Cool Murals and Painted Buildings
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 "QUANTUM SHOT" #161Bleak Walls Transformed by Creativity Urban landscape can be quite drab, and the artists of these exceptional wall paintings are doing a great job of spicing it up. Some murals can be considered realistic illusions, some have historical meaning, some can be labeled as "kitsch", but all of them are welcome splashes of color and creativity in day-to-day life. Here is a series of buildings in Lyon, France:          (Images source) A couple more from Paris, sent in by Stan Barets:   I took this photo in Cannes, France:  The following wall painting is in Jerusalem:  (Photos by Nathan)  Wonderful murals in Germany:   (Photos and art by Genador)  One in Belfast, Ireland:  (Photo by Nykakoj)  Back side of the Gooderham Flat Iron Building in Toronto (sent in by Jim Sellen) 3D Murals of Eric Grohe An artist, who really breaks the monotonous geometry of official buildings and shopping malls with his own marvelous perspective and 3D illusions - Eric Grohe has an impressive array of projects on his site.  Bucyrus Area Community Foundation, Ohio Here is how he makes an endless wall of the shopping mall actually... attractive:   Swimming pool mural:  Chamber of Commerce, Bucyrus, Ohio:  Check out the full gallery of his work here Here is another wonderful gallery of wall paintings, but I'd like to know who the artist is.   Various 3D Wall Paintings, all spectacular: Many are by trompe l'oeil muralist and artist John Pugh:      via Techeblog; see more here Gaudy but impressive colors of Ramenskoe apartments in Moscow Here you can observe the utmost in urban psychedelics: the whole apartment complex painted in unbelievably bright colors. Looks interesting enough, but how would you like to live in the midst of this paint explosion?        This post will be the first installment in a series. Please send us the photos of cool murals you spotted around the world, and we'll make up the second part from your submissions (send it to "Suggest a link" email). Good hunting! Permanent Link...  Category: Architecture,Art |
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Hii,
really nice blog my fren, Pictures are so cool that i don't have words to describe. Thanks for sharing.. BTW i cliked on 2 of your ads, hope you earned something..
Best Regards,
Eliena Andrews
http://visitformoney.blogspot.com
you´d also like to post some pictures of "Caminito" in Buenos Aires
Great pictures, and it's cool to see the small town of Ramenskoe on the same page with Paris and Cannes. By the way, Ramenskoe is actually not a part of Moscow, it is situated about 45 kms to the SE of it.
Is this picture ( http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/464576026_2911d68187.jpg ) really located in Germany. It sure looks a lot like one we have here, in Quebec city, Canada. I'm not really sure though.
AT least one of those uncredited paintings is the work of Trompe L'oeil artist John Pugh.
Check him out.
Kathy van Gogh
www.fakeit.ca
AT least one of those uncredited paintings is the work of Trompe L'oeil artist John Pugh.
Check him out.
Kathy van Gogh
www.fakeit.ca
Hello,
Thanks for your great site, the first top photos are located in Lyon, France, on of the finest world spot for wall painting, and they were made by la Cité de la Création (http://www.cite-creation.com/)
bye
Olivier
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