Public Art
These two distinguished looking fellows, are two beloved Catalan artists and one-time Sitges residents from the modernist period. Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861 – 1931) was a Barcelona-born painter, poet, collector, cultural […]
-Manchester
It’s always fun to see some street art in progress. This black and white mural was being created in Little Lever Street in the Northern Quarter. I wasn’t around to […]
-Manchester
Female graffiti artist, CBloxx, from Leeds is the latest to make her mark on the electricity substation in the Northern Quarter’s Tib Street. Her bold skull design stands out on […]
-Edinburgh
Highland dress was initially associated with the Gaelic north and west of the country and, coinciding as it did with the emergence of an elite warrior culture, it became associated […]
Florida
This stunning mural is by Murals for Mutts, a non-profit organization that raises money for animal welfare by painting pet portraits and pet murals in communities. The mural features Dunedin Doggie Rescue, a body […]
-Turkey
This week, I’m featuring two bright and beautiful murals from Istanbul. If you take a stroll from Tunel towards Galata Tower, along Galip Dede Cd, you’ll spot them in a […]
-Glasgow
Police Boxes like this one used to be a common sight around Britain. They predate our era of easy mobile communications; they were located in public places to allow the […]
-Belgium
There’s a Congolese artist, known to some as “Papa Machete”, who produces some thought-provoking and somewhat disturbing sculptures. Freddy Tsimba was born in Kinshasa in 1967 and studied at the […]
-Manchester
I defy you to look at this mural and not smile – even if you’re not a dog person. This is another Northern Quarter mural by Mancunian artist Kelzo, who […]
-Turkey
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their […]
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