Voodoo Market, 09.03.2013, Berlin

We went to the Voodoo Market on Saturday which is a 
creative market featuring Berlin designers. The market 
is very much fashion based, with stacks of vintage and
bespoke clothing to be found as well as intricate 
handmade jewellery and accessories. As ever in Berlin
there was plenty of art on show too, from comic strip 
illustrations to full canvas screen prints. 
It's a great market to visit if you have money in your
pocket and are looking for something unique.
On this occasion the market was held at a venue on
Revaler Strasse, Friedrichshain. 
The Voodoo Market is not held at regular time intervals,
but generally occurs every few months
For further dates, please check out their website on:
https://voodoomarket.wordpress.com/

All images taken by Jessica Weber with Canon G12

First Signs of Spring – Weissensee, Berlin

The Ice is melting, the sun is finally shining, first signs
 of flowers starting to bloom and the ducks are out. It can 
 only mean one thing, Spring is in the air! 

Here are some impressions of the beginnings of
 Spring taken at the Weissensee, Berlin 06.03.2013

Beginnings of Springtime in Berlin, Weissensee

All images taken by Jessica Weber with Canon G12

The Hipster Olympiade

The Hipster Olympiade is basically ‘Olympic’ games hipster style!

What is a hipster you may ask?!

Well here is the definition as seen in the urban dictionary: “Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter. The greatest concentrations of hipsters can be found living in neighborhoods of major cosmopolitan cities such as New York, London, and Berlin respectively. Although “hipsterism” is really a state of mind,it is also often intertwined with distinct fashion sensibilities. Hipsters reject the culturally-ignorant attitudes of mainstream consumers, and are often be seen wearing vintage and thrift store inspired fashions, tight-fitting jeans, old-school sneakers, and sometimes thick rimmed glasses. Both hipster men and women sport similar androgynous hair styles that include combinations of messy shag cuts and asymmetric side-swept bangs. Such styles are often associated with the work of creative stylists at urban salons, and are usually too “edgy” for the culturally-sheltered mainstream consumer. The “effortless cool” urban bohemian look of a hipster is exemplified in Urban Outfitters and American Apparel ads which cater towards the hipster demographic.”

Ok now this is out of the way. you may think how do I become a hipster?? Well if you are  not  so hip then you can buy a hipster kit from  “The Hipstery” for €25 and wham you are hip!

But back to the Hipster olympiade, the main categories in the games are :

1. Hornbrillen-Weitwurf- thick rimmed glasses throwing
2. Club-Mate-Kisten-Wettrennen- Club Mate crate running
3. Vintage-Bart-Basteln- build a vintage beard
4. Jutebeutel-Sackhüpfen- cloth bag jumping
5. Bubbletea-Perlen-Tauchen- Bubble tea pearl diving
6. Konfetti-Hürden-Lauf- Konfetti hurdle jumping
7. Hipster-Konsumprodukte-der-Preis-ist-heiß- Hipster consume products Questioner
8. Vinyl-Platten-Drehen- vinyl turning

9. Skinny-Jeans-Tauziehen-skinny jeans rope pulling

Oh yes these hipsters know their shit! Here are some pics to prove it!

Warming UP!         

           

Thick rimmed glasses throwing!

 

Club Mate crate running ( Bit of an unfortunate position I captured the guys in black in-sorry)

Club Mate crate running ( Bit of an unfortunate position I captured the guys in black in-sorry)

Vintage mustache making!

How many hipsters does it take to make a beard? I have the answer on vinyl

One always goes a bit over beard!

And at the end of it all this is what the winner got!

Now you have a little insite into the live of a hipster or maybe you are a hipster and could just emphasise how super cool ja, this all was!!

Last minute must see Exhibitions!

 One of a Kind

Source: strychnin.com via Jessica on Pinterest

One of a Kind is a group exhibition at the Strychnin Gallery, Boxhagenerstrasse 36, Berlin. It is showcasing international contemporary artists  Miss Van, Mimi S., Marco Mazzoni, Yosuke Ueno and Hisiao Ron Cheng. This group exhibition is all about feminine power depicted in a colourful and surrealist way.  

The exhibition will be on display at Strychnin Gallery Berlin until May 6th

http://www.strychnin.com/News.html

 

Reversed Limbo

Source: eigen-art.com via Jessica on Pinterest

Reversed Limbo by Ryan Mosley is another must see exhibition showing at  the Ehemalige Jüdische Mädchenschule, Auguststraße 11 – 13, Berlin. His surreal  paintings  are reminiscent  of  ethno and  pop-art  and often depict fictional characters. The exhibition is running from the 29.03.2012- 19.05.2012

http://www.eigen-art.com/lab/index.php?article_id=802&clang=0&detail=11&back=8

Poultry Poetry

Source: direktorenhaus.com via Jessica on Pinterest

Poultry Poetry is an exhibition by Pascale Mira Tschäni & Michael Husmann. The duo started collaborating after studying together at the College of Art in Lucerne. They work in an unconventional way, painting in layers on the reverse of acrylic glass, using mixed media. 

