#dmitri vrubel

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haven't posted on here much in a while, but I saw this photo on reddit

and it remined me of a famous Berlin Wall graffiti piece called 'Fraternal Kiss' by Dmitri Vrubel.

And well, my meme finger got itchy and.....

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Dmitri Vrubel (RU, 1960 - 2022)

My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love, 1990. Graffiti 365 × 480 cm (143.7 in × 189 in) East Side Gallery, Berlin

Régis Bossu of Sygma agency. Original photo: October 07, 1979.

Bossu and Vrubel met in 2009, when the mural was restored.

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German President Erich Honecker kiss on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the German Democratic Republics.

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Famous murals from around the world 🎨

Explore some of the world’s best murals, courtesy of MSN!

Lonac, “Nitpicking” – Rijeka, Croatia

Croatian artist Lonac created this photorealistic mural of a man (his father) focused on the model of a ship for the MMSU Rijeka Spajalica public art project. He used around 100 cans of spray paint with some 50 different color tones and worked seven days to create this piece.

Hosier Lane – Melbourne, Australia

Perhaps one of the most famous street art locations in the world, Hosier Lane in Melbourne is essentially an open canvas, meaning that any artist can go and add to the murals. The result is an impressive mishmash of different styles. You can get lost in this eclectic lane and revisit many times, having a completely different experience each time.

Multiple artists – Incheon, South Korea

Incheon’s mural, painted over silos, is the largest outdoor mural in the world, according to Guinness World Records. The mural resembles a set of 16 books and shows the story of a boy growing into an adult.

Artist unknown, “I love you so much” – Austin, USA

Perhaps not an impressive street mural per se, this phrase, graffitied on the side of Jo’s Coffee on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, has become one of the most famous pieces of street art in the world and an attraction in its own right. Apparently, the owners of the coffee shop, who are a couple, got into a fight and one of them painted this love declaration on the side of the building.

Petit Champlain Murals – Old Quebec, Canada

Old Quebec is known for its beauty, and the Petit Champlain trompe l’œil murals are no exception. The area between this neighbourhood and Parliament Hill is home to remarkable works of art, including Fresque du Petit-Champlain.

Muralis – Sherbrooke, Canada

The thing that makes Sherbrooke’s murals special is that Easter eggs are hidden in all of the paintings. Visitors to this city in Quebec are invited to try and find them thanks to an app—which also makes the murals come alive!

Guido van Helten, “No Exit” – Reykjavik, Iceland

These beautiful black-and-white murals are based on Andrés Kolbeinsson’s photographs of a local production of the Jean-Paul Sartre play “No Exit” in the 1960s. They are located on the Loftkastalinn building, a former theatre space in Reykjavik, Iceland and were pained in the winter of 2013-14.

Dmitri Vrubel, “My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love” – Berlin, Germany

This political mural depicts a 1979 photograph where Leonid Brezhnev, the General Secretary of the Soviet Union, and Erich Honecker, the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of the German Democratic Republic, share a socialist fraternal kiss.

It is located on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall and has become an emblem of the city.

Patrick Commecy, multiple murals – France

Patrick Commecy and his team, under the name A.Fresco, have painted over 300 trompe l’œil murals to beautify existing buildings. Each piece is custom to the building it is located on to make sure that it fits the décor and story of the place. This one is “Levallois en fleurs.”

Millo, “Everyone Is Searching for It” – Milan, Italy

Painted in 2015 and depicting a man searching for love in the big city using a fortune stick and a woman hopefully catapulting her heart, Millo’s Everyone Is Searching for It is a great example of the artist’s signature style.

Louis Gan, “Brother and sister having fun on the swing” – George Town, Malaysia

George Town is known for its street art (amongst many other things, of course) and this mural, Brother and sister having fun on the swing, is probably one of the city’s most photographed, because passersby can include themselves in the art!

Banksy, “Girl with Balloon” – London, UK

Arguably one of the most famous murals in recent years, Banksy’s Girl with Balloon was first painted on Waterloo Bridge in 2002, and other similar murals were also painted around London, although none remain today. In fact, in 2018, a framed copy of the painting spontaneously shredded while it was being auctioned, thanks to a mechanical device that the artist had hidden in the frame.

ChemiS, “House of Cards” – San Nicolas, Aruba

Painted as part of the Aruba Art Fair, ChemiS’s House of Cards takes up the whole façade of the Winter Garden bar restaurant and nightclub. Its trompe l’œil effect is really impressive!

Comic Book Route – Brussels, Belgium

In 1991, the City of Brussels authorities and the Belgian Comic Strip Center undertook the project of creating a comic strip route in the city of Brussels, covering up plain walls. The project has since grown to over 50 murals.

