Ciglana. Belgrade. June 22. Hidden. Part One
So I had heard there was a good selection of street art in the tourist areas of Belgrade; however if I wanted a real treat I should take myself out of the city centre and visit a semi abandoned industrial area the site of a former brickworks.
I didn't need to be told twice!
I fell into the tourist trap: giving the address I wanted in Ciglana, I was told the cost was 30 euro. Fucking hell, thought I thats not cheap, but needs must. the journey seemed to take forever. Anyways eventually arrived asking the driver how far we had come it was about 9km. Yup I have been ripped off!
I just followed the lens up the cobbled roadway. Was it worth it?
The area was a mix of styles by many artists, including some "scrap metal" structures. I have spread them over a couple of posts as there is too much for a single blog.
WORKSHOP DOORS
Having now read up about this area, it seems to be a hub for alternative entertainment.
"Ciglana - The heavy industry lovers' club is a new art district of Belgrade. The site of an alternative culture in the abandoned space of an industrial plant was created for an art world with quality music. The former factory is now a space with a bar, several studios and galleries."
METALWORK
In 2019 a festival Dev9t was held on site, I guess that is why it is jam packed with so many pieces of art by so many artists. Some of the artwork still on show dates back to earlier Dev9t festivals.
"An interactive artistic event called Dev9t, a festival unlike any other in the region, will be held in Belgrade’s Stara Ciglana from June 14th to 22nd. Under the slogan “Keep Creating,” Dev9t will bring together all kinds of artists and free thinkers to create a parallel, creative reality."
"The Festival will also feature several workshops, street art, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, photography, film and comic books, plus the festival visitors are encouraged to do their own art at the site which will be later exhibited."
ART OF AN AMATEUR KIND
Must have a weird shaped girlfriend!
THE PSYCHEDELIC
Guess there is no other way to describe this final section, I guess the artists know the meaning of their art, akin to the early 20th C avant-garde movement of artists who ripped up the rule book and delivered a new and fresh approach to art..........
......or maybe the ganja was a bit over powering?
So at this point let's call it a day on part one.
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First photography takes to the finesse, street scene, dobberman dog warning and dog/girl depiction each tell story directly.
Metal or other scrap metal artwork always interesting to see recycled use, here the one I like most is the half plane half grasshopper look!
Final section a mix with some great features to be seen.
Another enjoyable walk about through Belgrade forgotten industrial areas being put to good use.
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thanks @joanstewart @tipu for your support and always appreciated comments. A great use of scrap metal, shamefully hidden away from the public
Always a pleasure going on explores through the lens with you in control.
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Better than Sheffield!
Close call, Sheffield is pretty good too
Some really great pieces oft art there. Thanks for sharing.
cheers @lichtkunstfoto thanks for stopping by, it was cool to find the metalwork, in addition to the paint on walls
Some cool pieces in there. The pop can car is neat looking
must have taken ages to make , looks in better condition than some I saw being driven around!!
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That soooo looks promising already @grindle.
Love the scrap metal bat 🦇 that’s hanging up side down. Very cool.
Looking forward to the others.
Some cool finds though.
cheers @littlebee4 it was fantastic way to spend an afternoon.
Yep… it looks like a great afternoon 😎
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All the photos attached to this post, both street art and creative, are amazing, but I was most impressed by that car with those wheels made of thicker sheet metal.
cheers @triplug a fantastic selection of things to snap totally agree with you
Great selection of Street Art... Ciglana is very cool area for art lovers. It worth 30$, almost like an entry to a museum, an expensive one 😀 Thanks for sharing all these pics on The StreetArt Community. Have a great day.
cheers @heroldius , good point well made, I had not thought of it that way!!
So sorry you experienced this in my country.
Dev9t is an awesome summer happening and it's open for everyone to join, usually it's followed by great parties till the early mornings!
Well it was worth it in the end I guess, I hope Dev9t continues now that the world has woken up to the scamdemic.
Was rumors Ciglana should be moved somewhere else, not sure will dev9t change its location also.
Shame, it seems a perfect location away from the city