1UP | |
|---|---|
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| Other names | One United Power |
| Years active | 2003 - 2024 |
| Known for | Prolific output |
| Notable work | Graffiti Olympics |
| Style | Graffiti |
1UP (One United Power) is a graffiti crew from Berlin, Kreuzberg. [1] They have been active since 2003. [2]
1UP have been described as "one of the most well-known graffiti crews in the world" [3] and are known for their bombing (large amount of tags put up in one night), rooftop paintings, and wholecar, wholetrains . [4]
There are between 10 and 50 members, of different genders, with ages ranging from 20-40. [5] The members are not all German, coming from various European countries. [6] All of the members are anonymous, and some do not do solo graffiti, preffering only to tag as 1UP. [7] The group have had over 300 criminal charges filed against them, but none of the members have been caught so far. [8]
Their film One United Power was released in 2011 on DVD, [9] and their book I Am 1UP published in 2014. [5] In 2018 1UP collaborated with graffiti photographer Martha Cooper as part of their One Week With 1UP tour. [10] A book about the tour was published by Cooper under the same name. [11]
Their tags are prollific in Berlin and Athens, where part of the A Week With 1UP tour took place. [12] Their work has appeared around the world [13] including an underwater graffiti piece out of live coral at Nusa Penida [14] and a 2017 piece on the Mediterranean Sky shipwreck which was large enough to be visible from satellites. [15] In collaboration with fellow German crew Berlin Kidz and artist Good Guy Boris, the group produced a performance and video art piece titled Graffiti Olympics using drone footage, which was released on 2 March 2018. [16]
Because of the anonymity of the group, it can be difficult to know if some graffiti is done by real members of the crew or by copycats. [17] The group releases videos documentating some of their pieces, which can be used to authenticate them. [18] [19]
A 1UP piece is visible in the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, in the Overpass map which is set in Berlin. [20]
Media related to 1UP (sprayer) at Wikimedia Commons
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