The exhibition is running from the 09.02.12- 27.04.12 at the Direktoren Haus, am Kroegel 2, Berlin, so again this is a last  minute must see! 

http://www.direktorenhaus.com/program/current.html

 

Panorama, Gerhard Richter

Source: gerhardrichterinberlin.org via Jessica on Pinterest

On the 9th of February this year, Gerhard Richter turned 80. To celebrate this important day of one of the most influential artist of our time, the Nationalgalerie  in Berlin, the Tate Modern in London and the Centre Pompidou  in Paris,  have come together to showcase a retrospective of the best of Gerhard Richter’s work.

The exhibition in Berlin will run until the 13th of May at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Kulturforum, Potsdamer Strasse 50, Berlin

http://www.smb.museum/smb/kalender/details.php?objID=29733

Pret A Diner, Berlin

A dining experience not to be missed! Pret a Diner is a food and lifestyle concept that pops up in various cities, including Berlin, London, Munich and Frankfurt. The Diner locations are usually in unconventional buildings or spaces such as, old cinemas or on the roof of a skyscraper for example. Pret A Diner is now back in Berlin at the ‘Alte Münze’ at the Kroegel 2.  The ‘Alte Münze‘ is a  former state mint, where various German currencies from the Reichsmark to the Euro were printed.

The location, concept and high quality of food provide an unforgettable experience. An exclusive evening, attendance is via invitation only, so if you fancy trying to snap up  one of the hottest tickets in the city, visit the website and send ‘Pret A Diner’ an email at : http://www.pretadiner.com/inthemix/index.php

Be quick though, Pret a Diner will close down again and relocate somewhere else by the 20th Feb. 2012

British Short Film Festival

From 12th-16th January 2011 the British Short Film Festival will take place in Berlin. They will show documentaries, animations, comedy, fiction, experimentals and music videos all made in Britain.

On top of that you can look forward to various parties, live music acts and a free workshop.

Here is the programme:

Thursday 12.1.//////////////////////////////////////////////////
8pm HBC Festival Screenings & Concert & DJ
Comedy / Experimental / Drama / Animation (Filme auf Seite 1)
Live: Schonwald (Indie/Electro/Wave) & DJ: Foxy Boxer No.1 (Desaster Disko)
Friday 13.1.//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
6pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings / Documentary Special
Documentary Special
8pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Comedy / Drama / Animation / Experimental
10pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Drama / Thriller / Comedy / Animation /Experimental
10.30pm  SPUTNIK KINOBAR Concert
Live Acoustic-Set: Use Your Fucking Headphones (Indiepop, Berlin)
Saturday 14.1.//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12pm SPUTNIK KINOBAR Kostenloser Film-Workshop
Theme: “Journey/Reise”
6pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Documentary Special
8pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Drama / Comedy / Experimental / Animation / Musicvideo
10pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Drama / Comedy / Mystery / Animation / Mockumentary / Musicvideo / Experimental
10.30pm SPUTNIK Cinema BAR Concert & Party
Live: Trike (Electro-Art-Pop, Vancouver/CAN) & DJ: Wild Zero (Get Action! Club)
12am SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings / Midnight Movies-Special
Black Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Animation / Mystery
Sunday 15.1.//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12pm SPUTNIK 1 & Cinema BAR Matinée & Cinema frühstück
Retrospective “British Shorts”-Classics 2007–11 & Frühstücksbuffet (Films 12.30pm–2pm)
3.30pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Documentary Special
6pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Drama / Comedy / Animation / Experimental / Music video
8pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings & Preises
Comedy / Experimental / Drama / Animation & the “British Shorts”-Winner film 2012!
9pm SPUTNIK 1 Concert
Live: Berlin Pop Choir feat. Lyndsey Cockwell (Classics von Pop bis Punk in Choir versions

10pm SPUTNIK 1 Festival Screenings
Drama / Experimental / Animation / Mockumentary / Thriller / Comedy
Monday 16.1.//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
7pm SPUTNIK KINOBAR Festival Screening / Special
Screening of the  48-Hour Shortfilms Festival-Workshops Free Entry
8.30pm SPUTNIK Cinema BAR Open Screening
12.–16.1. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
SPUTNIK Cinema BAR Exhibition & Festivalbar
All films are shown in English without subtitles

Festival Venues

Sputnik Kino 1 and Sputnik Kinobar

Hasenheide 54 (Höfe am Südstern)
10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg
(U-Bhf. Südstern)
Fon 030.6941147

HBC

Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 9
10178 Berlin
(U-Bhf. Alexanderplatz, S Hackescher Markt)
Fon: 030.24342920

