{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Yarn Bombing - Spidertag in Porto","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-action.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-01-09T18:23:09Z","description":"","html":"\u003cp\u003eSpanish urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eSpidertag\u003c/strong\u003e who is quite well-known in Europe for his yarn bombing artworks (he calls them spider tags) just spent the last days in abandoned buildings in Porto, Portugal and of course created some new stuff using nothing more than a few nails, a hammer and some yarn!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s all about nails, yarn, geometry, abstraction and streets. (Spidertag)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpidertag got quite popular in Berlin, when he visited the city for several weeks back in 2011. Among other things he created together with yarn artists \u003cstrong\u003eMoneyless\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHottea\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"/yarn-bombing-moneyless-hottea-spidertag-berlin/\"\u003ethat one spot\u003c/a\u003e for a well-known sports equipment manufacturer\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYarn Bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting, urban knitting or graffiti knitting, impresses with its mixture of simplicity and abstractness. The initial idea was to reclaim and personalize those often sterile, cold and cold public places. Nowadays there’s a more or less big movement of yarn bombers around the globe!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info Spidertag, visit \u003ca href=\"http://spidertag.wordpress.com\"\u003ehis website\u003c/a\u003e!\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=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_4d76c113a52892bc.avif 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_3e334cb1ca8db9e3.avif 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_83d4709c9bde8a1a.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_684a62d3f430cf73.webp 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_a88e7d3f61568387.webp 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_abbe87892cb69f93.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_fcffcac347a33dd6.jpg\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_c05ba037d2395045.jpg 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_9399852429e7d2cc.jpg 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto_hu_fcffcac347a33dd6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"spider tag porto\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003espider tag porto\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1196\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1196\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1196\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_ae41b7a65322c438.avif 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_950c82759b29fb4f.avif 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_bfb3387dcaace601.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_462c12fe31bb753f.webp 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_dcc8c9c69c620d0c.webp 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_b99b5ed9ce73a201.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_e6850cd2478d5e61.jpg\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_884a0d276da70cb.jpg 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_1bba6ef461d14308.jpg 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art_hu_e6850cd2478d5e61.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"936\" alt=\"spidertag art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003espidertag art\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=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_88526875d9650abc.avif 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_723b04867024b305.avif 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_94c2d9292675c927.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_ad28c4e0b4abce74.webp 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_194608177db88fdf.webp 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_a81b530b0e807ed6.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_ddca24ff4a5ece15.jpg\" srcset=\"/yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_5aab231e61a9c8e0.jpg 480w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_aa350f42b508c0f6.jpg 960w, /yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials_hu_ddca24ff4a5ece15.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"yarn art materials\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eyarn art materials\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nSpanish urban artist **Spidertag** who is quite well-known in Europe for his yarn bombing artworks (he calls them spider tags) just spent the last days in abandoned buildings in Porto, Portugal and of course created some new stuff using nothing more than a few nails, a hammer and some yarn!\n\n\u003e It’s all about nails, yarn, geometry, abstraction and streets. (Spidertag)\n\nSpidertag got quite popular in Berlin, when he visited the city for several weeks back in 2011. Among other things he created together with yarn artists **Moneyless** and **Hottea** [that one spot](/yarn-bombing-moneyless-hottea-spidertag-berlin/) for a well-known sports equipment manufacturer...\n\nYarn Bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting, urban knitting or graffiti knitting, impresses with its mixture of simplicity and abstractness. The initial idea was to reclaim and personalize those often sterile, cold and cold public places. Nowadays there’s a more or less big movement of yarn bombers around the globe!\n\nFor more info Spidertag, visit [his website](http://spidertag.wordpress.com)!\n\n![spider tag porto](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spider-tag-porto.jpg\u003e)\n\nspider tag porto ![spidertag art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/yarn-bombing-spidertag/spidertag-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nspidertag art ![yarn art materials](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/yarn-bombing-spidertag/yarn-art-materials.jpg\u003e)\n\nyarn art materials ","tags":["Yarn Bombing","Spidertag","Street Art Europe"],"title":"Yarn Bombing - Spidertag in Porto","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/yarn-bombing-spidertag/"}