{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Mentalgassi Paste-Ups in Spain","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-02-15T14:29:55Z","description":"German street art collective Mentalgassi hit the street of Spain and created some new and exciting paste-up installations as a part of a local photography festival! Take a look at these brilliant street artworks...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Photo Art\u003c/em\u003e | Berlin-based creative collective \u003cstrong\u003eMentalgassi\u003c/strong\u003e, which is well-known for their \u003ca href=\"/mentalgassi-big-in-berlin/\"\u003efantastic paste-up installations\u003c/a\u003e, recently hit the streets of Spain and created some new amazing wheatpastings as a part of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.getxophoto.com/web/\"\u003eGetxo Photo\u003c/a\u003e festival.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMentalgassi is a collective of three artists that was set in Berlin. They are engaged in urban intervetion, transforming urban elements using specially chosen images. Through their creative concept of turning \u0026ldquo;monotone cities\u0026rdquo; into places more fun, Mentalgassi has been in Getxo wheatpasting some bottle banks, making it more fun to go to recycle glass. (Getxo Photo)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003ca href=\"/women-are-heroes-time-lapse-jr/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJR\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/latlas-giant-paste-ups/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL’Atlas\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, also Mentalgassi professionalised the combination of photography, urban environment and wheatpastings in their own way. I hope to see more of their street artworks when they’re back in Berlin fuckin’ town!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1736\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1736\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1736\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_78bb36f6856e05ab.avif 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_d3fcb6188c9c7f55.avif 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_b6e037cc523222a3.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_9596cb0c60fea31e.webp 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_58ef74b8e0b179a0.webp 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_8a9fb57f9faee5c9.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_42d1574b03eb68cf.jpg\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_754534394a6e8b85.jpg 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_1ad50cd47e88c40a.jpg 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste_hu_42d1574b03eb68cf.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Mentalgassi wheatpaste\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMentalgassi wheatpaste\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1728\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1728\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1728\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_55dc36ac9d9024ee.avif 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_47d184586b7d042e.avif 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_ed3c688f0c997fe1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_904d5629664c2131.webp 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_9c33bca002000c80.webp 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_5528b5ad9751dfde.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_b72fd71b669e18ed.jpg\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_7b9a4419d77a2d1e.jpg 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_3cce59d1e6f8a2a7.jpg 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto_hu_b72fd71b669e18ed.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"957\" alt=\"Mentalgassi getxophoto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMentalgassi getxophoto\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1736\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1736\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1736\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_c5596a239568d62.avif 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_a9d068569ab6efb7.avif 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_9b16798cc179d5be.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_5b667a7da66ef81e.webp 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_bd79ce4c17615f90.webp 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_a97bf07291ec0198.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_d3d5f8928232277a.jpg\" srcset=\"/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_2831f7941545cd36.jpg 480w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_f34c4989a98eb868.jpg 960w, /mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain_hu_d3d5f8928232277a.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Mentalgassi in Spain\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMentalgassi in Spain\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/02/streets-mentalgassi-spain/\"\u003earrestedmotion.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Urban Photo Art* | Berlin-based creative collective **Mentalgassi**, which is well-known for their [fantastic paste-up installations](/mentalgassi-big-in-berlin/), recently hit the streets of Spain and created some new amazing wheatpastings as a part of the [Getxo Photo](http://www.getxophoto.com/web/) festival.\n\n\u003e Mentalgassi is a collective of three artists that was set in Berlin. They are engaged in urban intervetion, transforming urban elements using specially chosen images. Through their creative concept of turning \"monotone cities\" into places more fun, Mentalgassi has been in Getxo wheatpasting some bottle banks, making it more fun to go to recycle glass. (Getxo Photo)\n\nIn addition to [**JR**](/women-are-heroes-time-lapse-jr/) and [**L’Atlas**](/latlas-giant-paste-ups/), also Mentalgassi professionalised the combination of photography, urban environment and wheatpastings in their own way. I hope to see more of their street artworks when they’re back in Berlin fuckin’ town!\n\n![Mentalgassi wheatpaste](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi-wheatpaste.jpg\u003e)\n\nMentalgassi wheatpaste ![Mentalgassi getxophoto](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_getxophoto.jpg\u003e)\n\nMentalgassi getxophoto ![Mentalgassi in Spain](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/Mentalgassi_spain.jpg\u003e)\n\nMentalgassi in Spain \nVia [arrestedmotion.com](http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/02/streets-mentalgassi-spain/).\n","tags":["Art Festival","Paper Art","Mentalgassi","Street Art Europe"],"title":"Mentalgassi Paste-Ups in Spain","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/mentalgassi-paste-up-spain/"}