🏆 Nomination: Best Of 2022

Case Maclaim

Hands

<div>Frankfurt based street artist Case Ma'Claim left a mural for #BerlinMuralFest (sadly it was tagged soon after finish)</div>

The Future Is Female

<div>Project: Grenoble Street Art Fest 2022</div>

Teen Spirit

CASE _MACLAIM

<div>CASE _MACLAIM</div><div><strong>German artist –&nbsp;<br></strong><br></div><div>Case, aka Andreas von Chrzanowski, is a founder member of the East German Ma’Claim Crew. A pioneer of photorealism, the artist focuses essentially on the portrayal of hands, the natural link between the brain and the real world. His complete mastery of drawing enables him to transmit emotion and message, playing with fingers or digits. In the work of Case Maclaim, the superimposition of hands is not merely a physical movement of the body but also a political movement set in a particular context in which the spectator can visualise recent history and experience emotion. He has left his fingerprints in more than 20 countries. All are universal messages, because “a gesture of the hand can say a thousand words”.<br><br></div><div><strong>Discover his world: </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/case_maclaim-104007173027340/"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/case_maclaim-104007173027340/<br></strong></a><br></div>

PECHEUR SUR MER

Walk, Stumble, Fall

<div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPQ3DeJNn5d/"><strong>Case Maclaim</strong></a>: I believe the actual beauty of fairy tales is that it is up to our imagination how the character looks and moves and that version is not really up to debate, as it is just like a fingerprint, very unique and personal. <strong>With this mural in the old, historical city center of Madrid I wanted to try a different approach</strong>. So I gave the viewer a new character of a yet unknown fairy tale. I have high hopes that it will encourage specially the young audience to come up with their very own story, in which the lead is a confident, black child in a golden wheelchair and in a self-made mermaid costume.<br><br></div>

The Tale of Being different

TassoMaCLAIM

MaClaim Crew

Akut

fishing for diamonds

<div>&nbsp;Het werk is er uiteindelijk ook gekomen met de steun van de stad Leuven en de KU Leuven, al stonden de vrienden van Sanda daar aanvankelijk enigszins weigerachtig tegenover. ‘We hebben de dialoog toch opgestart en al snel bleek dat iedereen op dezelfde golflengte zat’, zegt Van Poucke. KU Leuven stelde dan ook een gevel van een van haar eigen gebouwen ter beschikking. ‘Niemand wil dat Sanda vergeten wordt en met deze erg knappe mural in het hartje van de stad – op de muur van een gebouw van de KU Leuven – zal dat ook niet snel gebeuren. Het is een warm eerbetoon aan een vriend, en hopelijk ook een constante reminder om zorg te dragen voor elkaar.’&nbsp;</div>

Sanda Dia

<div>This 700 square meter huge mural was a comissioned work by Case Maclaim for remodeling the old storehouse. The square shapes of the faces shal relate to the squared shaped layout of the city of Mannheim.<br><br>Case Maclaim (Andreas von Chrzanowski), born 1979 in Germany, is founder of theMaclaim Crew which are the pioneers of urban photorealism art.</div>

Unknown

<div>Avec cette belle réalisation, il a voulu rendre hommage à Auguste Mariette Pacha (11 Février 1821 à Boulogne sur Mer - 18 Janvier 1881 au Caire), l'égyptologue boulonnais dont on fête cette année le bicentenaire de la naissance. Auguste Mariette est, avec Jean-François Champollion, l'un des deux pères fondateurs de l'égyptologie.<br>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>With this beautiful achievement, he wanted to pay tribute to Auguste Mariette Pacha (February 11, 1821 in Boulogne sur Mer - January 18, 1881 in Cairo), the Boulogne Egyptologist whose bicentenary is celebrated this year. Auguste Mariette is, with Jean-François Champollion, one of the two founding fathers of Egyptology.</div>

<div>year: 2020,</div><div>&nbsp;project: "Tbilisi Mural Fest",</div><div>&nbsp;location: "20 Alexander Griboedov St, T'bilisi"</div>

