Graffiti and decay - former department store in Erfurt Rieth by Mixed media vector arts

About "Graffiti and decay - former department store in Erfurt Rieth"

by Mixed media vector arts

About the artwork

The picture shows the dilapidated delivery entrance of an old GDR department store in the Rieth district of Erfurt. The formerly functional architecture is now characterised by graffiti, rust and traces of decay. Colours, shapes and improvised paintings overlay the sober structure of the building. The inspiration was an examination of urban transformation - how places lose their function and live on through new forms of expression.

The design language works with breaks: rigid concrete and metal surfaces meet the untamed dynamism of sprayed lines, colour surfaces and symbols. While the architecture is characterised by straight lines and grids, the graffiti creates a chaotic, organic counter-movement. The atmosphere is raw, almost gloomy, but at the same time full of energy.

The feeling conveyed by the work is somewhere between melancholy and resistance - it tells of transience, but also of the need for appropriation and expression in urban space.

In interior design, this image is particularly suited to industrial, urban and minimalist styles. It is also effective in contemporary contexts such as street art collections or modern loft spaces. What makes it special is that it is not just an artistic composition, but also a trace of urban history.

The motif refers to the history of the Rieth, a typical large GDR residential area in which department stores were once central supply points. Today, often only relics remain, which - as here - are given new meaning through layers of art, wear and tear and memory.