A ninety-meter mural

Photos from a ninety-meter-long mural at Fridhemsplan along Drottningholmsvägen that was painted earlier this month. It is called ”Från 60-talet till nu, fri att vara du”. From the 1960s until now, free to be yourself. Made by the street artists Linn Hammarsten and Pernilla (Pernie) Lindgren. A collaboration between the owner of the property, Alecta Fastigheter, and Graffitisthlm, during the ongoing renovation of the building behind the fence. The area used to have a big cultural and musical scene with a famous record company, cinema and more. Both ABBA in the Polar studio, and Max Martin in the Cherion studio, worked in the neighborhood. And in the near future, several new cultural projects will open here, including a hotel where every room will have a sound system and the possibility to plug in an electric guitar! They will also have DJs and their own radio channel. I will most likely go back a few times to see how things progress. Oh, and the woman on the bench were waiting for the bus, and the guy in the fancy car drove around the block.

Svartensgatan 11

That is the address to this little "apartment". Svartensgatan is an old and very steep street that goes between Götgatan and Mosebacke torg on Södermalm in Stockholm. I really like this type of street art where you have to keep your eyes open to see it.

Hilma Franzon

Cycling to Stockholm on Saturday I passed by the legal graffiti wall Farstaväggen, where I found another mural made by the artist Hilma Franzon. Chances are that it is already gone.

Street Art by Hilma Franzon

Cycling past the Farsta graffiti wall a few days ago I could see an artist working on what looked like a wild animal, so I made a mental note to remember to stop for a closer look and a photo the next time I was in the area. And two days later I did just that.

International Women's Day

A day late I know, but this graffiti work at the legal graffiti wall in Farsta did not appear until yesterday and when I took this photo I had already published yesterday's post. But better late than ever, I guess. The work is signed with an anonymous A, I can't remember seeing that signature here before.

Street art

I parked and locked the eBike at the top of the shortest street in Stockholm. Yttersta tvärgränd on Södermalm. From there I continued on foot up to the top of a hill known as Skinnarviksberget. You are never alone up there, as it is a popular spot for both locals and tourists year round. We all come there for the view over Riddarfjärden, but I will not show you that today. Instead, I give some great street art from the absolute highest point of said hill. To me, it looks like paintings of August Strindberg, who definitely spent some time up here. Next, we see young Fredrika Bremer, the famous feminist from Haninge. I can't place the third face though, but I like her blue eyes looking straight at the observer.

That time of the year...

Cycling home one afternoon, I noticed three people spray-painting on the legal graffiti wall at Farsta. The guy in the middle was working on this piece and I knew that I would have to stop for a look at the finished work, and two days later I stopped and did just that.

The Gamer

Pretty sure that this is an unofficial sculpture. He sits on the wall at Fjällgatan, a classic lookout point on Södermalm. I photographed the yacht race Gotland Runt from here last Summer. The little figure wasn't there on my last visit. Whoever made it did a good job creating a bit of a mystery.

RIP RAP 2022

Spotted on a door at Wollmar Yxkullsgatan on Södermalm. At a first look I only recognized one of the sadly departed. Michael K Williams an actor I really enjoyed, both in The Wire and in Hap and Leonard.

You Can Do It

Another positive knitted message from the Lilaclady. This one says, Du klarar det. You can do it. I found it on a fence at Hjorthagen when I was out shooting new architecture in the area a couple of days ago. The street artist's real name is Sibylla Nohrborg. She is in her mid-seventies. I believe this is my fifth photo of her street crochet work.

Os Gêmeos

I went for a walk around Mosebacke on Södermalm yesterday. A culturally important area in Stockholm. My goal was to photograph a famous mural, made by the Brazilian twins known a Os Gemeos. It took 1000 spray cans and a few Summer days for the brothers from São Paulo, to finish this masterpiece. This is a panorama from 9 photos. I tried a few different angles and this one was my favorite as you can see more of the building, and also the Mosebacke water tower in the background.

Oil-painting up a tree

So there I am, at the Kronobergs park at Kungsholmen in Stockholm when I spot an old oil painting up a tree. It did look weird, but also a bit familiar, and I remember seeing something similar at another park earlier in the year so I decided to investigate. Turned out to be a street art project by Daniel Volle. He bought the oil paintings years ago, then came up with the idea to add a line or two from popular Swedish artists, Laleh in this case. Daniel had a very famous dad. The music producer Denniz Pop who wrote songs for Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and many more so I'm guessing he grew up surrounded by music and musicians. Oh, and the line on the painting of the Sámi man says I'm just going to be myself.

Kashink

Murals at Sickla in Nacka, made by the French artist Kashink. It was part of a project called Wall Street Nacka.

Graffare

Swedish word of the day. Graffare at the Tanto Graffiti Wall. A graffare is someone who creates graffiti. I only learned about that term a few years ago when I took a portrait of a very pretty graffare. I took this photo from the Liljeholmsbron.

Batman

Street art with a political statement. Xi Jinping as Batman. I have seen this at a few different places. This one is on a barge along Kungsholms strandväg in Stockholm.

How’s it going?

I noticed this guy while at Årsta havsbad earlier in the week. He was standing at a fence, drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette.

Be kind...

... we don't have all the time in the world. Street art at Årstaviken in Stockholm. Made by Klisterpeter, also known as Rådjursmannen. Real name Peter Baranowski. He is known as the "nice" street artist. He started his street art career when he was still an art student 15 years ago. Anyone who has ever visited Stockholm has probably seen his roe deer faces on the backside of traffic signs. He is also known for his nest boxes.

A message of hope

We are all in the same boat, it is going to be fine. A knitted message of hope seen along the picturesque Strandvägen road in Nynäshamn. Everyone that noticed it stopped for a closer look and a photo. It is most likely made by the 74-year-old Lilaclady Sibylla Nohrborg who is well known for her uplifting messages around Stockholm in recent years. I photographed another knitted message from Sibylla on my visit last Summer to the Snösätra Graffiti Wall of Fame.

The kickboxer and the ballet dancer

Olydig

Swedish word of the day. Olydig. Disobedient. Kinda funny me thinks. As seen on the Bridge to nowhere earlier today.