Seraphite

<div>Case Maclaim's mural from the 2016 Cities of Hope Festival&nbsp;</div>

<div>Last french wall done this month (sept 2017) at Grigny after his wall at Le MUR&nbsp; in Paris and he ll come back to Paris for his show expected in november .<br><strong><em>For those who want to go there go early in the morning ,this area isn't safe and avoid to go especially by walk evening&nbsp;</em></strong></div>

Pile ou Face  (Play heads or tails)

Untitled

We Shall Overcome

<div><br>A stone’s throw from Marienplatz, the “Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA)” open its doors in a former substation on nearly 2,000 square meters. The façade of the MUCA was designed by the renowned street artist Stohead, thus becoming the art object itself. The museum visitor enters the building through a calligraphically designed “envelope”. The MUCA wants to create a connecting element between the interior and exterior space. This connection is important to us as it is intended to convey to the visitor that street art as an art form needs the public space as a discussion space. The interior space is a kind of protection and experimentation area.<br>The wallpainting in the cafe is created by Case Maclaim.&nbsp;<br><br></div>

MUCA

"self portrait"

<div>year: 2019,</div><div>project: "Tbilisi Mural Fest",<br>location: "23 Nino Ramishvili III Dead End, T'bilisi"</div>

Markus Genesius

<div>... on of our favorized pieces, produced during 2017th second METROPOLINK-Festival for urban arts in Heidelberg. 1 week production, 22 x 15m, windy and wet. We love the result...</div>

Metropolink #1

<div>The “carnival” has been cancelled globally in the spring of 2020.<br>The whole world has been locked down with an enormous effect on all lives, events and businesses.<br><br>Within this context Case Maclaim has made a new large mural in Aalborg, Denmark as part of the ‘Out in the Open’ mural project of KIRK Gallery, portraying a women wearing her "happy face" in a clowns costume.&nbsp;<br>She thought she was going to the carnival.<br><br>As one of many events the biggest carnival in Northern Europe held in Aalborg, Denmark since 1983 with around 100.000 participants, has been cancelled.<br>When arriving in Aalborg getting an impression of what was the life of the citizens there, the conversation quickly turned into talking about the unique character of a carnival like this, and how it works as an “equalizer” between the people.<br>Or as Case Maclaim put it:<br>“A carnival is something special because it is an event where all are equal. It is the only time of the year where everybody gets to be the same – rich or poor, CEO or student, man or women, since everybody is dressed out to be something different.”<br>But for the first time ever this got cancelled.<br>The carnival in Aalborg then became a metaphor to the artist of the current situation in the world.</div>

Carnival is cancelled

<div>Case Maclaim is no stranger to Ostend. He previously painted a beautiful portrait in Ostend, but now he took on the wall of a doctor and physiotherapist. In his typical realistic style, he painted a woman washing a white substance off her hands, a symbol of white washing. a practice in the film industry where white actors get more roles, even when it comes to non-white characters. Discrimination lies very close to his heart. The hands are a recurring subject, something that the owners of the house are particularly happy about. Their late mother's poem also mentioned hands.<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Case Maclaim is geen onbekende voor Oostende. Eerder schilderde hij al een prachtig portret in Oostende, nu nam hij de muur van een arts en kinesiste voor zich. In zijn typische realistische stijl schilderde hij een vrouw die een witte substantie van de handen wast, symbool voor white washing. De Black Lives Matter-beweging ligt hem namelijk heel nauw aan het hart. De handen zijn een terugkerend onderwerp, iets waar de eigenaars van het huis bijzonder blij om zijn. Het gedicht van hun overleden moeder ging ook over handen.</div>

White Washing

<div>Case, aka Andreas von Chrzanowski, is one of the four members of the Maclaim Crew. They are famous pioneers of the photorealistic murals and are singlehandedly responsible for a worldwide phenomenon. Cool fact; he also restores old paintings for museums.</div>

