🏆 Nomination: Best Of 2022

Collin van der Sluijs

Super A

<div><strong>C</strong>reated by Super A &amp; Collin van der Sluys.&nbsp; The artwork depicting all kind of birds and flowers, is on the railway bridge located on the Geldenaaksebaan, between Hovenierdreef and Abdij van Park.</div>

Birds

<div>The creators were inspired by the mining history of Heerlen. Miners took a little bird underground when mining to detect potential gasleaks. When the bird fell down, it was a warning for the miners to get the h*ll out of there. In 2016 this mural won the Wonderwall award during the first edition of the Dutch Street Art Awards.</div>

Koolpiet - forward in time

<div>Beautiful mural on a side wall of the St.Norbertusschool , depicting a large owl in a flower field .</div>

<div>The location, dance center Swing-Inn, has been the biggest inspiration for this mural. When you take a closer look you will find element from the 80's, like the space dancefloor and the battle moves.</div>

Swinging birds

<div>For years and years humanity destroyed mother nature. It doesn't matter how bad the damage is, nature has a remarkable ability to clean it up on its own.&nbsp;</div>

Untitled

<div>Collin van der Sluijs est un peintre et illustrateur renommé de Maastricht, aux Pays-Bas, où il vit et travaille.<br><br></div><div>Il a commencé à écrire des graffitis à l'âge de 11 ans et à l'âge de 12 ans, Collin van der Sluijs a fréquenté l'école de peinture traditionnelle de Goes, aux Pays-Bas, où il a étudié les techniques et la théorie de la peinture (traditionnelle).</div><div><br></div><div>En 1996, Collin van der Sluijs a obtenu son diplôme et a ensuite été accepté pour une formation de 4 ans en peinture et en graphisme à St.Lucas à Boxtel, aux Pays-Bas.</div><div><br></div><div>Après avoir obtenu son diplôme en 2000 à St. Lucas, Collin a fréquenté l'académie d'art St. Joost à Breda, aux Pays-Bas, où il a étudié l'illustration pendant 4 ans et a obtenu un baccalauréat en 2004.</div><div><br></div><div>Il est largement reconnu pour ses extraordinaires représentations oniriques d'histoires de tous les jours qui remettent en question nos plaisirs et nos luttes personnels, ainsi que la société en général.</div><div><br></div><div>Le travail exceptionnel de Collin a été publié dans des magazines et des livres, et exposé dans des galeries du monde entier, notamment aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne, en France, en Belgique, en Italie, au Royaume-Uni, en Espagne et aux États-Unis.</div><div><br></div><div>La première exposition personnelle de Collin van der Sluijs à la Vertical Gallery de Chicago a été un énorme succès lorsque toutes ses œuvres d'art ont été vendues lors de l'exposition en mai 2016.</div><div><br></div>

Patiently

RutgerTermohlen

<div>Wall painted August 2015 for Street Art Festival &amp; Vollebak Vennestraat</div>

<div>Building painted July 2013 for Street Art Festival.&nbsp;<br><br>Stefan Thelen, beter bekend als Super A, is een van de bekendste Nederlandse street artists. Hij beeldt surrealistische taferelen op een realistische manier af. Via metaforen en fantasie figuren uit hij kritiek op de politieke wereld. ‘Kameleon’, zijn laatste werk in Hasselt, werd massaal online gedeeld, wat duidelijk maakt hoe fel zijn werk gesmaakt wordt. Zijn werk is vaak maatschappijkritisch en is wereldwijd terug te vinden.<br><br></div><div>Collin Van der Sluijs maakt al sinds zijn 11de deel uit van de street art scene. is een ras talent. Zijn stijl is verhalend en figuratief. Hij is klassiek geschoold en exposeert nu wereldwijd. Voor zijn streetart muren werkt hij vaak samen met Super A. Zijn werk in Hasselt is helaas verdwenen, maar is wel nog terug te vinden aan de Vennestraat in Genk.<br><br></div><div>&nbsp;<br><br></div>

Verdwenen werk

<div>The rooster from the chosen work by Melchior d'Hondecoeter can be seen from afar. Your curiosity is immediately aroused, because what else is there to see behind the houses? What can it mean?<br><br>Collin van der Sluijs and Super A chose the painting Chickens and ducks from the Mauritshuis museum as the starting point for the mural. They were given complete artistic freedom to translate their inspiration into a mural. The work may surprise, move, raise questions, but also generate discussions.<br><br>We see a porcelain rooster and pheasant. The porcelain lies in shards on the floor. A real rooster has broken loose from the porcelain and is dashing away. The pheasant also makes its way out of the porcelain. This is a symbol of regaining freedom. Breaking out, breaking rules, being able to be who you are and do whatever you want. The porcelain (also a product from the seventeenth century) symbolizes the controlled and directed society of the time, the strict rules of life and expectations. The artists build a field of tension between two worlds: then and now, fake and real, being locked up and freedom.<br><br>more info:<br>https://www.mauritshuis.nl/nu-te-doen/mauritshuis-murals/super-a-en-collin-van-der-sluijs/</div>

<div>This mural made by Super A and Collin van der Sluijs for the artfestifal The Big Draw in 2017. The bird represents freedom,blossom symbolizes growth.<br>In the background you can recognize Nijmegen buildings.</div>