Belfast Murals – Belfast, Ireland

Northern Ireland has a complicated and tumultuous political and religious history and the Belfast Murals depict this, highlighting important moments and people of the last 40 years. One of the best ways to visit is with a black cab tour, to admire the works of art and learn about the local history.

El Mac & Gene Pendon, “Leonard Cohen” – Montreal, CA

Montreal is a city renowned for its street art and holds the annual Mural street art festival. In recent years, two gigantic murals honouring the late Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen have sprung up on building façades. The most impressive one is located on Crescent Street and can be admired from the city’s Kondiaronk belvedere.

Keith Haring, “We the Youth” – Philadelphia, USA

Created in 1987 in collaboration with the CityKids Foundation and restored in 2013, We the Youth is the only Keith Haring mural that remains intact in its original site. The mural was painted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution and is a play on the phrase “We the people.”

The mural is located at 22nd and Ellsworth Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thanks to MSN for the images and text provided above.

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Jillian Denby // SAMO (Jean-Michel Basquiat + Al Diaz) // Vito Acconci //  Dmitri Vrubel (East Berlin Wall) // Nancy Blum

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East Side Gallery.

Berlin, Germany

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Mein Gott hilf mir, diese toedliche Liebe zu ueberleben, Dmitri Vrubel, 1990

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June 20, 2025

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den japanischen Sektor door Thomas Klingenstein en Es geschah im November door Kani Alavi

Waar?   East Side Gallery, Berlijn

Wanneer?   13 augustus 2024

In de loop van de dag steeg de temperatuur langzaam maar zeker tot ruim dertig graden. Een beetje te warm om na een lange rondleiding en bezoek aan de Reichstag-koepel nog meer te doen. Ik besluit dus tot een rustpauze in het hotel en om half zes trek ik er weer op uit om toch nog even wat kunst te gaan bekijken. Niet in een museum dit keer, maar gewoon op straat. Bij vorige keren is het er niet van gekomen, maar nu bezoek ik de East Side Gallery. Ooit was het een stuk van de Berlijnse Muur, waarvan de bouw precies vandaag 63 jaar gelen begon. Nu is het de langste openluchtgalerie in de wereld. Onmiddellijk nadat op 9 november 1989 de muur was gevallen, begonnen 118 artiesten uit 21 landen de muur te beschilderen. In september 1990 werd de openluchtgalerie geopend en ruim een jaar later kreeg deze de monumentenstatus. Inmiddels is het monument meerdere malen gerestaureerd.

Het aardige van de galerie is de afwisseling in werken. Dat geldt zowel voor kwaliteit als voor stijl van de werken. Tot de populairste schilderingen behoort Mein Gott, hilf mir, diese tödliche Liebe  zu überleben van Dmitri Vrubel, bekender onder de titel Der Bruderkuss. Het werk toont Leonid Brezhnev en Erich Honecker bij de viering van de dertigste verjaardag van de DDR. Het reproduceert een foto van Régis Bossu.

Een ander populair werk is Test the Rest van Birgit Kinder. Een Trabant breekt door de muur. Mijn ervaring met dit DDR-autootje doet vermoeden dat niet de muur, maar het blikken voertuig de geest had gegeven bij deze confrontatie. Ooit had ik het genoegen om als passagier te mogen meerijden in de Trabant van een collega in de DDR bij wie ik logeerde. Ik herinner me dat het portier aan de passagierskant dermate was doorgeroest dat je je hand er doorheen kon steken.

Om bij het thema ‘auto’s’ te blijven: de Duitse kunstenaar Georg Lutz Rauschebart brengt de cruciale rol van Michail Gorbatsjov bij de vreedzame revolutie en de Duitse hereniging in herinnering. De Sovjet-president komt op ons toe, gezeten achter het stuur dat blijkt te bestaan uit een hamer en sikkel. Op de achtergrond zien we de Brandenburger Tor.

Heel aardig vond ik zelf Umleitiung in den japanischen Sektor door Thomas Klingenstein. Het werk refereert aan de verdeling van Berlijn in vier sectoren: Frans, Engels, Amerikaans en Russisch. De omweg naar de Japanse sector brengt ons bij de berg Fuji. Deze vulkaan is onder meer bekend van de houtsneden die Katsushika Hokusai ervan maakte. Iedereen kent de beroemde ‘Grote Golf’ uit deze serie. Daarmee verwijst deze schildering tegelijk naar de toenmalige politieke situatie als naar de kunstgeschiedenis.

In Es geschah im November geeft Kani Alavi op een heel eigen manier de gebeurtenis van 9 november 1989 weer. Als een vloedstroom komen mensen aangespoeld. De muur kan de stroom niet houden en de mensenstroom breekt er doorheen.

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