Alias's Berlin Murals

Street Artist Alias is based in Berlin and his smaller scale murals from over the years can be found all over the city, other locations in Germany, India, and Istanbul. He is a stencil artist and well known for incorporating the location and materials around his piece in its significance. Some of his most iconic works in Berlin include "Cut it out", "Faceless", "Hiding", "Game Over", "Praying", and "Batter Up".

Alias quickly became one of the most prominent street artists in Berlin by "Capturing their subjects in the moments of quiet introspection, Alias focuses on the theme of harshness of life in everyday society, the theme he cleverly underlines by choosing the right location for his artworks, exposing his vulnerable subjects to the hostile urban environment". His murals tend to play with human emotions through his very distinct and recognizable style. Alias is known for taking advantage of the cityscape to create pieces that interact to become part of Berlin rather than an addition to it. These unique placements have taken advantage of fences, bars, and building's architecture. Many of his pieces intentionally do not have faces and yet they remain still emotionally relatable to the human experience and feeling without the use of telling facial features. Most of his work is done with stencils in a Black and white scale, although he often incorporate effective use of red that give his work an intense edge. In an article about the best street artist in Berlin, Alias's ability to connect to strangers through his work is highlighted, "The lonesome, somber figures provoke strong emotional response from the passersby, inspiring compassion and empathy on a humane level". While newer works from Alias are less common on the streets of Berlin today, his existing pieces continue to be appreciated by street artist enthusiasts and everyday people who stumble across them.

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Alias - 12 murals. Widewalls. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.widewalls.ch/artists/alias/murals. 

Alias: Busy in Berlin. Berlin Love. (2014, October 28). Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://withberlinlove.com/2012/04/17/alias-busy-in-berlin/. 

Street artist Alias in Berlin. Street Art Berlin. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.streetartbln.com/street-artist-alias-in-berlin/.