The article summarizes the West German graffiti development in Saarbrücken - from political slogans in the 1968 tradition (riot resistance, no nuclear power plants) to 1980 fun slogan graffiti (Sex, Dope & Anarchy is all we need in Germany) to the first style writing graffiti, where, among other things, graffiti films (Wild Style [1982], Beat Street [1985]) and records ( Scratch & Break [1983]) are cited.

The international Saarbrücken native saw graffiti in Paris and New York early on. An early inspiration was the New York graffiti writer Dero. Reso soon also collaborated with the duo 123KLAN from northern France.

Photo ©Reso.

Cool Candy, who started spraying in 1983, is one of the earliest German graffiti writers and, from 1986, became as CanTwo one of the most influential ones. Breakdancer Niels “Storm” Robitzky poses on top of a CanTwo piece.

Photo: Can Two.

Diak in Metz and Rosy One in Switzerland were among the few female graffiti writers of that time.

Photo ©Diac.