Mano de Fatima

As some might know, I´m in love with all things Arabic and Spiritual, so this one is a snapshot of an (almost finished) Hand of Fatima, a symbol against the evil eye. It got enriched by Om and the Ajna (3rd eye) Chakra and Sahasrara (crown) Chakra, a Mohak (3rd) eye and some of the typical Mohak feathers. Enjoy! Feel free to leave me your comments and thoughts over here. 

Taous - Essaouira

A yet another bird has arrived. Don´t know yet who it is. But I´m most happy with him, such a beauty (seriously). In fact you should try to see the paintings in real, as the picture can only reveil a fraction of them, the colors and dimension are a lot more vibrant, when you stand in front of them.

The second one is an Amazigh mandala sporting the freedom symbol (and letter z of the amazight alphabet) and the name "Tin Hinan" in Tifinagh. Tin Hinan was the queen of the Tuareg (who where brought together as one tribe on base of a matriachart).

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Street Maroc

Getting back to the good old DHL stickers, hand made and colorful, eventually matching them to the clothing of passersby.

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New Website

Come and have a look!

www.mohak-art.com

Tanja Street Art #2

Casablanca

New Walls

Casablanca

Barcelona - 3 Ximeneas

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Aguas Dulces - Uruguay - Documentary Film

Documentary about our street art residency in Uruguay in March 2012 by Adriana Berroterán and Street Arte BA. Estoy muy emocionada! 

Festival de Cine Under, Buenos Aires

On October 23, 2012, the short film AGUAS DULCES is going to be shown at the VIIIth edition of Festival de Cine Under from Buenos Aires. The film, directed by Adriana Berroteran, is about the street art residency we (a group of Argentinian artists and me from Berlin) held in Aguas Dulces, at the Uruguayan coast, where we transformed a whole village into a colorful heaven in March 2012.

Date: OCTOBER 23, 2012 II Start: 7pm

ARTECINEMA (Salta 1620, Bs.As./Argentina)

VAGE pres: Graffito // The Voice of the Common Man

Thanks to all involved for that beautiful Berlin arty night!
"Serpiente Esplumada" - Dios Quetzalcoatl - October 2012
shown at The WYE in Berlin Kreuzberg

11. October 2012 (11.10.12)

"Most of the Mayan deities found in Mexico are female. Where you see a serpent, dragon or similar, the deity is a metaphor for the Mother of the Universe, which is the fundamental spiral."

I go with this one. Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent God, is described as a man in history, but my serpent is definitely a woman.

Also related: "Mayan Women were powerful Leaders"

Graffito @ THE WYE, Berlin

Graffito / The Voice of the Common Man (Group Show)

*One night pop-up exhibition at The WYE*

Contemporary Adaptations by:

Dead Wait, Plotbot, ALANIZ, Talissa Mehringer, ELFRIEDES, Sonia, DEVI (Style wars 2), RallitoX and MOHAK.

VAGE presents the first edition of our monthly Pop-Up Gallery featuring emerging and established local and international artists. The exhibitions take place on the second Thursday of every month.

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THE EXHIBITION //
The artists were asked to research and be inspired by a piece of ancient graffiti. Using modern day materials and referencing current issues, each artist has created a piece that reflects the historic image they have selected.

THE HISTORY //
Graffiti is recorded to date back as far as 40,000 years. Without the carvings from pre-existing cultures, contemporary research would have a limited understanding of the average man in ancient civilizations. A bias of wealth and power. The average man in the contemporary world bids for a voice within society using the modern materials and tools that are available to them. GRAFFITO explores these current approaches.

Un Mocho en Lisboa

Revista MUU

We appeared in the magazine MUU from Argentina in the June edition with the street art residency projects from Aguas Dulces, Uruguay. Thanks a lot guys!

Uruguay and Buenos Aires

I was invited to an artist residency in Aguas Dulces Uruguay by Street Arte BA and painted a MOHAK Temple.

Lateron I went on with the birds in Buenos Aires, San Cristobal.

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Meanings of Symbols: ZickZack

Thought I´d provide you with some of the meanings of symbols and structures that always reoccur in my paintings.

"If the center line of the Z slants left it indicates the path of the soul - the journey the spirit takes and the walk that is made on within the spirit. If the middle line in the Z slants to the right, this indicates forces that call loudly to a person's soul - passions or issues that compel a person to take a chosen path of life. The two horizontal lines (top and bottom - connecting the middle slant line) indicate the journey of life and the understanding as we walk upon the grounding plane of Earth - we area also living the life of Sky. These lines definitions are common to Plains Native Peoples of North America."

Vernissage Pic´s: Electric Elements

Electric Elements @ lashopp in Berlin!!!

Papergirl @ Incline Gallery, San Francisco

15 - 22 October 2011

Walls

doing birds in Morocco...

and monsters and flowers inside...

Group Show

© MOHAK