A Miracle Elixir

<div>Case's second wall in Aalborg, painted while preparing for his soloshow at Kirk Gallery<br><br>"Not sure you have ever prepared for a project that means a lot to you, but so do a thousand other things. Needed a reminder on how to cheer myself up that’s why I painted the amazing artist Curtis Hylton. Looking at a friendly, familiar face while painting is a real help! Thanks Curtis. Hope the little smile on his knee will cheer someone else up, that needs a quick reminder on how silly life is, no matter the heartache.<br>Can’t wait for “taking it easy days” to come."<br><br></div>

Heart is Aching

<div>As commonly seen in his work, there is motion in these photo-realistic hands.</div>

Anytime

If Walls Could Speak

<div>During <a href="https://www.amsterdamstreetart.com/if-walls-could-speak/">If Walls Could Speak</a> 10 international and nationally recognized artists used the Platanenweg as their canvas to create 10 stunning murals. 10 murals with 10 stories, all within the theme: Amsterdam for Everybody.<br><br>Case Maclaim is a graffiti painter who relies on his highly developed talent to create pieces that combine lifelike photo-realism with a clear hint of surrealism. With the help of spray cans, he gets the most out of his visuals and creates beautiful artworks that are respected worldwide. He is known for using hands in his work and this piece is no different. Titled ‘carrying belongings’ this piece features multiple people carrying items across the facade of the building.</div>

Carrying Belongings

<div>This is Case MacLain's second trip to Polynesia during the Ono'u Festival. This time he is painting a giant wall in the commune of Punaauia. The town is famous for its highland oranges. His theme, the orange carriers who go into the mountains and bring down gleanings of oranges on their backs.</div>

Orange carrier of Punaauia

<div>year: 2020,</div><div>project: "KIU Mural Fest",</div><div>location: "Kutaisi International University"</div>

<div>4, Krefeld #krefeld by Case Maclaim aka Andreas von Chrzanowski from Frankfurt #casemaclaim were created during the Urban Art Gallery #urbanartgallery<br><br>Case explains that the hands, viewed from top to bottom, represent the word "home" in sign language. "Hands connect people, are unique, make a difference," says the Frankfurt native. With sign language, he wants to draw attention to the needs of people with physical limitations.&nbsp;<br><br>The topic is important to him, also because he has noticed how necessary it is to talk about it. "I once painted a wheelchair user looking down on passers-by from above. This has been very well received by wheelchair users and has made them think about the change of perspective."<br>#650jahrekrefeld #perpektivwechsel #dieganzestadtalsleinwand</div>

Heimat

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

<div>Case Maclaim for Guerilla Art Festival 5-th edition 2019-Prishtina-Kosovo<br><br>www.qendra-art.org<br>www.gaf-ks.net</div>

Prishtina_Case Maclaim_GAF_2019

<div>Look it up, the Maclaim crew became world famous for their hyper-realistic work. Case grew in that flow, but gradually added his own surreal layer. He often focuses on the human body. Case Maclaim combines hands, feet and heads with animal, abstract and surrealist forms to question the concept of human beings. He is also praised for his enormous technical baggage.
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<br>Case went to a café for work and chatted with the regulars. Local Alan, immediately stood out and told the story of his father who had fought the Nazis as a lieutenant. He decided to paint the man on the wall of the cafe.<br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Zoek maar op, de Maclaim crew werd wereldberoemd met hun hyperrealistisch werk. Case groeide mee in die flow, maar voegde gaandeweg zijn eigen surrealistische laag toe. Vaak focust hij op het menselijk lichaam. Case Maclaim combineert handen, voeten en hoofden met dierlijke, abstracte en surrealistische vormen om zo het concept mens in vraag te stellen. Hij wordt trouwens geroemd om zijn enorme technische bagage.</div><div><br>Case ging voor zijn werk op café en praatte wat met de vaste klanten. Oostendenaar Alan viel meteen op en bracht het verhaal van zijn vader die als luitenant tegen de nazi’s had gevochten. Hij besloot de man na te schilderen op de muur van het café.</div>

