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Graffiti and Street Art

Time for a Change

When I walked past the old Tib Street substation last Friday morning, it was freshly primed and ready to receive the latest mural. By early afternoon, the new work was already taking […]

The World in a Kiss

The close-up black and white glimpses of this giant mural piqued people’s interest so I thought I’d show some more shots in colour this time. It is a relatively new […]

3D Mural

The vivid colours here caught my eye, and at first I didn’t notice the 3D element. Linked to Monday Mural. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 7 June 2015

Old Lady Lent

La Vella Quaresma, or Old Lady Lent, is usually represented  by an old woman with a sour-looking face. She has seven legs, sometimes herrings as legs, and she normally carries a cod and a basket […]

Two-headed Cat

This fun mural was outside a small art gallery near the Topkapi Palace. Linked to Signs. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 13 May 2015

Dome in Istanbul

This intricate piece by Christian Kraemer (b. 1975 in Karlsruhe, Germany), aka Dome,  has adorned a huge wall in Kadıköy since 2012.  To fully appreciate the level of detail and the amount of […]