weimar/ Germany. It was Rusk who first made contact between Case and Akut on one side, and Tasso on the other. For Akut, Case and Tasso it was easy to work together and to complement each other, as they had already focused on photo-realistic spraying irrespectively of each other. (About Maclaim)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter they hit Berlin and painted a nice mural artwork at the end of 2009, Maclaim recently visited London and created a fabulous painting, which shows, what they are able to do!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI like Maclaim’s artworks. Hopefully they will be a bit more active on the streets\u0026hellip;\nFor more info about Maclaim, visit \u003ca href=\"http://maclaim.blogspot.com/2009/12/berlin-final-pics.html\"\u003etheir blog\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQLpe6mBCY\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7EQLpe6mBCY\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by Urban Fine Art: MaClaim in Berlin\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/02/maclaim-in-london/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e. Cover picture by \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-butterfly/4372962985/\"\u003eButterfly\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nDo you know **Maclaim**? It’s an very interesting urban fine art collective consisting of the four famous artists **Case**, **Tasso**, **Akut** and **Typism**. They are internationally well-known for their fantastic mixture of photo-realistic graffiti and modern typography.\n\n\u003e The history begins in 1999, when Akut, Case and Rusk started common projects. During the first two years the trio mainly met up in Weimar/ Germany. It was Rusk who first made contact between Case and Akut on one side, and Tasso on the other. For Akut, Case and Tasso it was easy to work together and to complement each other, as they had already focused on photo-realistic spraying irrespectively of each other. (About Maclaim)\n\nAfter they hit Berlin and painted a nice mural artwork at the end of 2009, Maclaim recently visited London and created a fabulous painting, which shows, what they are able to do!\n\nI like Maclaim’s artworks. Hopefully they will be a bit more active on the streets...\nFor more info about Maclaim, visit [their blog](http://maclaim.blogspot.com/2009/12/berlin-final-pics.html)!\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQLpe6mBCY)\n\nInspired by [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/02/maclaim-in-london/). Cover picture by [Butterfly](http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-butterfly/4372962985/).\n","tags":["Mural Art","Maclaim","Akut","Photorealistic Painting","Street Art London"],"title":"Urban Fine Art: MaClaim in Berlin","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/maclaim-urban-fine-art/"}