For more details go to

http://www.britishshorts.de/programmEN.html

Yum Yum- Dim Sum

After seeing a link on ‘Mitteschoen’ we took ourselves to YUMCHAHEROES for some Dim Sum. It is  home to the finest homemade Chinese Dumplings. Truly delicious, we tucked into some crispy  Lamb dumplings, Baozi ( minced pork and ginger, served with pak choi) and some steamed beef dumplings and 2 Tsintao Beer. The bill came to 22.50 Euro, which was reasonable enough for a nice, quick dinner for two in a lovely atmosphere. Apart from Chinese  dumplings  fried or steamed they also serve dumpling soups, Yumcha Rolls (homemade rolls made of dough and fresh fillings) and bigger plates, such as Chicken meatballs, steamed silk tofu and Noug-me-ji (sticky rice in a lotus leaf with shrimp, chinese sausage, shitake and coriander.  If you are a bit hungrier, their big plates include Giant black tiger prawns, Jacobs’ chicken, pink duck and a tofu dish. View full menu here : http://yumchaheroes.com/

If you don’t fancy anything alcoholic you can also go for a healthy but tasty option of Yumcha Tea Flowers – finest hand tied Chinese tea flowers which open up in your glass to reveal a beautiful flower –Awww

..Still not convinced? Have a look at this video I found on the Yumchaheroes website. 

YUMCHA HEROES from ett la benn on Vimeo.

If this hasn’t made you go “Yum Yum” I don’t know what will!!

Yumcha Heroes

Weinbergsweg 8

D-10119 Berlin-Mitte

phone +49 30 76 21 30 35

Opening hours, daily, 12:00 – 24:00

Life Drawing at the Berlinische Galerie

Every Sunday amateur artists and pros get together to further their drawing skills through life drawing at the Berlinische Galerie. I have been a few times now (mainly the Sundays, I haven’t been hungover) and I really enjoyed it. I have a great interest in art anyway and have been trying to further my ability. As my dear mother ,an artist and art teacher, has always said “Drawing from life is the best way to learn”.

The classes vary in size but usually you will find around 20-40 people attending a class. The life models  have a passion for art or are artists themselves, which shows in the poses they take up.  Each pose lasts for 15 minutes , enough time to get the pose on paper but not enough time to create a masterpiece, which is good as these classes are for practice. The desire to always try to create a masterpiece when you sit down to draw , hinders the important part of just learning and enjoying the act of drawing.

I would highly recommend this class, not only do you get to stamp your drawings with a Berlinische Galerie stamp which is a nice touch and a great thing to have in your portfolio, but also, once you have paid in you are entitled to go and have a look at all the art work in the Gallery.

The current exhibitions are as follows:

Kunst in Berlin 1880–1980- Art around 1900,  Expressionism, Berlin Dada, the eastern European Avant-garde,  new Objectivity, Art in the time of  National socialism , the new beginning after 1945 and positions of the 1950’s.

Artists: Anton von Werner, Max Liebermann, Heinrich Zille, Max Beckmann, Ludwig Meidner, Hannah Höch, Raoul Hausmann, Iwan Puni, Otto Bartning, Naum Gabo, El Lissitzky, Otto Dix, Jeanne Mammen, Martha Astfalck-Vietz, Erich Salomon, Felix Nussbaum, Karl Hofer, Georgij Petrussov, Werner Held, Hans Uhlmann, Hermann Henselmann, Hans Scharoun, Fred Thieler, Georg Baselitz, Eugen Schönebeck, K.H. Hödicke, Ralf Schüler und Ursulina Schüler-Witte, Georg Heinrichs, Michael Schmidt

 

Friedrich Seidenstücker – Photography

He is well known amongst Berliners, he documented historic , social and animal life in Berlin in the times between 1925 and 1958

 

 Eva Besnyö – Photography

After the  second world war, Eva became a well sought after photojournalist and in later years  the dutch grand dame of photography in Germany.

 

J. Mayer H.– Experimental Room Structures

 

12×12– Video Lounge

Over the course of the year  this is where 12 different Artists,  who have been celebrated through their innovative work within Film and Video, will be presented.

 

 

 Berlinische Galerie

Alte Jakobstraße 124-128
10969 Berlin

 

  http://www.berlinischegalerie.de/

 

Opening times:

Wednesday-Monday: 10am-6pm

 

Life drawing classes will commence from the Sunday the 8th of January from 11am-1pm

Entry fee 5 Euro (Gallery fee) + 2 Euro (Life-drawing class) . At the end of the class you will be expected to tip the life model, but even so, it is very good value!

 

 

All images were drawn at the Berlinische Gallery by Rosie McClelland,

which also happens to be my mum

 

 

 

Tristan, Berlin – Mauerpark

Tristan, Actor

Vintage Christian Dior coat, Skingraft leather jacket , Justin boots, Them jeans and H&M hat.

you can also view this and lots more great street-style shots at http://www.styleclicker.net/