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Public Art

Florida

Pink Wave

St Petersburg has a strong reputation for its art galleries and public art displays.  The gorgeous glass hues above are part of a large public art piece on the seafront. […]

-London

Full Stop

This unusual artwork on London’s South Bank, close to Tower Bridge, provides fun reflections as sunset approaches. -Full Stop Slipstream, by Fiona Banner, 2003 Linked to Weekend Reflections.

-Manchester

Manchester Icons in Mosaic

Seven murals by Manchester mosaicist Mark Kennedy adorn the exterior walls of the Affleck’s vintage store in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.  Each one depicts local cultural icons, including Coronation Street, the city’s two football […]

-Barcelona

Sitting Bull

This cogitating bovine is one of two sculptures by Josep Granyer that decorate the Rambla de Catalunya in Barcelona.  This one is El Toro Assegut  or “Sitting Bull” and was created […]

-Barcelona

With Cape and Hat in Barcelona

“Amb capa i barret hi ve cada nit Pèius Gener” This tiled mural in Barcelona depicts the Spanish writer, journalist and playwright Babot Gener Pompey (1848-1920), often known as Peius.  He was bohemian and extrovert, a man of […]

-Edinburgh

Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby is probably the most famous and loved pet in Scotland.  He was a Skye terrier who, so the story goes, pined for years at his master’s graveside in […]

-London

From the Greatest to the Least

I’m not entirely sure whether this sculpture in Kew Gardens  is something useful or whether it’s a device for torture, but it is certainly exquisitely made and very inventive. Linked […]

-London

Big Yellow Bird

The Pecking Bird by Gary Hume joined other pieces of public art, such as Antony Gormley’s men, in Regents Place in October this year. This 20-panel painting which stands 14 […]

-London

Head to Head

“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Linked to Shoot and Quote: Direction.