Hendrik Beikirch is a German painter who often makes large scale portraiture murals of individuals spotted on his travels. The subjects are not famous, instead they bear an anonymity that often offers intrigue to the viewer. For the artists, the subjects have certain magnetic personalities, or other recognition values; which Beirkirch sometimes gains insight into, or leaves to the viewers imagination.

Beirkirch’s upcoming show is being held at the Ruttkowski;68 gallery in Cologne, Germany. The show takes inspiration from and documents the artists travels upon the Greyhound buses in America and Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railway. The artist suggests the fact that the subjects could have hailed from the East or the West. Small details in the paintings could hint at this however in true Beikirch style, the boundaries are blurred. The faces speak for themselves and the anonymity is key.

To find out more about Hendrik Beikirchs work, visit his blog. For news on upcoming shows at Ruttkowski;68 Gallery click HERE.

The show is opening on April 5 @ Ruttkowski;68 gallery in Cologne, Germany, and runs until May 19, 2013.

Down here at EndoftheLine we sure know how to party – so when it was time for the Hewett Street block party that took place on Saturday, we were there cans in hand at the ready!

The event was run by our neighbours Protein who put on an amazing event with Wu themed fun and some great stalls. So feeling festive we put on a stall right in the entrance, we were customising t-shirts and tote bags for everyone to take a little piece of our hearts away with them. As well as this Jim Vision gathered a crew of the finest street artists and wowed the crowed with some live painting! Giving the walls behind Rockwell House a sweet new look. We had Andrea, Sheone, BRK, Cept, O-Two & of course Probs and the work is still here if you wanna come and have a peek for yourselves!

Photos by Passi Passi & Jim Vision