Rue St Antoine, Marseille, images taken August 2017
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 September 2021
Enjoying street art has become a regular event on my travels around the world: more of my findings can be seen here
For even more art, pop over to see Sami at Monday Mural
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Cool stencil (I guess?)! Any idea who created this? Cheers Stef
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I was about to say this mural was definitely ahead of its time, then read your comment about cyclists wearing them to avoid the air pollution. Great find, Debbie.
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Prescient. 🙂
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That’s a beautiful mural and even though it was painted in 2017, it could just as well have been painted recently. Great find Debbie, thanks for participating in Monday Murals.
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My reaction is the same as the others — how could there have been an image of someone in a medical-type mask before 2020! But we did have a package of masks in the workshop for dust protection; since it was unopened we gave it to a doctor when things were really tough in that terrible springtime.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
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It does look like some kind of comment on our times but I am aware that cyclists sometimes use masks. A great image anyway.
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Wow, I love this! But 2017? Extraordinary!
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wow – they had masks on in 2017?
prior to the pandemic i only occasionally saw some folks with them – like while shopping in a store a sales lady had to wear one and then saw a customer once A but never saw street art with masks prior to 2020 – cool image too
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Masks for cyclists are quite common – to avoid breathing in pollution. I assume that’s what this was as it matches the gloves. It didn’t strike me as strange back then. Funnily enough it stood out more when I looked back at these photos.
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Thanks for the reply – I remember seeing pictures from Asia where cyclists and street walkers wore masks – and it seemed to normal to them .
And side note – your archives must be packed with so much variety! So fun
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