{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Physical Graffiti by Mare139","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin-Exhibition.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-06-08T15:04:50Z","description":"New York-based graffiti artist Mare139 is going to show his latest B-Boy dance artwork series in Berlin tomorrow - Here’s a sneak peek!","html":"\u003cp\u003eNew York-based artist Carlos Mare, aka \u003cstrong\u003eMare139\u003c/strong\u003e, is going to open his first solo-show in Berlin tomorrow! Entitled \u003cem\u003ePhysical Graffiti\u003c/em\u003e, the show will not present his crazy \u003ca href=\"/3d-metal-wild-style-graffiti-mare139/\"\u003e3D metal wildstyle graffiti\u003c/a\u003e, but his latest paintings and drawings focusing on the art of the B-boy dance\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Mare began his creative career during the formative era of NYC subway painting between 1975-1985, appearing in the original cult classic documentary Style Wars in 1982. Growing up against the landscape of hip-hop in its evolution, he charted a new discourse about the role and aesthetic of the art form as sculpture in the public space, beginning with letter-based works and progressing to a more modernist interpretation of the graffiti form. Internationally exhibited and collected, his sculptural works are among the most innovative of the post NYC subway graffiti movement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, Mare returned to an exploration of the line, introducing a series of Bboy studies inspired by the movement of the Bboy dance and its symbiotic relationship with other improvisational forms of expression born from rhythm, gesture and style.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMare’s Bboy works marry the abstract, gestural nature of graffiti writing with the motion of the Bboy dance, effortlessly capturing the essence of the subject in new symbolic, linguistic, and spatial formulations. Similar to the constant evolution of a writer’s style, Mare’s studies continue to evolve, as he further explores subjects, mediums and styles.* (\u003ca href=\"http://skalitzers.com\"\u003eSkalitzers\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday I was able to get a first sneak peek at Skaliters Gallery. Here are some of my impressions, for those who can’t make it tomorrow evening\u0026hellip;\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=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_bd403c4927d963f6.avif 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_e9a1313452e85e09.avif 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_37a2ddd5e5a20b3b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_8b3469c30e2e7c3d.webp 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_62c31061905c884d.webp 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_7986c752407ff0f0.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_f1edc6e6429386bc.jpg\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_7746a8f9101b4273.jpg 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_c22621a2171e3704.jpg 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches_hu_f1edc6e6429386bc.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Mare139 Sketches\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMare139 Sketches\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=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_b92c36e8df6cdf94.avif 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_4973d671b5727d00.avif 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_f17efd8efa5f6ccb.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_7898c8f179083f60.webp 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_ec9bd197a590e371.webp 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_e8272c5174dffa07.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_9d9512d5b42eaaa.jpg\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_2b5fc2e4f34a3014.jpg 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_d0ae0a46e8222fbc.jpg 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show_hu_9d9512d5b42eaaa.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"Mare139 Physical Graffiti show\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMare139 Physical Graffiti show\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \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=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_8a3eec21fbf46902.avif 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_8f8e4f1ca49e8396.avif 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_9e55b510bddc8196.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_becadb807b96bf3f.webp 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_ff8afcbd2815bc.webp 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_2c79c45f7c6f6d5a.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_55ffef2d732bfad2.jpg\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_ac95f52b2e4f7861.jpg 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_c0658e958234194d.jpg 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance_hu_55ffef2d732bfad2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Mare139 bboy dance\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMare139 bboy dance\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \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=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_47c3a4fd4236e766.avif 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_59f905ff7eb31806.avif 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_c4537022957b6002.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_4078c1f37cdadd14.webp 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_1a815287968f7209.webp 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_d1291088ab9701ea.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_2b923ee4f99825d9.jpg\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_e0e7a408fcfc92b2.jpg 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_1593ef011af9fff3.jpg 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti_hu_2b923ee4f99825d9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Mare139 Physical Graffiti\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMare139 Physical Graffiti\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=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_317dd85bf86f98f8.avif 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_a14e64e867e2b09c.avif 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_84315168b4fbed13.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_7358d6ae7b6feec8.webp 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_ddd6711b64738756.webp 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_eca0d33888271a0e.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_b81b9442882538d6.jpg\" srcset=\"/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_88fd845d279ff7a6.jpg 480w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_a0157c15c1a2277d.jpg 960w, /physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin_hu_b81b9442882538d6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"Mare139 Berlin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eMare139 Berlin\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York-based artist Carlos Mare, aka **Mare139**, is going to open his first solo-show in Berlin tomorrow! Entitled *Physical Graffiti*, the show will not present his crazy [3D metal wildstyle graffiti](/3d-metal-wild-style-graffiti-mare139/), but his latest paintings and drawings focusing on the art of the B-boy dance...\n\n*Mare began his creative career during the formative era of NYC subway painting between 1975-1985, appearing in the original cult classic documentary Style Wars in 1982. Growing up against the landscape of hip-hop in its evolution, he charted a new discourse about the role and aesthetic of the art form as sculpture in the public space, beginning with letter-based works and progressing to a more modernist interpretation of the graffiti form. Internationally exhibited and collected, his sculptural works are among the most innovative of the post NYC subway graffiti movement.\n\nIn 2005, Mare returned to an exploration of the line, introducing a series of Bboy studies inspired by the movement of the Bboy dance and its symbiotic relationship with other improvisational forms of expression born from rhythm, gesture and style.\n\nMare’s Bboy works marry the abstract, gestural nature of graffiti writing with the motion of the Bboy dance, effortlessly capturing the essence of the subject in new symbolic, linguistic, and spatial formulations. Similar to the constant evolution of a writer’s style, Mare’s studies continue to evolve, as he further explores subjects, mediums and styles.* ([Skalitzers](http://skalitzers.com))\n\nToday I was able to get a first sneak peek at Skaliters Gallery. Here are some of my impressions, for those who can’t make it tomorrow evening...\n\n![Mare139 Sketches](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Sketches.jpg\u003e)\n\nMare139 Sketches ![Mare139 Physical Graffiti show](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti-show.jpg\u003e)\n\nMare139 Physical Graffiti show ![Mare139 bboy dance](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-bboy-dance.jpg\u003e)\n\nMare139 bboy dance ![Mare139 Physical Graffiti](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Physical-Graffiti.jpg\u003e)\n\nMare139 Physical Graffiti ![Mare139 Berlin](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/Mare139-Berlin.jpg\u003e)\n\nMare139 Berlin ","tags":["Mare139","Graffiti Berlin","Graffiti Exhibition","Hip-Hop"],"title":"Physical Graffiti by Mare139","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/physical-graffiti-by-mare139/"}