Resistence
The annual Istanbul Street Art Festival has, in the last two years, brought some giant murals to the district of Kadıköy, on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. This piece is Resistencia by […]
R is for… Road Sign Hacker
The artist Clet Abraham, son of French writer Jean-Pierre Abraham, was born in Brittany in 1966. After studying fine art in France he finally settled in Florence where he hs established […]
Happy Mural in Christiania
This brightly coloured, possibly hallucinatory, mural decorates a small building at the entrance to Christiania in Copenhagen. Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania is a self-proclaimed autonomous area created in […]
Fashion Conscious Fish
“Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.” -Malcolm Muggeridge I bet this cute fish rules the roost – excuse the mixed metaphors! Linked to Afloat, Blue Monday, Monday […]
I is for… Invader
There has been an invasion of little, and sometimes not so little, pixellated men across the globe, starting in Paris in 1998. They seem friendly enough so if you want […]
F is for… Face on the Wall
These fun 3D faces pop up all over the world. They are the work of Gregos, a French self-taught artist. His graffiti paintings first appeared in Paris in the late 1980s, […]
Originality is Reality
Las Vegas’ new LINQ Promenade, between the LINQ and Flamingo hotels, is home to the High Roller big wheel, a good selection of bars and eateries and a varied display of street […]
D is for… Drunken Gambler
A message about contrast – the discipline and control of martial arts versus the subjugation of control by various addictions – yet the work itself coordinates nicely with the neighbouring door. Part of April A […]
Weed and Grammar Combine
Linked to Monday Mural. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 March 2015
Small Things Make a Big Difference
Last Saturday I was wondering if I’d find some new art on the streets of Manchester. And I did! Originally from Blackburn, a former mill town in the north west […]
Travel with Intent 