{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Art Recap"],"cover":{"alt":"Top Urban Art Actions 2011","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/top-urban-art-actions-2011/molotov-cocktail-artwork.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-12-31T13:26:23Z","description":"This urban art recap is about the top ten urban art actions which took place during 2011, including automated train graffiti machines as well as molotov cocktail art and an advertising takeover...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the \u003ca href=\"/top-10-urban-artists-2011/\"\u003etop ten urban artists 2011\u003c/a\u003e and this year’s \u003ca href=\"/top-5-of-urban-artcore-2011/\"\u003emost popular Urbanartcore posts\u003c/a\u003e here comes the third urban art recap of 2011: \u003cem\u003eTop Urban Art Actions 2011\u003c/em\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tried to collect ten of the most inspiring urban art actions in 2011 and bring them together in one nice list, so that you have the chance to make sure you know all the great and extraordinary, subversive interventions and artworks\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/exploding-walls-vhils/\"\u003eExplosion Wall Art by Vhils\u003c/a\u003e\nOne of the most spectacular creational processes was the controlled demolition by Portuguese-born urban artist Alexandre Farto aka \u003cstrong\u003eVhils\u003c/strong\u003e - just beautiful!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/molotov-cocktail-art/\"\u003eMolotov Cocktail Art\u003c/a\u003e\nTo remind of fallen Soviet soldiers during World War II a Russian artist collective used Molotov Cocktails to create portraits of veterans, which is rough, hot and just great!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/light-painting-wifi/\"\u003eLight Painting WiFi\u003c/a\u003e\nNot as sensational as the two before but quite interesting, especially for me is the work by three Norwegians who made WiFi visible!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/graffiti-without-caps-smash137-risk/\"\u003eGraffiti Without Caps – Smash137 \u0026amp; Risk\u003c/a\u003e\nNot really new, but still impressing and in this case well documented is graffiti action without caps - looks like a lot of fun!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/jet-fighter-graffiti-by-phlegm/\"\u003eJet Fighter Graffiti by Phlegm\u003c/a\u003e\nPainting walls and trains or even cars is quite common, but adding a piece onto the surface of an old jet fighter is another level!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/above-street-art-philosophy/\"\u003eAbove’s Street Art Philosophy\u003c/a\u003e\nTalking about philosophy is always nice, but writing some more or less profound slogans on walls using fat-caps is even better\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/madrid-street-advertising-takeover/\"\u003eMadrid Street Advertising Takeover\u003c/a\u003e\nReplacing advert with proper artworks is a nice way to get one’s point across - especially when there are around 100 participating urban artists and a big city!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/emess-city-music-stockholm/\"\u003eEmess City Music, Stockholm\u003c/a\u003e\nI like people playing around with the urban environment! This \u003cem\u003eCity Music\u003c/em\u003e project seems to be a perfect example for that\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/dtagno-train-graffiti-installation/\"\u003eDTagno – Train Graffiti Installation\u003c/a\u003e\nBuilding automated train graffiti machines sounds like a dream - not in Germany!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/banksy-of-bulgaria/\"\u003eBanksy of Bulgaria\u003c/a\u003e\nLast but not least, dealing with one’s history is always difficult, but with some creativity and good reasons it’s not that difficult\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you know any other outstanding urban art action which took place in 2011, make sure to write a comment! I wish you all a happy new year - may you still be alive tomorrow\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter the [top ten urban artists 2011](/top-10-urban-artists-2011/) and this year’s [most popular Urbanartcore posts](/top-5-of-urban-artcore-2011/) here comes the third urban art recap of 2011: *Top Urban Art Actions 2011*!\n\nI tried to collect ten of the most inspiring urban art actions in 2011 and bring them together in one nice list, so that you have the chance to make sure you know all the great and extraordinary, subversive interventions and artworks...\n\n\n- [Explosion Wall Art by Vhils](/exploding-walls-vhils/)\nOne of the most spectacular creational processes was the controlled demolition by Portuguese-born urban artist Alexandre Farto aka **Vhils** - just beautiful!\n\n- [Molotov Cocktail Art](/molotov-cocktail-art/)\nTo remind of fallen Soviet soldiers during World War II a Russian artist collective used Molotov Cocktails to create portraits of veterans, which is rough, hot and just great!\n\n- [Light Painting WiFi](/light-painting-wifi/)\nNot as sensational as the two before but quite interesting, especially for me is the work by three Norwegians who made WiFi visible!\n\n- [Graffiti Without Caps – Smash137 \u0026 Risk](/graffiti-without-caps-smash137-risk/)\nNot really new, but still impressing and in this case well documented is graffiti action without caps - looks like a lot of fun!\n\n- [Jet Fighter Graffiti by Phlegm](/jet-fighter-graffiti-by-phlegm/)\nPainting walls and trains or even cars is quite common, but adding a piece onto the surface of an old jet fighter is another level!\n\n- [Above’s Street Art Philosophy](/above-street-art-philosophy/)\nTalking about philosophy is always nice, but writing some more or less profound slogans on walls using fat-caps is even better...\n\n- [Madrid Street Advertising Takeover](/madrid-street-advertising-takeover/)\nReplacing advert with proper artworks is a nice way to get one’s point across - especially when there are around 100 participating urban artists and a big city!\n\n- [Emess City Music, Stockholm](/emess-city-music-stockholm/)\nI like people playing around with the urban environment! This *City Music* project seems to be a perfect example for that...\n\n- [DTagno – Train Graffiti Installation](/dtagno-train-graffiti-installation/)\nBuilding automated train graffiti machines sounds like a dream - not in Germany!\n\n- [Banksy of Bulgaria](/banksy-of-bulgaria/)\nLast but not least, dealing with one’s history is always difficult, but with some creativity and good reasons it’s not that difficult...\n\n\n\nIf you know any other outstanding urban art action which took place in 2011, make sure to write a comment! I wish you all a happy new year - may you still be alive tomorrow...\n","tags":["Advertising","Urban Music","Plane Art","Molotov Cocktail","Explosion Art"],"title":"Top Urban Art Actions 2011","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/top-urban-art-actions-2011/"}