Emmanuel Jarus

BSA Images Of The Week: 11.17.19 / Dispatch From Berlin

November 17, 2019 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

With Roger Stone found guilty on all 7 counts this week in the US, Donny Tinyhands appears to have more associates in prison than John Gotti did. During his own impeachment hearings this week the occupant of the Oval Office actually LIVE-tweeted his harassment of a witness while she testified – that’s a new record for this record-breaking lawless period we live in, seemingly displaying corruption and contempt for our systems of law at the highest offices of the land.

Meanwhile citizens are in the streets all over the world this fall – fighting for democratic movements, economic fairness, civil rights – in Iran, Hong Kong, Iraq, Guinea, Ecuador, Venezuela, Haiti, Paris, Barcelona, Lebanon , and Chile . The last one popped up on a U-bahn train this week when we were in Berlin, and it was interesting to note the cross-national solidarity in a graffiti piece – or at least that’s how we interpreted it. By the way, the Chilean government bowed to the voice of the people this week, so we celebrate them as well.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week from Berlin, and this time featuring Stohead, Christian Bohmer, CTO, David De La Mano, Equipe Fatale, Emmanuel Jarus, Francisco Bosoletti, Fatal, Feser, Herakut, HRVB, Weird Crew, Marina Zumi, Marycula, Mimi the Clown, Nafir, Peus, Señor Schnu, sp.38 and Stefan Ways.

Fuerza Chile. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Born To Die In Berlin. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Berlin Kidz. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Stohead at Urban Spree. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

David De La Mano. (detail) Urban Nation. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentifed artist. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Equipe Fatale. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

CTO for Urban Nation. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

FRANCISCO BOSOLETTI & Young Jarus for Urban Nation. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Fatal with sp.38. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Mimi The Clown. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

HRVB / Weird Crew. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Christian Bohmer for Urban Nation. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Marina Zumi at Urban Spree. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Herakut. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Marycula for Urban Spree. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Stefan Ways for Urban Spree. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Senor Schnu. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nafir for Urban Nation. Berlin 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Berlin, November 2019 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 07.30.17

July 30, 2017 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

We really dig these new collaged political cartoons that are on the street as quickly as the weeks news – each depicting one of the many rich white men who are impacting our minds and our bank accounts and our health and sense of security right now. Are we watching the White House or Good Fellas? The backstabbing, front stabbing, chicanery, and ongoing systemic tomfoolery makes you wonder who’s actually running things.

The news cycle is hourly it seems, with tweets and personnel changes and threats happening so fast that people are developing PTSD that is triggered by news alerts on the phone. We have to admire any Street Artist who tries to keep up with the developments and get their commentary on a wall.

Many young and old New Yorkers are wincing from high rent, high debts, crumbling infrastructure, and everyone is working longer hours, if they are lucky enough to work. Some just give up. Meanwhile the one plausible healthcare option that many have gained over the last handful of years? – the servants of the rich have been trying to stab it to death – but they couldn’t muster it this week. Even now – Trump says he’ll stand by and watch it die rather than improve it in any way. Have we ever had a leader who is so cynical?

Even Senator McCain – in our top image above – fresh off his tax-payer funded brain cancer surgery, waivered this week before providing the pivotal vote that saved healthcare for 20 million or so. Most GOP Senators ignored the majority of the US citizens who implored them to fix Obamacare not nix it. But their bank accounts proved far more important than our health. The rich and their corporations are flooding our entire political system and only after we get their money out would we be able to call the USA a democracy. Otherwise we are just fooling ourselves.

So here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Bifido, El Sol 25, Jarus, London Kaye, Luna Park, Miss17, MSK, Myth, Otto Schade, Rime, SikaOne, Solus, Sonni, Spy33, and Wonderpuss Octopus.

Top image: Unidentified artist. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sonni (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Solus for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sidka One (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“In this area the government is building a gas pipeline and to do it they are cutting many olive trees. Part of the local economy is based on olive oil production, so people are fighting for preserve their lands and trees. I wanted to address this situation with my artwork.” -Bifido

“This mural depicts a woman sitting at the window sill and reaching outwards. Turning the wall into a window is a metaphor for opening your mind and heart towards new ideas and concepts. The woman is in a red dress because I felt it would compositionally fit into the area of the wall and surrounding buildings.”-Jarus

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