Case Maclaim

Until Case Maclaim got involved, street art was characterized by a rather cartoonish style with a penchant for typography. At the end of the 20th century, the German artist made a startling end to this trend with his Maclaim Crew. Even more: today Maclaim is seen as the godfather of (photo) realistic street art – as the man who brushed away the boundary between graffiti and painting. This summer he did that on a meters-high wall in Ostend but make no mistake: he makes beautiful art on small canvases too.