Bird

<div>De Maastrichtse kunstschilder Collin van der Sluijs (@collinvandersluijs) verfraaide de Hasseltse stationsbuurt met deze kleurrijke muurschildering van een ekster, een nieuwsgierige en slimme maar soms ook geniepig stelende vogel. Vogels zijn een vaak terugkerend thema in van der Sluijs' verhalende en figuratieve kunst, die zijn oorsprong vindt in de street art scene waar hij als tiener al deel van uitmaakte.&nbsp;<br>De schilder koos bij dit werk bewust voor een rustige, blauwe achtergrond als contrast met de vaak chaotische drukte rondom het station.&nbsp;<br><br>Dit project werd mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saga (@streetandgraphicart) in het kader van het euroregionale street art project 'Love letters from the future' waaraan de MAHHL-steden Maastricht, Aken, Hasselt, Heerlen en Luik meewerken.&nbsp;<br><br>The Maastricht based painter Collin van der Sluijs (@collinvandersluijs) embellished the Hasselt station area with this colorful mural of a magpie, a curious and clever but sometimes sneaky thieving bird. Birds are a recurring theme in van der Sluijs' narrative and figurative art, which originated in the streetart scene of which he was already a part as a teenager.&nbsp;<br>In this work the painter deliberately chose a calm, blue background as a contrast to the often chaotic bustle around the station.<br><br>This project was made possible by Saga (@streetandgraphicart) in the context of the Euroregional streetart project 'Love letters from the future' in which the MAHHL-cities Maastricht, Aken, Hasselt, Heerlen en Luik participate.&nbsp;</div>

The magpie

<div>The mural is inspired by the Sint Joostkapel, located at the Ginnekenstraat. De 15th century chapel is build to honour Sint Joost (Saint Sebastian), the patron saint of plague victims. Residents sought for protection and forgiveness at the church during the plague. It was thought that the Black Death was a punishment from God. The cemetery was located at the location we now know as the parking area Mols. The cemetery was situated outside the city walls, the perfect place to burry the plague victims. After the plague the cemetery was used to burry the poor, orphans, soldiers and suicides.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>- Blind Walls Gallery | 2014 -&nbsp;</div>

"Ring around the Rosie"

<div>Abraham de Winter is one of the most popular comedians of the late 19th century. He is considered the forerunner of present-day cabaret. During his performances, the ‘character comedian’ dressed up as a street sweeper, conductor or a doctor. Abraham drew inspiration from his former job as a trader of hay during which he worked with local farmers a lot. His satirical performances and his compassion towards the suffering of fellow citizens, made him loved by both the rich and poor.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>Collin van der Sluijs (NL) was inspired by this story and made a mural behind the former city theatre Concordia. The painting features a song thrush. Like Abraham, this bird is known for its imitations. In addition to its own varied songs, the song thrush can mimic 7 other bird species with ease.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>- Blind Walls Gallery | 2017 -&nbsp;</div>

Master Imitator

Sawe

Flai

Yubla

Guan & Sunkist

Zenkone

Rutger Termohlen

Staynice

<div>The mural is inspired by the painting Las Lanzas, aka La rendición de Breda (the surrender of Breda), by Diego Velázquez. The painting from 1634 illustrates the victory of Spain in which Governor Justinus hands over the key of the city to Spinola.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>Five Spanish and five Dutch street artists made a 110 meters long mural on the wall of the former CSM factory. In the middle of the mural you’ll see a contemporary version of the key. A sign of a friendly battle with paint.<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>&lt;BR&gt;<br>- Blind Walls Gallery | 2012 -</div>

Combat Súper Mural

<div>Input from residents and entrepreneurs was used by Collin for this mural.</div>

From Bloom to Doom

<div>It is a symbolic connection between the "Sphinxkwartier" and the new "Frontenpark": the song thrush on the wall of the iconic white building next to the "Muziekgieterij". The 'mural', the mural, is now completely finished and contrasts colorfully with the former industrial area of the "Sphinxkwartier." <br>&nbsp;<br>The graffiti artists Collin van der Sluijs and <a href="https://www.maastrichtstreetart.nl/">Maastricht Street Art</a> were inspired by the factory history. For example, photos of ceramic shards from the Sphinx factory serve as a backdrop from which the bird rises. The song thrush then stands for the vibrant music scene as a reference to the site with the stage of the Muziekgieterij and its extension in the form of festivals and other events to the Frontenpark.</div>

Trush ressurects history

<div>Collin is an international mural artist obsessed with still lifes by great masters. He even finds works that balance between art and kitsch fascinating.
<br>Collin has a clear handwriting, both in his free work and in the walls you see a layering in his painting technique. He likes to play with natural elements and we regularly see his birds in his murals. Themes that you also see in our natural environment!</div>

coal tit

Merel Morre

Traverse

<ul><li>year: 2019,</li><li>project: "Tbilisi Mural Fest",</li><li>location: "Kakutsa Cholokashvili Hwy, T'bilisi, near Tbilisi Hippodrome"</li></ul>

The Tbilisi Legend

<div>Promotion for the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (around the same time 2 murals where made in Deventer and Eindhoven, the one in Deventer is already gone). This one shows one of the main characters played by Ellen Page.</div>

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