GHETTOBLASTER
“GHETTOBLASTER” With bold blue tones and clean lines, this work captures the iconic ghettoblaster of the early 1980s, a symbol of urban youth culture. The portable sound system was more than just technology: it stood for self-expression, community, and the pulsating sound of emerging rap music. Closely tied to breakdancing, street life, and a way of living that made music visible, this piece preserves a fragment of pop culture in a timeless, minimalist aesthetic. “GHETTOBLASTER” is part of the art series “Blue in a Square”, which includes 300+ artworks.
Now, what you hear is not a test…
The ’80s were the birth hour of rap music and breakdance. This created a mix of surfing, skating, graffiti, rap music, and breakdance. What’s interesting is that everything took place outdoors. To celebrate rap music and breakdance, all you needed was a Ghettoblaster (boombox). Everything happened outside. No one sat in front of a computer, the TV, or any other screen. My generation met on the cathedral square to skate. Free time took place under the open sky. Only at night did everyone gather in the nightclub. The boombox was loaded with a whole battalion of large batteries and fed with the cassettes we had compiled so you could listen straight through. The Ghettoblaster (boombox), like skateboarding, was a public event. So were graffiti spraying and loud rap music. Nightclubs didn’t have a good reputation either. Those were the ’80s—the time when youth did its own thing.
My memory of the Ghettoblaster (boombox) era is a time of discoveries. A time of awakening. Then my generation even got its own TV channel: MTV. And the rebellion was complete. I have an immense number of positive memories of that whole time. Life played out like a movie—with its own soundtrack: I said-a hip, hop …
The artwork ‘Ghettoblaster’, like all artworks, can, of course, be purchased online in the desired size via my art store. All you need to do is fill out the online form or send me an email. You’ll then receive a prompt reply with a quote and a delivery date.”
Keynography Art
Keynography Art is a new digital art form founded by Christof Hintze, with no AI being used or applied, created in Apple Keynote—originally a presentation program. Through the precise interplay of complex stencils, masks, lines, and many layers and shadows, shapes, depth, and spatial effects are built up—like a collage, but entirely digital. The result feels like a graphic relief: clean, detailed, and surprisingly three-dimensional, even though it is made from simple Keynote elements. More about it in my bio…
Artwork Details
Canon fine art inkjet print on high-quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g/m². The artwork format can be freely selected: from a minimum of 20 × 20 cm up to a maximum of 120 × 120 cm. Mounted on 2 mm Alu-Dibond, with a white wooden frame and shadow gap. Price/offer upon request, depending on size and quantity.
Artwork – Recommended retail prices (RRP):
From the minimum size of 20 cm × 20 cm: €819.00 incl. VAT
From the medium size of 70 cm × 70 cm: €999.00 incl. VAT
Up to the maximum size of 120 cm × 120 cm: €1,399.00 incl. VAT
All prices, sizes, and variations are listed in the catalogue.
