Mellow Yellow Bus
This Berlin bus might look good but it won’t get you very far. It is the work of Artefx – if you like what you see, you can commission them to […]
Sepe and Chasme in Istanbul
This intriguing mural, adorning a wall in Kadakoy in Istanbul, is a collaboration between Polish street artists Sepe and Chasme. Michal ‘SEPE’ Wrega, born in 1982 in Warsaw, graduated in Graphics and Painting and […]
Creepy Murals in Vienna
Linked to Monday Murals Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 August 2015
On the edgy side of Chinatown
Ann Siang Hill and Club Street, on the edge of Singapore’s Chinatown, are now home to trendy cafes and bars. Most establishments were closed as I wandered the area one weekday afternoon, […]
Pixel Pancho in Istanbul
This 2012 painting on a wall in Kadakoy, Istanbul, is by Italian artist Marco Bertolli, aka Pixel Pancho. Born in Turin, Bertolli started his Pixel Pancho project there in 2001 and now lives […]
Making a Minuscule Impact
“Dirk was unused to making such a minuscule impact on anybody. He checked to be sure that he did have his huge leather coat and his absurd red hat on […]
Breaking Through
This vibrant mural takes a look through the walls of this building in Little India. At first I thought we were witnessing a murder on the left, but on […]
Samsui Women and Modern Singapore
These colourful Samsui women on Banda Street, in Singapore’s Chinatown, are juxtaposed with a mural of the present day skyline. About 200,000 Samsui women were believed to have emigrated to Singapore from […]
Elephant in Istanbul
This giant mural by Freddy Sam (real name Ricky Lee Gordon) dominates this side of an apartment block in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Ricky is a self-taught artist born in Johannesburg in […]
Horses under the Bridge
This delicate mural came as a pleasant surprise, hiding beneath a bridge, as I walked along the Main in Frankfurt. Linked to Monday Murals. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 July 2015
Travel with Intent 