1UP (graffiti crew)

German graffiti crew 1UP Graffiti 1UP Stuttgarter Platz Berlin-Charlottenburg.jpg A 1UP roller piece on a building in Charlottenburg, Berlin One United Power Prolific output Graffiti Olympics Graffiti 2003 - present 1UP (One United Power) is a graffiti crew from the district of Kreuzberg, in Berlin.032c 2018-09-03 "There Is a System of Aesthetics That Only Graffiti Writers Understand": Martha Cooper Runs with 1UP in Berlin 032c https://032c.com/ 2024-08-12 032c.com en They have been active since 2003.Bonadio Enrico https://books.google.com/books?id=Hu-CEAAAQBAJ The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti 2019-11-13 Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-67331-0 en 1UP have been described as "one of the most well-known graffiti crews in the world"30 June 2020 1UP Graffiti Crew Discuss the Challenges of Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Scene https://www.vice.com/en/article/1up-graffiti-crew-discuss-the-challenges-of-being-a-woman-in-a-male-dominated-scene/ Vice.com Vice 1UP are one of the most well-known graffiti crews in the world. Hailing from Berlin, their name is an acronym for “One United Power”, and they’re known for their uniquely ambitious acts of vandalism—like painting abandoned ships outside of Athens, for example, or entire carriages of the U-Bahn train system in Berlin... ...I think idolisation is problematic. When somebody does a really great action, video, piece or whatever, they give him respect, but idolising is problematic because there’s always a crew behind it.... ...Selina: That’s the whole story of 1UP: it’s about getting rid of the individual hero and being a collective that doesn’t idolise singular names. 4 October 2020 and are known for their bombing (large amount of tags put up in one night), rooftop paintings, and wholecar and wholetrain works.KET https://books.google.com/books?id=UTDzBgAAQBAJ Street Art: The Best Urban Art from Around the World 2015-01-20 Michael O'Mara Books 978-1-78243-384-2 en Members There has been said to be up to 55 members of different genders, with ages ranging from 20-40. Some members are more active than others.1UP https://www.kunstforum.de/artikel/1up/ 2024-08-12 www.kunstforum.de de-DE The members are not all German, representing various European countries.1UP Crew https://beyondthestreets.com/pages/1up-crew 2024-08-12 BEYOND THE STREETS en All of the members are anonymous, and some do not do solo graffiti, preferring only to tag as 1UP.12 February 2018 Europe’s Gnarliest Graffiti Crew Basically Shot an Action Film https://www.vice.com/en/article/europes-gnarliest-graffiti-crew-basically-shot-an-action-film/ Vice.com Vice Why are everyday people taking notice of 1UP as opposed to other graffiti artists?'1UP: 'There are a variety of factors that go into that. From the very beginning, it’s always been our goal to legibly bomb central and unusual places so that people simply can’t miss us. All of this is taking place in Berlin—one of the most important cities in the world for the graffiti scene. Plus, we’ve been documenting our work professionally from the very beginning and have reached more and more people far outside of the graffiti scene through our videos. Lastly, we’re almost constantly traveling around the world. Nowadays it’s almost impossible to travel the world without stumbling across our work. 4 October 2020The group has had over 300 criminal charges filed against them, but none of the members have been caught so far.Koch-Klaucke Norbert 2017-08-25 Kreuzberger Sprayer-Gang 1 UP One United Power: BVG, S-Bahn und Polizei sind machtlos https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/kreuzberger-sprayer-gang-1-up-one-united-power-bvg-s-bahn-und-polizei-sind-machtlos-li.1386037 2024-08-12 Berliner Zeitung de thumb|250px|Mural depicting Oscar the Grouch within Ullsteinstraße U-Bahn station, in Berlin Publications Their film One United Power was released in 2011 on DVD,Eickhoff C. 2011-12-09 Graffiti-DVD von "1UP": Wie zum Teufel haben die es geschafft? https://taz.de/!5105729/ 2024-08-12 Die Tageszeitung: taz de 0931-9085 and