Wandering #2

A few more random things I found during travels and events in Berlin:

Lunchtime Concert:
Almost every Tuesday the Berliner Philharmoniker performs a free lunchtime concert for anyone who shows up. It appears to be quite popular:

  That was a big crowd for a cold Tuesday in January I'd say. If you'd like to check it out, there's more info here.

Yosemite Sam's place in Berlin:
   This is an impressive playground. The whole thing seems to be based on a classic Bugs Bunny cartoon set with everything heavily stylized and toonified. There are some nice details like wanted posters, cow skull, buzzards and cartoon mice in there. Its on Frobenstrasse in Shoneberg.
 

Beaky Buzzard's German cousin.

Stuff:

Cheers til later.
Andy

48 hour Stunden Neukolln

In Berlin in mid June there are a large number of artists who participate in the 48 hour Stunden Neukolln. The area called Neukolln is the hub of the creative centre of Berlin and has a large number of ateliers/studios. For 2 days these studios are open to the public to visit and see each artists work. There were way too many to see in two days so I'm sure I'll find all new work next year. A stand out among the crowd this year was Invalid Robot Factory. This is a collective of finish artists who take discarded materials and create sculptures. The "invalid robots" with walkers were quite well done and did many laps of the main room. Some very fine wood carving skills and mechanical abilities:

Life size wooden sculpture with great detail.

All discarded tree stumps and branches.

 Well worth a visit to their studio to check out the latest in Finnish creativity and make sure to check out the site for the Stunden Neukölln weekend this year.
-Andy

Jewelery shop window

Birch bark on a mannequin. Much better than the usual.