Alan

<div>Schmalkalden / Thüringen - WallCome Urban Art Festival 2014</div>

Distant Natives

<div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/barcaresstreetartmuseum_off/?hl=fr">BARCARÈS STREET ART MUSEUM</a>: Unique in Occitanie, international street artists reinvent an extraordinary space... 8 giant structures made of stacked sea containers including 4 monumental ones culminating at more than 15m high invade the Gardens of Lydia. Stroll among these gigantic works and let yourself be carried away by their eclectic universe! <br> Today, there are 6 structures painted by 6 different artists last Summer. This was painted in the port village of Barcarès by the foot of the museum boat Le Lidya to freshen up the Arts Alley that was created in 1969. They couldn’t have choses a better representation of today's street artist community.<br><strong>Case Maclaim (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/case_maclaim/">https://www.instagram.com/case_maclaim/</a><strong>)</strong>, is a German artist and he’s one of the founders of the Ma'Claim collective known for its photo-realistic murals. He has particularly distinguished himself by his compositions highlighting the hand, which he sees as a symbol of unity and power. He always represents them with finesse and precision (from <a href="https://quai36.com/en/artist/case-maclaim">https://quai36.com/en/artist/case-maclaim</a>).</div>

Hands x2

<div>Mural painting of Case MacLaim on a wall of the Hamuta Val residence in Pirae. Fresco created as part of the Ono'u 2019 festival.&nbsp;</div>

Case MacLaim à Hamuta Val

Millo

<div>&nbsp;One of two Murals, Collaboration from Case and Millo for the 75th festival Heilsberg, Part of the town Bad Vilbel. The other part is near.&nbsp;</div>

Millo & Case

<div>In September 2021, Case Maclaim realized as part of Walls of Vision on behalf of Dr. Hans-Riegel-Foundation his interpretation of the old master Johannes Lingelbach "Rest in front of a tavern in a southern landscape"</div>

2,7 Grad

<div>John Brown stands as a symbol of resistance, courage, and unwavering dedication in the battle against slavery. The mural goes beyond simply depicting a historical figure; it celebrates the human spirit’s capacity to overcome adversity and drive change. This artwork serves as an inspiration for hope and unity, reminding us that the struggles of the past can empower us to shape a brighter and more equitable future for everyone. It stands as a testament to the enduring power of art to enlighten and transcend, fostering conversations that heal and unite us on our collective journey towards progress and freedom.</div>

John Brown

<div>Mual from April 2022 in Offenbach, Part of the Project Wall of Visions<br>More pictures and Information in german Language: <br>https://dosenkunst.de/2022/04/28/mural-von-case-in-offenbach/</div>

"Sogni" (Dreams)

Artscape

<div>Case Maclaim's mural in Karlstad features a somber note reading “We’ll never be what we once were”. Created during ARTSCAPE 2017 Värmland.<br>https://www.artscape.se/</div>

<div>Urban Art festival 2014: Wallcome to Schmalkalden, wellcome to Street Art!</div>

The Elephant

<div>Case, also known as Andreas van Chrzarowski (co-founder of the world-famous Ma'Claim Crew), is a historic pioneer of photorealism in graffiti and stands as one of the greatest representatives of this style in contemporary street art.&nbsp;<br>Being true to his style, in Carballo he left us a sample of his art with the spray, showing the power of movement through the hands that tie shoe laces, hands that express movement with colors but also with the superposition of planes. The mural occupies several surfaces of the Forum building.<br>The Germanic artist tells us about the way to go, a path in which we will fight with multiple obstacles to reach our destination. A journey in which we will stumble over and we will have to get up again, making sure to tie our shoes well before getting up again and walking again.&nbsp;</div>

<div>One of two Murals, Collaboration from Case and Millo for the 75th festival Heilsberg, Part of the town Bad Vilbel. The other part is near.</div>