their book I Am 1UP published in 2014. In 2018 1UP collaborated with graffiti photographer Martha Cooper as part of their One Week With 1UP tour.2019-09-13 Meet the woman who inspired a worldwide art movement https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-14/graffiti-photographer-martha-cooper-street-art-quest-documentary/11485846 2024-08-12 ABC News en-AU A book about the tour was published by Cooper under the same name.Noisey Staff 2018-05-07 Graffiti-Legende Martha Cooper und 1UP bringen gemeinsames Buch heraus https://www.vice.com/de/article/graffiti-legende-martha-cooper-und-1up-bringen-gemeinsames-buch-heraus/ 2024-08-12 VICE en-US Projects Their tags are prolific in Berlin and Athens, where part of the A Week With 1UP tour took place.Lorenz Julia 2018-05-24 Ethnografin hinter der Kamera https://taz.de/!5505390/ 2024-08-12 Die Tageszeitung: taz 24 de 0931-9085 Their work has appeared around the world2016-08-24 The Graffiti Tag That's Taken Over Berlin, Explained https://www.huffpost.com/entry/1up-berlin-graffiti-tag_b_11670058 2024-08-12 HuffPost en including an underwater graffiti piece out of live coral at Nusa Penida2019-01-23 Berlin Graffiti Crew 1UP Just Made the World's First Underwater Coral Artwork https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/1up-grafitti-coral-art/ 2024-08-12 Highsnobiety en and a 2017 piece on the Mediterranean Sky shipwreck which was large enough to be visible from satellites.Daily Spray 2019-07-09 1UP - Mediterranean Sky - The Ship https://www.spraydaily.com/1up-mediterranean-sky-the-ship/ 2024-08-12 Spraydaily.com en-US In collaboration with fellow German crew Berlin Kidz and artist Good Guy Boris, the group produced a performance and video art piece titled Graffiti Olympics using drone footage, which was released on 2 March 2018.Damsch Nina Bakunin Georg Europe's Gnarliest Graffiti Crew Basically Shot an Action Film https://www.vice.com/en/article/europes-gnarliest-graffiti-crew-basically-shot-an-action-film/ Vice 15 August 2024 12 March 2018 Because of the anonymity of the group, it can be difficult to know if some graffiti is done by real members of the crew or by copycats.2023-04-28 Sprayer-Ärger in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 23 Anzeigen nach nur einer Nacht https://www.merkur.de/lokales/garmisch-partenkirchen/garmisch-partenkirchen-ort28711/sprayer-aerger-23-anzeigen-nach-einer-nacht-92240723.html 2024-08-15 www.merkur.de de The group releases videos documentating some of their pieces, which can be used to authenticate them.Zeitung Westdeutsche 2019-11-01 "Rache für Tuffi": "1UP" veröffentlicht Video zu Schwebebahn-Graffiti https://www.wz.de/nrw/wuppertal/rache-fuer-tuffi-1up-veroeffentlicht-video-zu-schwebebahn-graffiti_aid-46900369 2024-08-15 Westdeutsche Zeitung de2018-01-02 Video: Berliner Graffiti-Crew besprüht an Silvester kompletten Zugwaggon https://www.stern.de/neon/magazin/berlin--graffiti-crew--1up--besprueht-an-silvester-kompletten-zugwaggon-7806444.html 2024-08-15 stern.de de Video games The name "1UP" also refers to the power-up that a character can receive in the video game Super Mario1up crew http://allthoseshapes.com/1up-crew_graffiti/ allthoseshapes.com 1up crew “One United Power, better known under their almost Super Mario-esque abbreviation 1UP is an enigmatic group of graffiti artists based in Berlin.” [They] visited melbourne in 2019 and 2021 for their ‘gentle people tour’ with selina miles, martha cooper and olf. 2024-08-15 when the character gets a power-up mushroom their size increases and they are able to do new things such as break certain blocks. A 1UP piece is visible in the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, in the Overpass map which is set in Berlin.Köhler Stefan 2017-04-26 Counter-Strike: Das steckt hinter Graffiti, Schildern & Co. https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/counter-strike-global-offensive-graffiti-schilder-und-co-diese-geschichten-stecken-hinter-den-wandbemalungen,3313199,seite2.html 2024-08-15 GameStar de-DE See also 1UP References Category:German graffiti artists Category:Graffiti crews