Posts Tagged ‘street art’

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Prague – Music, Books, Food

April 9, 2014

Posted by Kanga. Please do not reblog.

We headed up to the castle hill for a second day. DaddyBird stopped into a music shop to get a couple of Zelenka albums.

rows of compact discs in a music store

As we came out, we noticed that it had clouded up and was raining. There was much rejoicing.

quaint restaurant

We stopped in for lunch at a quaint restaurant.

cobblestone lane

We wandered on down the hill to the castle. We toured the Story of Prague museum display at the castle, but photography was forbidden.

view of rooftops from castle hill

This is what Prague looks like on a mildly rainy day.

tree lined path in a park

Back down the hill, we found another neighborhood park by wandering through a doorway.

bookstore

We stopped in at Shakespeare and Sons bookshop because Daddybird wanted to pick up a few Czech authors in translation.

graffiti on an archway showing a sheep's head

Graffiti is rampant as you may have noticed in some of my pictures, but it is mostly tagging and not artistic. It seems strange in a city so filled with art that the graffiti wouldn’t be artistic, too.

arched wooden door

I took several door pictures.

stein of extremely dark Budweiser beer

We stopped for dinner at a restaurant that was established in 1466. We had REAL Budweiser beer and a lovely meat filled meal.

To see all the pictures, click here.

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More Athens Street Art

January 2, 2012

Posted by Kanga.

graffiti that states waltz gigi with a face with a mohawk hairdo

Waltz, Gigi?

graffiti of a graffiti artist wearing a gas mask while painting the word fear

Fear is a prominent theme.

graffiti green faced guy wearing a skull and cross bones hoody carrying an orange club

I’m fairly certain that the guy above is about to beat up the guys below.

graffiti - two big headed smiley guys with balloons

They are just too, too happy.

graffiti of a man in a suit with caption waiting to die is a bitch

This one is a serious downer, but the technique is interesting.

painting of a blue girl on the side of a building

A rather ambitious, large scale piece.

graffiti incorporating a photograph of a girl in a hat

A cheery smile in an alley.

stenciled graffiti of a priest holding a bag of money and giving the finger

An economic/religious statement.

graffiti of a green monster saying argh

ARGH!

school covered in decorative graffiti

It appears this school took the initiative to cut to the chase and invite artists to paint the building rather than waiting to see what might appear randomly.

graffiti stating merry crisis and a happy new fear

An economic holiday greeting.

graffiti that looks like a quick response computer code

This last one is especially for Rupert. Can you read it?

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Philosophical Question

December 21, 2011

Posted by Kanga.

graffiti that asks "street art?"

There was nothing artistic in the immediate vicinity, just tagging, so I think the answer might be “no.”

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Street Kitties and Doggies

December 20, 2011

Posted by Kanga.

graffiti depicting a cat with a thought bubble that says kitty!

It was rainy, so the real street cats were out of sight in dry hideouts.

graffiti depicting a black and white cat

So, these were the only kitties we saw.

dog under an olive tree

The dogs, however, were more conspicuous in their attempts to get out of the rain.

two dogs sleeping in the Acropolis ticket office

The Acropolis ticket office offered some dry shelter.

pale grey dog near a store doorway

This one settled in near a store doorway.

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Athens Street Art

December 19, 2011

Posted by Kanga.

There is a large amount of graffiti tagging in Athens. It is not just in our neighborhood, but we saw it in the tourist area as well. Most of it is just ugly defacing of property, but occasionally there is a little art.

graffiti depicting the artist in action

stencil of riot policeman pointing gun directly at the viewer

graffiti of military or riot policeman in full gear

Even the trains are not immune.

graffiti on the side of a train

So far, we have only seen the painting on modern buildings and structures. There appears to be a respect for ancient structures, leaving them graffiti free.

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