Case & Millo

<div>located on a elementary school in Blackstad just 25 km from the hometown of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. The mural represents Case Maclaims reinterpretation on one of Lindgrens most famous characters (and Cases favorite when growing up) the independent, free spirited and full on anarchistic Pippi Långstrump.</div>

Pippi Långstrump

<div>Urbaner KunstRaum Wuppertal - Edition 2023: The artwork was created in collaboration with the Association for the Promotion of the Deaf in Wuppertal and represents the sign HEIMAT.&nbsp;<br><br>Case Maclaim, aka Andreas von Chrzanowski is a German urban artist from Frankfurt. He has been a photorealism pioneer for over two decades, primarily using the medium of spray paint to embrace the power of movement through the universality of hands. Having travelled to over 40 countries, Case has literally left his fingerprints in each, continually leaving bits and pieces of a language understood by all – after all a hand gesture can tell a thousand words.</div>

HEIMAT

Sifter Bile

<div>"The cow isn't off the ice yet..."<br>...on the contrary: there are always new ones. In this context, Case Maclaim interpreted the historical work of art "Winter landscape with fun on the ice" by Aert van der Neer (around 1603-1677) on the Bonn-Poppelsdorf bunker<br>The cows symbolize the social challenges of our present and future. It was Case Maclaim's fourth work in the WALLS OF VISION project series<br>Quote by Walls of Vision</div>

"Die Kuh ist noch nicht vom Eis..."

<div><strong>BAGOUT</strong> <br>FB : <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BagOut2018/">https://www.facebook.com/BagOut2018/</a><br>IG:&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bagoutlioni/?hl=en">BAGOUTLIONI</a><br><strong>EDITION 2018 </strong>(CURATED BY&nbsp; ART DIRECTOR ANTONIO SENA, MANAGED BY LA PREDILETTA APS) THEME "PASSANTI": SPEAKING ABOUT WHO LIVES, WHO COMES, WHO LEAVES FROM A TERRITORY</div><ul><li>CASE MACLAIM DECIDE TO SPEAK ABOUT NEW CONNECTIONS, ABOUT IMMIGRANT AND EMIGRANT, SHOWING AS AN OLD CONNECTION WAY LIKE PUBLIC PHONE USED BY OUR EMIGRANTS (IN THE PAST) IS USELESS NOW, FOR THE NEW MIGRANTS. REMIND US THAT WE ARE IN CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT</li><li><strong>TECHNIQUE</strong>: BRUSHES, ROLLS, SPRAY CANS</li><li><strong>COLORS:</strong> ACRYLIC EXT, MONTANA CANS (BLACK AND GOLD)</li></ul>

NEW CONNECTIONS

Pink Painter

<div>De Duitse street art kunstenaar Case Maclaim, het alias van Andreas Von Chrzanowski, schilderde deze gigantische mural van maar liefst 95 m² op de gevel aan de achterkant van de sporthal in Rotem. Net zoals bij zijn voorgaande werken is Maclaim er ook ditmaal weer in geslaagd om een kunstwerk af te leveren dat zo hyperrealistisch en gedetailleerd is dat het wel een foto lijkt.<br><br>Het onderste deel van de muur, waarop oorspronkelijk het opschrift 'Your name here' stond, werd beschilderd door Pink Painter (@pinkpainter.be). Zoals gepland is dit intussen een legale graffitimuur geworden waarop lokale artiesten kun werk kunnen aanbrengen.&nbsp;<br><br>The German street art artist Case Maclaim, the alias of Andreas Von Chrzanowski, painted this gigantic mural of no less than 95 m² at the back of the sports hall in Rotem. As with his previous works, Maclaim has again succeeded in delivering an artwork that is so hyper-realistic and detailed that it looks like a photograph.<br><br>The lower part of the wall, which originally bore the inscription 'Your name here', was painted by Pink Painter (@pinkpainter.be). As planned, this has now become a legal graffiti wall on which local artists can apply their work.</div>

<div>Huge mural for blackburn openwalls</div>

<div>Created for LLeida Pot Fest 2022</div>

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